{"id":1852,"date":"2009-02-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/blog\/news\/?p=1852"},"modified":"2009-02-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-07T05:00:00","slug":"spring-mission-service-day-set-for-feb-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2009\/spring-mission-service-day-set-for-feb-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Mission-Service Day Set For Feb. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the past, it was billed as &#8220;Mission Service Days,&#8221; a semi-annual event aimed at connecting students and area residents with position openings in church-related agencies. <\/p>\n<p> This semester, EMU is holding activities on one day &#8211; Wednesday, Feb. 11 &#8211; and moving from the Campus Center to the spacious hallway on second floor of the University Commons. <\/p>\n<p \/>\n<div style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EMU freshman Jihoon Park\" src=\"\/news\/images\/mission-service-days08.jpg\" \/><br \/>EMU freshman Jihoon Park (left), 19, of South Korea, talks to Mennonite Central Committee&#8217;s Sonya Charles in October 2008 during the fall semester Mission and Service Days. Photo by Nikki Fox, Daily News-Record<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We&#8217;re trying a few different things this time around &#8211; everything happening on one day, in a different setting, inviting local community &#8216;learning agencies&#8217; and serving refreshments,&#8221; said <a href=\"\/personnel\/people\/show\/jll294?ssi=careers\">Jennifer Litwiller<\/a>, director of <a href=\"\/careers\/\">career services<\/a> at EMU. &#8220;We hope the end result is more students and others checking out the many service opportunities,&#8221; she added. <\/p>\n<p> Representatives from at least 11 church-related agencies will have displays set up and will be available all day to talk with students and area residents about possible service openings with their organizations. <\/p>\n<p> Participating agencies will include: Eastern Mennonite Missions, Salunga, Pa.; Mennonite Mission Network, Elkhart, Ind.; Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, Pa.; Virginia Mennonite Missions, Harrisonburg; Paxton Ministries, Harrisburg, Pa.; PULSE (Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Wycliffe Bible Translators, Willow Street, Pa. <\/p>\n<p> Community Learning agencies will include: Big Brothers\/Big Sisters, Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg &amp; Rockingham County, Community Mediation Center, Harrisonburg Gift &amp; Thrift, Habitat for Humanity, Mercy House, NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center, Our Community Place and Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. <\/p>\n<p> An extended university chapel service 9:55-10:40 a.m. Wednesday in Lehman Auditorium will complement the mission-service theme. Steven Mosley, a writer, filmmaker and biblical storyteller from Orange County, Calif.,will give a 42-minute performance, &#8220;The Chosen Garment: the Whole Bible in One Act.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> For more information or to schedule an appointment with a service representative, call Jennifer Litwiller in the career services office at 540-432-4131. More information is <a href=\"\/careers\/mission-service\">also available online<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past, it was billed as &#8220;Mission Service Days,&#8221; a semi-annual event aimed at connecting students and area residents with position openings in church-related agencies. 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