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The surprise lilly of each spring

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 29, 2010 - 9:13pm
The surprise lilly of each spring

Somehow this gentle flower can handle the final blasts of winter, and holds on long enough to offer hope that warmer weather is on the way. The yellow and purple crocus, the surprise lilly of the spring are showing their form in Bluffton this week.

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Ministerial Association procession of the cross planned Friday morning

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 29, 2010 - 5:02pm

The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association (BAMA) invites the community to join in the annual Community Good Friday observances on Friday, April 2.

The event begins with the procession of the cross through town at 11:30 a.m. The procession will start from St. Mary's Catholic Church and will end at English Lutheran Church, the host site for the worship service (located at 111 Grove St.).

The route for the procession follows:

oFrom St. Mary's, east on Elm to Jackson, south on Jackson to First United Methodist Church,

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Worship
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Community meal for April 1 cancelled

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 29, 2010 - 4:55pm

The Blufftom Area Ministerial Association announced that the Community Meal for Thursday, April 1, has been cancelled for the Maundy Thursday holy day. The community meal for the third Thursday of the month, April 15, will take place as scheduled.

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Worship
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English Lutheran Holy Week schedule announced

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 29, 2010 - 4:53pm

Rev. Kevin Mohr has announced the Holy Week schedule for English Lutheran Church.

On Maundy Thursday, April 1, is a service of holy communion at 7:30 p.m. The theme for the evening will be "Where is God in the Upper Room?" and the service will include a footwashing ceremony for those in attendance who wish to participate, and will conclude the ritual stripping of the altar in preparation for the community Good Friday service the next day at 12:05 p.m.

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Worship
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St. John Mennonite host to marriage enrichment conference April 9-10

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 29, 2010 - 4:45pm

St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, will hold a marriage enrichment conference, Friday and Saturday, April 9-10, at the church located at 15988 Road 4, Pandora.

The conference will be led by Bill and Ann Harris and it is open to singles, recently married, married for years or couple who are dating.

Bill Harris was formerly a newscaster with Channel 13, Toledo, and is the founder of Rapture Ministries. He and his wife, Ann, present the biblically-based seminars.

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Worship
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Check out this extremely long list of volunteers at MMH and Maple Crest

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 29, 2010 - 4:25pm
Dr. Oliver Lugibihl, one of many volunteers

The Mennonite Memorial Home and Maple Crest Senior Living Village honored their volunteers at a special reception March 30. The reception was held at The Mennonite Memorial Home chapel. Staff and residents took time to thank those who came for all they did throughout the year. Each volunteer received a gift bag to take home.

The Mennonite Memorial Home has over 250 volunteers working in different positions at the Home. These volunteers have logged in 3,917 hours at MMH. That's 75 hours a week that volunteers are giving to MMH, which is almost two full-time employees.

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People
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