[amc] Re: Austin Mennonites "Tie" one on...
- From: stephen hochstetler <srh2pjh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Mennonite Church Austin <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:41:28 -0600
http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/N435.html
a bit of background
Steve H
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Ray Gingerich <rjgingerich@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> De ja vu!
>
> Are the two of you aware of the dress-code wars in the Mennonite Church
> (aka "Old Mennonite") in the first half of the twentieth century? Whether
> ties were should be worn was a BIG issue. The two of you could probably get
> some coaching from Ron and/or Craig and put on a 3 act play on the tie or
> no-tie drama. Or it could be written as a comedy. In real life, I
> experienced the dress wars more as a tragedy and from hindsight as a farce.
>
> *J*
>
> Ray
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:58 PM, paul snow <snow.paul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> No reason really, other than it is an opportunity to wear one of those
>> ties hiding unused in our closets. Clearly nobody has to wear a tie if
>> they do not want to.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Nevitt Reesor <nreesor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> WHY?
>>>
>>> Nevitt
>>>
>>> > cell <
>>>
>>> On Dec 30, 2012, at 5:08 PM, paul snow <snow.paul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Next Sunday the Austin Mennonite men (and any women that care too) are
>>> encouraged to wear a tie. It is the first Sunday of the new year, so let's
>>> break out one of those ties from our closets, and...
>>>
>>> "Tie" one on!
>>>
>>> Paul Snow-------
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>>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> Fax: (419) 831-9962
>> skype: paulsnx2
>>
>
>
>
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