August 12, 2012
Our Church
Happy
Birthday to: Vicki Wulf (8/12), Jon Litwiller (8/12)
Happy
Anniversary to: Matt & Kelly Wood (8/14), Grant & Edie Nebel (8/18)
Offering
for 8/5/12: $2685 (regular), $150
(HACAP), $400 (Van Fund), $100
(Hispanic Roof)
Grant and Edie went to
Ohio Saturday
morning to meet family. They will be
returning tonight. This week they will
be gone from Friday through Tuesday, Aug 17-21, to visit family in Arizona.
Please
take time to update your address, birthday, phone number, and email for this
year’s church directory on the table
in the hallway. Use the red pens to make
corrections, initial if nothing has changed, or add your information if you
weren’t in the last directory. Amanda
and Grant would also like a list of everyone’s cell phone numbers. If you would prefer your cell number not to
be in the directory, make a note of that and it will be added only to the
pastors’ list.
August 31 is the end of
the church fiscal year. Please submit all invoices
to Mary Lou Farmer, Treasurer, before August 20, 2012. She will thank you!
Fall business meeting is
set for Wednesday, Sept 19th.
Please have annual reports to Andrea Nussbaum by Sept 2nd.
Barn Dance with Marion and
Marlene…On
Sunday evening, Aug 19th, at 5pm, the Leichtys have invited us to
party at their barn East of Noble (2770 Henry Washington Rd). We will have an evening of games, eats, and
old fashioned fellowship. Bring your
lawn chair and some finger foods to share.
We will provide plates, napkins, and lemonade. Bring family…invite some friends!
There
will be a Church-Wide Work Day on
Saturday, August 25th.
Members of Centro
Cristiano will
be hosting WMC for a fundraiser lunch to support IBA (Instituto Bíblico
Anabautista), a course providing biblical-theological Anabaptist training for
Spanish speakers, August 26th
at noon.
In
May, the church council approved purchasing a wheelchair van for church transportation needs. Upfront cost of the van, licensing, tax, and
insurance totaled $1823. Please place
your generous donation marked “van” in the offering to help provide this ministry
to our church members. Or give a check
directly to Mary Lou Farmer prior to the end of August. Thank you!
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
CCCC’s annual canoe trip down the Skunk River is just around the corner! It is scheduled for Saturday, August 25th. Call the camp now at 319.653.3611 for more
information and to reserve your place.
CCCC has firewood for sale. During the month of
August the cost is just $60 per pickup load so stock up now for this
winter! Call the camp at 319.653.3611 to
arrange a time to get your wood.
CCCC invites you to join Dave Boshart and Chris Grier on Saturday, Sep 8th from 8:30am-3:30pm
for a day of reflection, introspection, learning, and activities that enhance
body, mind, and soul. What does the
Bible say about health, our bodies, and the food we eat? In this one-day intensive workshop, Dave
Boshart, a Conference Minister and missional theologian, and Chris Grier, a
Wellness Chiropractor with an emphasis on human potential and performance, will
dive deep into the Biblical and cultural narrative of Body, Food, & Health.
Participants will gain understanding of what Biblical teachings exist
and how they can influence behavior today along with the forces at play in
modern culture that have led to an epidemic of poor health. Participants will also have the opportunity
to identify their individual needs for enhancing well-being and connectedness
in their lives. Registration fee is $30
and you can call the camp to register today at 319.653.3611.
Mennonite Agencies
Aug 24th Open House and
Appreciation event at the Everence office at 301 5th St
in Kalona. See the bulletin board for
more details.
Conference Ministers David and Shana Boshart
invite adult teachers and Sunday School superintendents to a free 90-minute webinar, Teaching for
Transformation. We will talk about how to teach from the Bible in a way
that engages both mind and heart and that sparks transformation into the
likeness of Jesus. Attend this webinar from your own home computer or together
with others from your congregation around one computer. It will be offered
twice: at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, and again on Thursday, August 30. Registration is
limited; register by August 22 by emailing Monica Clem at office at centralplainsmc.org.
Central Plains Women’s Retreat, “Singing God’s Song in a Foreign Land,” will be at
Swan Lake Christian Camp in Viborg, South Dakota on September 22-23. For more information see the registration
forms and poster in the foyer.
It's School Kit time again! School Kits are MCC's most requested item and we are
collecting them now! For a full list of items go to mcc.org/kits/school.
If you have questions, please call our office at 316.283.2720.
Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: Praise God
for David Shenk’s decision to extend his term of service in Ecuador for another
year through MMN and Virginia Mennonite Missions. Pray that God would bless the Columbian
refugee families through David’s frightfulness as he ministers alongside
members of the Quito Mennonite Church in small business generation, legal aid,
and other services.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for
Central Plains Christian Formation Committee as they meet tomorrow and Tuesday
to plan for the coming year.
Mennonite Education Agency Prayer Request: Pray for new
faculty at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary – Jamie Pitts, Rachel Miller
Jacobs and Andy Brubacher Kaethler – and at Eastern Mennonite Seminary – David
Evans – as they transition to their new roles.
Ask God to bless their relationships with students and guide them as
they prepare leaders for God’s mission.
Washington Area
Next Sunday there will be an Enchilada Dinner held in the Lower Deer Creek Fellowship Hall by students of IBA (translated Anabaptist Bible Institute) following the morning worship service. This is a fundraiser for their required trip to Alabama to study with the other students across the United
States. These are students from our eastern Iowa Hispanic congregations. Please consider sharing a meal with these students and their mission.
On
September 15, 2012 Jason Boller
Construction from Kalona and area Mennonite Churches will work together to put
a new roof on the house of one of the Iglesia Centro Cristiano members. The roofing project will
also include volunteer labor. The family will contribute
funds to the roofing project but area Mennonite Churches are being asked to
raise $4,000 by September 1, 2012. Please label your
contribution to this project as “Roofing Project” and either give to Mary Lou
Farmer or put in a labeled envelope and place in the regular offering basket on
Sunday morning.
The Sugar Creek Mennonite Church’s
MYF is hosting a Back-to-School Baked
Potato Bar fundraiser for Phoenix 2013 at noon on Sunday, Aug 19th
at Sugar Creek. Enjoy baked potatoes
with all the trimmings and Hines Dairy homemade ice cream! Free-will donation.
Lower Deer
Creek Mennonite Church will be
celebrating our 135th anniversary on Sunday, September 9th in a special worship service. As
part of this service, Arlen Hershberger will be coming to direct a choir.
We invite anyone who has ever sung in an LDC choir to be a part of this.
If interested, please call the church office at (319) 656-2076 for details and
rehearsal times.
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University course will be offered at East Union Mennonite
Church starting this fall. The class
will begin on Sunday, Sept 9th and meet for a total of nine Sundays,
ending Nov 4th. The classes
will be held each Sunday from 4-6pm. The
cost is $80 per family unit for the 9 week course kits. If you are interested in attending, please
email Jane Swartzentruber at janer777 at hotmail.com for registration forms
and/or if you have any questions.
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