[amc] Fwd: What's New at MCC for Oct. 6
- From: Garland Robertson <pastor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Austin Mennonite Church <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:25:42 -0500
Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church
I am sending the information below for your awareness.
May it go well with you. Sincerely,
Garland Robertson
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Subject: What's New at MCC for Oct. 6
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 08:22:53 -0500
From: Tina R Schrag <TinaSchrag@xxxxxxx>
*FEATURING -- COLOMBIA
Threads of healing*
Ten years ago, paramilitary troops violently forced an entire town in
Colombia to leave home. Some of those displaced residents found healing
through quilting their stories. Read about their stories and the quilts
in the Fall 2010 issue of /A Common Place/online if you haven't already
received the MCC magazine in your mailbox. E-mail acp [at] mcc [dot] org
to request a printed copy of this issue.
>> _acommonplace.mcc.org_ <http://acommonplace.mcc.org/>/
*See the Colombian quilts*
The slide show,* */Colombia: Quilting a Community's History,/
illustrates the quilted story of a Colombian community's displacement
and history with close-up pictures of sections of the quilts.
>> _mcc.org/stories/galleries_
<http://mcc.org/stories/galleries/colombia-quilting-communitys-history>
*Dramatic reading activity*
Experience the story of a displaced community in Colombia through
"Voices of Mampuján," a dramatic reading activity that explores people's
stories and memories of being forced from home. This script, designed to
be used by church classes or groups, features the same community
highlighted on the cover of the Fall 2010 issue of MCC's magazine, /A
Common Place/. "Keyla's Story" is a shorter dramatic reading that tells
the community's story through the eyes of a young adult.
>> _acommonplace.mcc.org _ <http://acommonplace.mcc.org/> (Look for
links on the right)
*NEWS *
*Sudan update: *Late Monday afternoon, Sept. 27, President Salva Kiir,
leader of southern Sudan, postponed a three-day meeting of the Sudan
Council of Churches with the government leaders of southern Sudan. The
meeting, referred to as Kajiko II, was supposed to address concerns
church members have about the upcoming secession referendum. MCC and its
partners would have been part of these meetings. Please pray for wisdom
for all the leaders and patience on behalf of the people.
*MCC sand dams catch attention of Mozambique officials*
Water collected by sand dams in Mozambique is used not only for cooking
and bathing, but to water nearby gardens. The dams are giving people in
drought-prone areas easier and better access to water, a value that is
catching the attention of government officials who want to replicate them.
>> _mcc.org/stories/news_
<http://mcc.org/stories/news/villagers-government-officials-support-sand-dams-mozambique-grows>
*New Mennonite World Conference (MWC) intern begins at MCC United
Nations Office*
From West Bengal, India, Sumana Basumata is hoping her experience at
the MCC United Nations Office will help prepare her for work with an
international peace organization promoting peace education among
children and youth. She is volunteering through MCC's International
Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) and is sponsored by MWC.
>> _mcc.org/stories/news_
<http://mcc.org/stories/news/west-bengal-new-york-fifth-mwc-intern-begins-term-mcc-united-nations-office>
*Teaching children wise uses of money*
MCC U.S. Summer Service Worker, Eboni Gibson, taught children at a
Calvary Community Church's day camp about the importance of handling
money well. The church and day camp are in Hampton, Va.
>> _mcc.org/stories/news_
<http://mcc.org/stories/news/accounting-major-shares-insights-children-through-mcc-us-summer-leadership-program>
*Accountability *
MCC U.S. forms an accountability group to assure anti-racist internal
decisions.
>> _mcc.org/stories/news_
<http://mcc.org/stories/news/mcc-us-forms-reference-council-anti-racism-coordinator>
*RESOURCES*
*Canadian Peace Sunday packet*
November 7, the Sunday before Remembrance Day in Canada, is designated
as Peace Sunday. MCC offers resources for churches that would like to
"preach, teach and remember the gospel of peace" on Peace Sunday.
>> _canada.mcc.org/peace/peacesunday_
<http://canada.mcc.org/peace/peacesunday>
Tina Schrag
MCC Central States
Communications Coordinator & Administrative Assistant
PO Box 235
121 E. 30th Street
North Newton, KS 67117
Ph: 316.283.2720
Fax: 316-283-8727
Email: tschrag@xxxxxxx
Web: centralstates.mcc.org
Skype: tina.schrag
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