This has created some close economic ties to the outside community. For example, physical and social distancing is difficult.
In Alberta, gatherings larger than 15 people are prohibited right now. That number is 10 in Manitoba and five in Ontario. It's as low as two in Quebec. However, in Hutterite colonies, every meal is prepared and eaten communally in one large dining room. The entire community also attends church services, weddings and funerals. Despite a suspicion of technology and social media, some community leaders are starting to use video conferencing applications such as Zoom and Skype to conduct worship services.
Many Hutterites are following the news and are aware of the pandemic globally and closer to home. The Hutterian Safety Council has also set up a task force to keep community leaders informed by sending out regular bulletins with the latest information and recommendations. It represents Hutterite communities a total of 38, people in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.
The HSC gathers information about public health orders and gives recommendations on how to incorporate that into local community life. But just as there's a diversity of opinion and willingness to comply in wider society, some community members are unnerved by the orders. Truckers follow strict protocols when picking up farm produce, and so on. They limit trips to twice a week for prescription pick-up and all packages are sanitized.
Waldner applauded the steward for the safety measures the community was taking, but cautioned him to follow all public health orders about group sizes. He then gave some specific advice: Prepare food in the community kitchen, but have families pick it up and eat it at home, rather than in the communal dining room.
The groups believing on conservative thoughts amongst the Mennonites have their own schools as well as their staff for teaching and their own syllabuses as well.
Most of the times, this teaching staff is women who are young and not married. Hutterites have got their schools in the form of a house in the colony where they live. The schools in Hutterites colonies are responsible for providing the minimum amount of education according to the laws of State or Province. Unlike Mennonites, the Hutterites indulge teachers in their schools from outside.
These teachers are selected after making sure that they would be able to teach basic subjects as well as English. Very interesting. Your email address will not be published. Comments Very interesting. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. First is the idea that at its essence Christianity is about discipleship and a willingness to follow Christ at any cost.
Second is the common idea that nonresistance or pacifism is the answer to conflict, and most Amish and Mennonites refuse service in the military. Instead, during times when the draft was in use, they served as conscientious objectors and gave to the world in meaningful ways without the use of force. These two ideas are the common binding factors in Anabaptism regardless of whether one is Amish or Mennonite.
How then can a visitor tell whether the person they meet is Amish or Mennonite? A helpful way to think about this is that all Amish have eschewed the ownership of automobiles as their primary form of locomotion. The Amish have retained the practice of some form of horse-drawn vehicle. This is not meant to be quaint.
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