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Murdered aid worker’s friend to show film at Stutzman Lecture Hall

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2013 - 4:15pm

Longtime mission worker Jonathan Larson will be at Bluffton University on Thursday, March 14, to show the recently released film “Weaving Life” at 8 p.m. in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall. Bluffton’s campus ministries office is sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public.

Larson is featured in the film, a documentary about the life of his friend, Dan Terry, and Terry’s family. Terry spent more than 30 years devoted to the people of Afghanistan before he and nine other humanitarian aid workers were assassinated in August 2010.

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Jankovic Ensemble next in Artist Series on March 21

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2013 - 4:13pm

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A limited number of tickets remain for the next performance in the 2012-13 Bluffton University Artist Series, by the Petar Jankovic Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in Yoder Recital Hall.

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“Prisons: Not Just for the Criminal” March 19 university forum

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2013 - 4:08pm

Cyneatha Millsaps, lead pastor of Community Mennonite Church in Markham, Ill., will address “Prisons: Not Just for the Criminal” in a Bluffton University Forum at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, in Founders Hall. The Spiritual Life Week presentation is free and open to the public.

Millsaps is scheduled to relate the story of her son’s experience in prison and how it has affected her family. Sharing how God has sustained them through difficult times, she will also present a challenge for Christians and the broader church to care for those who are imprisoned.

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University ‘Kid’s Night Out’ registration underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2013 - 4:07pm

 

Bluffton University recreation students and intramural athletics staff will host Kid’s Night Out from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 23, in the Sommer Center for Health and Fitness Education.

Open to children in grades 1-6, the event costs $13 per child if registered by March 21 and $15 at the door. Families who pre-register more than one child will pay $12 per youngster. A parent must accompany any child who registers at the door. Checks should be payable to the Bluffton University Recreation Club.

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Mennonite Home Sweetheart dinner recognizes 15 couples

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2013 - 4:01pm

Mennonite Memorial Home recently hosted its annual sweetheart dinner. Fifteen couples from the Mennonite Memorial Home community's nursing, assisted living and independent living areas attended.

Pictures were taken of each couple seated in front of a floral heart backdrop provided by Town and Country Flowers of Bluffton.

The couples enjoyed a special meal with dinner music provided by pianist, Sara Nowlan, an MHCO staff member.

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Ministerial Association Good Friday procession of the cross March 29

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 8, 2013 - 1:47pm

The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association will hold its annual Good Friday Procession of the Cross. This year's event is Friday, March 29. The procession will begin at the English Lutheran Church at 11:30 a.m.

From there the route goes to St. John’s UCC, Presbyterian, United Methodist, First Mennonite and finally to St. Mary’s where the service begins at noon.

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