The Bearing Fruit
April 5, 2015
A Look Ahead
Monthly Sewing, Luke 24:13-35 April 15
Spring Business Meeting, 7pm April 15
Congregational Meeting, 5pm April 19
Saturday Kitchen April
25
IMS Concert Choir at WMC, 6:30pm May 10
Our Church
Happy Birthday to:
Andy Hallman (5/5), Cindy
Widmer (5/8)
Offering for 3/15/15: $2,419
(regular)
Offering for 3/22/15: $1,240
(regular), $5,000 (kitchen)
Offering for 3/29/15: $2,055
(regular)
Do you want to update your family photo
for the church “family” bulletin board? Or
need a new one? The Farmers have
their camera ready to take pictures this morning!
If you would like to receive MC USA’s
monthly publication “The Mennonite”
talk to Andrea or email the church TODAY.
A yearly subscription is $37.
Iowa Mennonite
School
Renee Buckwalter, daughter of Tom & Paula
Buckwalter of Wellman, will present various lighter musical selections in a coffeehouse setting in the IMS lobby
(outside Celebration Hall) on Tuesday, April
7th at 7pm. She will be
assisted by friends and family. All are
invited.
IMS’ 21-voice Touring Choir, under the direction of Josh Tyson, will travel to the annual high school choral festival
April 10-12. The festival will be held
on the Goshen College campus, and hosted by Bethany Christian Schools. IMS is one of 14-16 schools
participating…more than 500 voices will join together. Pray for their safety and a wonderful time
interacting with their peers from sister schools.
Central Plains
Conference
The Sower Prayer Request: On Saturday,
April 11th, congregational leaders from Central Plains churches will
gather in Des Moines to consider the adoption of a covenant for tending to our
relationships as a conference. Please
pray that the Holy Spirit will be powerfully present to guide our discernment.
Mennonite Agencies
Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Today, as we celebrate Jesus’
victory over evil and death, pray with MMN personnel that God will inspire in
each of us the joyful impulse of the first missionaries, the women who shared
good news of God’s life and love across the street and around the world.
MCC Iowa Relief
Sale
The IA Mennonite Relief Sale needs
your help. Individuals and businesses can help support
the sale with a donation of furniture, a household item, or children’s toy or
item that can be sold on auction. If an
individual or business has no item to donate or if a cash donation is
preferred, monetary sponsorship is possible. Individuals and businesses can provide
sponsorship at the following levels. Relief Sponsorship: $100-$249; Justice
Sponsorship: $250-$499; Hope Sponsorship: $500 or more. All donors and sponsors’ names will be listed
in the sale booklet given each sale attendee.
Contact your MDD sale church rep, Jon Widmer, for more information.
Area Announcements
You
are invited to a French Toast Benefit Breakfast on Saturday, April 11th,
from 6:30-10:30am at Kalona Mennonite Church in memory of our daughter, Ivy
Jane Yoder. Come join us as we raise
money to support El Comedor, a mission of the Peruvian church Luz y Vida that
daily feeds 50-60 children living in poverty nearby. With your help, we hope to send enough money
to provide meals for 6 months (around $4200).
The menu will include French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, and
homemade rolls. There will be a free
will donation and carryouts are available.
Questions? Call Trent and Tammy
Yoder at 656.3743.
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.
Sister
Care Seminar: We
are looking forward to this women’s gathering on Friday, April 17th with registration beginning at 6pm followed
by Unit 1 from 7pm until 9pm AND Saturday, April
18th from 9am until 4:30pm.
Lunch and snacks are included. We
will hear the powerful stories of Dorothy and Liz Miller. We will participate in singing, reading
scripture, hearing stories and learning together. You won’t want to miss it! So, if you forgot to register, please call
Lauralee Kauffman by Monday, April 6
at 319.354.3304.
Club
180 in Washington is starting a GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior) Girls
Club. They are
planning an information meeting and counselor training on Saturday, April 18th, 9am-11:30am, at
the teen center. They are seeking faith
filled women who have a heart to help girls grow in their relationship with
Jesus and a willingness to serve as group counselors (leaders). The clubs will meet bi-weekly. Call Deb Bodensteiner with questions,
319.653.4700 or email oneightyia at gmail.com.
Annual
Bluegrass Hymn Sing: On
Sunday, April 19th, 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 choose 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.
Kalona
Mennonite Church is hosting a Priscilla Shirer Live Simulcast on April 25th
from 9am to 4:30pm.
Pre-registration is $5 per person, Mail to Shirer Simulcast, PO Box 232,
Kalona, IA 52247 (Checks payable to Kalona Mennonite Church). Registration will be $10 at the door. A freewill offering will be taken to cover
lunch and other expenses. For more
information email kmcsmallgroups at gmail.com or call 319.936.0113.
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