Registration OPEN for Virtual Annual Gathering, 2021

Register for Annual Gathering, September 17-19, 2021

Registration is OPEN for Annual Gathering, September 17-19, 2021. Annual Gathering is completely virtual this year, with all sessions happening over Zoom.

Annual Gathering is by donation for currently active members of MHF who have contributed in the 2020-2021 fiscal year. We want to make our gathering as accessible as possible!

Register Here for Annual Gathering: September 17-19, 2021 

 

Schedule for Annual Gathering is Below:

 

Preliminary Schedule:

September 17th 12 EST Lunch Break Workshop

“Sitting with suffering: keeping hold of your faith while working in a violent world”

September 17th 1pm EST Opening & Prayer Together

“Praying for Ourselves, Our Patients, Our World”

September 17th 7 pm EST Plenary

“The five life standards for the healing professions: caring more with less”

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September 18th 9am -11 am EST STAR TRAINING

“Introduction to Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience for Cultural Competence, Racial Healing and Equity (Intro to STAR)”

September 18th 11 am EST Coffee Chat & Networking

September 18th 3pm EST Affinity Group Meetings

Chaplains, Nurses, Physicians, Others

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September 19th 9 am EST Coffee Hour

“Ethics for Breakfast”: Discernment Around Real-Life Ethical Issues from an Anabaptist Perspective

September 19th 2pm EST Sunday Plenary 

Sharing our Stories of Courage and Creativity during the Pandemic: What Will We Bring With Us?

September 19th 5pm EST Closing Session

Prayer + Networking Coffee Hour

 

NOTE: We will not hold Sunday Morning worship, but will strive to make each event we hold worshipfull. We encourage you to worship with your own Congregation, while bringing a special message and prayers requests from MHF to your home church.

The highlight for the weekend will be Saturday Morning when MHF will host, thanks to a generous grant from Mennonite Health Services, a 2-hour training directly geared towards health professionals.

SUGGESTED DONATION is $80 for MHF Members, or $30 for Saturday’s Session only. Leadership Circle members may attend with no donation – thank you for your generosity and service to MHF. MHF Members and Guests from Low-Middle Income Countries are invited to join us for Annual Gathering with a suggested donation of $10. 

If you would like to check your membership status please e-mail cate@mennohealth.org. If you would like to renew your membership, you can do so Here.

 

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