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Friday, September 5, 2014

Newsletter for September 7, 2014

The Bearing Fruit
September 7, 2014

Our Church

Happy Birthday to:  Courtney Bates (9/8),
Karen Bates (9/12)

Happy Anniversary to:  Dicky & Alicia Miller (9/13)

Offering for 8/31/2014:  $3,269 (regular); $279 (Bylers)

Bike to Church Sunday:  We will meet in Central Park at 8am on Sunday morning, Sept 14th, and Bike to Church to benefit MCC.  This year, we really want to line up some sponsors for our ride and raise a good amount.  Get people to sponsor you at $1 per block, or $5 per block.  (We’re calling it 15 blocks to the church.)  We’ll have donuts and juice to fortify us for the ride.  It’s a great time.  Save the date!

All church “Love Came Down” Dinner Theatre Kickoff, Sunday, Sept 14th, 5:30pm.  ALL are invited!  We’ll preview the show, sign up for where we’d like to help, eat tasty Christmas treats to get in the mood, and have a special blessing for our Dinner Theatre Season.


Crooked Creek Christian Camp

September 21 at 5pm:  Sing & Smores at the new Sunset Shelter.  Canoeing and kayaking at the pond also available.

October 9, 9:00-2:30pm:  Senior Day at the Retreat Lodge; Presenting The Power of Story by story-teller David Worth of Lititz, Pennsylvania.  David has worked for MCC and Habitat for Humanity and traveled to more than 40 countries.  Music provided by local musicians of The Great Bluegrass Herons and the Banjoy Band.  Additional information is forthcoming in the summer newsletter.  $25 includes lunch and program.

October 10-11:  Come to the Table Craft Retreat is an overnight get-away for women to socialize and work on craft projects together.
November 18:  CCCC Annual Meeting.  All supporters and interested people of camp are invited to attend (membership not required to attend).  We will tell the story of Crooked Creek with pictures, dinner, and a program with a short business meeting.


Iowa Mennonite School

Come enjoy an evening of music with IMS faculty Josh Tyson, Susan See, and Karenza Yoder, on Friday, Sept 19th at 7:00pm.  All Things Bright and Beautiful…All Creatures Great and Small will be performed in Celebration Hall, and will also feature the Southeast Iowa Piano Trio.  There will be vocals and piano, as well as violin and cello; admission is by donation and will benefit the IMS Annual Fund.

Mennonite College USA institutions will be represented on the IMS campus Monday, Sept 15 and Tuesday, Sept 16…meeting with students and parents, and available to answer questions and promote their colleges.  Admissions counselors will be present from Bethel College (N Newton, KS); Bluffton University (Bluffton, OH); Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA); Goshen College (Goshen, IN); and Hesston College (Hesston, KS).  Please contact Dwight Gingerich, IMS guidance counselor, for more information.

 
Central Plains Conference

A webinar is bring offered to Central Plains Sunday School teachers to introduce the new Shine curriculum.  The same webinar will be offered twice; choose the date that works for you: Monday, Sept 15 at 7:30pm or Thursday, Sept 25 at 7:30pm.  To register, go to www.centralplainsmc.org/shine.  Please register at least four days prior to the webinar.  For more information, contact Shana Peachey Boshart at 319.936.5905 or shanaboshart at centralplainsmc.org.

The Sower Prayer Request:  Pray for Carol Detweiler as she concludes her chemotherapy infusions on Monday, September 8.  Scans will likely follow one month later.  Pray for good results from these scans.


Mennonite Agencies
The Fall meeting of the Crowded Closet Association will be held Sept 15, 7:00pm at Bethel Mennonite Church, rural Wayland.  All volunteers and interested persons are invited to attend and learn of the latest happenings at the Closet.  (NOTE: W55 is closed S of Washington due to bridge work)  For more info call 319.337.5924 or email crowdedcloset.ic at gmail.com.

MC USA Announcement:  Urban Anabaptist Ministry Symposium: Oct 2-4 in Philadelphia.  MCUSA and MCC East Coast are excited to announce plans to co-sponsor this event, aiming to connect Anabaptist ministers and leaders from Philadelphia, New York City, DC and surrounding urban areas.  There will be opportunities to discuss challenges of ministry in our contexts, share best practices, form partnerships and inspire each other to continue to further the Kingdom work in our cities.  Whether or not your are from one of these urban centers, we invite you to come, network and participate with real people, doing real ministry and engaging real needs in diverse contexts.  More info coming soon!


Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  Moriah Hurst of MMN is assuming more responsibility in the community development training program of Praxis, where she teaches in Australia.  Pray that God will grant energy and wisdom to Moriah.  Pray also for some of her students who are facing major mental health issues.


Area Announcements

You are cordially invited to a free community program Human Trafficking: Making A Difference on Tues, Sept 23rd.  The doors open at 6pm and the program is from 6:30-7:30pm in the McAuley rooms in Mercy Medical Plaza, Lower Level, 540 E Jefferson St, Iowa City.  There is free parking in the Mercy Medical Plaza ramp.  The presenter, Sister Emily Devine, RSM, is co-chair of Sisters/Brothers Collaborating Against Trafficking in Cedar Rapids.  To register call Mercy on Call 319.358.2767 or visit www.mercyiowacity.org. 

Human Trafficking in Iowa: How You can be part of the Solution, Sept 25th, 7-9pm at hotel Vetro, downtown Iowa City.  For more information see the poster in foyer.
 

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