November 18, 2012
Our Church
Happy
Birthday to: Tim Detweiler (11/18),
Jerry Roth (11/23), Shelly Bruegge (11/24)
Happy
Anniversary to: J R & Kenna Roth
(11/24)
Offering for 11/11/12: $1,742 (Regular)
If
you would like to contribute your musical talents to the congregation during the prelude or the
offering of the Sunday morning worship service, please contact Roger
Farmer. If you have relatives or friends
who might like to participate in worship in this way, please notify Roger of
that possibility also.
The
Saturday kitchen served 107 scalloped
potato and ham meals under the supervision of Edie Nebel last Saturday. There was a great volunteer turn out. Washington Mennonite will be in charge again
on January 5th.
Grant
will be in Phoenix welcoming his and
Edie’s new grandson Kyler Bram from Wednesday through Monday.
On Sunday, November 25th there will be
an all-church grocery shower for Caleb
and Heidi Detweiler. We will have a potluck after church to celebrate their
marriage. If you would like to contribute to a grocery gift-card for them,
you may put a check in the offering plate this Sunday and specify Caleb and
Heidi on the memo line.
The
monthly sewing is postponed ‘til Nov 28th.
Iowa Mennonite School
The Compassion Club
is sponsoring and hosting a Talent Show this afternoon from 3:00-4:30 pm in Celebration Hall. The show
will feature various talents and gifts by the IMS student body, with the
donation-only proceeds going to support various projects sponsored by the
club. All are invited to attend.
The Music Boosters of IMS are once again organizing a
fund-raiser at the Pizza Ranch at the Iowa City Sycamore Mall location on Monday, Nov 19th. Come for an evening of pizza and fellowship,
from 5-8 pm. 20% of the evening’s
proceeds will benefit the Booster Club’s support of the school’s music program.
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.
Youth Venture 2013 service locations are now posted! Mennonite Mission Network is looking
for young people ages 14-22 who want to spend 1-3 weeks learning through
service this summer. You could serve with local Christians in Colombia, South
Africa, or Spain or in Alaska, Texas or Florida. Go to
MennoniteMission.net/Serve for more info and click on Youth Venture.
Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide, a documentary produced by Mennonite Media (now MennoMedia), is being
rebroadcast on ABC-TV from November 18 to January 20, 2013 at the discretion of
local stations. The program includes families talking about the devastating
impact of suicide on a family, experts on mental illness, and various
theological perspectives about suicide. A number of Mennonites are included
throughout the documentary and it is hosted by folk singer Judy Collins. More
information on the DVD and book is at www.FierceGoodbye.com. A list of stations airing the
program and a video trailer can be found at www.interfaithbroadcasting.com
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for all
the children learning about God’s way of peace through the Shalom Readers Club.
Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: Ray Epp, a
MMN associate, wrote The Politics of Food
dealing with care for the land and providing healthy food. Pray that those who hunger for truth may be
given new hope through Ray’s thesis and through his ministry with his wife,
Akiko Aratani, at Menno Village in Japan.
Washington Area
The
Washington Community Y is in need of donations for their annual Christmas
Bazaar.
Please look through your closets and if you have something that is just
lying around consider donating it. They
are especially in need of men’s and children’s items and also anything holiday
related. Monetary donations are also
greatly appreciated. Call 319.653.2141
with any questions.
Selah,
a women’s sextet, will be singing at Bethel Mennonite Church on Sunday, Nov 18th at 7 pm.
Washington
Ministerial is hosting a Thanksgiving Service
on Nov 21st at the Faith Baptist Church at 7pm.
There
will be an ecumenical Thanksgiving service
at Faith Baptist on Wed, Nov 21st at 7 pm.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner: Everyone is invited to a community
Thanksgiving dinner at WACO High School from 11am until 1pm on Thursday,
November 22. We will have turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, stuffing, rolls,
jell-o salads, desserts and drinks. Local churches will provide the food. A
freewill offering will benefit a local food pantry. On this day of thanks, let
us come together with all of our neighbors for wonderful food and
fellowship. If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please contact
Tamara at 319.217.2456
.
Cheese
Balls are back! After a year off, Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Church is once again selling homemade cheese balls as a fundraiser for missions. The flavors available are ham, veggie,
pineapple and new this year, pesto!
Prices for the 16 oz cheese balls are $9.50 or 3/$27.00. Please call the church at 656-2076 or email
ldc at kctc.net by December 1 to place your order. They will be available to pick up at the
church on Dec 15 from 10 am to noon.
Crowded
Closet will have late hours the month of December. They will be open until 8
pm on Thursdays.
Go to
India! Make a difference! Be transformed! Jeff
Miller, interim associate pastor of Kalona Mennonite, will lead a small team to
India, where he lived and worked for more than 2 years. The trip is tentatively planned for March
8-23, and may cost up to $2,600. For
more details about the trip, contact Jeff at jsmiller17 at gmail.com or by
calling 319.471.1279. Space is very
limited, so contact Jeff soon if you are interested.
On June 19th-23rd, 2013 The United Methodist Church is taking a van
to Heifer Project in MO. They have
room for 4 or 5 more people. If you are
interested in going along please let Grant know soon.
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