Newsletter for September 22, 2013

Bearing Fruit


Washington Mennonite Church



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Our Church

Happy Birthday to:  Elijah Wood, (9/22), 

Phyllis Headrick (9/23)

Offering for 9/15/2013: $1,861.00

Amanda is on vacation.

The Bike Ride/Progressive Supper is set for Sunday evening, Sept 29^th.  You do not have to ride bike. You may ride in your car!  If you would like to ride out on the Kewash for a while first, meet at 4:00 PM.   We will be at Grant and Edie’s at 5:30 and will wander on over to Amanda/Andrea/Megan’s for dessert.    

Cider Making 2.0 is planned for Saturday October 5^th at 4:00 at Crooked Creek Christian Camp. Wash and save your jugs, pick some apples, grab a friend and come join in a cider-pressing good time.  Please bring finger foods to share. Hotdogs and lemonade will be provided.   

Crooked Creek Christian Camp

Senior Day, Thursday, Oct 3^rd: Health & Healing.  You don’t want to miss this chance to hear Jep Hostetler present on how humor can affect our health through two interactive workshops.  Also, the talented Bob Birkey will perform old hymns on guitar.  The day is $20 and we will provide lunch and entertainment from 9am-2pm.  All adults interested in this program are welcome. It is not exclusive to Senior Citizens.  Please RSVP by calling the camp at 319.653.3611 or by going to our website www.crookedcreekcamp.org and registering online under the program page.  This day is going to be great. Don’t miss out!

Iowa Mennonite School

Anyone interested in the enrollment/admissions effect of IMS is invited to a 6pm meeting at the school on Monday, Sept 23.  Director of Enrollment Candi Schmieder will facilitate the gathering and invite input on the school’s efforts to attract more students.  Please contact her for more information.

Peace Pies & Prophets is come to the area! The popular performance by Ted Swartz of Ted & Co fame will make an appearance at IMS on Saturday, Oct 12.  It’s the same evening as the annual Junior Class Pork Supper, so come and enjoy dinner and a show. Meal tickets are available from any IMS junior (or by calling the office), and there is no admission charge for the show in Celebration Hall…although there will be a free-will offering along with a pie auction as a part of the show.  Proceeds from the show will benefit both Christian Peacemaker Teams and IMS; your support will be much appreciated! Everence is helping sponsor the event, and the local JPOG group is also lending a hand in securing pies and volunteers. It promises to be a fun evening, which begins with the meal (4-7 pm); live music at 6:30; and the show at 7:30. Please contact Larry Swartzendruber at IMS for more information.

Central Plains Conference

The Sower Prayer Request:  This week the Central Plains Christian Formation Committee meets to plan the coming year.  Please pray for them and for Formation Minister Shana Peachey Boshart.

Mennonite Agencies

All Are Invited to Participate in the Loss of Turtle Island on Friday, September 27 at Shalom Mennonite Church in Newton, KS at 10am. The Loss of Turtle Island exercise provides an opportunity to interactively explore the historic relationship between Europeans, specifically Mennonites in the Central States region, and the Indigenous nations who inhabit the land we now call the United States of America. The exercise uses blankets to represent the lands of what is now known as the United States, and the distinct cultures and nations which live on those lands to this day. Following the exercise all who attend are welcome to stay for lunch with MCC Central States board and staff to learn more about MCC's current work. Shalom Mennonite Church is located at 800 E. 1st St, Newton, KS 67114. Please RSVP for this event to Tina Schrag at tinaschrag at mcc.org or 316.283.2720. 

Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:   Janet Stucky with MMN is two months into an assignment in Benin.  Pray for Janet as she discerns what role she will play as a consultant to MMN partners: Benin Bible Institute, Bethesda Hospital and community development programs, and La Casa Grande children’s home.

Prayers for faith and learning:  Pray for EMU students studying in Spain-Morocco, China, and Washington DC, as well as on campus in Harrisonburg, Va, and Lancaster, Pa.  Thank God for Mennonite higher education which shapes future church members and leaders.

Area Churches

‘The Importance of Revelation Today’ and an ‘Introduction to The Dead Sea Scrolls’ are included in the Fall Meetings Sept 21 & 22 at Pulaski Mennonite Church. Professor Loren L Johns of AMBS will speak Saturday evening at 7:00, Sunday at 9:30, 10:30 and 6:00pm.  For more details visit www.pulaskimennonite.org, call 641.675.3845, or, ‘Like’ us on Facebook.