Bearing Fruit
October 6, 2013
Our Church
Happy
Birthday to: Kate Garrett (10/7)
Happy
Anniversary to: Gordon & Karen Watson (10/11)
Offering for
9/29/2013: $1,035 (regular)
Our church’s turn to help
with the Saturday Kitchen is this
Saturday, Oct 12. Talk to Cindy
Widmer if you’d like to volunteer on Saturday or make food.
Crooked Creek Christian Camp
Women Walking: Experience the Journey will meet Tuesday, Oct 8 at 10am at the Activity
Center at CCCC. This program is for any woman interested in having a time to
walk, reflect, and connect with God and others.
This program is free, but please call to RSVP at 319.653.3611 or email
Angela at ccccprog at gmail.com.
Iowa Mennonite School
IMS’s Fall Music Concert will
be held today at 3:00pm. The concert
will include performances by the choirs, symphonic band, and smaller ensembles,
all under the direction of Josh Tyson.
Following the concert, all 6th-8th grade students
are invited to enjoy a hayride and refreshments.
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.
Please
consider hiring one or more IMS students on October 18 for the Fall Work Day…and in the process
support the school’s Student Aid Fund. Students are available to do yard work,
cleaning or any jobs, with all wages turned in to the school in support of
financial assistance. Please call Mary
Lou Gingerich at the school for more information.
Central Plains Conference
Quito Mennonite Church is seeking applicants for a full time pastor. If you are interested contact Don Kempf at
donaldkempf at windstream.net or 402.759.1285.
“We are
people of God’s peace.” The October
issue of Scattered Seeds shares
what Central Plains conference is doing to equip congregations to handle
conflict in a way that gives witness to the reign of God. Read about one congregation’s journey toward
reconciliation, hear what motivates a mediator, learn about the new Conflict
Management Support Team, and see what events are coming to equip congregations.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for
Salem Mennonite Church, Freeman, South Dakota, as they welcome Bob Engbrecht
today as pastor for senior ministries.
Mennonite Agencies
An
information meeting on advance care planning will be held
on Tuesday, Oct 8, at 7pm in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church Fellowship
Hall. Kent Blossom and Deb Roth will
discuss different levels of care and procedures normally spelled out in living
wills and durable power of attorneys, etc.
This meeting is for everyone but especially retirement age individuals
and children with elderly parents.
Local Amish leaders will be sharing about
Amish history and current local Amish practices at the Fall Meeting of the Iowa Mennonite Historical Society on Oct 14 at
Kalona Mennonite Church at 7:00 pm. All
are invited to come learn more about the history and practices of our close
neighbors and fellow Anabaptists.
Refreshments will follow.
Mennonite
women, young and old, are invited to the annual Fall Mennonite Women’s meeting
where we will celebrate generations of strong Iowa Mennonite women. From baking pies to making soap to piecing
quilts for beauty and for warmth, wise Iowa women have been doing sacred work
for generations. Join us at 1:00pm on Saturday, November 2 at Kalona
Mennonite Church to hear stories from our past and learn skills from our
grandmothers, mothers and daughters. We
encourage you to invite someone of a different generation to join you in this
celebration. The cost is $20 per person and
registration is required. Check your
church mailbox for a copy of the flyer and registration form.
Mennonite Mission
Network Prayer Request: A
series of Masters’ level theology courses begins today in Ukraine. Pray for Mary Raber of MMN as she helps to
coordinate this learning experience for the next 10 days. May she have time to relate to the students
while continuing her other teaching and writing responsibilities.
Prayers for faith and learning: Homecoming
weekend at Goshen College is a celebration both of what has been and what is
yet to come. Pray for all who gather to
celebrate their time at Goshen College and the meaningful relationships that
have endured over many years.
Area Churches
Today Bethel Mennonite Chruch is
hosting a Porkloin Meal & Silent Auction from 12:00 noon-1:30 pm. Meal
(free will donations) includes a salad and a dessert bar. Silent auction items include a family fun
night basket, a meal for six, plus much more!
Please join us.
Kenton & Kidron Miller invite you
to an evening of “Kaffee & Kuchen” (coffee and cake) on Sunday, Oct 6 at 5:30pm at Upper Deer Creek
Church. Come worship God, hear how He is
leading our family to church plant in Berlin, Germany and how you can be a part
of sending us out and to serve here in your own community! The praise and worship service will include
music led by Ransom Project. Here’s your
chance to taste a “Berliner” (jelly-filled doughnut).
Revelation: Through the Eyes of Faith. Come to Iowa
Mennonite School the evenings of Oct 30 and 31 for a bible event hosted by 7
area Mennonite churches! Nelson Kraybill
(former seminary president, current president-elect to Mennonite World
Conference, pastor and scholar), will come together with local artist and
pastor Martha Yoder to bring new insights to the hope and doom in the book of
Revelation by exploring the intersection of art and study. Contact Nathan.wmchurch at gmail.com for more
info.
Business Leaders and Pastors: Partners
in Leadership and Ministry As followers of Christ, both business leaders and
pastors want to work for God’s purposes in the world. Yet despite this common desire, business
leaders and pastors sometimes encounter barriers to pursuing a shared vision.
Join other Christian business leaders and pastors for a conversation at the
Parkside Activities Center in Wellman on Saturday, Nov 23, 8:30am-12:30pm,
sponsored by the Center for Faith and Business, AMBS, MCUSA, and Mennonite
Economic Development Associates. Early
registration deadline is Nov 11. For
more information go to www.centerfaithbusiness.org or contct Anna Geyer, David
Boshart or Erin Ramer at info at centerfaithbusiness.org.
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