Contact Us

email: washingtonmennonitechurch@gmail.com

phone: 319-653-6041

address:

815 Polk Street

Washington, IA 52353

https://washmenno.weebly.com


Thursday, March 19, 2015

Newsletter for March 22, 2015

The Bearing Fruit
March 22, 2015



A Look Ahead     

Bates Family Farms Breakfast, 9am                  Mar 28
Spring Business Meeting, 7pm                        April 15
IMS Concert Choir at WMC, 6:30pm                  May 10                                 
  
                                                                                                                       




Our Church

Happy Birthday to:  Leroy Reber (3/29)

“THANK YOU WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH!  For the last six years you have allowed Sound of Washington to use your fellowship hall for our practice sessions.  There were many Tuesday evenings when we almost raised your roof with the singing and laughter of the choir members and staff.  The choir would like to show their thanks to you as well as get to know you better.  You are invited as our guests for a simple meal and evening of fellowship on Tuesday, March 31st, at 6pm in the church fellowship hall.  Please RSVP to Andrea by March 22, so she can let us know how many to plan for.  We hope to see you there!  - Sound of Washington Planning Committee”

Mark your calendars!  Bates Family Farms Annual Church Breakfast is Saturday, March 28th at 9:00am.  The breakfast will be held at “The Shop” at 2909 Highway 1, Washington.  For more information or directions, call Mike’s cell 319.653.8829 or Karen’s cell 319.461.0225.  Hope you can come!


Crooked Creek Christian Camp

CCCC is happy to announce that on March 13th camp become debt free.  We celebrate this great achievement and are thankful for the donations we received that made this possible.  Thank you to everyone who prays, volunteers and contributes financially to camp ministry.

Lenten Quiet Day March 26:  There’s still time to register for this free event by calling the camp office or online at crookedcreekcamp.org.  Helen Yoder and Lois Gugel look forward to leading anyone wanting to take time out of their busy lives to focus themselves during this Lenten season.  Register in advance as lunch is provided.

Crooked Creek Christian Camp of Washington, IA, is looking for an experienced and energetic Food Service Manager to start on or about May 15, 2015.  This position will provide overall leadership to the kitchens for year-round guests with 

a reputation of great hospitality and great food.  The full job description can be viewed at www.crookedcreekcamp.org.  For more information, applications or to submit your resume please contact Tim Friesen, Administrator, 2830 Coppock Rd, Washington, IA 52353 or email foodservice at crookedcreekcamp.org.  Applications accepted through March 27, 2015.

2015 summer staff applications are being accepted.  Please visit www.crookedcreekcamp.org for information and to apply.


Iowa Mennonite School

Please keep the students and faculty of IMS in your prayers this week as they begin a week of interim.  Groups will be scattering across the Midwest to experience another culture, do service work, and learn outside the traditional classroom.  Please pray for safety, good attitudes, and positive learning experiences.


Central Plains Conference

The Sower Prayer Request:  Pray for Constituency Leaders Council (CLC) meeting in North Newton, Kansas, this Thursday through Saturday.  CLC is the group of conference leaders that gives counsel to the MC USA Executive Board.  Our Central Plains moderators and executive conference minister attend CLC.


Mennonite Agencies


Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: Passionfest, held in New Zealand last month, is an annual celebration of Jesus, community, and justice.  Pray for Mark and Mary Hurst of MMN, based in Australia, as they follow up on contacts they made during the festival.


Area Announcements

Parkview Home, Wayland, is collecting donations of small items for their annual Peanut Auction on March 27th at 2pm.  Items residents can ‘purchase’ at the auction with peanuts like candy, puzzles, snacks, movies, calculators, gift certificates, etc.  If you would like to donate, please have items to Parkview home by Wednesday, March 25th. 

Team Haiti at Bethel church will host a Taco Dinner in the fellowship hall, on Sunday, MARCH 29th at 12pm.  A free will donation will be taken.

International Student Aid Fund Soup Fundraiser Meal on Sunday, March 29th at noon at Kalona Mennonite Church to benefit our current project, Rudi Mucaj, who will be attending Goshen College.  More info to follow.

This is an open invitation for people of all ages to sing in the Celebration Community Choir!  Our upcoming concert is at 7pm on Saturday, May 9th in IMS’s Celebration Hall.  The choir will be engaging a variety of music including selections directly influenced by the cultures and backgrounds of those who choose to sing in it.  Kalona Mennonite Church will host rehearsals on Saturdays March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2 at 7pm.  Please contact Nathaniel Yoder if you are interested in participating or have any questions: nathanielyoder at gmail.com and 319.325.3059.

First Mennonite Church of Iowa City will be offering GriefShare, a 13-week discussion/support group for persons who have lost a loved one, on Tuesdays from 6:30 until 8pm beginning on April 14th.  Each 90 min session will begin with a video, followed by group discussion of the topic.  Each participant will receive a workbook to use during the week.  Topics to be covered include: living with grief; the journey of grief; the effects of grief; your family and grief; why?; the uniqueness of grief; when your family member or spouse dies; God’s prescription for grief; feelings of guilt and forgiveness; stuck in grief; top twenty lessons of grief; and heaven.  If you are interested in attending, or would like more information, please contact either Marian Schwabbauer (319.466.3094) or Marilyn Rose (319.887.5285), facilitators, or go to www.greifshare.org.  Please pass this information along to any family members, friends or neighbors who might wish to attend these sessions.

The United Presbyterian Home is sponsoring Rev. Dr. Georgine Buckwalter, a retired spiritual care provider in an adult residential care facility and adjunct professor at Louisville Theological Seminary in Kentucky and specialist in spirituality and aging, to speak about how best to care for folks dealing with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease on Wednesday, April 15, from 11:30am – 1:30pm at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington.  Please RSVP by April 10th by calling Kitch Shatzer at 319.461.0266 or emailing her at revkitch at hotmail.com. For more info on a second meeting later the same evening see the poster by the mailboxes.

Inviting all women in Iowa churches who would like to care for one another more deeply: Sister Care Seminar registration forms are now available at your church and the deadline is April 4th.  So, sign up today for an uplifting, inspiring retreat and workshop. You will gain life-changing skills on April 17th and 18th at Kalona Mennonite Church.

No comments:

Post a Comment