Newsletter for June 21, 2015

The Bearing Fruit

June 21, 2015

A Look Ahead     

Central Plains MC Annual Meeting              June 18-21

Weekly Bible Study of Luke, 7pm                   June 23

MC USA Convention                            June 30-July 5                                 

                                                                                                                    

 

Our Church

Happy Birthday to:  Jacayla Litwiller (6/26)

Happy Anniversary to:  Myron & Martha Graber (6/22),

    Jared & Angela Widmer (6/27)

Offering for 6/14/15:  $2,479 (regular); $100 (kitchen);

    $250 (HACAP); $1,238 (MYF fundraiser)

Pastors Amanda and Grant are both at the Central Plains Mennonite Conference annual meeting this weekend in St. Paul.

MWC Kitchen Remodeling is only $18,950 away from becoming a reality!  Have you made your pledge or contribution?  Only need 4 more people to give $5,000 or 10 more people to give $2,000.  Deadline for funds to be collected is July 1^st.  If you won’t be at church in the near future, send your contribution to WMC earmarked “kitchen project” as soon as possible.  Thanks for your support of WMC upgrades.

Crooked Creek Christian Camp

5^th-6^th grade camp is next week June 21-26.  Please pray for campers, counselors and all staff as we minister to children and the community.

Iowa Mennonite School

IMS summer camps are in full swing, and there is still room in some of them!  Boys basketball will run July 20-24; drama camp is July 27-31 (mornings); and volleyball camp is also July 27-31 (afternoons).  For more information, to register, and to find out specific times and grade levels, please go to www.iowamennonite.org/camps 

 

IMS has a job opening for a custodian to begin August 10^th.  The position is full-time throughout the school year, and based on a 9.5-month contract for the year.  For more information, please contact Tim Lehman at tlehman at iowamennonite.org or Kris Brenneman at kbrenneman at iowamennonite.org – or either at 656.2073.

IMS is in need of host families for several international students for the 2015-16 school year.  Please contact Gloria Yoder at gyoder at iowamennonite.org or 646.2840.

As IMS prepares to end its fiscal year on June 30^th, please consider a generous gift in support of the school’s general fund.  Your generosity helps ensure continued academic excellence in a Christ-centered atmosphere!  Our students benefit from your support, and we appreciate it each and every year.  Please contact Larry Swartzendruber at 656.2073 or lswartzendruber at iowamennonite.org for more information.

Mennonite Agencies

Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  As Justin Shenk and Valerie Showalter of MMN near the end of their assignment in the United Kingdom, they request prayer for Clapton Park United Reformed Church in London where they have ministered since January 2013.  Pray especially for a dynamic youth ministry.

Area Announcements

CNA – Special Opportunity!  We are looking for team members who reflect the community, and faith of Pleasantview with compassion, quality, and integrity.  Train and work as a Certified Nursing Assistant.  Pleasantview pays for the cost of the CNA class and 90 hours of coursework from July 6-Aug 13.  Applications accepted until June 24 at: www.pvhome.org/employment or in the Pleasantview lobby M-F 8:00-4:30pm.  811 3^rd St Kalona.