Newsletter for June 7, 2015

The Bearing Fruit

June 7, 2015

A Look Ahead     

MYF Fundraiser,                                          June 14

   Hymn Sing (6pm), Pie Social (7pm)                       

Monthly Sewing,                                          June 17

   Luke 5:27-32, Matt 26:26

Saturday Kitchen                                         June 20

Central Plains MC Annual Meeting              June 18-21

MC USA Convention                            June 30-July 5                                 

  

                                                                                                                       

Our Church

Happy Birthday to:  Ramiro Hernandez (6/10),

    Marie Widmer (6/12)

Happy Anniversary to:  Gay & Gloria Widmer (6/8),

    John & Barb Ramsey (6/12)

   

Offering for 5/31/15:  $2,585 (regular); $1,000 (kitchen)

I scream, you scream, we all scream for pie and ice cream!  Join the youth for our next convention fundraiser, a pie and ice cream social with a hymn sing.  On Sunday, June 14^th at 6pm we will be hosting a hymn sing here at Washington Mennonite and afterwards there will be a pie and ice cream social starting at 7pm.  Please join in singing together and enjoying delicious pie!

Have you made your contribution/pledge yet?  Washington Mennonite’s Kitchen Remodeling Project fundraising is in full swing!  Our goal is $52,900 by July 1, 2015.  The measuring cup in the foyer will continue to fill up as we reach our goal.  Pledge cards and a basket for collecting them can be found on the table at the back of the sanctuary.  Please take a few minutes to fill out your pledge and drop it in the basket or come prepared to do so in the next few weeks.  As soon as we know we can reach our goal, local contractors can be notified so the project is on their calendars.  Work could begin later this summer.  Help us make this project a reality!

Crooked Creek Christian Camp

Camp starts June 8^th with 1^st & 2^nd graders and June 10^th with 3^rd & 4^th graders.  Please pray for campers, counselors and all staff as we minister to children and the community.  May the presence of God be with us all. 

Central Plains Conference

You can still register for Central Plains Annual Meeting June 18-21 in St Paul, but please do so this week.  Hear Greg Boyd, see where our Hmong sisters and brothers worship, visit a ministry in the city, and consider a covenant for tending to our conference relationships.  Find registration information in your church office and at www.centralplainsmc.org.

Save the Date!  September 19-20, 2015.  The Annual Central Plains Mennonite Women’s Retreat at Swan Lake Chrisitan Camp in Viborg, South Dakota.  The weekend retreat will be hosted by the Henderson, Nebraska women and will feature speaker Luann Yutze speaking on the theme “Time in a bottle.”  More details to follow.

The Sower Prayer Request:  Pray for the Villatoro family, separated by deportation.  Pray for God’s guidance and provision for Max and Gloria and their children in this time of separation and uncertainty.  Pray also for Iglesia Torre Fuerte, the congregation in Iowa City that Max and Gloria pastor.

Mennonite Agencies

Triage Volunteers Needed!  A corps of healthcare professionals is needed to provide triage medical services during the Mennonite World Conference (MWC) global assembly in Harrisburg, PA, July 21-25.  Doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians are invited to volunteer for one or more four-hour shifts throughout the week.  For more information, please see http://mennohealth.org/mwc-volunteers/ or contact Nancy Martin at nrudymartin at Comcast.net by June 29, 2015.

You are not too late!  Come join with doctors, nurses, dieticians, therapists, chaplains, mental health workers, and many other healthcare workers and their families from around the world!  It’s the Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF) Annual Gathering, July 19-21, 2015, immediately prior to Mennonite World Conference Global Assembly in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  For more information, go to www.mennohealth/gathering, email info at mennohealth.org, call 1.888.406.3643, or see the poster in the foyer.  Registration is due June 28^th.

Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  Rescue Network Nepal, a MMN partner, trains people in remote areas of the country to give emergency aid in case of home, farm or traffic accidents. Pray for director, Jaya Thapa, and these first responders as they deal with the overwhelming needs in the aftermath of last month’s earthquakes.

Area Announcements

The Steel Wheels, a contemporary bluegrass and folk group from Harrisonburg, VA, will present a show in Celebration Hall at IMS on Thursday, June 11^th, 7:30pm.  Tickets are available by calling the IMS office or purchasing them at the door.  Adults: $15; students: $10.

The Celebration Community Choir is up and running again!  Meetings will be Thursdays at 7pm in the Pleasantview Home Chapel starting on June 11^th.  The choir will remain open to everyone of every age who would like to sing throughout the summer, regardless of experience level.  Please join us for some fun singing.  Contact Nathaniel Yoder De Avila if you have any questions: nathanielyoder at gmail.com and 319.325.3059.