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Church of the Apostles Is Celebrating 50th Anniversary by Giving Gifts of Kindness BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ is not asking for gifts as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Instead, the church prefers to continue its tradition of aiding the community. “In the spirit of living out our R120258
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Lydia Nolt noted that it’s one of her most memorable events of the year. Mennonite Life’s 14th annual Storytelling Night will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, at Landisville Mennonite Church, 3320 Bowman Road, Landisville. Everyone is invited. There is no admission fee, but Mennonite Life will welcome donations to support its mission. “Storytelling Night is a highlight for me,” said Nolt, who is an educator at Mennonite Life. “It’s one of my favorite events. I love attending. The stories that come out of it are so powerful. When you have two people in conversation with each other, different things come to light.” Hyacinth Stevens and Kevin Ressler will be the guest speakers. Stevens is a bishop in LMC’s New York District and works as executive director of Mennonite Central Committee East Coast. (LMC used to stand for Lancaster Mennonite Conference, but that group is now a nationwide conference.) Mennonite Life said that Stevens has spent 12 years pastoring King of Glory Tabernacle in the active Christ-centered community in the Bronx where she was raised. “She is passionate about embodying Anabaptist peace witness and bringing the Good News to her community wherever she goes,” Mennonite Life said. Stevens and her husband, Benjamin, have four children. Ressler is the CEO at Alliance for Health Equity and former president and CEO of United Way of Lancaster County, among See Storytellers pg 3
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