Newsletter for February 16, 2014

Bearing Fruit

February 16, 2014

Our Church

Happy Birthday to: Don Headrick (2/20),

Andrea Nussbaum (2/22)

Offering for 2/9/2014: $2,075 (regular); $200 (HACAP)

Please welcome Deb and Reg Roth to our worship service today.  Deb and Mary Lou Farmer will play piano duets for Prelude and Offering.  Deb and Reg attend Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland and Deb and Mary Lou played piano duets last week at Sugar Creek.

The Sounds of Washington Choir has given our church a donation in appreciation of the use of the building on Tuesday nights for rehearsals.

IMS’ Turkey Steak Supper will take place on March 15, served by the Alumni Association and Washington Township Optimists.  There are no advance tickets available, and the meal will be served on a donation basis; it will be held in the IMS cafeteria, located below the gym.  From the Washington Mennonite congregation, we are requesting 5 pies and 4 workers (the 4:15-6:15 pm shift).  Workers and pies should be indicated on the signup sheet posted, or please contact Keith Hostetler: email, appraisals at netins.net or call, 319.430.0132.

The Sunday morning Church services are now being recorded!  If you would like to listen to a service you may have missed, see the table in the library and sign-out a CD.  If you would like a copy to keep, just place a blank CD or USB drive with your name and the date of the recording you want in the mailbox labeled “Recording Requests.”

Iowa Mennonite School

IMS invites interested 8^th-graders to visit campus – attend classes and chapel, have lunch, meet other students – on February 28 and/or March 24.  Parents are also invited to spend the first portion of the day with IMS administrative members and have a chance to ask questions and take a tour.  Please contact Candi Schmieder with questions: cschmieder at iowamennonite.org, 319.683.2586 or 319.656.2073.

Central Plains Conference

The Sower Prayer Request:  Pray for the Pastoral Leadership Committee as they prepare to meet in Des Moines in two weeks.

Mennonite Agencies

Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship Meeting:  All Mennonite health care workers; doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists, and dietitians and spouses are invited to a meal and fellowship on March 5^th at First Mennonite Church at 6:30 pm.  Come and learn about MHF and meet your colleagues and fellowship together.  Paul Leichty executive director will be present.  Your don’t need to be a member to come.  RSVP to Nyle or Lauralee Kauffman at 319.354.3304 or email nkauff224 at yahoo.com

Summer is just around the corner!  Calling all young adults (ages 14-20)!  Join Youth Venture this summer to serve and learn with Mennonite youth from 8+ countries in Ft Myers, Florida and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  MennoniteMission.net/Serve

 

Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  Last month, Deb and Wes Bergen arrived on the campus of the Good News Theological College and Seminary in Accra, Ghana, for a two-year assignment with MMN.  Pray that their ministry will bless students and colleagues, even as they are blessed through joining Christ’s body in West Africa.

Prayers for faith and learning:  Pray for Goshen College Women’s World Choir as they embark on a tour through Pennsylvania next week.  Pray that the students, along with their director, Dr. Deb Brubaker, would find joy and meaning in interacting with the members of the broader church.

 

Areas Events

MOPS Annual Turkey and all the Fixings Lunch:  Please join the Kalona MOPS group at our annual fundraiser lunch on March 2^nd from 11:30 to 1:30 at Kalona Mennonite Church.  Menu includes turkey, potatoes, green beans, lettuce salad, fluff, roll and dessert.  Free will donations accepted.  MOPS cookbooks will be available for purchase.

Better Together Youth Sunday!  All 9^th to 12^th graders and youth group sponsors are invited to come to Crooked Creek Christian Camp on Sunday, March 2.  We will begin at 9:30am for worship, food, fellowship, games, prizes and more, ending at 3pm.  We will focus on lessons that we can learn from 1 Corinthians 12.  Josh Lundberg will be our speaker and our worship team will be youth from IMS.  The cost is only $15 per person.  Please RSVP with approximate numbers from your church to Tamara at 319.217.2456 or tamarajg at gmail.com by Feb 20.