Bearing Fruit
September 1, 2013
Our Church
Happy
Birthday to: Nathan Miller (9/3), Lori Asbury (9/4)
Offering for
8/25/2013: $2640.10 (regular)
Check the Lost & Found Table in the Fellowship Hall for items discovered when cleaning
this week. Please take your items;
anything left will be donated to Crowded Closet. Thanks!
- Christian Nurture Committee
“We cannot begin to express our appreciation for the love, support, and prayers we have received
from this community. Kora is doing very
well in her recovery and we expect her to improve every day. Thank you for lifting us up in prayer. Praise Him!”
- Adam, Sarah, Teag, Kora, and Hattie Miller
If your info has changed, or you’d like to be added to
the 2013/2014 Church Directory,
please see the additions/corrections sheet in the foyer.
All School Kits need to be in by Sunday, Sept 8th.
There will be a new Sunday School class starting in
September! The class will be studying the book “Sacred
Pauses” by April Yamasaki. “In a
fast-paced world full of distractions, spiritual practice can help us become
more centered-more in touch with ourselves and others, more in touch with the
world around us, more in touch with God. Sacred Pauses offers simple ways
for readers to do just that. Each chapter explores a different spiritual
practice-from the classic disciplines of Scripture reading and prayer to other
creative approaches such as paying attention, making music, and having fun.” If you’re interested in joining the study,
talk to Mary Lou Farmer.
All who write reports for our year-end Annual Report need to submit their reports ASAP! They can be emailed to the church or placed
on Andrea’s desk or mailbox.
The church Cider Making/Weiner Roast will be on Sept 7th. We’ll meet at the church at 4pm. Bring chips, relish, dessert, etc…Hot dogs,
buns, condiments, and paper products will be provided. Start
gathering apples and clean plastic jugs now!
The Bike Ride/Progressive Supper is set for Sunday evening, Sept 29th. You do not have to ride bike. You may ride in your car! We will be at Grant and Edie’s at 5:30 and
will wander on over to Megan/Amanda/Andrea’s for dessert.
Iowa Mennonite School
Don’t
miss an outstanding performance on the stage of IMS’ Celebration Hall, on Sat,
Sept 14th. Renowned singer Tony Brown will perform the
works of noted civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976); Robeson was
an actor and singer. Tickets are
available by contacting the school at 656.2073 or 683.2586; the show begins at
7pm.
Central Plains Conference
All Central Plains women are invited
to attend a retreat at Swan Lake
Christian Camp at Viborg, S Dakota, Sept 21 & 22. The theme is “Power Made Perfect: How’s a
Woman to live?” with speakers Elisabeth Harder Schrock and Charlotte Loewen,
both of Mountain Lake, Minnesota.
Elisabeth and her husband recently completed a four-year MCC term
working with Old Colony Mennonites and indigenous communities in Bolivia. Charlotte has a private practice as a
counselor. The cost is $75. Please preregister by Sept 14th to
Esther Jane Buller at 507.427.3064 or hebuller at gmail.com.
Register now for Engaging the Mystery:
Introducing Advent 2013. Worship planners, don’t miss this opportunity
to learn the Advent 2013 Leader worship, visuals, rituals, dramas and songs
from the writers themselves. Bring all
your Advent worship planners to Manson Mennonite Church on Sat, Sept 7th,
from 10-10:30 for Engaging the Mystery: Introducing Advent 2013. The cost is $25 per person. Ask your church office for a brochure or go
to goo.gl/yZXOo.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for the
Central Plains conference board as it meets this Friday, especially that God
may bless and guide our new moderator, Nathan Luitjens, and assistant
moderator, Margie Mejia-Caraballo.
Mennonite Agencies
MEDA
Convention: “Cultivating Solution: Harvesting Hope” Join MEDA for 4 days
of inspiration, info and networking in Wichita during November 7-10th. Plenary sessions feature topics on global
food issues, the importance of networking and collaboration and overcoming
barriers to hope. Go to www.medaconvention.org
for full descriptions of the plenary sessions, seminars, tours and online
registration, or call 1.800.665.7026 for more information.
Mennonite Mission
Network Prayer Request: Praise
God for Linda Oyer’s successful eye surgery in July. Linda, a long-term worker with MMN in France,
is seeing clearly with her left eye for the first time in five years. Pray for her as she resumes ministries put on
hold due to problems with her sight.
Prayers for faith and learning: Please pray
for the safety and well-being of all Bluffton University student athletes as
they begin competing in their fall seasons.
Area Churches
Old hymns in a new way! That is what
you will be blessed by at the Matthew Smith concert that will be held at
Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church on Sunday, Sept 8th at
6:30pm. There is no charge for this
event but a love offering will be taken to cover the costs of the band. Bring your friends and families and sit back
and enjoy! For a sample of Matthew’s
music, go to www.MatthewSmith.us.
Kids Against Hunger annual community wide packaging event will be held
Sat, Oct 26th at the Yoder Auction Building in Frytown. We are inviting your church/small
group/Sunday school class/youth group to participate. We will be packaging 8am
until noon. To schedule your work time
contact Ellis or Marcia Miller at 319.656.3242 or Marcia at kctc.net.
You are invited to Sugar Creek’s Fall
Meetings with Brenda Matthews. Mama Brenda, as she is known to
many, has spent her life attending, contributing, and providing leadership to
churches in Chicago. Brenda is in her 5th
year of ministry at Ellis Avenue Baptist Church. In addition to her pastoral work, Brenda is a
widely published poet and spoken word artist.
Brenda will speak at 10:30am and 7pm Sunday, Nov 3rd, and 7pm
Monday, Nov 4th, and Tuesday, Nov 4th.
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