Graduate Sunday - Combined Worship at 9:40 a.m.
May
11
9:40 AM09:40

Graduate Sunday - Combined Worship at 9:40 a.m.

On Mother’s Day Sunday, we celebrate our youth and others who have reached the milestone of graduation. This is a combined worship service that will begin at 9:40 a.m. Children’s Sunday school will meet following at 10:50 - 11:50 a.m. Adult classes are choosing to meet before, after, or not at all (see the list on the bulletin). A graduation celebration will occur after the service and all are invited to the youth wing to congratulate them.

Please send any graduate information about graduates to secretary@harrisonburgmennonite.org

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Summer Church Potlucks (May 28
May
28
5:30 PM17:30

Summer Church Potlucks (May 28

As a way of promoting fellowship during the summer months, community among all generations, we are holding potlucks and games on the 4th Wednesdays in May, June, July and August.

Bring a dish or two to the Fellowship Hall by 5:30 p.m. Bring your own dinnerware and drinks. Water will be provided and disposable dinnerware available if needed. We will have tables set up inside or you’re welcome to head out to the pavilion. Bring a game to enjoy with others after dinner.

Sign up here.

If you’re interested in helping with set-up and/or clean-up, contact Julie Shiflet.

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Church Campout at Highland
Jun
13
to Jun 15

Church Campout at Highland

We celebrate Father’s Day weekend at Highland Retreat Camp. There is NO worship service at HMC. Join us at Highland at 10 a.m. for worship followed by baptisms!

Whether you plan to stop by for an afternoon or stay overnight, PLEASE SIGN UP so we can have an accurate account of how many people attended for our invoicing. Wendell & Carol Eberly will be in an RV and cabins will pick up keys from them.

HMC has cabins, campsites, and RV spots available for use (sign up here). Highland also shared Mountain View has rooms available for rent (contact them directly for these rooms).

The pool will be open throughout the weekend and several other activities planned.

Click here for more details!

There will be a Sunday worship service with baptisms at Highland at 10:00 a.m. starting in the tabernacle. There is NO in-person or livestream service at HMC.

Stay for a fundraiser lunch for the Honduras Build Team.
Check out by 2:00 p.m.

HMC plans to support Highland with our budgeted amount for Campout no matter what use we actually have. We encourage others to also give a donation to cover expenses while there. Firewood and ice are an additional fee.

Click here if you plan to come to Highland at all during the weekend
HMC Campout webpage

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Summer Church Potlucks (June 25)
Jun
25
5:30 PM17:30

Summer Church Potlucks (June 25)

As a way of promoting fellowship during the summer months, community among all generations, we are holding potlucks and games on the 4th Wednesdays - June, July and August.

Bring a dish or two to the Fellowship Hall by 5:30 p.m. Bring your own dinnerware and drinks. Water will be provided and disposable dinnerware available if needed. We will have tables set up inside or you’re welcome to head out to the pavilion. Bring a game to enjoy with others after dinner.

Sign up here.

If you’re interested in helping with set-up and/or clean-up, contact Julie Shiflet.

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Jun
29
5:00 PM17:00

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

At HMC we value connection and "church family."  To facilitate more connection, we are providing a new opportunity for us to get to know each other better and strengthen relationships with each other: A Dinner Event - where you can choose whether to be a host or a guest.  The dinner date is Sunday evening, the 5th Sunday of the month, June 29. 

Guest Link
Host Link

Our goal is for everyone to be able to share a meal with people you already know, possibly some you don't know, and get to make some new friend connections from HMC.

If you have any questions, please contact Julie Shiflet

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Summer Church Potlucks (July 23)
Jul
23
5:30 PM17:30

Summer Church Potlucks (July 23)

As a way of promoting fellowship during the summer months, community among all generations, we are holding potlucks and games on the 4th Wednesdays - July and August.

Bring a dish or two to the Fellowship Hall by 5:30 p.m. Bring your own dinnerware and drinks. Water will be provided and disposable dinnerware available if needed. We will have tables set up inside or you’re welcome to head out to the pavilion. Bring a game to enjoy with others after dinner.

Sign up here.

If you’re interested in helping with set-up and/or clean-up, contact Julie Shiflet.

