Homecoming and Fall Festival
Alumni Culinary and Literary Experience
Saturday, November 20, 2010
- 1:00 p.m. Food Samplings
- 1:30 p.m. Speakers
Every year LMS has a theme for our Fall Festival. This year's theme is Alumni Literary and Culinary Adventures. To highlight some of the strengths of LMS education, we are inviting three alumni authors to share their books and international experiences. We will also showcase various cultures represented at LMS through ethnic foods from those cultures.
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John Ruth, 1948, Harleysville, PA, was ordained as a Franconia Mennonite Conference minister at age 20 and served as associate pastor of Salford Mennonite Church 1972–1993. Today he serves as a commentator for Tourmagination’s historical tours in Europe. He graduated from Eastern University and received his doctorate from Harvard University. His books include Conrad Grebel, Son of Zurich (1975); A Quiet and Peaceable Life (1985); The Earth is the Lord’s: A Narrative History of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference (2001); and Forgiveness: A Legacy of the West Nickle Mines Amish School (2007). He has produced over 30 films and videos. |
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Patricia Lehman McFarlane, 1970, Goshen IN., teaches communication at Goshen College. Her presentation will include monologues from her play, Heavenly Voices, which tells stories of Mennonite women of color around the United States. The play, impacted by experiences in her interracial/intercultural family, is part of her research for her Ph.D. She received English degrees from Eastern Mennonite University and Georgetown University. McFarlane is a former LMS teacher and also taught at Franklin & Marshall College, Millersville University, California State University San Bernardino, and University of Redlands. |
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Peter Dula, 1988, Harrisonburg, VA, is assistant professor of religion and culture at Eastern Mennonite University. Before coming to EMU in 2006, he was the Iraq program coordinator for Mennonite Central Committee. He has taught at Lancaster Mennonite High School and at the Meserete Kristos College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he was a Fulbright Scholar in 2001-02. He is the author of Cavell, Companionship and Christian Theology. |
Titled “Alumni Literary and Culinary Adventures,” the afternoon events include three alumni authors discussing their writings and international experiences (1:30–3:30 p.m. in the High Fine Arts Center) in this order:
- John Ruth
- Patricia Lehman McFarlane
- Peter Dula
Immediately following, the authors will sign and sell their publications in the Gathering Area. The book signing is open to other alumni authors as well. If interested, call Matt Weaver at (717) 299-0436, ext. 706.
From 1–3:30 p.m., LMS teachers, students and parents will serve South Korean, Chinese, Haitian and Hispanic food samples in the Rutt Academic Center atrium. A $5.00 ticket ($2.00 for ages 3-12) covers the author talks and food.