Meeting the third Wednesday of the month through November - join with others for a time of song and prayer at 6:00 p.m. in the Worship Center 9/17, 10/15, 11/19.
We now have an official candidate for the staff role of Children’s Minister at HMC! The Interview Team and elders have affirmed and put forward to the congregation Amanda Swartley for our mutual discernment regarding her potential role as half-time Children’s Minister beginning in 2026.
Amanda will be with us on October 19th to introduce herself in both services and make herself available to meet with you throughout the morning. That following Wednesday, October 22nd, she will join us for our evening meal in the fellowship hall at 5:30 p.m., followed by a short Q&A time around 6:20 p.m.. We are encouraging parents of children and those involved with the current children’s ministry to attend.
We will hand out affirmation ballots during the evening. We will receive these ballots for two weeks, at which point the elders and Pastor Jake will meet to consider and discuss the feedback we receive from the congregation.
Online Registration - https://tithe.ly/event-registration/#/10233558
The Stories of Jesus Women in Us - Moriah Joy Hurst, Formation Pastor, Assembly Mennonite Church, Goshen, IN. Held at W.E. Skelton 4-H Conference Center, Wirtz, Va.
Click here to see brochure
Rebirth of Anabaptism: Just, Joyful, and Sustainable Living. The VMC Congregational Life Commission invites you to a stewardship seminar on November 15 at the HMC Fellowship Hall. Learn more and register at virginiaconference.org/events. Contact Steve Pardini for more information.
The Intercultural Truth and Transformation Team invites you to join a northeast neighborhood walking tour with Pastor Matthew Bucher on Wednesday, October 8, at 5:25 p.m. We will start from Kline’s (58 E. Wolfe Street) and the tour will be about two hours long. You are invited to walk, but it is also accessible by car if needed or preferred. We encourage you to wear walking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring water. If you have any questions, please talk to Sarah Layman.
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!
Fall HMC Women’s Event – September 25, 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall – Create a fall centerpiece (no experience necessary). Materials will be provided but bring a sharp paring knife. This event is full and has a waitlist.
On September 24 at 6:00 p.m. in B2 (after Wednesday evening meal), David Ehrenpreis, a JMU Art History professor, will be sharing about the impact of urban renewal in Harrisonburg, Replace the Old, Guard the New. All are welcome to join this event and/or any of the events in the series. More details about future events to come!
We will resume our Wednesday evening meals and activities on September 10.
Meals start at 5:30 p.m.
Kids Venture Club starts at 6:00 p.m. in North 1 with Crazy Praise and then moves to classrooms from 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.
Children’s Choir meets from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in D1/7.
Adult Choir meets from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in B4 (most Wednesday evenings).
JYF & MYF meets from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the A wing or a specified location.
Songs & Prayers of Lament & Hope will be the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:00 - 6:50 p.m. in the Worship Center.
Other events may be planned during this time as well.
We will worship together. Join us at 9:40 a.m. for worship. Adult Discipleship Communities and Children’s Sunday School will follow after the service.
My Coins Counts will be collected during church services starting September 7 through September 28. 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. You can also leave donations in the church office throughout the month of September.
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
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, August 31. All those who sign up as a guest or a host should receive an email by August 27 from Julie Shiflet. If not, please contact her via email (below).
Sign up has ended.
If you have any questions, please contact Julie Shiflet
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.
If you’re interested in helping with set-up and/or clean-up, contact Julie Shiflet.
Children’s Friendship Sunday Celebration is 9:30-10:50 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. The new Kindergarteners will be coming to the D wing for games and snack after their story time. We will start in D1 with a Bible story, followed by snack, obstacle course and games!
*Story Time
*Fill Soup Kits for Patchwork Pantry
*Make Mini pizzas
*Obstacle Course & Games
Children who are going into kindergarten will have a special blessing during the August 17th services.
We will celebrate "Room to Breathe, Space to Belong" on August 24 between the services in the East & South foyers. Campaign committee members are providing pastries and coffee during this time - on your way to DC or the 2nd service. We're looking forward to celebrating with you.
As a way of promoting fellowship during the summer months, community among all generations, we are holding potlucks through the summer - 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.
During our July potluck, we will also kick-off our Capital Campaign for the building!
If you’re interested in helping with set-up and/or clean-up, contact Julie Shiflet.
Vacation Bible School is July 14-17! Mark your calendars and plan to be here Monday - Thursday. Dinner will be provided before VBS for families and volunteers.
Click here to go to the VBS page. Sign up as a volunteer or register your child!
https://harrisonburgmennonite.org/vacation-bible-school
Meals:
Spaghetti Madness Monday
Taco Salad Tuesday
Wacky Nugget Wednesday
Thrill & Grill Burgers & Dogs Thursday
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.
Sign-up has closed - Contact Julie. Watch your email for instructions before Friday!
If you have any questions, please contact Julie Shiflet
Sign up by June 25 for a family friendly mini-golf tournament at Mulligan’s Golf Center on June 27th at 6:30 p.m. (please arrive between 6:15 - 6:45) and support the Honduras Build Team. Sign up in groups of four or we can group you. There will also be a dessert bar for everyone to enjoy after the tournament. Cost of admission for tournament and desserts is $20. Contact for questions: 540-908-1460 or kratzjj@gmail.com.
As a way of promoting fellowship during the summer months, community among all generations, we are holding potlucks throughout the summer - June - 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.
June 25 - we will be having a Q & A time with our candidate for Director of Discipleship & Worship, Sarah Layman, at 6:15 p.m. in the Worship Center. Children & Youth can join a Scavenger Hunt in the A & B wing during this time.
If you’re interested in helping with set-up and/or clean-up, contact Julie Shiflet.
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.
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
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, join youth outside for volleyball or soccer, or join a hymn sing at 6:30 p.m.
If you’re interested in helping with set-up and/or clean-up, contact Julie Shiflet.
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
Come enjoy the Chorister Choir’s spring musical, Colby’s Missing Memory, in the Fellowship Hall at 9:40 a.m. (during the Sunday School hour). The MYF will be holding a fundraiser with snacks to purchase to help with costs to conference this year.
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.
See Aaron Yoder, Leah Kratz or Jake Lee with questions.
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.
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.
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..
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.
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!
Join us as we celebrate the start of Holy Week. Services will meet in-person and live-stream at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
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.
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.
Join Ann Nielsen to assist in removing lanternfly eggs to protect our memorial grove trees. They will meet from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
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
Harrisonburg Mennonite Church
1552 South High Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
harrisonburgmennonite.org
hmc@harrisonburgmennonite.org
(540) 434-4463
