Bulletin for January 9, 2011

WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH





January 9, 2011

9:30 AM

GOD GATHERS US

Prelude

Sharing

Call to Worship

Songs of Worship

GOD RECEIVES OUR GIFTS

Offering & Offertory

GOD ADDRESSES US

Children’s Time

Children dismissed to nursery

NT Readings Acts 10:34-43

Message: “Witness”

GOD HEARS US

Pastoral Prayer

Benediction

GOD SENDS US

Sending Song





WORSHIP LEADERS

Prelude & Offertory: Martha Graber

Worship Leader: Dick See

Song Leader: Mary Lou Farmer

Children’s Time/Sermon: Diane Zaerr Brenneman

Pastoral Prayer: Grant Nebel



We welcome all to this place for the worship of God and for Christian fellowship. Let us worship God in spirit and in truth, reaching out to one another in Christ’s love. We welcome our guests and visitors and hope you will join us again soon.



Nursery Attendant today: Becky Widmer

Nursery Attendant next Sunday: Karen Bates



Offering for 1/2/11: $2316.62 (regular), $100 (HACAP), $1.45 (SS)



EDUCATION LEADERS

Adult Sermon Extension (Sanctuary): Roger Farmer

Adult Bible Study: (end classroom of Fellowship Hall): Gay Widmer

Preschool (middle classroom in Fellowship Hall): Gloria Widmer

Grades K-2 (corner classroom of Fellowship Hall): Karen Bates

Grades 3-5 (classroom off kitchen): Becky Widmer

Youth grades 6-12 (upstairs): Grant Nebel





VISION STATEMENT: As followers of Jesus Christ, we are a community of faith

empowered by the Holy Spirit, seeking to love God with all our heart, mind, soul,

and strength, and to love others as our self.



Ministers: All of God’s People

Pastors: Grant Nebel: 256.7252 (home)

319.931.2579 (cell)

grant.edieatgmail.com

Elders: Francis Litwiller 656.3426, Gay Widmer 653.3423, Becky Widmer 653.4714

Church Secretary: Martha Graber 653.6393 Church Office Phone: 653.6041

Church Office e-mail: wash.mennoniteatjuno.com



Happy Birthday to: Sandy Buhrow (today), Stan Skinner (1/10), Jacob Garrett &

Hayden Hemsath (1/11), Trevor Leyden (1/13)



Sunday morning prayer time at WMC – Come to church at 8:50 AM each Sunday morning for a time of prayer for any concerns you may have. Everyone is welcome.



Thanks to all who contributed to the van purchase for the Ashland Christian Fellowship in Ashland, MT. We reached our goal of $1500.



Grant & Edie will be going to Indiana on Thursday to be with family. They are returning Sunday evening. Contact the elders, Gay Widmer, Becky Widmer, or Francis Litwiller, if a need arises.



Washington Mennonite Church will provide a brief worship service this afternoon, at McCreedy Home and Washington Care Center. Grant Nebel and the Outreach and Service Ministry will lead the service at McCreedy Home at 1:45 PM and at Washington Care Center at 2:30 PM. If you would like to participate in these worship services in the future, please contact a member of the Outreach and Service Ministry (Tim Widmer, Mike Bates, Carol Detweiler, Roger Farmer, or Grant Nebel).



Susan See is traveling to Cambodia to visit the White Lotus ministry, which reaches out to abused girls. For those who are interested, information about the White Lotus project has been posted on the Outreach and Service bulletin board.



Knotting Comforters: An all-church knotting party will be held at the church on Wednesday evening, January 26, starting at 6 PM. The sewing group works hard for the MCC Sale and other causes. Let’s support them with a time of work and fellowship. Bring a can of soup, (nothing weird), to mix with others and we’ll have soup and relish for supper. Everyone welcome.



Preaching schedule for January—

• January 16: Jane Yoder Short

• January 23: Josh Lundberg

• January 30: Grant Nebel, Our Father who art in heaven





ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS



THIS WEEK:

Wed.: Elder’s meeting at church, 7 PM



The MCC meat canning committee thanks each one who made monetary contributions for purchasing turkey meat this year. Also thank you to each one for volunteering your time on canning day to help make it a huge success. It was wonderful to see everyone working together and enjoying the fellowship. We canned approximately 9,000 cans of turkey chunks which MCC will distribute to hungry people throughout the world. Thanks so much and we look forward to seeing you again next year.



