The Bearing Fruit
August 16, 2015
A Look Ahead
Monthly Sewing; Luke 15:8-10, Aug 19
Luke 1:57-58,
1 Corinthians 12:26
Picnic in the Park Aug
23
Service at the All-American Care Center Aug 23
Church Retreat at CCCC Sept
26-27
Our Church
Happy Anniversary to:
Grant & Edie Nebel (8/18),
Don & Phyllis Headrick (8/20)
Offering for
8/9/15: $2,645 (regular)
Picnic In The Park following Sunday School on Aug 23rd. Bring
food to share…yum.
Save and wash your milk jugs for cider making on a yet to be decided upon date!
The church council met last week and after much thoughtful discussion has decided to
proceed with the kitchen remodel project,
asking the kitchen remodeling committee to pare down the plans to fit with our
existing budget of $45,925, which is still $7,000 short of our optimum goal.
The council agrees that we will not borrow money or use reserve funds for the
project, but as the project continues, there will still be opportunities to
donate time and resources. Renovation will begin this fall with the goal of
finishing by Thanksgiving. Council asks that you honor your pledges to this
project before August 1, 2016. Thank you for your support of this upgrade to
our church facilities.
It’s school kit time! Take a bag (or
two or three) from the table in the hall.
A list of items is included in each bag.
More bags will be coming later.
Return them by Aug 31, 2015.
Thank for your generosity!
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
Sing and Smores, our annual event of enjoying the outdoors and singing is Sunday, August 30, at 6pm. We are privileged to have Edie Nebel as our
music leader. We welcome all ages to
attend at Sunset Shelter!
Iowa Mennonite
School
IMS’ Compassion Club is sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, Aug
28th, from 6:30-10:30 am in the Celebration Hall lobby. Please give – your donation helps 3
people! Also if enough people donate,
the Mississippi Valley Blood Center will provide money towards a charity of our
choice. Finally, all presenting donors
will be entered in a drawing for a 2015 navy blue Jeep Patriot. To sign up, contact Gloria Yoder at 319.656.2073
or gyoder at iowamennonite.org.
IMS will begin classes on Monday, August 24th. Please pray
for the students, faculty, staff and administration as they work together in
teaching and learning in a Christ-centered atmosphere.
Central Plains
Conference
It is time to begin planning Youth
Escape 2016, the weekend
retreat for Central Plains youth next July 15-17. I am looking for sponsors, pastors, youth and
young adults who would like to be on the planning committee. The committee will need folks from various
parts of our conference who have experience planning worship, recreation
activities or break-outs. The purpose of
Youth Escape is to connect youth to Jesus, the church and each other. If you are interested, email me, Shana
Peachey Boshart, at shanaboshart at gmail.com by September 8th.
David Boshart, executive conference
minister for CPMC, is on sabbatical until October 15. Shana
Peachey Boshart is the acting executive conference minister during this
time. You may contact her at
319.936.5905 or email shanaboshart at centralplainsmc.org.
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for the students,
teachers and staff at Freeman Academy and Iowa Mennonite School as they prepare
to return to school for the 2015-2016 school year.
Mennonite Agencies
Attention High School Students! Win
$1,000 by writing an essay for the MCC US Washington Office annual public
policy essay contest. Topics include the
militarization of police, climate change, and prisoner re-entry. All students who attend Mennonite high school
or are members of Anabaptist congregations are eligible to participate. Learn more at:
http://mcc.org/get-involved/advocacy/washington/contest.
MCC Mobile Cannery Dedication – You are invited to join MCC on Friday, August 28 to dedicate the new
cannery. A meal will be served at 5:30pm
(please RSVP by Aug 14 to 316.283.2720/denisevoth at mcc.org), a free will
offering will be taken to help cover costs.
A service of dedication will take place at 7:30pm (no RSVP
necessary). All events will take place
at the MCC Center in North Newton, 121 E 30th Street. Join us to dedicate the brand new canner as
the 2015/16 canning season gets underway.
Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: MMN and CPMC recently sent
Delicia Bravo and Peter Wigginton and their daughter, Aliyah, to Ecuador. Pray for them as they move into the role of
coordinating relationships with Ecuadorian Mennonite churches and international
partners.
Area Announcements
Crowded Closet, Iowa City, is hiring a full-time
General Manager, who will have
general responsibility for all Crowded Closet daily retail operations,
including business administration, finances, marketing and computer
operations. Qualifications include a
commitment to the goals of MCC and willingness to work with a team of staff and
volunteers. This position is available
immediately and applications will be accepted until Monday, August 24, 2015, or
until the position is filled. For an employment
applications form, job description, mission statement and other information,
please contact Vi Graber, Crowded Closet Board Secretary, at 319.256.5701 or
email vigraber at yahoo.com.
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