Bearing Fruit
April 21, 2013
Our
Church
Happy
Birthday to: Myron Graber (4/24),
Braedan Garrrett (4/25)
Offering for
4/14/2013: $2481.00 (regular)
Washington Mennonite is responsible for the Saturday Kitchen again on April 27th.
Our group subscription plan to The Mennonite is renewing. The Mennonite, magazine for Mennonite Church USA, seeks to fulfill
its mission of helping readers glorify God, grow in faith and become agents of
healing and hope in the world through articles that challenge and inspire, news
that connects readers to the larger Mennonite community and much more. If you are interested in joining our group
plan, please contact Andrea by May 5th.
Iowa Mennonite
School
The IMS Touring Choir will sing this evening at Fairview
Mennonite Church north of Kalona. The
program of worship will begin at 7pm; all are welcome to attend.
The drama department will present
“Jack and the Beanstalk” and other plays, directed by Mary Forney, on April 27 & 28 (7pm and
2:30pm respectively). Admission is by
donation.
The IMS Spring Concert is on Friday, May 3rd at
7pm in Celebration Hall. There is no admission charge, but an offering
will be taken in support of the music department.
IMS’s Academic & Fine Arts Awards
Night will take
place Tuesday, May 7th in Celebration Hall at 7pm.
IMS will benefit from the annual
Kalona Rotary Omelet Breakfast on Saturday, May 4th. The meal will be served from 6:45-10:30am at
the Kalona Methodist Church; cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children 12 and
under. Proceeds will benefit IMS in
support of equipment needs for Celebration Hall. Tickets may be purchased at the doo
Anyone interested in and/or curious
about IMS is invited to an Open House
at the school on
Sunday, May 5th. Come for a
delicious meal to be served beginning at 12 noon, and see what’s happening at
the schoool. Students and teachers alike
will be on hand to provide tours and share what’s happening on and off campus! The come-and-go will last until 3pm. Please contact Candi Schmieder for further
info.
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
Don’t forget to register for the 5K
Fun Run/Walk at CCCC
on Saturday, May 4 at 8am. It’s only a
few weeks away! Help us raise funds so
that all kids can come to camp. Register
online at www.crookedcreekcamp.org or call at 319.653.3611. Hope to see you there!
Mennonite Agencies
It is time to register for Central
Plains Annual Meeting! We have been looking forward to going to
Montana, and now is the time to fill out your registration forms. Forms are available from the church
office. Registration rates rise as Annual
Meeting draws closer; register by April 30 for the lowest rate.
Considering service? Get your feet wet this summer, with Youth
Venture: a 2-3 week, service and learning experience
for 14-20 year olds! Serve in Alaska,
Florida or Texas. Apply by June 1. More info and applications can be found at www.mennonitemission.net/Serve.
JPOG invites you to hear Rachel Halder speak about her work encouraging conversation about
sexualized violence within Christianity, and particularly the Mennonite
Church. Rachel is a graduate of IMS and
Goshen College, and worked for a year at a women’s empowerment center in
Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia. Join us at
Wellman Mennonite Church, 1215 8th Ave, Wellman, IA on Sunday, April
28th at 6pm for a finger-foods potluck and conversation (please
bring your own table service) or at 7pm for Rachel’s presentation. For more information, call Kay Fleming at
319.646.2028 or email Jane Yoder-Short at yodershort at netins.net.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray that
God would grant our conference staff the wisdom and energy to faithfully carry
out the work of Central Plains according to God’s will.
Mennonite Mission Network Prayer
Request: Radical
Journey is a one-year opportunity to learn and serve through MMN. Darrell Gascho, Radical Journey director,
thanks God for participants who have already committed to continuing their
faith pilgrimage in England, Indonesia, Paraguay, or South Africa in the coming
year. Pray for those who are still
discerning God’s call.
Prayers for Faith and Learning: Dear God, thank you for your mighty works in creating no two children
alike. May we as adults model gratitude
and respect for being created in your image, and may we share Scripture with
our dear children in a way that teaches them about God’s loving acts. Thank you, dear God, for hearing adult and
children prayers alike. – Mennonite Early
Childhood Network
Washington Area
Parkview
Home is looking for someone to help keep its website updated. We are looking for a creative individual who
can log on to the website periodically and review the content and suggest
changes and updates. We want to keep the
content fresh, and we want to include information that is important to
you. Please consider this opportunity to
help out!! The person doing this job
does not need the computer skills necessary to make the changes – we can do
that. We just need your creative input
so we can make those changes. If
interested talk to Tammy or Bill at 256.3525.
The
spring meeting of the Mennonite Historical Society
will be held at Kalona Mennonite Church on April 29th at 7 pm. The program will include watching video
excerpts from “Dramatic Monologues.” The
monologues portray the life challenges and joys of our Amish and Mennonite
ancestors when they first came to this area.
The monologues were performed by local persons at the sesquicentennial
celebration in 1996. Refreshments will
be served and a free will offering will be taken. Everyone is welcome.
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