Winter 2009 - Lancaster Mennonite School

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2009 Class reunions1959 June 27, 20091974 July 18, 2009For more reunion information go towww.lancastermennonite.org.If you are a contact person for a2009 class reunion: Consider planningyour reunion around Homecoming2009 which will be heldNovember 20 and 21. The weekendwill include an alumni art exhibit,alumni reception, barbecue, specialtyauction, basketball tournamentand the Iron Bridge Run/Walk.Share your reunion date withExecutive Director of Development/Alumni Relations Jeff Shank at(717) 299-0436, ext. 706, orshankja@lancastermennonite.orgas soon as possible. For great planningtips, go to www.lancastermennonite.organd click on “alumni,”“class reunions,” and “informationfor reunion contact persons.”Appalachian Trail aplace for reflectionAlumni will remember him as TedHouser, 1994, but the “thru hikers”on the Appalachian Trail this past summerknew him by Spider, the trail namegiven to him by another hiker.From May 2 to September 2, theLMS alum hiked the entire 2,176 milesof the Appalachian Trail from Georgiato Maine. He went through 14 fourteenstates, five pairs of shoes and two backpacks.To make the trek, the Lancaster residentleft his job as a manager of a technologyintegration firm. He used thetrail as a place to prepare to transitionback to a career with non-profit organizations.“I want to focus on what I do in theworld rather than on the wealth Iamass,” he said.Houser says that the mental challengewas more difficult than the physicaleffort required to complete the journey.“At the halfway point, I was tired ofTasha Clemmer, 1993, left, and Ted Houser,1994. Clemmer teaches high school mathin New York City.living away from friends, family andconveniences,” he said. “It took a lot ofdiscipline to buckle down and committo another two months in the woods.”But having family and friends meethim along the trail occasionally didhelp, he says. Several even hiked withhim for a few days. Tasha Clemmer,also an LMS graduate, joined him forone week of his four-month trek.“Hiking with Tasha was a highlightof my trip,” he said. “It’s hard to beatthe camaraderie of old friends.” ■Ted Houser can be reached atted.houser@gmail.com or on Facebook.Called finest and most important new American musicalLancaster Mennonite High School studentswill perform the musical versionof Titanic during the school’s 30th annualArts Festival, Thursday through Saturday,April 30–May 2. Times are 7:30 nightlyand 2 p.m. Saturday.Called the finest and most importantmusical in over a decade, Yeston andStone’s Titanic examines the causes,conditions and characters involved inthis ever-fascinating drama. This factualstory—of her officers, crew and passengers—givesa porthole into the hopesand dreams of a few of the 2,200 soulswho boarded the Titanic for her maidenvoyage in 1912.Tickets for reserved seating are $8.00for students and $10.00 for adults for allperformances except Saturday’s matineewhen they will be $1.00 less. For ticketscall (717) 299-0436, ext. 340, or sendpayment and a self-addressed envelopeto LMS Musical, 2176 Lincoln HighwayEast, Lancaster, Pa., 17602. Reservedtickets need to be claimed at least 30minutes before the performance.Dinner TheatreThe annual LMS Dinner Theatre, whichbenefits the Annual Fund, will be heldSaturday, May 2. The meal willbe catered by LMS Food Services underthe direction of Dottie Weber. Tickets,at $40.00 each, include reserved seating5:00 appetizers5:45 dinnerin AlumniDining HallLMS Dinner Theatre • Saturday, May 2Name ______________________________________________________________________________Address_____________________________________________________________________________Phone ______________________________________________________________________________Number attending_____ Amount enclosed ($40 ea.) $ _______________________Consider hosting a table of six or more. To reserve seating for a group, sendyour entire order together and list names of all persons in your party.Food choice (indicate # of persons per entree):in the Fine Arts Center for the 7:30 performanceof Titanic. For the best seating,send order and payment today. ■7:30 musicalperformance inFine Arts Center___Boneless Pork Cutlet ___Stuffed Chicken Breast ___Vegetarian (call 299-0436 ext. 701)Instructions: Return this form with payment to LMS Dinner Theatre, 2176 LincolnHighway East, Lancaster, PA 17602. Tickets for reserved seats will be forwardedto you upon receipt of payment. Please register by Friday, April 24.14 BRIDGES • WINTER 2009
