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January 2009
To order the following resources, call 1-800-245-7894 New Close to Home pamphlets: Help Christian caregivers reach out to people dealing with difficult personal issues. While supplies last, order any 50 pamphlets and receive a free Close to Home sign, suitable for placing with a display of pamphlets. New topics: Bullying, Drug Addiction, Child Abuse. For sample excerpts and a full list of titles, check www.mph.org/closetohome. New youth ministry resource: Beyond Me: Grounding Youth Ministry in God’s Story helps Christian youth workers look beneath programs, understand the consumerism and alienation in postmodern youth culture, and respond with mature understandings of God’s call. For women: Your Treasure, Your Heart: Women and the Stewardship of Money includes 12 study sessions plus a closing worship gathering ideal for women’s groups, Sunday school classes, retreats or individual reading and inspiration. Sponsored by Mennonite Women. Worship resources for marking faith milestones: Faith Markers: Marking Each Child’s Faith Journey is a churchwide ministry program to help your congregation celebrate significant faith events in the lives of children and youth. Use the worship resources and ideas to nurture faith in all ages. Find more information at www.mpn.net/faithmarkers. Browse & Buy! Mennonite Publishing Network offers congregations the opportunity to receive free displays of MPN publications. Help your members get better access to Mennonite resources. For information, e-mail patricia@mpn.net. Order now: Mennonite Church USA Directory 2009 includes contact information for all Mennonite Church USA congregations and agencies. Order copies for your office, staff and library.  Ask your VBS team to order Catch the Spirit! Join God’s Work in the World.
Stories from Acts will help children experience the power of the Holy Spirit as they learn how to get involved, speak up and join God’s work around the world. Fun worship, interactive dramas, lively songs, an emphasis on Bible learning and 10 easy-to-plan activity centers will challenge children age 4 to grade 8 to live together as Jesus’ followers and to share the good news of Jesus with others. This resource includes a “Tools for Thailand” mission project. Find daily Bible texts and themes, sample sessions, and an order form at www.mpn.net/vbs.
Inspiration for a new year:
Take a few minutes during worship to offer guidance for using Mennonite devotional resources at home during the coming year, and ask teachers and church leaders to look for ways they might draw upon such resources in Sunday school, small group sessions or meetings. Find more information about the following devotional resources at www.mpn.net, and order them for families or individuals in your church.  Rejoice! Daily Devotional Readings offers a brief meditation on a Scripture passage and a prayer suggestion for each day, as well as prayer requests from Mennonite workers and agencies. One new Rejoice! reader shared the following with Rejoice! editorial staff:
“For years I had been using another devotional, but I recently picked up a copy of Rejoice! With Rejoice!, I feel that I am at home with “my people” and our faith traditions. I deeply appreciate the prayer prompt at the end of each meditation. May God continue to inspire each of you.”
—J. Eric Bishop, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, Lansdale, Pa God With Us Today: Devotions for Families includes 100 engaging devotions written especially for families. - Wrestling with God: Devotional Readings for Men offers 52 devotions for men, with articles on spiritual growth.
.gif) Take our Moments and Our Days: An Anabaptist Prayer Book includes a four-week cycle of morning and evening prayer services.- Gather ’Round Parent/Caregiver guide: Connect, the quarterly Bible study guide for adults, has brief daily devotions with each week’s session.
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