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Goshen, Indiana, February 7-8, 2020ALL-UNIT MEETINGPlease join us for the annual

Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you... As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” John 20:19b-21

SEEINGJESUS

AMONGUS

20/20

FEATURED GUEST: Brenda Phillips

SCHEDULE

The following hotels are within a mile of Maple City Chapel in Goshen, Indiana. MDS will provide shuttle transportation to Maple City Chapel from these hotels.

Quality Inn & Suites / 1930 Lincolnway East / 574-534-3133 $93 per night — rate expires Jan. 5, 2020 Discount code: Mennonite Disaster Service

Hampton Inn / 1968 Lincolnway East / 574-533-8800$97 per night — rate expires Jan. 6, 2020Discount code: Mennonite Disaster Service

Holiday Inn Express / 1415 Lincolnway East / 574-535-9200

Super 8 Goshen / 2628 Lincolnway East / 574-642-9944

ACCOMMODATIONS

The following workshops will be available on Saturday, Feb. 8:

1. Effective Volunteer EngagementFacilitators: MDS Volunteer TeamLearn ways to identify and engage local volunteers, to provide meaningful experiences for them, and to retain them with your organization.

2. MDS Construction Standards and Problem Solving Convener: Harold FriesenA panel of MDS construction supervisors will address common problem areas and discuss solutions and best practices on the job site. In preparation for this session, email your “favourite” problem detail to RegionV@mds.mennonite.net

3. Tools for Telling the MDS StoryFacilitator: Jesse HuxmanMedia interviews, church presentations and even elevator rides give us opportunities to tell the MDS story. This workshop will help you craft articulate messages that tell the MDS story and convey the passion we all share for rebuilding and restoring lives after disasters hit.

4. Case Management by MDSFacilitators: Evelyn Peters-Rojas and othersMDS Canada is most often required to provide its own case management. This workshop will offer training on how to do unit-based case management in order to ensure a good match with MDS’s mission.

WORKSHOPS

FEATURED GUEST

BRENDA PHILLIPS Brenda D. Phillips is the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Indiana University South Bend. She has volunteered with MDS on a variety of tasks from assessing their efforts to supporting the development of disaster courses and programs at Hesston College and Canadian Mennonite University. She is the author of Mennonite Disaster Service, a book about Hurricane Katrina and the therapeutic healing effects of volunteer work.

The MDS All-Unit Meeting (AUM) will take place at Maple City Chapel, 2015 Lincolnway East, Goshen, Indiana. The following schedule is subject to change.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 4:00 PM Registration

5:30 PM Dinner

6:30-8 PM Welcome, devotional, singing Region 1 Report MDS Year-in-Review Special Music

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8

9:00 AM Welcome, singing Region 3 Report Region 4 Report Break Singing MDS Canada Report MDS Binational Report

11:45 AM Lunch

12:30 PM Featured Guest: Brenda Phillips

2:00 PM Workshops

3:45 PM Singing Region 2 Report Testimony of Transformation Invitation to 2021 All-Unit Meeting Closing Reflections

6:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Special Music

Free transportation will be provided to and from South Bend Regional Airport and the Elkhart Amtrak station to the hotels listed in Accommodations. Information regarding travel plans should be sent to Manass Hochstetler, AUM Travel Coordinator, prior to February 2020. You can reach Manass at 717-383-8974 or aumtravel@mds.mennonite.net

Attendees are encouraged to fly into South Bend, Indiana. However, there is public transportation operated by Coach USA between South Bend Regional Airport and O’Hare and Midway airports in Chicago. Information about these services can be found online at:https://www.airportsupersaver.com/airport-information

TRANSPORTATION

TOURS

3. Elkhart Tour ($8 USD per person)Depart: 2:00pm from Maple City ChapelReturn: 4:45pm to Maple City Chapel

In this tour you will visit:• Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary• Great Lakes offices of Mennonite Church USA (MCUSA)

4. Goshen Tour ($8 USD per person)Depart: 2:00pm from Maple City Chapel Return: 4:45pm to Maple City Chapel In this tour you will visit:• Great Lakes offices of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)• Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission offices• MC USA Central District Conference offices• MCC Material Resources Center• MCC Thrift Shops at The Depot• Old Bag Factory and shops• Goshen College campus (including the new Haitian Art Gallery)• Greencroft Communities

Optional Friday LunchIf you are not taking a Shipshewana morning tour but would like to take one of the afternoon tours, join us for lunch ($13 USD per person; no need to pay or sign up in advance) at Maple Indian Cuisine in Goshen at 1:00pm, followed by the afternoon tour of your choice at 2:15pm. Transportation for lunch at Maple Indian Cuisine will be provided from Maple City Chapel at 12:45pm if needed.

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were

locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed

them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with

you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the

Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ John 20:19-23 NRSV

The following tours will take place on Friday, February 7. Contact Titus King with questions at 517-416-4487 or by email at titusking1@gmail.com

1. South Bend Tour ($40 USD per person, all-inclusive)Depart: 9:00am from Maple City ChapelReturn: 4:45pm to Maple City Chapel In this tour you will:• visit the Studebaker National Museum• visit the History Museum• visit the Oliver Mansion• visit the Civil Rights Heritage Center• eat buffet lunch at The Indian Garden• visit the Notre Dame University campus (Golden Dome, Basilica of the Sacred Heart)• take a driving tour of revitalized areas of South Bend• Mennonite connections, near Northwest Neighborhood and Kern Road Mennonite Church

2. Shipshewana Tour ($30 USD per person, all-inclusive)Depart: 9:00am from Maple City ChapelReturn: 2:30pm to your motel or Maple City Chapel, OR join either the Elkhart or the Goshen tour group after lunch, beginning at 2:15pm. In this tour you will:• visit the Menno-Hof Mennonite and Amish Visitor Center• see the campus of Everence Financial Services• eat buffet lunch at Maple Indian Cuisine

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REGISTRATION & PAYMENT OPTIONS:

1. Register online: mds.mennonite.net/all-unit-meeting

2. Register by phone: Call 800-241-8111.

3. Detach and mail this form with check (payable to Mennonite Disaster Service) to address below.

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TOTAL REGISTRATION FEES (required)

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REGISTRATION FEES

Early bird registration: Full registration $130 (USD) Friday only: $50 (USD) Saturday only: $80 (USD) After November 30, 2019: Full registration $140 (USD) Friday only: $60 (USD) Saturday only: $90 (USD)

All payments are final. No refunds will be issued.

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Meals are included in the registration fee for the day(s) you are registered: Friday evening, Saturday noon and Saturday evening.