Bearing Fruit
April 20, 2014
Our Church
Happy
Birthday to: Myron Graber (4/24)
There will be an Easter Potluck Breakfast before church
on this morning at 8:30am. There will be no Sunday School following the service.
Church Clean-Up Day will be Saturday, April 26th starting at 8:30am.
There will be work to do both inside and outside.
SAVE the DATE: May 10
is Camp-A-Palooza. Fundraiser for
Campership Fund. See our website for
more details crookedcreekcamp.org.
Camp Creamery is coming to IMS once again
this summer, featuring the Old Creamery
Theatre from Amana and interested children ages 7 and up. The camp will be held July 7-11 from
8:30am-12:30pm, with a performance at 7pm on Friday, July 11. Camp size is limited, so call Candi Schmieder
at IMS or go online (www.iowa mennonite.org/camp-creamery) to register.
Central Plains Conference
Feast on God’s Word! Find out how at Central Plains Annual Meeting June 19-22 in Mt Pleasant. Children, youth and adults welcome! Find
registration information in your church office and at www.centralplainsmc.org. Register before April 30 for the best rate.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray that
our leaders will experience rest and renewal at the Annual Leaders Retreat for
pastors, chaplains and their spouses taking place next weekend at St Benedict
Center in Nebraska with April Yamasaki.
Mennonite Agencies
MCUSA
Announcement: Youth
Ministry Council. Are you a youth
sponsor? Youth pastor? A church member who enjoys working with youth
and wants to learn more? We want you to
join us for Youth Ministry Council in Kansas City, MO, from May 12-15. Speakers: Michele Hershberger, professor of
Bible and religion from Hesston College; Rachel Springer Gerber, denominational
minister for youth and young adults for MCUSA; and Curt Weaver, youth pastor
from Portland, OR. See www.mennoniteusa.org/youth-leaders-2/youth-ministry-council-2014/.
Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Mary Raber of MMN requests prayer for
the churches in Ukraine that are dividing over the current political
conflict. In general, the north and west
lean toward Ukraine while the east and south are sympathetic to Russia. Pray that churches will be able to live in
Christian unity.
Prayers for faith and learning: Give thanks
for conversations, collaboration, and church and community support of the work
of strategic thinking and accreditation review that Quakertown Christian
School, Penn View Christian School, and Christopher Dock Mennonite High School
are accomplishing together. Please pray
for continued good work and God’s clear direction.
Area Events
On Sunday, April
27, from 2-4pm, join Bob and Kristie Black, Paul and Julie Roberts, and
other area fine bluegrass musicians as they lead a community hymn sing at
the lovely, old St Michael’s Church, Holbrook. Hymn sheets are provided and all who attend
have the opportunity to chose their favorites.
Everyone is welcome to this informal, come-and-go gathering. Free admission. Sponsored by the Friends of Old St
Michael’s. For further information
contact Stephen Hanson at 319.396.8674.
There will
be a women’s conference at Washington First Assembly on Saturday, May
3, from 9am-4pm. For more
information see the poster in the foyer.
The Watoto Children’s Choir will be performing at the Immanuel Lutheran Church
in Washington on Thursday, May 8th at 7pm. For more information see the poster in the
foyer or visit www.watoto.com.
Join us for
a “Night at the (Mennonite Historical) Museum” open house on May 12
from 4-7pm. This event is open to all
ages and will feature museum tours, story-telling stations, scavenger hunts,
and refreshments. We’d love to see you
there! Email Amanda Beachy at abeach25
at gmail.com for more information.
The
Washington United Methodist Church is hosting a women’s conference called Pink
Impact 2014 at the church on Saturday, May 17, from 9am-9:30pm. For more information see the poster in the
foyer.
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