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	<description>Website for Bridgefolk, a movement of sacramentally-minded Mennonites and peace-minded Roman Catholics who come together to celebrate each other&#039;s traditions, explore each other&#039;s practices, and honor each other&#039;s contribution to the mission of Christ&#039;s Church.</description>
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		<title>Larry Miller reflects on 22 years at the helm of Mennonite World Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mennonite World Conference news release by Phyllis Pellman Good “As long as the wind is in its sails. . .” Larry Miller remembers one moment clearly when, as a 38-year-old, he was weighing whether or not to accept the nomination to lead Mennonite World Conference. The year was 1988, 23 years ago, and he was sitting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advent issue of The Mennonite features cover story on Mary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Advent this year, the cover story for the December issue of The Mennonite asks how Mennonites should think of Mary as &#8220;model and mother.&#8221;  A related article reflects on Mary&#8217;s Magnificat, and two poems portray the role of Joseph and Elizabeth in the drama of Jesus&#8217; birth.  Another article, by Bridgefolk board member Darrin Snyder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprised by joy: a personal story of Advent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Darrin W. Snyder Belousek The Mennonite, December 2011 My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… For the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.—Luke 1:46-49 This is Mary’s great song of praise to God. Mary sings with joy because she has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;In One Voice&#8221;  (poem)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lois Kauffman The monks at Saint John’s pray the hours with one voice A difficult task for the untrained and the hurried The monks at Saint John’s pause between lines Between stanzas Between prayers They speak together Speak to the unseen The silence gives space The space is prayer Prayer happens Prayer is more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mennonite nuns?</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2011/08/25/mennonite-nuns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This might be old news for a few Mennonites involved in Bridgefolk, but since they&#8217;ve never spoken up, it will be new news to others: Anabaptist and Mennonite churches have long had deaconesses.  But only a few years ago, well into the 20th century, the practice took a form that looks very much like a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing César García, in-coming MWC General Secretary</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2011/08/16/introducing-cesar-garcia-in-coming-mwc-general-secretary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mennonite World Conference  news release By Kathy Heinrichs Wiest As one amateur Mennonite historian likes to point out, the only real Mennonite name is Menno Simons. From there on down through history, the rest of the family names are just &#8220;add-ons.&#8221; After a series of Mennonite World Conference (MWC) secretaries named Dyck (1961-73), Kraybill (1973-90) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgefolk 2011 photos now available</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2011/08/10/bridgefolk-2011-photos-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An album of photos from the recent Bridgefolk conference is now available on Facebook at the following site: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10150281106806600. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Woman&#8217;s journey from Mennonite to Catholic is a two-way street</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2011/08/04/womans-journey-from-mennonite-to-catholic-is-a-two-way-street/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bridgefolk brings 2 churches together for dialog, worship Dorothy Harnish is one of the local organizers for this year&#8217;s Bridgefolk conference in Akron, Pennsylvania.  A local paper in Lancaster did the following feature story on her: By JOAN KERN Correspondent Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal / New Era Dorothy Harnish was a cradle Mennonite. And a teen Mennonite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basilica website at the University of Notre Dame notes Mennonite visitors</title>
		<link>http://www.bridgefolk.net/2011/05/09/basilica-at-the-university-of-notre-dame-website-notes-mennonite-visitors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The website for the Basilica at the University of Notre Dame now includes this tidbit: Mennonites come to pray before the relics of St. Marcellus, whom they honor because he gave his life for refusing to serve in the Roman army. See http://basilica.nd.edu/museums-and-tours]]></description>
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