Bearing Fruit
March 16, 2014
Our Church
Happy
Birthday to: Vickie Bender (3/17),
Martha Graber (3/21)
Happy
Anniversary to: Tim & Cindy Widmer (3/17)
Our
group subscription plan to The Mennonite
is renewing. The
Mennonite, magazine for Mennonite Church USA, seeks to fulfill its mission
of helping readers glorify God, grow in faith and become agents of healing and
hope in the world through articles that challenge and inspire, news that
connects readers to the larger Mennonite community and much more. If you are interested in joining our group
plan, please contact Andrea by Sunday, March 30th.
IMS’s Touring Choir, will present a program of music on Sunday, March 16 at Faith Baptist Church
in Washington. They will sing a variety
of music; all are invited to attend either of the two morning services (8:30 or
10:30 am).
Two IMS Students, Alaina Beatty
and Nicole Roetlin, will present their Senior Recital in a joint effort
this afternoon at 3pm in Celebration Hall.
The recital will be followed by a reception; all are welcome.
The IMS Culinary Arts class will again be serving meals in the lobby outside Celebration Hall. United
Café, featuring regional food of the United States, will be open March 19
(New England); March 26 (Pacific Hawaiian); April 2 (Western US); and April 23
(Southern US). Serving will begin at
8:30am, and the cost is $8 per person.
Reservations are required and seating is limited; please call the office
at 656.2073 or 683.2586. Renee Brokaw
instructs the class.
Central Plains Conference
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for members
of the Constituency Leaders Council (a group that includes representatives from
area conferences, like Conference Minister David Boshart, and recognized
Mennonite Church USA constituency groups across the country) as they meet
together at Bethel College in North Newton, Kan., from March 20-22.
Mennonite Agencies
The
Spring meeting of the Crowded Closet Association will be held March 17,
7:00pm at Wellman Mennonite Church. Any
interested persons are invited to attend and hear what new and exciting things
are happening at the Closet.
Urgent
Need for Pencils: The
MCC Material Resources Center in North Newton, KS currently has an urgent need
for pencils for school kits. Based on
feedback from kit recipients, MCC increased the number of pencils in school
kits from four to eight. This
much-needed change has created an urgent need for pencils, since many kits
arrive at our warehouse with fewer than eight pencils. Your gift of pencils or your donation of
funds designated for “Central States Kits” will help us complete hundreds of
incomplete kits and send them to countries including Jordan, Afghanistan and
Kenya. Pencils should be sent to MCC
Central States PO Box 235 North Newton, KS 67117, checks should be sent to MCC
U.S. PO Box 500 Akron, PA 17501.
Questions? Call 316.283.2720 or
visit mcc.org/kits.
Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: MMN thanks you for praying for the
Evangelical Mennonite Church of Congo mediation process that took place in
December. Praise God for a good outcome
and for the cooperation among the three Mennonite denominations in the
country. Pray that church unity would
continue to grow.
Prayers for faith and learning: Give thanks
for the new collaborative MBA between Bluffton University, Eastern Mennonite
University, and Goshen College. Pray for
strong enrollment which opens March 20, 2014.
Pray for the faculty and staff working hard to make this program a
reality.
Areas Events
Tonight, 6:30pm, The Tinders a gospel music group will be at Bethel Mennonite
Church. All are invited to join us.
Sugar Creek will host a Circle of
Grace Curriculum training session for anyone currently working or is interested in working with children
in the church. This session will be
from 7-9pm on Monday, March 24th at Sugar Creek. The Circle of Grace program educates children
and young people to participate in safe environments and how to set appropriate
physical, emotional, spiritual, and sexual boundaries. K-12 Sunday school teachers are encouraged to
attend this training. Please RSVP to
319.256.6061 or email sugarcreekmc at farmtel.net if you plan to attend.
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