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Many of this year’s formation gatherings will be geared toward exercises in community building and won’t work well on screen. We will share the ones that work well on live stream here.
April
- 1 – Celebrate Easter!
- 5 – God is Good
March
- 1 – Faith Stories – Brian Allen, cross country and track coach, and Lowell Stephens, golf coach
- 4 – Safe Seats – What Are Your Blind Spots?
- 8 – Minute to Win It
- 18 – HMC Mobile – A Mobile Medical Unit – Sara Kelly
- 22 – HC Student Government – Devin Miller and other students
- 25 – Who Am I? Do I Belong? Do I matter? – Nick Ladd, Jennifer Auge, Peter Lehman, Ben Miller and Michael Smalley
- 27 – Good Friday Service (on Wednesday – no classes or formation on Friday)
February
- 2 – The Beloved Community Affect – Leroy Barber
- 5 – The Beloved Community Life – Leroy Barber
- 9 – Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes – a simulation on power and privilege
- 12 – Questions on Love and Relationships – Student Life staff
- 16 – Prepare for Bad Weather – Ben Miller, director of Campus Facilities
- 19 – Depression: What it is and What to do about it – Jose Gloria, campus counselor
- 23 – “Little Shop of Horrors” – Celaine Worden, theatre prof
- 26 – Sports are Serious Fun – formation scattered
January
- 12 – Laying the foundation for Dr. King celebration – Ross Peterson-Veatch, president
- 15 – The legacy of Dr. King – Peter Lehman, history prof
- 19 – Remembering the civil rights movement – students share
- 22 – Radical inclusivity – Mark Charles, Melva Kauffman Lecture Series speaker
- 22 evening – Turtle Island simulation postponed
- 26 – Making Valentine’s cards for prison ministry – led by Kenzie Brister
- 29 – Staying safe – Dee Nelson, SafeHope
December
- 1 – Our best work – Jessica Raharjo, Larry Ruffin and Rylee Weishaupt share from their trip to the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations seminar in New York
- 4 – Christmas with the dance team
- 8 – Where have you seen Jesus?
November
- 3 – Addictions – an alum shares his journey
- 6 – Church Camp Day
- 10 – Q & A about life, God and faith – Michele Hershberger and Nick Ladd, campus pastors
- 13 – The first Thanksgiving – Michele Hershberger, campus pastor; Cheyenne Blaser, sophomore, from Navajo Nation; Ken Rodgers and Florence Schloneger
- 17 – What makes a “real man” – Steve Thomas, director of Mennonite Men
- 20 – Attitude of Gratitude day – stories of gratitude from students, staff and faculty
- 27 – Our best work – a variety of students present their best work of the semester
October
- 2 – Healthy relationships through the lens of forgiveness and accountability part 1 – Whitney Douglas, Title IX coordinator
- 6 – Healthy relationships through the lens of forgiveness and accountability part 2 – Whitney Douglas, Title IX coordinator
- 9 – The importance of play – alumni musicians Herm (Weaver) and Vince (Buckwalter)
- 13 – Traveling courses – details about travel and study opportunities in Japan, Europe and Philadelphia
- 20 – All things engineering – Johann Reimer and engineering students from Hesston and Eastern Mennonite University will lead an interactive time
- 23 – Understanding the conflict in Palestine – Dave Osborne, former HC English prof and director of international admissions and peacebuilder in the Middle East
- 27 – Active prayer
- 30 – Addictions: what they are and what we can do – Jose Gloria, campus pastor
September
- 1 – Safe Seats – group activity
- 4 – Jesus and other faiths – John Murray, director of international admissions, and Michele Hershberger, campus pastor
- 8 – Jesus and other faiths, part 2 – Panel discussion with students, faculty and staff who practice different faiths
- 11 – Suicide prevention – Nick Ladd, campus pastor
- 15 – Suicide prevention – Jose Gloria, campus counselor
- 18 – Formation around the flags – Peace among nations – meet in Bontrager Student Center dining hall with the flags of nations represented by Hesston students
- 22 – Worship service with Jeremy Kempf
- 25 – Being real with the cast of Steel Magnolias – a scene from the play and a conversation with cast members
- 29 – Being real with our mods – a variation of Safe Seats. Come prepared to share part of your story with your mod. Also, piano music by Dick Widmer
August
- 21 – Why Formation? and This Year’s Theme Verse – President Joe Manickam
- 25 – Academic Success – Jennifer Auge, Student Success coordinator
- 28 – Find and Embrace Who You Are – student speakers