This SUNDAY: The unexpected V.I.P.

Join us with guest speaker, Todd Eastis, as we consider what it means to welcome others, and to open our hearts to surprises. Todd joins us from Camp  Mack in Milford, IN, where he serves as the Director of Advancement/Assistant Executive Director. He grew up in Warsaw and attended North Winona Church of the Brethren. In 2014, he graduated from Manchester University before attending seminary for a short time. Seminary wasn't for him, so he earned his masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis University. He started working at Camp Mack in May 2018 and wears many hats in his job at Camp Mack from fundraising to marketing to tech support. Todd is a Certified Fundraising Executive and co-chair of the Camp Mack 100th anniversary celebration. Outside of his day job, he serves as Vice Chair of the Timbercrest Board and spends time with his wife Miriam and their 3 cats: Lilly, Inky, and Captain Jack Horacio III.

During Meet at Eat, which begins at 9:30, Todd will speak about Camp Mack and share videos about programming. So mark it on your calendars, especially if you're interested in attending camp or volunteering this summer, or if you want to know what's happening at Camp Mack these days! 

Pastor Paula is excited to welcome Todd, who she has known since he was a little boy. His father was in seminary with Dan, and he sang at Pastor Paula and Dan's wedding in 1983.

To prepare, please read: Acts 8:26-40.

Todd Eastis

Meet & Eat for April 21st and 28th

Church of the Brethren congregations throughout the country are encouraged to delve into discussion and reflection on the topic standing with people of color. There are discussion prompts and resources for reflections developed by On Earth Peace and others, that Jan and John Long will facilitate for us during Meet & Eat on April 21 and 28. From sharing our own family and cultural histories to stories of our earliest awareness of race and ethnicity, this is a time to deepen our self-awareness, know our siblings in faith better, and be challenged to engage in the sacred vision of racial justice---together, and with breakfast provided! Please come to both sessions, though it's perfectly fine if you can only make it to one.

There are more resources than we'll have time to look at together, and if you want a preview, you can read all about it at https://www.brethren.org/swpoc/ .

Next SUNDAY: April 21, 2024

Theme:  Earth Day, Creation Care

Our new mission statement proposal says, “We recognize all of God’s creation as holy and deserving of our compassion and care.” On this Earth Day Sunday, we will be joined by special guest, David Radcliff, Director of New Community Project, who will bring the message, children’s story, and moment for mission as we consider the earth, humanity’s destructive impact, and the ways that we can proactively live into hope in the face of despair. Please make sure to especially invite friends and family who feel concerned about climate change, the future of our earth, and what we can do. David, a member of the Church of the Brethren, is a dynamic, prophetic speaker and teacher who “practices what he preaches” with a focus on earth care, learning tours, and “peace thru justice.” NCP is a small nonprofit organization with a Big Goal: to change the world! You can learn more at Environmental Sustainability | New Community Project. 

To prepare, please read: Jeremiah 32.

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