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Summer Church Potlucks (August 27)
Aug
27
5:30 PM17:30

Summer Church Potlucks (August 27)

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As a way of promoting fellowship during the summer months, community among all generations, we are holding potlucks and games on the 4th Wednesdays through August. September we will start back to our regular Wednesday Evening Meals & Activities!

Bring a dish or two to the Fellowship Hall by 5:30 p.m. Bring your own dinnerware and drinks. Water will be provided and disposable dinnerware available if needed. We will have tables set up inside or you’re welcome to head out to the pavilion. Bring a game to enjoy with others after dinner.

Sign up here.

If you’re interested in helping with set-up and/or clean-up, contact Julie Shiflet.

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Honduras Build Fundraiser Lunch - April 27
Apr
27
11:00 AM11:00

Honduras Build Fundraiser Lunch - April 27

Help The Mountain Valley Build Team build a new home for the Hernández Zelaya Family on Roatan, Honduras in July 2025! Plan to join the Honduras Build Team for a fundraiser potato bar meal after church, April 27, in the Fellowship Hall. Serving will start at 11:00 a.m. for 1st service attenders and continue through noon for 2nd service attenders. The meal is by donation, please give generously. Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent that it exceeds the value of the meal, which is $5 per person. Please indicate the number of meals purchased in the memo line of your check.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

See Aaron Yoder, Leah Kratz or Jake Lee with questions.


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Easter Sunday Worship Service 9:40 a.m.
Apr
20
9:40 AM09:40

Easter Sunday Worship Service 9:40 a.m.

Join us as at 9:40 a.m. as we worship together for Easter Sunday in-person and live-streamed.

Other events include Easter Sunrise Service (in person only) at 7:30 a.m., a continental finger-food breakfast from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall (all food is provided with gluten-free & dairy-free options), a hymn sing starting at 9:10 - 9:30 a.m.

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Easter Sunrise, Outdoor Celebration at 7:30 a.m.
Apr
20
7:30 AM07:30

Easter Sunrise, Outdoor Celebration at 7:30 a.m.

Join us at 7:30 a.m. outside the East Entrance for an in-person Easter Sunrise service with songs and message. If you have a chair to bring, please do so. This will not be live-streamed.

Sunrise Service Bulletin

Plan to stay for the provided continental finger-food breakfast (with gluten-free & dairy-free options) in the Fellowship Hall from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. followed by the Easter hymn sing from 9:10 - 9:30 a.m. then combined worship service which will be in-person and livestreamed at 9:40 a.m..

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Good Friday Service - 7:55 p.m.
Apr
18
7:55 PM19:55

Good Friday Service - 7:55 p.m.

We invite you to join us at 7:55 p.m., sundown, in person and live stream for our Good Friday service.  This will be a reflective time of scripture and song as we join together to remember Jesus’ journey to the cross.  This will be participatory, with responsive reading, and candle lighting.  If you’re joining us from home, in preparation, set up seven candles in your home, light them, and turn off the rest of the lights.  If you don’t have candles, just turn seven lights on in your home.

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Maundy Thursday Seder Meal
Apr
17
6:00 PM18:00

Maundy Thursday Seder Meal

Join us at for a family-friendly Seder Meal (gluten-free & dairy-free options). We will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 6:00 p.m. for a meal and explanation of the rituals behind Passover.

There will be a time of communion during the meal and an optional time of hand or foot washing after the meal. All are welcome to come and participate!

Sign up here

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Mar
30
5:00 PM17:00

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

At HMC we value connection and "church family."  To facilitate more connection, we are providing a new opportunity for us to get to know each other better and strengthen relationships with each other: A Dinner Event - where you can choose whether to be a host or a guest.  The dinner date is Sunday evening, the 5th Sunday of the month, March 30. 

Emails have gone out letting you know how many guests should arrive or where to go for dinner. If you have not received an email, please call Deb Pardini at 540-256-2358.

Our goal is for everyone to be able to share a meal with people you already know, possibly some you don't know, and get to make some new friend connections from HMC.

SIGN UP IS CLOSED!

If you have any questions, please contact Deb Pardini.

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Grounds Cleanup
Mar
29
9:00 AM09:00

Grounds Cleanup

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Volunteers are needed on Saturday, March 29, to work on the HMC grounds between 9 a.m. and 12 noon (possible rain date of April 5).  If you have a gas-powered blower, small utility tractor with a front-end loader, please contact Loren.  The group will mulch as well as other projects.  Shovels, rakes, and mulch forks are all helpful.  Contact Loren Hostetter if you’re planning to help: 540-607-3747.

