Bulletin for October 16, 2011

WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH

Prelude

Gathering

Welcome

Songs of Worship

                                                GOD ADDRESSES US

Children’s Time

Scripture                                1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Message                                                “Being a 1 Thessalonians Church”                                  

Song of Response

GOD HEARS US

Sharing

Pastoral Prayer

Offering

GOD SENDS US

Benediction

Sending Song      

                               

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Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                    2:30 PM

                Martha Hernandez, pastor

ABIDING My help comes from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.  He will not suffer your foot to be moved: he that keeps you will not slumber.                                                                                                                 Psalm 121:2-3 These are verses I’ve known since I was a boy.  This psalm and several others help me during times of troubles or doubts.            -Wes Widmer

Worship Leaders:

Prelude:  Susan See

Worship Leader:  Roger Roth

Children’s Time:  Mary Lou Farmer

Song Leader:  Carol Detweiler

Meditation:  Amanda Beachy

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):  Sandy Buhrow

Adult Bible Study:  (end classroom of Fellowship Hall):  Barb Ramsey

Preschool – 2-5 years (middle classroom in Fellowship Hall):  Becky Widmer 

Grades 3-6 (classroom off kitchen):  Karen Bates

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)                             Amanda Beachy:319.325.4522

       319.931.2579 (cell)                                         (cell)

                                       grant.edie at gmail.com                             abeach25 at gmail.com

Elders: Francis Litwiller 656.3426 Becky Widmer 653.4714 Myron Graber 653.1674

Church Secretary:  Martha Graber 653.6393    Church Office Phone: 653.6041 

Church Office e-mail:  wash.mennonite at juno.com

Each week we would like one person to list their favorite Bible scripture and how these verses are encouraging them in their walk with God.  Each week Amanda and Grant will be asking someone for their response.  The congregation’s response is to pray for that person during the week.  As our abiding in the Word person this week, keep Joanne Roth in your prayers.

Offering for 10/9/11:  $1525.50 (regular)

Happy Birthday to:  Monte Asbury (10/16), Harmon Martin (10/18), Shannon Slagel (10/21)

The women from the “Thinkers” group are meeting together once a week to pray especially for Tina Watson Wiklund and would like to invite anyone else to join us at 1:00 PM on Friday, October 21^st at the church.

Fundraising lunch for Iglesia Centro Cristiano (Hispanic church plant in Washington) will be at noon, Sunday, October 16 at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church.  Pastor Martha Hernandez, along with others from the church, will be serving the meal.  It is a free-will donation and all proceeds over cost will go to fund the ministries of this church.

TODAY:  Dessert Theatre meeting at the church, 5:00 PM

THIS WEEK: 

Oct. 18:  Elder’s meeting at the church, 7:00 PM

Oct. 19:  Mennonite Women all day meeting at the church

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Nov. 3:  Mennonite Women’s Banquet at First Mennonite

Dec. 1, 2, 3:  Dessert Theatre performances at Washington Mennonite Church

In order to allow more access to your representative, Everence has partnered with Wayland Mennonite Church to create an outreach location at the church.  On the third Tuesday of every month, this month will be October 18, Justin Brokaw will be available from 10 AM to 2 PM at Wayland Mennonite Church.  He will also be available by appointment during the remainder of the day.  They will be available to help with questions on current accounts, help in reviewing your Part D plan, budgeting and retirement savings assistance, as well as health, life, and long term care insurance needs.  Our desire at Everence is to help you follow God’s will for your life in managing what God has given.  Give us a call at 877.656.4242.

The Optimist Club of Washington will sponsor the Blood Drive for the

 Washington community on Thursday, October 20 at the United Presbyterian Church.  Blood donations will be accepted from 1:30 to 6:30 PM.

The MDS Region III annual meeting will be held on October 21 and 22 in Kalispell, Montana.  If you would like a registration form, call John Schrock at 646.2260.

Students at IMS are available for hire on Friday, October 28, with all wages earned supporting the school’s Student Aid program.  To hire one or more students for the day, please contact Mary Lou Gingerich in the school office:  656.2073 or 683.2586.  Thank you for your support of this program.

Crooked Creek Christian Camp is holding a woodcutting day beginning at 8:00AM, Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the camp.  We’ll be cutting mostly walnut.  Call the camp at 319-653-3611 by October 25 to let them know you are coming and for logistical details.

