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email: washingtonmennonitechurch@gmail.com

phone: 319-653-6041

address:

815 Polk Street

Washington, IA 52353

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Bulletin for July 24, 2011


 WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH







GOD GATHERS US
Prelude
Sharing of the Parable
                Children’s Time
Songs of Worship
GOD ADDRESSES US
Scripture Reading
                Luke 10:25-37
                The Good Samaritan
Meditation                            “The Fourth Traveler”
Song of Response
GOD RECEIVES OUR GIFTS
Sharing
                VBS commissioning
Offering & Offertory
Pastoral Prayer
GOD SENDS US
Benediction
Sending Song

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Worship Leaders
Sharing the Parable:  Amy Widmer
Song Leader:  Carol Detweiler
Message/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.

EDUCATION LEADERS
Adult Sermon Extension (Sanctuary):  Roger Farmer
Adult Bible Study:  (end classroom of Fellowship Hall):  Barb Ramsey
Preschool (middle classroom in Fellowship Hall):  Gloria Widmer
Grades K-2 (corner classroom of Fellowship Hall):  Edie Nebel
Grades 3-5 (classroom off kitchen):  Cindy Widmer
Youth grades 6-12 (upstairs):  Grant Nebel

Offering for 7/17/11:  $1639.31 (regular)

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
Pastor:    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

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.

Preaching schedule for summer:
                July 31:  Grant, Pharisee & Tax Collector
                August 7:  Amanda Beachy’s installation service with potluck following
                                   at noon

This summer we are looking at the parables of Jesus as our theme.  The children will be talking about the same parable in their Sunday school class.  Parables were used by Jesus to invite his listeners to think more deeply about living God’s ways for all ages.

This year’s Vacation Bible School will be held July 25-28 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at Crooked Creek Christian Camp.  The theme is Taste and See: God is Good!  Each evening children will hear stories from the Bible that connect food and faith, watch a drama and do activities and games that relate to our theme.  Please remember Bible School in your prayers.

We need 10-12 volunteers at Camp Reece on July 27 to relieve counselors for one hour beginning at 6:15.  It involves helping the campers with craft work.  We also need 10-12 dozen cookies.  Sign up in the foyer if you can help or make cookies.

On August 7 we are having an installation service for Amanda Beachy.  She will begin her ministry at WMC on August 2.  For the noon meal we are having a potluck to welcome Amanda to Washington.

Myron Graber has been affirmed to serve as elder at Washington Mennonite.  We thank Myron for his willingness to serve the church in this way.  Please remember to keep the elders and pastors in your prayers.

There will be a fund raiser for Tina Watson Wiklund on August 13 in Davenport.  A flyer is on the bulletin board in the foyer.

Thank you notes have been received from our visitors from the Ecuador Mennonite Church a few weeks ago and have been posted on the bulletin board.  These visits were very meaningful to Darwin and Mirian Villacis (elders at Quito Mennonite Church), Raul and Ivette Escobar (leaders at Riobamba Mennonite Church), and Josua Montoya, a young person from the Riobamba church.  Be sure to read their expressions of thanks.

THIS WEEK:
Mon. – Thurs.:  VBS at Crooked Creek Christian Camp, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Wed.:  Camp Reece, 6:15 PM

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Aug. 3:  Council meeting

Happy Birthday to:  Jeff Garrett (7/27), Liz Widmer (7/28)
Happy Anniversary to:  Jon & Becky Widmer (today)

Change of location from the Joetown Pleasant Hill Methodist Church to Kalona Mennonite Church.  HONEYTOWN, a high energy bluegrass band based in Kidron, Ohio will perform at Kalona Mennonite Church, Tuesday, July 26, at 7:00 PM.  They were the featured adult worship band at the Mennonite Church USA Convention in Columbus, Ohio in 2009, and part of the coffeehouse entertainment at the Mennonite Convention in Pittsburgh, PA in 2011.  A free will offering will be taken.

The Iowa MCC Sale Board would like you to save the date of July 27, 7:00 PM at Kalona Mennonite Church for our annual meeting.  This important meeting sums up the past year’s sale, installs new officers and sets the course for the coming year.  Maynard Knepp from MCC will be our speaker.  There will be refreshments including ice cream.  Everyone is welcome, not just the pastor and your church’s sale rep.  Hope to see many of you there.

Celebrate Harvey H. Miller’s 90th birthday with us at Kalona Mennonite Church.  There will be an open house on Sunday, July 31from 2 to 4 PM.  Cards can be sent to him at 706 C Ave., Apt C2, Kalona, IA 52247.

Pulaski Mennonite Church will celebrate their 150th Anniversary on July 30 and 31, 2011.  If you would like to attend their services, see the poster on the bulletin board for more information

Newly appointed Iowa Mennonite School Volleyball coach Cindy Miller welcomes all girls going into 5th -12th grades to participate in the upcoming camp, August 1-4. The session for those entering grades 10-12 will run from 8:00 -11:00 AM; those entering grades 7-9 will go from 12:00-2:30 PM; and girls entering grades 5-7 will participate from 3:00-5:00 PM.  Camp brochures are available online at www.iowamennonite.org or by contacting Coach Miller at 646.2655.

Crooked Creek Christian Camp’s annual canoe trip is scheduled for Saturday, August 27, 2011.  Mark the date on your calendar and plan to attend with your family and friends.  Call the camp at 319.653.3611 to register.  See you on the river!

Central Plains Mennonite Conference is hosting a Sister Care seminar on September 17-18 at Swan Lake Christian Camp in Viborg, SD.  There is a flier on the bulletin board with information.  Martha Graber has registration forms available.

Mennonite Mission Prayer Request:  On the last Saturday of each month, Quito (Ecuador) Mennonite Church offers peace education workshops to about 50 neighborhood children.  Through theater, songs and crafts, Mennonite Mission Network partners help kids learn about Jesus’ example of peace.  Pray that God’s peace may grow in the lives of each participant.

Mennonite Central Committee is appealing for donations to support its response to the drought and food crisis in East Africa that has left about 11 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.  Please consider a gift to help fund initial efforts in Ethiopia and Kenya to provide supplemental food for at-risk groups, and to support food-for-work projects.  To donate, visit mcc.org or send checks with “East Africa Drought Response” in the memo line to MCC Central States, PO Box 235, North Newton, KS  67117.  We encourage you also to pray for people in the region.

MCC seeks dynamic leaders who enjoy working in a vibrant and unpredictable setting.  If interested send a resume and letter to Becky Ream at rsratmcc.org.  See the poster on the bulletin board for more information.



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