Bearing Fruit
December 2, 2012
Our Church
Happy Birthday to: Jordan
Garrett (12/8)
Offering for 11/25/12: $1880 (Regular)
Meet here at the church on Dec 16th at 5:30 if you want to go caroling! Bring cookies and fruit to share.
Iowa Mennonite School
IMS’s Music Department will present the annual Christmas Concert at
2:00 pm on Dec 9th. Please come and
enjoy music celebrating the birth of Christ, presented by choral and
instrumental ensembles; all are under the direction of Josh Tyson.
Mennonite Agencies
Celebrate Advent at home with these worship resources: For
families with children at home, download a free worship guide, Flood of
Mercy, at www.centralplainsmc.org. It includes worship ideas,
pondering questions, prayers and activities all suitable for the home.
For adults, subscribe to Advent daily devotions at blog.goshen.edu/devotions.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray
for Shana Peachey Boshart, Conference Minister for Christian Formation, as she
returns from sabbatical.
Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: Nancy Frey and Bruce Yoder of MMN are working
with Mennonites in Burkina Faso to discern how they can best serve the
church. Pray that Bruce and Nancy and
their two children may continue to be blessed by the communities where they
live, work, and go to school, even as God’s blessing flows through them.
Prayers for Faith and Learning: Pray
for the Hesston College Bel Canto Singers presenting some of their repertoire
this morning at Grace Hill Mennonite Church in Whitewater, Kan. May their music be a ministry and blessing to
the congregation.
Washington Area
The Sharon Bethel Quartet will be hosting another All Quartets Evening
at Fairview Mennonite Church on Dec, 9th at 7pm. This will be the Chirstmas Concert and will
include Living Water Gospel Quartet from Oskaloosa and Headin’ Home Quartet
from Colfax. Come and be blessed! Call 319-656-3016 for more details.
Crowded Closet will have late hours the month of December. They will be open until 8 pm on Thursdays.
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