ANNOUNCEMENTS

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SPRING 2026  Semester

The Spring 2026 semester began on Monday 9 March.

The enrollment form is available for download on the Enrollment page of this website.

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SPRING 2026  Program

There has been a program change affecting Tuesday 17 March (Week 2) and
—-Thursday 2 April (Week 4).

The revised Spring 2026 schedule and program brochure are available for viewing
—-or download on the Schedule page of this website.

NOTE:  Mondays & Wednesdays are zoom lectures (at 9:00 AM, shown in blue in the schedule).
Tuesdays & Thursdays are in-person lectures (9:00 and 10:30 AM) at the Menno Haven Life Center
—-located at 300 Ridgeview, Chambersburg, PA 17201

This semester, we will use one link for ALL Zoom lectures; it was sent by email in the
—-semester bulletin in late-February.  We will not send bulletins each week.

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Message from the Program Committee

We hope you enjoy the IRP lectures.

We need your feedback:
Would you like to see more lectures on specific subjects, or from particular speakers?
Are there other topics you’d enjoy?
Are there topics or speakers that don’t appeal to you?
Are you interested in giving a presentation or do you know of someone who would be
— willing to speak on a volunteer basis?
Are you interested in joining the Program Committee to help recruit speakers?

This is your IRP and we hope you’ll take this opportunity to help shape the offerings for
— future semesters.  Please consider the questions above and provide feedback to
— the IRP Program Committee at  IRPprogramcommittee@gmail.com

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LINKS For Zoom Lectures

We plan to use the same link for ALL zoom lectures for the entire semester.

The link for zoom lectures was distributed in the semester bulletin in late-February.

Enrollment is not required to view IRP zoom lectures.

To join the IRP Zoom-Guest email list, contact Marie Fitzgerald,  fitzgerm25@comcast.net
Please include your city or town of residence and your email address, at least
—-48 hours prior to any lecture you want to observe.

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FALL 2025  Semester

The Fall 2025 semester ended on 16 October.

During the Fall semester we have averaged 34 participants per zoom lecture
—-and 60 attendees per in-person lecture.

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IRP References

Current documents available for viewing or download on the Reference page of this website.

—Reference 1:  No reference document at this time.

—Reference 2:  No reference document at this time.

—Reference 3:  No reference document at this time.

—Reference 4:  No reference document at this time.

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IRP EMAILS

Any computer capable of receiving and downloading IRP attachments
should be able to download IRP documents from this website.

In previous years, we experienced IRP messages sent to multiple addressees with attachments being blocked by some email servers, and some other recipients’ computers putting these messages into SPAM or JUNK-Mail folders.

If you are on the IRP email list and you do not receive expected IRP emails, please check your spam or junk-mail folder.

Thanks for your cooperation.

NOTE:  Most members’ computers will not print from email attachments.  For almost all members, it will print correctly if the attachment is first downloaded to the computer (Documents or My Documents folder), then opened from within the Documents folder and printed from the computer without the interference of the email program.
This is also true when printing documents from this website;
it’s usually better to download them first.

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FACEMASKS For In-Person Lectures

The IRP has agreed to follow Menno Haven policies for all in-person lectures at the Life Center.

If Menno Haven requires wearing a mask, we must comply or not attend;  they could do this on any lecture day with little or no advanced notice.  For this reason, we recommend that you always have a face mask with you, even if you choose not to wear it while it is optional.

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LOST ITEMS:

To turn in any found personal property, or
—to claim any lost property, please contact:
—John Ricca, 717-352-8996.

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LECTURE CANCELLATIONS:

IRP sessions will not meet if Chambersburg schools are closed or delayed due to bad weather or other emergencies.

See the Chambersburg Area School District website for updates:  www.casdonline.org

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PRIVACY:

The IRP does NOT sell or share personal information (address, phone number, email, etc. of members or volunteer speakers) with other persons or organizations.
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NOTE:

Members may bring drinks into the Life Center Auditorium.

Please do NOT bring food into the Life Center Auditorium.

 

Complaints??   Suggestions??
—– Please contact  Kathy Worthington:  kworthing@aol.com.

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