Let's focus on spring, shall we? Here's one way to focus: simply watch the birds in the Mennonite Home aviary. It may not get you to March 20, but it's a start.
The Last Supper should be the focus of every meal we prepare and consume, according to the keynote speaker at a Bluffton University-hosted conference on ethical food production.
"Our meals should be framed around the supper of the lamb," said Ragan Sutterfield, speaking Feb. 19 at the Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship conference. His session on "The Supper of the Lamb: Learning to Eat at God's Table" was the last of three he addressed during the weekend event.
The Bluffton Presbyterian Church will host a program of liturgical dance during the worship service on Sunday, Feb. 27, at 10:15 a.m. The worship dancers are from Bluffton University and include Amanda Reinehr, Heather Hardman, Holly McClish and Katie Pash.
All Bluffton High School Junior Class parents are invited to a Post-Prom Planning Meeting on Monday, March 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school Cafeteria. Parents who would like to be involved but are unable to attend this meeting are asked to contact Susan Liska.
Katherine Goerzen has always loved youth and serving. In fact, her call to ministry came when she was still in high school.
"I was really active in youth group when my youth pastor asked me to lead worship," Goerzen said. "I found out later on he saw a drive for ministry in me."
The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) is sponsoring its 8th annual community garage/craft sale on Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, at The Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St.
The event is from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 25, and 9 a.m. to noon, and Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. Duane Bollenbacher of the club says to note the change of starting time (4:30 p.m.) on Friday from previous years.
Tim Berta, survivor of the Bluffton University baseball bus accident in 2007, recently landed a job as assistant baseball coach of Lourdes College, Sylvania, Ohio. The college is launching a baseball team for the first time and will play its inaugural season in 2012. This story is about Berta's joining the school as a coach.
