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Written exclusively for C.A.L.L., we have a report from Maple Ridge Community in New York.

Maple Ridge Community is a commune of Apart from our factory producing play
about 350 souls, from babies to 90 year- equipment for Kindergartens, we have
olds. We currently run a high school for acquired a fairly large orchard for apples,
our neighbors and peaches, apricots,
next door strawberries etc - a
commune, wonderful addition
Woodcrest, for to our "kibbutz".
the 9th & 10th
grades after Our communal
which the movement, known as
students go on to Church Communities
the local public International
high school, which (formerly
of course is a big Bruderhof) has
cultural change, several small
but our students outposts including a
are well accepted despite new one in Paraguay.
coming from a very Interactive worship experience at the Paraguay was the only
Maple Ridge Bruderhof community with
different cultural the New York Staff Band, and the country which would give
background without Bruderhof Organ and Strings. our movement refuge
computer or internet use during the last World War
by our students. (See and we had some four communes there for
http://www.plough.com/articles/education 20 years before closing down and moving
/technology.html for an article about our to Europe and USA, so there are very
computer use). Our high school produces a strong historical connections for us and we
free quarterly magazine which is are very happy to renew those with a new
handwritten with usually controversial small commune in Asuncion.
articles of their opinions titled "B-Hive".
Write us for a sample issue or Our main longing is to promote
subscription. brotherhood and peace in the world and to
that end reach out to our neighbors as
much as we can. Among other things we
hold regular festivals and invite neighbors,
as well as a weekly mealtime for all who
wish to attend. 7 of us look forward to
attending the ICSA conference at the end
of June in Emek Yezreel College at which
one of our members will give a talk entitled
"Only Example Can Do It: Common Sources
of Renewal Shared by the Kibbutz and the
Bruderhof". See you all there.

"This land is your land, this land is my land...." The Shalom and best wishes
talented children from the Maple Ridge Bruderhof
sing American folk songs Martin and Burgel Johnson
Maple Ridge Community, NY

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