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Houston Mennonite
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Mennonite Gathering in Kansas, August 11-13, 2023
August 16, 2024 Houston Mennonite Church is a member congregation of Western District Conference (WDC), one of the 16 area conferences...
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Houston Mennonite
Aug 9, 20232 min read
The Ground of Community
I took a box of books to Half Price Books recently to see what they would give me for them. My children affirmed me for culling my...
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Houston Mennonite
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Not Guilty
August 2, 2023 I was heartened by a recent “not guilty” verdict by a Houston jury regarding a Food Not Bombs (FNB) volunteer ticketed for...
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Houston Mennonite
Jul 20, 20232 min read
Peace Camp for Politicians
“We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing...
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Houston Mennonite
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Queer and Decolonial Movements
I was heartened to read about the interest shown for a seminar at the recent Mennonite convention. I hope it signals an ongoing movement...
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Houston Mennonite
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Welcome!
Dear Friends, God is leading Houston Mennonite Church to be a community that values and nurtures relationships and creates opportunities...
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houstonmennonite
Dec 16, 20224 min read
Newsletter 2022-12-14: Community-building and Celebration
I cannot stop eating peanuts from the tütje bag the children distributed at the HMC Annual Christmas Banquet! Thank you for the treat and...
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houstonmennonite
Dec 7, 20224 min read
Newsletter 2022-12-07: Celebrate The Advent/Christmas Season With Your HMC Community
Holiday seasons can generate a mixture of feelings as we navigate wanting to join the merriment of the holidays, difficult family...
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houstonmennonite
Nov 30, 20224 min read
Newsletter 2022-11-30: Made possible by God’s grace
Yesterday I was heartened to hear that the U.S. Senate, with bipartisan support, passed a bill to recognize same-sex marriage. The bill...
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houstonmennonite
Nov 30, 20224 min read
Newsletter 2022-11-23: Grieving, Hopeful Gratitude, Nominations, and Childcare
On Saturday evening, November 19, 2022, the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, a gunman killed five people and injured 18 others at...
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houstonmennonite
Nov 30, 20224 min read
Newsletter 2022-11-16: 2022 Survey for Nominations to the Ministry Teams and Positions
The vitality, ministries, and success of Houston Mennonite Church (HMC) as a congregation depend so much on the volunteers who serve on...
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