Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) hosted its annual Pastor Appreciation Luncheon at Maple Crest Senior Living Village on Oct. 18.
Elders invited their pastors and sat with them for the meal. In all, 23 pastors attended, and the Patio Room at Maple Crest was at capacity.
According to Chris Moser, director of resource development and church relations, the purpose of the luncheon was to honor pastors for their dedication to MHCO elders and their families. “Pastors are a great source of support and comfort for our elders,” Moser said.
A Thanksgiving menu will be featured at the Tuesday, Nov. 6, PrimeTimers Luncheon at St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, beginning at noon.
Those attending will enjoy roast turkey with gravy, dressing, green bean casserole, cranberry salad, rolls and apple crisp with cinnamon ice cream. Trumpeter Lynn Lukehart will provide musical entertainment.
Check out our 29 photos with 69 Halloweeners and one dog - at the bottom of this story
Photos by Fred-in-Stein
Ding-dong.
Trick-or-treat.
That action and statement conjures up an assortment of imagines: from cute, funny, and original to something from the Twight Zone. Bluffton saw them all on Thursday.
Janice Shafer, resident of Vance Street Apartments, Bluffton, is the winner of the Bluffton Icon "Sweetest Day" contest. Her entry was selected as the winner of all persons nominated for the award.
She was nominated by her neice Kim Robinette, who says, "She truly is the sweetest." Janice received a large bouquet of flowers from the Icon.
There are many other "sweet" people in the Icon viewership area. The following persons were also nominated by viewers (sorry, we couldn't give a bouquet to everyone on the list):
Dr. Jane Wood, Bluffton University president, shared a vision for the university’s future and told about graduate success during her address at Monday’s Lima Rotary Club meeting at the Civic Center.
Focusing on three “momentum makers,” Dr. Wood shared areas involving academics, student engagement and athletics with the Lima audience.
“Over the next 12 to 18 months we will highlight these three areas as what we believe makes us stand out,” she said, based upon a summer planning retreat with the university cabinet.
Dr. Mark Yoder took this series of photos of Jackson Steinmetz scoring a goal at the 40-minute mark in Wednesday’s BHS boys’ soccer tournament game against Lincolnview. Luke Young provided the goal assist.
Bluffton won the game 5-0 to advance to district play versus Continental at Kalida on Wednesday, Oct. 24, with a 5 p.m. kickoff.
