Archive for March 2023
Great Community Give to Support the Gathering Space
Gifts given to Eastern Mennonite School through the Great Community Give on April 19, 2023 will support the addition of the Gathering Space on the school’s elementary building. Gifts of any size will support construction of the Gathering Space by helping to fund hardscaping materials, a vaulted ceiling, and oversize doors and windows that promote…
Read MoreEMS to Host Choral Festival
“Every nation, tribe, people, and tongue!” is the theme for the Mennonite Schools’ Choral Festival to be held at Eastern Mennonite School April 14 and 15. Five choirs will gather to share their own songs and perform in a mass choir on Sat., April 15 at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. All are welcome.…
Read MoreGuest Conductors Highlight EMS Instrumental Festival
Joel Ross ‘01 and Amy Birdsong were guest conductors for EMS and Dock Academy instrumentalists at EMS on March 3 and 4. Sixty-eight students, including 24 from Dock Academy in Lansdale, Pa., benefited from the encouragement and expertise brought by Ross and Birdsong. They rehearsed a day and a half together, and performed for families…
Read MoreAuthor, Pastor, Podcaster Jonny Rashid Coming to EMS
Jonny Rashid, pastor, author, speaker and podcaster from Philadelphia, Pa., will speak at Eastern Mennonite School Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m. “Jesus Sides With The Oppressed: How Can I Be On His Side?” is the title of Rashid’s talk, which will draw on his book, Jesus Takes a Side, Embracing the Political Demands of…
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