12 Mennonite Church of Normal Volunteers traveled to Jamestown, Colorado March 8-15, 2015 to help with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) work rebuilding homes in Jamestown, Colorado, 12 miles northwest of Boulder. Those helpers (and their Colorado nicknames) were Leo and Bess Desch (The Queen of Shoes), Wayne and Lois Hochstetler (Mud Slinger), Steve (Plays in the Toilet) and Deb Stenger (Doesn’t Do Caulk), Gerry Schrock (Feeds Us Like A Mother Hen), Sue Schrag (Queen of Clean), David Voegtlin (Cuts Four Times and It’s Still Too Short), Lotus Hershberger (Mr. Eats Too Much Sugar), Julio Ceasar and Giodarno Conte (The Property […]

The 2015 Relief Sale was a huge success.  It was held on March 20-21, 2015 at the Interstate Center in Bloomington.  Most (80%) proceeds from the Sale go to Mennonite Central Committee for service and mission work around the world.  Twenty percent goes to local missions and service.  Many, many hours of sewing, cooking, preparing and serving were donated by the Mennonite Church of Normal participants.  Here are some pictures from the 2015 Sale:  

Join us for the 2015 Celebrate MCC Great Lakes Annual Gathering on Saturday, May 2 at Mennonite Church of Normal (805 S. Cottage Ave). Worship and fellowship with other MCC supporters, and hear updates on MCC’s work both locally and around the world. Special guest speakers Deb & Jim Fine, recently returned MCC service workers in Iraq, will share stories from their experiences. The event begins at 3 p.m. with presentations, followed by the program at 4 p.m. Please RSVP to Krista Dutt at KristaDutt@mcc.org or 312-623-4227. More information at mcc.org/celebrate-mcc-gl