Archive for April 2014

Bettie Sanborn, age 80, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014. Following cremation, a memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Pine Valley Christian Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:00 noon until service time. Memorials are suggested to the Pine Valley Christian Church.  …

April 14, 2014 Dear Rabbi, Members of Pine Valley Christian Church join with you and members of Congregation Emanu-El in the observance of Passover and the celebration of human freedom. We will observe a symbolic Seder meal on Maundy Thursday of our Holy Week. The bitter herb of the Seder meal reminds us of the…

Henri Nouwen reminds us in our Lenten Meditation that the Christian community is not a result of human efforts. God has called us, he writes, “out of slavery into freedom, out of sin into salvation, out of captivity into liberation. By our common call we recognize each other as brothers and sisters.” The Jewish community…

Our Maundy Thursday service is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Grace Room.  A light Seder meal will be served.  This service isn’t appropriate for elementary age and younger children. WAM

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Wichita Circles Network and want to help someone get out of poverty, the first step is to attend a Poverty Simulation.  Carmen Bell, Lorrie Beck and Karen Brown are already involved in these intentional relationships.  This simulation helps you learn about the obstacles, decisions and…