All interested persons are invited to attend the 2018 MDS Oregon Unit Annual meeting at Calvary Mennonite Church, Saturday, March 17th, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  Our guest speakers:  Jeff Kholer, MDS Bi-national office; and Dan Moseler and Larry Johnson, United Methodist Committee on Relief, regional disaster coordinators.  Reports will be given about the MDS Saipan project, Unit response to the wildfires in Crook Co, and the Oregon Unit MDS Trailer Project. Lunch will be provided by MDS Oregon Unit and an offering will be taken to support the Unit’s mission. Directions from Portland: Follow I-5 S to exit 278 […]

Register soon for the Conference Communications Council meeting which will be held next week Saturday, February 10 at Zion Mennonite Church in Hubbard, OR. Please register before Feb. 5 so we can prepare materials and lunch for all participants.   For those participating from Idaho – please register online. In the field asking the Congregation Represented – simply type IDAHO so we have a record of your participation.   Conveniently, the MCC Material Resource Center is on the Zion campus. If you have been collecting items for MCC and have them stored in your basement or back room, bring them […]

The Goshen College Men’s Choir will soon be touring in the Pacific Northwest.    Sat., Feb. 24 – Portland Mennonite Church, 7pm Sun., Feb. 25 – Portland Mennonite, 10:30am   Sunday, Feb. 25 – Zion Mennonite Church, 6pm   Monday, Feb. 26 – Salem Mennonite Church, 6:30pm   Wed., Feb. 28 – Western Mennonite School, 9:40am Wed., Feb. 28 – Mennonite Village, 2pm Wed., Feb. 28 – Albany Mennonite Church, 6:30pm   Friday, Mar. 2 – Seattle Mennonite Church, 7:30pm More information here. 

The Pacific Northwest Mennonite Historical Society extends an open invitation to its annual meeting and luncheon, Saturday, January 20, 12:00 p.m. at Zion Mennonite Church, Hubbard, OR. The theme, Conscience over Convenience, will highlight stories from World War II’s Civilian Public Service program. CPS offered a non-violent military alternative, but it involved more than just young male conscientious objectors. It included wives, children, and churches. Perhaps your own parents and grandparents chose to serve through CPS rather than the military? But they were not the only ones that served. So did the women who were left at home. Join us to […]

It’s time to get a Handel on the season! Zion Mennonite Church invites you to join in this annual event on Saturday, December 9 at 7pm, to sing or listen to selections from this beloved oratorio, accompanied by piano and a string ensemble. No rehearsals. Directed by Thomas Gingerich. Free but donations are encouraged to pay the instrumentalists and soloists. Refreshments following.

If you find yourself in beautiful Central Oregon, please note that the Bend Mennonite Church now meets on Saturday afternoons at 4:30pm. The congregation gathers in the Heritage Hall at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 230 NE 9th Street, Bend, OR 97701. Visitors are most welcome! 

Sunday, November 5, 2017:  All are invited to join Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship, Boise Idaho to celebrate the 40th anniversary. Storytelling at 9:30 AM, service with former pastor reflections at 10:30 AM.  Potluck lunch to follow.  

Salem Mennonite Church, Salem, OR SMC seeks a Youth Ministry Leader who is passionate about developing the spiritual lives of junior and high school age youth. The position is up to half time and is to start immediately. Send resume and a letter of interest to mobleymarjorie@gmail.comThe position will remain open until filled. Job descriptions can be found on our website www.salemmennonitechurch.org. SMC is also seeking a full-time pastor. Details and a job description are found here.  

The Mennonite, Inc. welcomes your original submissions and contributions for the November 2017 print magazine issue and corresponding online content focusing on Transition.  Submissions are due to Editor@TheMennonite.org no later than September 8, 2017. More details can be found at this link: https://themennonite.org/november-transitions/