Summer 2010 - Lancaster Mennonite School

Something foreveryone—alumni,parents, staff andstudents!Olympic Gold MedalistBilly Mills to speakOlympic Gold Medalist and Christianmotivational speaker Billy Mills willtalk at the school’s High Fine ArtsCenter Saturday, November 20, at11:30 a.m. Mills was the 1964 Olympic10,000 meter Gold Medalist inone of the greatest upsets in Olympichistory. Mills will share how he camefrom one of the poorest Indianreservations and overcame prejudiceand impossible odds to achieve hisstunning victory. He also will serveas official starter at the school’s IronBridge 5K Run/Walk at 9:30 a.m.For ticket information, contactLMH cross country coach Mark Gallagherat (717) 823-2027 or coachgallagher16@gmail.com.Need more info?For information regarding all FallFest events, go to www.lancastermennonite.orgor contact MattWeaver at (717) 299-0436,ext. 706, or weaverm@lancastermennonite.org.Providing a Christ-centered education for our students2010 FALL FESTIVALand HOMECOMINGSchedule of eventsThursday, November 18High School Fall Drama, FoolsHigh Fine Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. Don’t missthis wonderfully funny, yet profound fable—for all ages. See details atwww.lancastermennonite.org.Adults $8.00Students $5.00Tickets sold at thedoor or call (717) 299-0436, ext. 340.Friday, November 19All-you-can-eat Hess’s Barbecue(Pig Roast and Chicken)Alumni Dining HallTake-outs: 2:30-8 p.m. • Dine in: 4:30-8 p.m.Adults $9.50 • Children 3–12 $5.00Class Reunions1950: Rutt Academic Center atrium, 4 p.m.1965: Classroom Bldg., Media Center, 5 p.m.1970: Classroom Bldg., room 115, 6:30 p.m.1975: Classroom Bldg., room 200, 6 p.m.High School Fall Drama, FoolsHigh Fine Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.Thank you!FALL FESTIVAL SPONSORSDynamic AviationHess’s BarbecueWeaver MarketsSaturday, November 203 v 3 Basketball TournamentGym B, 8:30 a.m. • Registration 7:45 a.m.Country BreakfastAlumni Dining Hall, 8:30-11 a.m., $5.00Iron Bridge 5K Benefit Run/WalkOutside Gym A, 9:30 a.m.Registration 8:30 a.m.Olympic Gold Medalist Billy MillsHigh Fine Arts Center, 11:30 a.m.Alumni Literary& Culinary AdventuresInternational Food 1-3:30, Rutt Ctr. AtriumAuthor Talks 1:30–3:30, High Fine Arts Ctr.Book Signing 3:30 in Gathering AreaSilent AuctionGathering Area, 5-7:30 p.m.Alumni Dining HallBenefit Dinner & Specialty AuctionAlumni Dining HallAppetizers/Sale Preview 5 p.m.Dinner/Auction 6 p.m.High School Fall Drama, FoolsHigh Fine Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.Jonathan charlesAlumni Literary & Culinary AdventuresAt Lancaster Mennonite School we celebrateour diversity. Appropriate, then,that Saturday, November 20, featuresNative American and Olympic GoldMedalist Billy Mills in the morningand a feast of international stories andcuisine in the afternoon.Titled “Alumni Literary and CulinaryAdventures,” the afternoon eventsinclude three alumni authors discussingtheir writings and internationalexperiences (1:30–3:30 p.m. in the HighFine Arts Center) in this order: JohnRuth, Patricia Lehman McFarlane andPeter Dula. Immediately following, theauthors will sign and sell their publica-REGISTRATION FORMtions in the Gathering Area. The booksigning is open to other alumni authorsas well. If interested, call Matt Weaver at(717) 299-0436, ext. 706.From 1–3:30 p.m., LMS teachers,students and parents will serve SouthKorean, Chinese, Haitian and Hispanicfood samples in the Rutt AcademicCenter atrium. A $5.00 ticket ($2.00for ages 3-12) covers the author talksand food.Benefit Dinner and Specialty AuctionSaturday evening, registered guests willenjoy fine dining and a specialty auctionin Alumni Dining Hall.The auction will include items suchas a Liz Hess “Red Umbrella” originalthat depicts early school buildings (tobenefit the Kristin Palazzo Visual ArtsEndowment), art by Velma Magill, Hersheyquilt, student apple pies, Ethiopianmeal, turkey dinner for 30, and a HiltonHead Island villa for one week.Indicate No. of persons for each eventAmt. Enclosed_____ Benefit Dinner & Specialty Auction ($50 each)$ ____________________ Alumni Literary & Culinary Adventures($5.00 per adult and $2.00 per child ages 3-12) ____________________ Iron Bridge Run/Walk ($30 each)_______________Name__________________________________________________________________Address________________________________________________________________E-mail________________________________________ Phone____________________Instructions: Please return this form with payment to LMS Fall Festival & Homecoming,2176 Lincoln Hwy. East, Lancaster, PA 17602. Please register by November 2.See Benefit Dinner menu and other details at www.lancastermennonite.org.Meet ourguest authorsJohn Ruth, 1948,Harleysville, Pa., wasordained as a FranconiaMennonite Conferenceminister at age 20 andserved as associatepastor of SalfordMennonite Church1972–1993. Today heserves as a commentatorfor Tourmagination’s historical tours inEurope. He graduated from Eastern Universityand received his doctorate from HarvardUniversity. His books include Conrad Grebel,Son of Zurich (1975); A Quiet and PeaceableLife (1985); The Earth is the Lord’s: A NarrativeHistory of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference(2001); and Forgiveness: A Legacy of the WestNickle Mines Amish School (2007); and others.He has produced over 30 films and videos.Patricia Lehman Mc-Farlane, 1970, GoshenInd., teaches communicationat GoshenCollege. Her presentationwill includemonologues from herplay, Heavenly Voices,which tells stories ofMennonite womenof color around the United States. The play,impacted by experiences in her interracial/intercultural family, is part of her doctoralresearch for her Ph.D. She received Englishdegrees from Eastern Mennonite Universityand Georgetown University. McFarlane is aformer LMS teacher and also taught at Franklin& Marshall College, Millersville University,California State University San Bernardino,and University of Redlands.Peter Dula, 1988,Harrisonburg, Va., isassistant professor ofReligion and Culture atEastern Mennonite University.Before comingto EMU in 2006 he wasthe Iraq program coordinatorfor MennoniteCentral Committee.He has taught at Lancaster Mennonite HighSchool and at the Meserete Kristos Collegein Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he wasa Fulbright scholar in 2001-02. He is theauthor of Cavell, Companionship and ChristianTheology.Bridges S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 1 0 | 1 1