Plan to attend this consultation Sept. 18 to 20 in the Dallas, Texas, area (Lakeview Camp and Conference Center, Waxahachie). The event is planned and convened by Mennonite Mission Network (Peace and Justice Support Network, Urban Leaders Network), Mennonite Church USA Executive Leadership and Western District Conference. Individuals, pastors, area conference leaders, congregational leaders and representatives of agencies of Mennonite Church USA are invited.

The goals for the national gathering are to network and resource attendees, and develop congregational and pastoral solutions to the challenge of immigration. Presentations, worship, workshops and informal networking will be part of the consultation.

More information will be available in the future.

For more information, contact Becky Tyson at BeckyT@MennoniteMission.net or 574-523-3076, or toll-free 1-866-866-2872.

Now through Mar. 31, Mennonite Mission Network is offering free mission banks to all children in grades K-6 who attend a Mennonite Church USA congregation. We encourage you to order enough to carry you through summer vacation Bible school and next fall’s Sunday school quarter.

These globe-shaped banks are meant to be used in conjunction with the mission bank teaching tools—stewardship and mission resources that include materials for use during worship, Sunday school and at home. Teaching tools that focus on Argentina, Asian Ministries in the United States, Benin, Burkina Faso, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France and Japan are currently available for order.

To order your free banks and teaching tools, contact Hannah Heinzekehr at MissionBank@MennoniteMission.net or 1-866-866-2872. You can also order banks online at http://www.mennonitemission.net/MissionBank.