Church work apriority for 1977alumnusALUMNI FEATUREGrowing up in southern Floridawhere Mennonites are a minoritymay have a lot to do with why JerryMartin, 1977, is attracted to churchwork in areas less familiar withAnabaptists. Jerry is moderator ofMountain States Mennonite Conference(MSMC) which includes 21 churches innorthwestern Texas, New Mexico andColorado.“As individual churches and as aconference, we are forced to define whowe are in the context of a world thatknows very little about us,” Jerry said.“It is easy to be overly dependent ontradition or generations of families whogrew up Mennonite to energize andgrow the church.“People who don’t know the Mennoniteexperience require us to examineand verbalize our faith in new and differentways.”As conference moderator, Martinchairs the conference Leadership Boardand works closely with ConferenceMinister Herm Weaver. Jerry says heenjoys his role of organizing their leadershipgroup, helping to envision theconference’s future, and supportingHerm in his demanding task of overseeing21 churches.Jerry and his wife, Jeanette, also a1977 LMS graduate, are very active inLiving in the dorm ... was awonderful experience. I learned... that it is much more interestingto live with others than it isto live alone, which has becomea model for my life.- Jerry Martin, 1977their home congregation, Beth-El MennoniteChurch, near their ColoradoSprings home.“Participation in all aspects of churchlife is important to both of us,” he said.“We learned that from our parents andhave chosen it as a value for ourselves.The church needs active lay leaders.”Jerry’s involvement in his congregationhas included teaching, worshipleading, choir, servingas congregationalchair, andserving on thebuilding committee.Jeanette hasworked as administrativeassistant inthe Beth-El officefor 10 years. Jerrysays she also “isone of Beth-El’swelcoming gurus”who has led thechurch’s WelcomingMinistry formany years.For familyincome, Jerryworks from hishome as an independentsales representative for SauderManufacturing in Archbold, Ohio. Hecovers five states in his work—NorthernNew Mexico, Colorado, Utah,Wyoming and Montana.He received an associate degree inBible from Hesston College and a B.A.in organizational communication fromUniversity of Colorado.Although Jerry and Jeanette met atLancaster Mennonite, it wasn’t until sixyears after graduation that they discoveredthe spark that led to their marriagein 1985. They have a daughter, Chloe(a student at Hesston College), and ason, Jacob.ServiceJerry and Jeanette taught two years inAswan, Egypt, as English as a SecondLanguage teachers and served threeyears in Amman, Jordan, as countryrepresentatives—both assignmentsunder Mennonite Central Committee.LMS influence on church workGoing to LMH for my junior and senioryears provided an integration of faithand education that I hadn’t experiencedbefore. I think it provided a model thathas helped me balance a working careerand service as a church leader.Jerry Martin and Jeanette Hertzler Martin, both 1977Best things about LMSI have lifelong friendships that began atLMH, including the most important onein my life (Jeanette). In addition, CampusChorale and Choraleers were veryimportant experiences for both of us.LMS residence hallLiving in the dorm as a senior was awonderful experience. Dick Thomaswas a great dorm advisor. I learned inthe dorm that it is much more interestingto live with others than it is to livealone, which has become a model formy life. The dorm was a highlight forJeanette as well (she lived in Mechanicsburg).Jeanette and I love ...The wide open spaces and the outdoorlife of the mountainous west. From thetime we moved to Colorado more than20 years ago, camping, hiking, bicyclingand skiing have been an importantpart of our lives. While we live in anurban area, the recent rural history ofthis part of the country still permeatesthe pace of life and relationships. ■BRIDGES • WINTER 2009 15
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