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| Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association Celebrating Heritage Weekend October 28 - 29 10/17/17 11:30am |
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Croghan, NY- The Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association, Croghan, is celebrating Mennonite Heritage Sunday the weekend of October 28-29, 2017. This weekend is set aside to commemorate the people and events that mark the church's historical importance. Special significance this year is the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation.
at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, will be guest speaker. The community is invited to hear the presentation on Can an Artist Love His Enemies? Martyrs Mirror and the Artwork of Jan Luyken on Saturday, October 28, at the Naumburg Mennonite Church, Castorland, at 7:30 p.m. He will also speak on Sunday, October 29, at 9:30 a.m. at the Lowville Mennonite Church. His topic will be What is Martyrs Mirror? And Why Should We Care? Professor Weaver-Zercher has published widely on various aspects of Amish and Mennonite life and culture. One of the eight books that he authored along with two other authors (Donald B. Kraybill and Steven A. Nolt) is Amazing Grace How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy, which is based on the Nickel Mines school tragedy in Pennsylvania. He is a highly sought-after speaker on Anabaptist and Amish life. Weaver-Zercher's observations have appeared in a wide range of media including USA Today, the Washington Post, ABC News, the Philadelphia Inquirer, etc. |
