An Opportunity to Get Involved: Join our Steering Committee
Dear Members of MennoPIN,
The term of service of the current Steering Committee of MennoPIN is about to end, and several members, including the Chairperson will not be continuing to serve for a variety of personal reasons. We are looking for new members to join our Steering Committee, and help us as we seek to discern our direction and activities in light of the current situation in Palestine and the robust action-oriented activities of Mennonite Action, which we fully cooperate with and support.
If you are interested, and have the capacity to serve in any capacity with MennoPIN, please contact Lydia Brenneman @ LydiaBrenneman3@gmail.com to indicate your interest and to be invited to the next Steering Committee meeting.
Sincerely,
Bob Atchison, Chair
A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide
In November, faith-based advocates, theologians, church leaders, and activists from Palestine and around the world gathered in Bethlehem, Palestine to commemorate the 16th Anniversary of Kairos Palestine.
Standing together in prophetic witness and committed action, this year’s conference presented a new Kairos document and call; a renewed theological and moral plea to the global Church at a time when Christianity itself faces the threat of extinction in its land of origin.
The new Kairos Palestine document, A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide, laments the loss of people, the land, and the world’s moral compass. It names the realities that Palestinians are experiencing and insists that others use this vocabulary that describes these realities: settler colonialism, illegal occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.
We encourage you to take some time this holiday season to read this Palestinian Christian initiative in its entirety and to open your hearts to their appeal for us, as their brothers in sisters in Christ, to join them in costly solidarity.
Upcoming Events and Actions:
Tonight
TONIGHT, Wednesday December 17th at 8 pm EST, Christians for a Free Palestine, Mennonite Action, and others will gather for a time of biblical reflection, action testimony, and ritual to conclude a season of action.
Will you join us for this special Advent call?
Tomorrow
Sabeel Jerusalem invites you to join their online services in English tomorrow, December 18, at 11 am EST. Join together in prayer for the specific needs of this region through the Sabeel Wave of Prayer.
Friday
Join AFSC’s Action Hour for Palestine this Friday at noon EST featuring Rev. Dr. Munther Issac, Palestinian Christian theologian with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Palestine. He will speak about the experience of Palestinian Christians in this particularly difficult moment. You’ll also get updates from Palestine, be inspired by artists and actions, and call your members of Congress.
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”
Mennonite Palestine Israel Network
MennoPIN keeps you informed about Palestine/Israel through our monthly update, special alerts, calls to action, important resources and tour possibilities, all from an Anabaptist perspective. To find out more, please visit our website at www.mennopin.org
Feedback, responses, and suggestions for future updates can be submitted to info@mennopin.org
Steering Committee
Bob Atchison (Manhattan Mennonite Church, Manhattan, KS)
Lydia Brenneman (Lima Mennonite Church, Lima, OH)
Dave Janzen (Fellowship of Hope, Elkhart, IN)
Michael George (Landisville Mennonite Church, PA)
Jonathan Kuttab (Palestinian lawyer and human rights activist, Manheim, PA)
Dorothy Jean Weaver (Community Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, VA)
Zachary Murray (Mennonite Central Committee, Washington, DC)
Adam Ramer (Co-coordinator of Mennonite Action, New York, NY)
David Bluford (Rainbow Mennonite Church, Kansas City, KS)
Gretchen M (Philadelphia, PA)
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