West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship

Music Sunday 🎶

The oppressed around us are preaching the Gospel Progressive Christians don’t talk much about converting others, but perhaps it is we who need to be converted.

Progressive Christians don’t talk much about converting others, but perhaps it is we who need to be converted. jonnyrashid.substack.com/p/the-oppres...

A joyful celebration of baptism as part of today’s service.

Peacemaking can be such a hassle | Anabaptist World The text thread started buzzing around 8 a.m.: “ICE agents are inside the courthouse.” The group chat, several hundred people strong, rippled with concern.

Trainings are ‘war games’ for nonviolent direct action

The politics of communion and starvation Communion is an observation of a meal, with real food, and can occur anytime we break bread. How do we partake in the Lord’s Supper when people are being forced to starve?

Communion is an observation of a meal, with real food, and can occur anytime we break bread. How do we partake in the Lord’s Supper when people are being forced to starve? open.substack.com/pub/jonnyras...

Come join us tomorrow, April 20, to celebrate Easter Sunday and Christ’s triumphant victory over evil and death. Worship will begin at 9:30 AM and be followed by an Easter Brunch with eggs, juice, and breads.

Come join us this Sunday, April 13, for Palm Sunday, when we commemorate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem with crowds greeting him with shouts of "Hosanna!" We meet for worship at 9:30 AM at 123 S. 51st Street.

Philly clergy build an altar outside of ICE headquarters, demanding return of church protection from immigration arrests The demonstration was held Thursday, the day before a federal court will decide whether to restore an ICE policy that barred enforcement at houses of worship.

“ICE is trying to take away every safe space,” the Rev. Jonny Rashid, son of Egyptian immigrants and pastor of the West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship, told the crowd. “People who used to rely on the U.S. for protection are now living in fear.” @jonnyrashid.bsky.social

It was a beautiful gathering this evening with Mennonite Action Philly proclaiming that God’s Love Has No Borders and God loves everyone from Philly to Palestine.

Reminder that our Mennonite Action Philly gathering is happening this Wednesday at 5 PM at Sister Cities Park at 210 N 18th Street. Hope to see you there!

We will meet for the six Mondays of Lent and there will be instructions for those who are new to the practice. Come to one gathering or to all.

Join us Mondays during Lent starting 3/10 at 7 PM in the church building for Lectio Divina. Lectio is a contemplative prayer practice that uses reading scripture, silence, and sharing as a pathway to opening to God’s movement and call in our lives.

Reminder that our Ash Wednesday service is tomorrow evening.

Join us on Wednesday, March 5 at 7 PM at the church building for our Ash Wednesday service. It will be a time to recognize our brokenness and a chance to turn our hearts to God.

“In a time when trans people are under attack, I believe it is our Christian calling to protect and celebrate them. “

From our pastor, @jonnyrashid.bsky.social

With songs and banners, we will demonstrate a Christian faith that opposes our complicity in the violence of deportations and ethnic cleansing. Save the date, and share it with your friends and family!

Mennonite Action Philly -- God's Love Knows No Borders Join us to publicly proclaim that all God's people, from Philly to Palestine, deserve to live in safety. On Wednesday, March 26 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., we will gather at Penn's Landing (exact location TB...

Join us to publicly proclaim that all God's people, from Philly to Palestine, deserve to live in safety. On Wednesday, March 26 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., we will gather at Penn's Landing (exact location TBD), the site of the first Mennonites arrival in Philly. [Register here]