April 22, 2012
Our Church
Prayers of
Washington Mennonite
·
Roger Roth
Happy Birthday
to: Myron
Graber (4/24),
Braedan
Garrett (4/25)
Offering
for 4/15/12: $2345 (regular)
Iowa Mennonite School
The IMS theatre
department will present Princess and Bottle of Joy
in the ever-popular Children’s Drama production on April 28 and 29. Thirty-two students, under the direction of
Mary Forney, will entertain children of all ages on the IMS stage. Performances are at 7pm on the 28th
and 2pm on the 29th; admission is by donation, with proceeds
benefiting the theatre department.
Prospective students are especially invited Saturday, and to enjoy
refreshments following the performance.
Crooked Creek Christian Camp
Have you started training? What
better way to get in shape, enjoy the beautiful outdoors and spend time with
friends/family then to participate in the 5K
FUN RUN/WALK hosted by Crooked Creek Christian Camp. We invite you to join
us on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. to help us raise money for our
Campership Fund. Remember to pre-register on the orange brochure by
Wednesday, April 25 to receive a free t-shirt.
Crooked Creek Christian Camp needs a volunteer couple to serve from one to four weeks this summer, June
11-July 6, 2012. Assignments will include helping in the kitchen, cleaning,
doing laundry and other small projects as well as interacting with the campers
by serving as “camp grandparents.” Housing and meals are provided. Contact Mary
Lou Farmer at 319-653-3611 for more information.
Mennonite Agencies
MCC
responds to Middle East Crisis: MCC is appealing for $500,000 and relief kits to assist
partner organizations in the Middle East as they provide humanitarian aid and
build peace at the community level. Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled
violence in their country to seek refuge in neighboring countries. A
significant part of MCC’s response is helping partners in Lebanon expand
efforts that strengthen conflict prevention efforts and disaster preparedness.
Donations should be marked Middle East Crisis and sent to MCC PO Box 235 North
Newton, KS 67117. For more information about assembling relief kits please call
316-283-2720 or visit mcc.org/kits/relief.
Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: DOOR city directors are interviewing and hiring young adults to serve as
summer staff in North American cities.
Pray for discernment for this MMN partner agency in matching people and
communities.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for the Central Plains
Pastors and Spouses Gathering happening next weekend in Nebraska. Pastors David and Janice Yordy Sutter will
present on the topic, “Finding Balance for Effective Ministry.”
Washington Area
Fundraiser
meal and cake auction for Mitch and Heidi
Siemens-Rhodes and family,at East Union Mennonite Church today, April 22nd starting
at noon. Mitch grew up in the Kalona
area and met Heidi at Goshen College. After they were married, they lived in
the area from 2000-2002. During this
time, they actively attended East Union and Mitch worked on the family farm
while Heidi taught English at IMS for a semester. Mitch and Heidi now live in Goshen, Indiana
with their three sons. In late September
of 2011, Heidi was diagnosed with metastasis of melanoma. Heidi is currently on
a vigorous immunotherapy infusion treatment plan. For more detailed
information, go to www.caringbridge.org then enter HeidiSiemensrhodes to visit
her site. The meal and cake auction are
sure to be a fun and lively time! Please join us for lunch today!
The Sharon Bethel Quartet of Kalona will again be hosting the
annual All Quartet Sing on April
29, 2011 at the Fairview Mennonite Church 4 mi. N and 1 Mi. E of Kalona. The
event will begin at 7:00 pm. The Living Water Gospel Quartet from Oskaloosa and
the Headin' Home Quartet from Colfax will be joining The Sharon Bethel Quartet
to again bring you a full evening of Southern Gospel Quartet singing from a
cappella to full track accompaniment. Call 319-656-3016 if you need more
information.
Everyone is invited to hear David Heusinkveld, Executive Director
of Pleasantview Retirement home in Kalona, speak on the past, present and future of Pleasantview at the spring meeting of
the Iowa Mennonite Historical Society. The meeting will be on May 7, at
7:00 pm in the Pleasantview Chapel. Pleasantview has served the elderly of our
community faithfully since 1958. We hope
to see you all there.
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