Bluffton Area Ministerial Association is sponsoring two tours of churches in the Bluffton community in March. Each church visit will include a presentation by the host church which may include a short tour of the building along with a short history of the building and congregation.
If time permits some facts about the denomination will be included in the presentations. Seven churches are participating in the tours which will take place on Saturday mornings - March 13 and 27.
First Mennonite Church will host a dialogue on the difficulties facing the community of Las Pavas in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia, South America. The dialogue is at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 13, at the church.
Phil Hart, Christian Peacemaker Teams reservist from Columbus Mennonite Church, will show slides and present an update on the story of the Las Pavas community from his visit there in early February.
The families continue a legal battle to regain access and title to land which they had farmed until their
Longtime Bluffton resident and community support Jean Muller will be recognized as the 2009 Bluffton Lions Club citizen of the year.
The presentation will be made in a dinner at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 16, in the third floor of the town hall. Tickets are $13 each. Reservations are required and may be made by contacting Daryl Shields at 419-358-0810 by March 10.
Muller served for 25 years on the Bluffton Stone Co. board of directors. He is a past member of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Bluffton Lions Club.
Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR), sponsored by Bluffton University and the Elderhostel Institute Network is offering nine courses for the spring term beginning Monday, March 22, through Thursday, April 29. The $80 cost allows participants to join all of the courses offered and ILR activities. Individual courses are $25 each per person.
Bluffton University assistant professor of education, Dr. Paul Neufeld Weaver, will speak at Forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16, in Founders Hall. His presentation will be titled "Sojourners and Borders: Transforming the Immigration Debate."
As Civic Engagement Scholar, Dr. Neufeld Weaver's presentation will discuss the issues facing society throughout the world because of immigration. He will discuss how all of us at one point or another are "Sojourners," and while it is natural to put down roots it is dangerous to exclude people just because they come from another place.
How many plates have you seen that can be read upside down? Upside down, this on could read L MEW. We spotted this one on the Bluffton University campus. It's a Hancock County plate.
Bluffton University will host the Golden Dragon Acrobats at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 18, in Founders Hall.
The performance is part of the 2009-10 Bluffton University Artist Series. Bluffton will offer a Family Fun Pack of tickets priced at $75 for two adults and up to three children ages 6-18. Children under the age of 5 are free. Single adult general admission tickets are $24 and $18 for seniors.
Contact the box office at [email protected] or 419-358-3239 for further ticket information.
Phil Sugden, assistant professor of art, will present "Pages from the Manual on Deconstructing God" at Friday Colloquium at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 19, in Stutzman Lecture Hall in Centennial Hall. Colloquium is free and open to the public.
The inspiration for Sugden's art exhibit came from reading, formal meditation and his many travels to Tibet and the Himalayas. Sugden also drew inspiration from his time spent in Tibetan monasteries.
Bluffton University hosts Graduate Programs Open House
Bluffton University will host a Graduate Programs Open House from 4:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, at The Meeting Place, located at 220 W. Market Street in Lima, Ohio. Call 1.800.488.3257, option 4, for more information.
Ted Bible, director of the adult and graduate education office at Bluffton, says "This is a convenient opportunity for Lima area residents to learn about the options available at Bluffton which will enable them to earn a masters degree."
The Bluffton University art department will feature the original artwork of two senior students, Victoria Henkle and Ashley Martin, March 15-26. The exhibit is open to the public in the Grace Albrecht Gallery in the Sauder Visual Arts Center from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
A reception with the artists will be from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 21 in the Grace Albrecht Gallery.
