The Bearing Fruit
December 7, 2014
A Look Ahead
DT Practice at camp, 5pm Dec 7
Dr Practice at camp, 6:30pm Dec 9
DT Dress Rehearsal, 6:30pm Dec 10
Dinner Theatre Performances Dec 11-13
Christmas Caroling, 5pm Dec
21
Our Church
Happy Birthday to:
Amanda Beachy (12/10)
Happy Anniversary to:
Jeff & Karla Garrett
(10/11)
Offering for
11/23/2014: $2,770 (regular)
“I would like to thank my Washington
Mennonite Church family for the
floral bouquet hand delivered by Amanda and Andrea while I was at Mercy
Hospital and the get well cards, notes of encouragement, visits, food and
telephone calls I have received during my hospitalization and since returning
home. My church family is so important
to me and I love each one of you.
Blessings to you as you prepare for the holidays and Dinner
Theatre. Much to my dismay I am on the
side lines with only touch toe weight bearing.
Blessings.” - Phyllis
Litwiller
Our Sunday, December 14th, church
service (9:30am) will be out at the Pavilion of Crooked Creek Christian Camp (2830 Coppock Rd).
We will be celebrating the end of another dinner theatre season as well as
the dedication of Naomi Friesen and baptism of Andrea Nussbaum.
Christmas Caroling December 21st.
Please meet at the church to assemble cookie plates at 5:00 (so bring
cookies or fruit to share). We’ll spread
Christmas cheer throughout the town and we’ll meet back at the church for our
own Christmas celebration, so bring goodies for that also. Questions?
Ask Megan Miller. – Frivolity Committee
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
Remember the Fall Fundraiser in your
giving to benefit
the Pavilion walk in freezer and cooler renovation, new beds and a finish
mower. Thank you for your gifts to camp
ministry.
Iowa Mennonite
School
The IMS music
department,
under the direction of Josh Tyson, will present the annual Christmas
Concert at 3pm on Sunday, December 14th. All choral groups, including Chorale, Concert
Choir, and Chamber Singers, will present…as well as the Symphonic Band. There is no admission, but a free-will
offering will be taken in support of the music program at IMS. All are invited to attend.
Central Plains
Conference
The Central Plains Mennonite
Conference Ecuador Partnership is organizing a work team to travel to Ecuador late February-early March, 2015 to work on a church
building located 2 hours outside of Quito, Ecuador. For more information contact Doyle Roth at 402.761.2847
or 402.641.0266 or by email at doyleroth at hotmail.com.
Families, we have for you a set of
Advent At-Home Devotionals so you can
celebrate Advent at home this holiday season.
Nurture your family’s identity as Christ-followers with these daily
scripture readings and activities.
Research shows that the best way to pass faith to children is family
worship in the home. These family devotions
give you just the tools you need! Print
off the devotional from this website http://resources.mennonitechurch.ca/SelectD
ownloadFormat/43/17175 or ask Andrea for a copy.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for
leaders of MC USA: Executive Director Ervin Stutzman and his staff as well as
the Executive Board. May the Holy Spirit
guide them in hope and faith as they lead our church.
Mennonite Agencies
Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Pray for the transition government in Burkina Faso after violent
demonstrations forced Blaise Compaoré to relinquish presidential power. Anne Garber Kompaoré of MMN, requests us to
pray “that the Lord will lead to a wide consensus for a person full of
integrity and wisdom and courage to lead the country to elections next year.”
MEA Prayers for Faith and Learning: Pray with
the Bethel College community for the peace and light of Christ to come into the
world as faculty, staff, students and friends participate in the 29th
annual Lighting of the Green on campus this evening.
Friday,
Nov 21st, the Ten Thousand
Villages holiday store opened. Store
hours are: Mon-Wed & Fri 11-6, Thu 11-8, Sat 10-6, and Sun 12-5. The store is located where the Wedge Pizzeria
was located, 136 S Dubuque St, Iowa City.
Stop in and support the artisans.
Back
by popular demand – Lower Deer Creek
Mennonite Church will once again be making and selling cheeseballs! Selection will include ham, pineapple, veggie
and pesto at $9.50 each or 3 for $27.
Pick up date is Saturday, December
13th from 10-noon at the church.
To order call 319.656.2076 or email ldc at kctc.net. Thank you for supporting mission projects as
LDC!
You are invited to a respite weekend,
Come to the Water is for adults
experiencing grief, loss or health challenges of a loved one or yourself at Crooked Creek Christian
Camp, Jan 16-17, 2015. Come,
rest and share with other who understand.
Watch for more information coming soon.
For all questions about the weekend’s content please contact Diane Zaerr
Brenneman at 319.646.2371 or email parsondzb at netins.net. For reservation and payment to attend please
contact the camp office ccccamp at iowatelecom.net or call 319.653.3611 by Jan
7, 2015. Brochures with more information
can be found above the mailboxes.
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