Does the cold weather have you stuck inside, climbing the walls with cabin fever? Crooked Creek Christian Camp invites you to join us on today, January 9 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM for Climbing Club and climb our walls! All those ages 16 and older are welcome; cost is $10 per person. Whether you’ve been to Climbing Club every month or are interested in trying it for the first time, we’ve got a place for you. Call 653.3611 and leave a message to save your spot.



Crooked Creek Christian Camp fans large and small: It’s time to start planning to save coins for the annual January Coins for Camp project. Your Camp Representative has the annual Coins for Camp Calendars to help you have fun collecting money for the games, toys, and other supplies needed during the camper season. Older “campers”, you can also join the fun! Remember, the church that raises the most money per elementary school aged child wins a pool or activity center party!! If you have questions, contact your Camp Rep (Jon Widmer) or the camp at 653.3611.



To learn about the Oakdale Community Choir, a choir comprised of outside volunteers and prisoners at the Iowa Medical Classification Center, Oakdale, you are cordially invited to attend the Thursday night panel presentation at 7 PM on Thursday, January 13, at the Iowa City Public Library, on the UI-Oakdale Prison Partnership Program: “May You Walk in Beauty: Connecting Communities through Choral Singing at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center.” This event is part of the University of Iowa Graduate Institute for Public Engagement, sponsored by the University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and the Graduate College. The students in the institute will focus on how publicly engaged teaching, research and creative work can advance their careers while addressing community needs. The panel will include Assistant Professor Mary Cohen (founder and director of the Oakdale Community Choir), associate Professor Mary Trachsel (founder and instructor of the IMCC Writer’s Workshop), music education graduate student Catherine Wilson, some family members of incarcerated choir members, and hopefully a former prisoner choir member. All are invited to attend. Contact Mary Cohen (mary-cohenatuiowa.edu) for more details.





Junior High WinterFest is just around the corner, are you signed up? Crooked Creek Christian Camp invites all those in grades 6 – 8 to join us at WinterFest on January 14 -16, 2011. Diane Zaerr Brenneman will be the speaker for the weekend and the IMS Praise Band will be rockin’ out during the worship times. Tell your parents, tell your sponsors, tell your friends, tell everyone you want to come to WinterFest! Early registration discount ends December 31, so sign up today. Contact the Camp (ccccampatiowatelecom.net or call 653/3611) for more information.



The Pittsburgh 2011 Web site www.mennoniteusa.org/convention has been launched and contains the many details you’ll need to start planning your participation in this year’s Mennonite Church USA convention. See the first of many promo videos and find out why we are so excited about this year’s location! Please bookmark it, forward the link to others and check back often. (We are looking for more convention stories for our Testimonials section, so please go to the “Why Come?” tab and tell us how conventions have inspired you.)



John & Loretta Kauffman have lived in this community and attended church at East Union for many years. About 18 months ago, John suffered from a stroke that now requires ongoing medical care and specialized expenses such as a wheelchair-accessible vehicle, mechanical lift, and hiring extra help. To help the family with expenses, a benefit brunch will be held on Saturday, February 19 from 8:00 – 11:00 AM at Iowa Mennonite School. There will also be a silent auction ending at 10:45 AM, live auction from 11:00 AM – Noon, bake sale and entertainment by The Great Bluegrass Herons. Donations, auction items and volunteers are welcome, and greatly appreciated. Please contact Phil & Judy Yoder (358.9648; pgyoderatgmail.com) or Marv & Grace Rempel (683.2681; marvgracerempelat netins.net) if you would like to volunteer or make a donation.



Mennonite Mission prayer request: Mennonite Mission Network’s executive director, Stanley Green, and other church leaders of color are gathering in Tampa, FL, today through Wednesday to evaluate Mennonite Church USA’s movement toward becoming an anti-racist church. Pray that the decisions made during this gathering, “Hope for the Future,” will guide our church into a truer modeling of Christ’s body.