The grounds committee is seeking donations for any cement paving blocks.  Please contact Loren Hostetter – 540-607-3747. 

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Lenten Resources
Mar
6
to Apr 13

Lenten Resources

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Check here for websites with Lenten Resources. There are also free booklets at the north and east entrances you’re welcome to on Sundays.

The Soil and the Seed Little Liturgies, Year C - You can click on the link to access the music and liturgies online and/or request a free booklet.

Daily Lent at Home: Spanish (Cristo Colisiona) and English (Christ Collides) by Mennonite Education agency

The Hardest Part: Lent 2025, by Kate Bowler

Jesus and the Wild Beasts and Ten Poems for Lent, by Melissa Marquez Weaver of Immanuel Mennonite (former HMCer)

Some comfort and joy, by Sherah-Leigh Gerber and Gwen Lantz (2 posts per week)

The Lent Project 2025- “...a daily devotional series celebrating the Lent season through art, music, poetry, prayer, Scripture, and a written devotion by Biola University

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HMC Congregational Meeting & Watch Party!
Feb
2
5:30 PM17:30

HMC Congregational Meeting & Watch Party!

HMC congregation gathers to review our 2024 year, discuss upcoming changes in 2025, and vote on the 2025 Giving Plan.

With the Celebrating 500 Years of Anabaptism happening in Richmond with Greg Boyd, HMC will host a watch party from 4 - 6 p.m. before the meeting begins.

A light meal will be provided at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall and the meeting will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. Childcare will be provided. Contact Julie - secretary@harrisonburgmennonite.org if you plan to utilize childcare with names and ages of your children.

We hope you will join us!

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Christmas Carol Sing
Dec
4
6:15 PM18:15

Christmas Carol Sing

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Come join with others to sing your favorite Christmas carols on December 4 (after our Wednesday evening meal). Hot cocoa will be provided and we ask you to bring a favorite Christmas treat/finger food to share from 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. during a time of fellowship. Singing from 7 - 8:00 p.m. in the Worship Center.

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Holidays and Grief Workshop
Nov
23
10:00 AM10:00

Holidays and Grief Workshop

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The holiday season can be especially difficult for anyone struggling with loss. Join Pastor Carmen for a time to reflect on how we can honor those we miss, while also learning some new ways to cope. Open to anyone who has lost a loved one, no matter how long ago or who it was (parent, spouse, child, sibling or friend) Saturday, November 23, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.. Sign up below or call the church office at 540-434-4463.

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Hymn Sing
Nov
13
7:00 PM19:00

Hymn Sing

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Come join others to sing your favorite hymns in the Worship Center from 7 - 8 p.m. If you plan to come for the meal, please sign up online, and then feel free to fellowship after the meal until the Hymn Sing starts.

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Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale
Oct
4
to Oct 5

Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale

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VA Mennonite Relief Sale website

Harrisonburg Mennonite Church supports the Relief Sale in many ways from collecting coins and bills throughout September to providing baked goods, quilts, and other auction items, to helping prepare and serve food during the event. However you support this great event, come out and enjoy the weekend full of good food and fun!

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My Coins Count Collection at HMC
Sep
1
to Sep 30

My Coins Count Collection at HMC

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My Coins Counts will be collected during church services starting September 1 through September 29. All the coins collected will be taken to the VA Mennonite Relief Sale to be counted and given to the needs within MCC and VMMissions.

My Coins Count is a fun way to raise money for projects of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Virginia Mennonite Missions (VMMissions).  Start collecting your coins for when we do our My Coins Count at church.  Coins can be dropped off in the office during the week or up front during Sunday services. Checks should be written to “Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale” memo: My Coins Count

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Children's Friendship Sunday Celebration
Aug
25
9:40 AM09:40

Children's Friendship Sunday Celebration

Children’s Friendship Sunday Celebration is 9:40-10:50 a.m.
Invitations are going home with children to invite a friend or two to come join us for this exciting Sunday. This involves all children from preschool through grade 6.  Some of our 7-8th graders will help us with games.  It’s our last hurrah together before we begin the new Sunday school year on September 3rd.  The new Kindergarteners will be coming to the D wing for games and snack after their story time.

Children who are going into kindergarten will have a special blessing during the worship services.

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