Newsletter for December 29, 2013

Bearing Fruit

December 29, 2013

Our Church

Happy Birthday to :  Dale Wacker (12/29),

    Connie Wacker (12/31), JR Roth (1/3)

Offering for 12/22/2013: $2,370 (regular)

Calling all worship leaders, all those who have ever been asked to lead worship, all those who have wondered what exactly a worship leader is supposed to do, and all those who have ever had even the slightest inclination to lead worship!  Mark your calendars for Sunday, January 19!  We’re planning a potluck lunch and short presentation on the nuts and bolts or worship leading.  What is the job of a worship leader?  How should the worship leader prepare?  How do we lead the congregation into worship?  Come to learn the exciting answers to these and other important questions!  Please let Amanda know if you would like to participate.

Want to influence the Sunday morning sermon?  Amanda is looking for 3 or 4 people to meet with her each week to do lectio divina or other small group study on the assigned scriptures for each Sunday.  She’s looking for people who can commit to meeting for 6 weeks, starting the 2^nd week of January.  She’d like to meet on Tuesdays (time is flexible) for 45 minutes-1 hour.  Please let her know if you’d be interested!  If this goes well, the group will rotate every six weeks.

Central Plains Conference

The Sower Prayer Request:  The team of pastors working on a Bible study for conference congregations is working on a very tight deadline.  Please pray for God’s guiding hand on their work.

Mennonite Agencies

Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  The Evangelical Mennonite Church of Burkina Faso, a MMN partner, started as a mostly rural denomination, but is now focusing on creating urban congregations, too.  Pray for the Mennonite witness as they share Jesus’ healing and salvation in cities.

Prayers for faith and learning:  Pray that members of Mennonite congregations will express their support for church schools with their year-end gifts.  Give thanks to God for the ways God provides and the church upholds this mission of education.

Areas Churches

Parkview will be hosting our 2^nd Winter Fundraiser Appreciation Banquet Feb 8, 2014 at Bethel Church.  The evening will consist of a catered meal, a short report and a small auction with popular items.  Watch for more information to follow.