Bearing Fruit
March 9, 2014
Our Church
Happy
Birthday to: Jillian Bruegge (3/15)
Happy
Anniversary to: Roger & Mary Lou Farmer (3/10)
The
IMS Alumni Turkey Steak Supper is
fast approaching on March 15. We have been asked to provide 5 pies to be at the school by 4pm (or
to come with workers at 4:15). We have
also been asked provide 2 more workers
for the 4:15-6:15 shift to work alongside Jon and Becky. Please sign up out by the mailboxes for
either providing pies or working!
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 this evening at Lower Deer Creek
Mennonite Church at 7pm. All are
invited.
The IMS Alumni Association and
Washington Township Optimist Club
will team up once again to serve the annual Turkey Steak Supper at
IMS. The meal, to include turkey steak,
baked potato, salad, dinner roll, and homemade dessert, will be served in the
IMS cafeteria (lower level), on Saturday, March
15. Serving will be from
4:30-7:30pm, and the cost of the meal will be by donation; proceeds will
benefit both organizations.
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).
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: Praise God
for providing a new pastor for the Quito Mennonite Church! Luis Tapia began February 2. He and his wife Jennifer moved to Ecuador
from Chile. Also, pray for Quito leader
Patricia Uruena as she recovers from gall bladder surgery.
Mennonite Agencies
Be
intentional. Be transformed! Serve for a year with DOOR: Dwell in urban areas like
Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, LA, Miami, or San Antonio. Join other young adults (ages 19-30) from
many Christian backgrounds!
MennoniteMission.net/Serve
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.
Mark
your calenders now for this year’s IOWA MCC Relief Sale on May 30 and 31
at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.
Two
persons are needed to serve on the Iowa Relief Sale food committee. Call Wilbur Yoder (319.646.6835) for
information regarding this position.
Now is the time to be sharing books that
you have read and that others may enjoy reading. Begin the process now of
examining your book shelves for books
that could be resold at the Iowa Relief Sale.
Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Praise God for Janie and Neal
Blough’s decades of service through MMN.
As the Bloughs near retirement, they are working with the Paris
Mennonite Center’s board to prepare young leaders to continue ministry in
theological education and publication for French-speaking Mennonites.
Prayers for faith and learning: Please pray
for the staff of Hopi Mission School in Kykotsmovi, Arizona, as many of them
are in the process of deciding whether they are able to return next year.
Areas Events
Sunday, March 9th, Joe Zupetz of Z Ministries will be at Bethel
Mennonite Church along with their Praise Band.
Joe will be sharing during the morning service at 9:30am, and an evening
service at 6 pm. We invite everyone to
join us.
Do you work with kids ages 0-18? This workshop
is for you! All persons, who work with
children and youth, are invited to a “Protecting Our Children” workshop on
Saturday, March 22 from 8:30-11:30am at the West Union Mennonite
Church. This will be led by Jeanette
Harder and Jon Stanton from the Dove’s Nest.
Please, RSVP by March 15th to Theresa Yoder by emailing dyty
at sharontc.net or calling 319.683.2363.
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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