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Mennonite campus pastors meet for sharing, support at Bluffton University

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2014 - 12:50pm

 

Campus pastors at Mennonite colleges and universities met at Bluffton University April 8-10 to share ideas about ministry on their respective campuses and to support each other in prayer.

They represented several North American Mennonite institutions, including Eastern Mennonite University, Bethel College, Goshen College, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario.

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Bluffton University
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Frost receives A.C. Burky Award; Aimee Whitmer, receives Kathryn Little Award

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2014 - 11:57am

 

Bluffton University presented its top athletics awards April 15 to all-conference performers in football and soccer.

Shawn Frost of Edison, Ohio, received the A.C. Burcky Award as senior male athlete of the year, while Aimee Whitmer of Grand Rapids, Ohio, won the Kathryn E. Little Award as outstanding senior female athlete. Both student-athletes have multiple majors—Frost in sport management, exercise science, and strength and conditioning, and Whitmer in psychology and social work.

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Minister in residence: "Finding God's love in a storm"

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2014 - 11:53am

 

Enduring hardships is made easier when we search for rainbows, Jane Thorley Roeschley suggested as a minister in residence at Bluffton University April 10.

Speaking at a campus chapel service, Roeschley, an associate pastor at the Mennonite Church of Normal, Ill., referenced the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. But another significant part of the story came before the resurrection, the Bluffton alumna said, noting that before Jesus performed the miracle, he gave thanks to God.

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Bluffton University
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62 volunteers recognized by Bluffton Hospital

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2014 - 11:50am

The Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary will hold their annual volunteer recognition banquet beginning at noon on Monday, April 28 at The Centre of Bluffton, 601 North Main St., Bluffton. The awards ceremony will begin at 1:45 p.m.

At the event, auxiliary members will be recognized for their hours of volunteer service to the hospital. Overall, the Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary includes 62 volunteers who gave 9,132 hours to the hospital in 2013.

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Support the May 6 Bluffton school levy

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2014 - 11:48am

Vote Yes on May 6th!

Bluffton Schools will be asking for a renewal of the existing levy.  This is a five year fixed-amount emergency levy.

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Letters
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Weather summary - that's more like it

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 25, 2014 - 11:45am

Daily highs in the 60s and 70s. Now we are talking "spring" weather. Here's the April weather summary for the first 21 days of the month from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Open the attachment to view the summary.

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