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Archives for August 2019

Neighborhood Pig Pickin’ Potluck

August 28, 2019

Hog in a roaster

August 24, 2019Folks brought side dishes to share and we enjoyed locally-sourced, sustainably-raised pork. It was cooked in a smoker all day long with the help of one of our member’s dads who came in from western NC to help out. The weather was a bit wet, so we ate inside.

Neighborhood Pig Pickin’ Potluck

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Local Maronite church holds First Food Festival

August 24, 2019

Sign advertising the St. Sharbel Taste of Lebanon festival

by David RohrerA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series.August 24, 2019 Rosene and I joined our Maronite friends today for a Taste of Lebanon, the first community festival given by Saint Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church. After purchasing our za’atar pie, hummus, kibbeh, kofta, grape leaves, etc., we spoke to […]

Local Maronite church holds First Food Festival

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Christian Base Communities in El Salvador

August 18, 2019

Group sitting in chairs in a circle.

by David RohrerA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series.August 18, 2019 Also see related: El Salvador Impressions – a photo blog of the team’s trip Today, following our time of worship at Raleigh Mennonite Church (RMC), Laurel Marshall shared from her experience with Salvadoran Christian base communities, abbreviated CEBs (communidades […]

Christian Base Communities in El Salvador

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Summer 2019 Worship Retreat

August 18, 2019

Folks at the fall 2019 worship retreat enjoy lunch together around the table.

by David RohrerA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series. This summer’s RMC worship retreat began with the hymn “What is this place where we are meeting,” reminding us that “we are each other’s bread and wine.” Melissa then read all three Gospel accounts* of the last supper, interspersed with art […]

Summer 2019 Worship Retreat

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Babette’s Feast

August 6, 2019

by Melissa Florer-BixlerA blog entry in response to our “A Year at the Table” series. It seemed fitting to me that we began our year of exploration and reflection on Communion practice in grace. Babette’s Feast, the first in our film series featuring movies about food and faith, is a story about grace received in […]

Babette’s Feast

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A Year at the Table

August 1, 2019

A Year at the Table

Raleigh Mennonite concluded a year-long exploration, celebration, and discernment of our practice of Lord’s Supper, our relationship to food systems, and our community formed around meals. Blog posts related to “A Year at the Table” Pie-it-Forward Communion during the COVID-19 Pandemic Fasting from Food Waste – Article in Sojourners Communion “Pop-up Seminary” Weekend Communion and […]

A Year at the Table

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