Iowa Mennonite School’s National Honor Society is organizing a blood drive through the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, on Monday, October 31, from 7:30-11:30 AM.  The drive will take place in the school gym.  Members of NHS are soliciting donors; interested persons may also contact the school to schedule a time.

Live Inspired: Finding a creative space at the intersection of faith, art, and the church.  Women are invited to the annual Mennonite Women’s Banquet, held this year at First Mennonite Church in Iowa City on Thursday evening, November 3^rd at 6:30 PM.  Mingle and munch in a gallery-style atmosphere and join us in celebrating this gathering of imaginative souls and the art these women create!  Featured artists are:  Emma Yoder (harp), Martha Yoder (printmaking/mixed media), Erica Yoder (paper creations), Samantha Bender (photography).  Food artists are: Sherri Miller Thompson, Twila Beachy, Simone Delaty, Regina Miller, Anna Geyer.  Cost is $10/person.  Please RSVP to Cathy Ropp.  Registration forms are in mailboxes.

Tickets are on sale now for IMS’s production of Mark Twain’s timeless classic, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, featuring a cast of nearly 50 students and directed by Mary Forney and Karenza Yoder.  The musical will take place November 4 and 5 on the stage of Celebration Hall.  Tickets are available by calling the school office (656.2073), for $10 (adults) and $8 (students).

Benefit grilled turkey supper fundraiser for Mrs. Leslie Miller’s hospital bills.  Friday, November 4^th at Fairview Mennonite Church from 4:30 to 8:00 on a donation basis.  If you have any questions or want to help out in any way, contact Janet Schrock at 679-2592 or 530-6365.

Get your feather or foam pillows cleaned, sanitized, deodorized & NEW TICKING on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 from 8:30AM to 4:00PM at Kalona Mennonite Church (902 6^th St).  Sponsored by the Kalona Mennonite WMSC.

SAVE THE DATE!  ‘Tis the season to drink tea!  On Saturday, December 3, Crooked Creek Christian Camp invites you to join us for our annual “Come to the Table” event.  This year we will be throwing a tea party just for you.  We will share conversation over tea (or coffee), talk about how to throw a tea party and make some goodies that you can give away as gifts during the holidays.  This is a great event for women of all ages to come and pause, relax, reflect and renew during the Holiday season.  Make it a special event by bringing your daughter, mother, granddaughter, niece, cousin or friend!

Crooked Creek Christian Camp offers “close to home” volunteer opportunity!  Assistants are needed to help with laundry at the Retreat Lodge throughout the winter.  Call Mary Lou Farmer at the camp at 653.3611 if you can give a few hours to help the camping ministry.  Thank you.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the ministries of Central Plains Mennonite Conference.  We are grateful for each one’s participation in the work of God through CPMC.  Monica Clem, CPMC Office Manager

Swan Lake Christian Camp invites young adults post high school to age 26 out for our first ever Young Adult Retreat December 18-20.  Adam Sieff will be our speaker.  His specialty is using hip-hop to tell God’s story and our relationship with God.  Registration deadline is December 5.  Email Renee Neufeld at programdirector at myslcc.com for more information.

Ecuador Partners are tentatively planning for two teams to visit Ecuador this winter.  If you are interested in participating in a Fellowship and Service Team, which would likely involve construction on a church building or school and visiting the churches in Ecuador, contact Doyle Roth at doyleroth@hotmail.com or 402-641-0266.  If you are interested in participating in a Fellowship and Learning Team, which would involve participating in the Peace Workshops, assisting at the Refugee Center, and learning about the ministries of the Ecuadorian churches, contact Don Kempf at donaldkempf@windstrea.net  or 402-759-1285.  For more details about these trips, see our web page at www.centralplainscmc.org/Ministries/Outreach_Serivce/Ecuador.

Conference Announcement: Doyle Roth and Don Kempf are each planning a learning trip to Ecuador for next spring.  One will be a service and learning group, the other a fellowship and learning group.  Please pray for Doyle and Don as these plans develop, as well as for our Ecuador partners as they plan to host the groups.

Congratulations to Kareem and Katherine Lehman on the birth of their daughter, Aspen Faye Lehman, on October 11, 2011.