The Bearing Fruit
October 18, 2015
A Look Ahead
Monthly Sewing Oct
21
Saturday Kitchen Dec
5
Our Church
Happy Birthday to: Angela
Widmer (10/18),
Carl Wulf
(10/23)
Offering for
10/11/15: $2,593 (regular);
$1,000
(kitchen remodel); $250 (HACAP)
The worship committee would like to thank all of you
who completed an evaluation form in the past couple of weeks. The
information collected will be utilized as we continue to plan worship services
at Washington Mennonite.
Villatoro Family Blend coffee is available for purchase in the foyer for
$15/bag. Proceeds from the coffee sales
go to the Villatoro compassion fund, which assists with expenses of the family
and legal expenses for Max. Checks can
be made to Villatoro Family Compassion fund and left in the basket.
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
Crooked Creek fiscal year ends Oct 31 and has achieved
88% of their donation goal. Please consider a contribution towards the $9, 651 that remains. Online giving is available at www.crookedcreekcamp.org
click “Donate Now.” Thank you for your
support!
October 31 at 8am is Wood Cutting day. Bring
a chainsaw, wood splitter and if you want lunch please call in advance.
October 31–November 1 is High School Retreat. There is still
time to register for “Body, Mind and Soul: The Wholeness of God’s Love.” Visit www.crookedcreekcamp.org for more
information or see a youth sponsor for details.
November 17 at 6:15pm is Annual Meeting. All who are
interested in Crooked Creek and celebrating the past year are invited to
attend.
Iowa Mennonite
School
The IMS chapter of the National Honor
Society is hosting a blood drive on Monday, Nov 2, 7:00-11:00am.
Plan now to donate blood by scheduling a donation time through the IMS
office, 656-2073. Thank you for giving
in this special way.
IMS students will present Cotton Patch Gospel in Celebration Hall on Saturday, Nov 7
(7:00pm) and Sunday, Nov 8 (3:00pm).
This is a presentation of a setting in rural Georgia, with a bluegrass
band accompanying the singers. The cast
features 24 students, and is directed by Karenza Yoder. Advanced (reserved) tickets are available by
calling the school; cost is $8 for adults, students K-12 $5. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Central Plains
Conference
The Sower Prayer Request: Today is the first of
several days of meetings for the MC USA Constituency Leaders Council. Pray for God’s guidance as these
representatives of the 21 area conferences meet, and pray for wisdom for David
Boshart as he facilitates the meetings.
Mennonite Agencies
Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Deb and Wes Bergen of MMN live at
Good News Theological College and Seminary in Ghana. Pray for Wes as he teaches Bible classes, and
for Deb as she works with a team to help
people in West African countries process trauma.
Area Announcements
Ted and Co. are presenting Listening for Grace at 7pm on Thursday, Oct 22, 2015 at Old Brick in Iowa City. According to his website “Listening for Grace
is a play about fathers and sons. It’s a
play about faith. About the church. About sexuality. And it’s a play about finding commonality and
listening to the story of others.” In
true “Ted” style, it considers serious subjects in a humorous manner. Listening
for Grace was presented at MC USA Convention in Kansas City this past
summer and numerous people felt it was worthwhile, presenting various
viewpoints and giving food for thought.
At some point, we at Washington Mennonite will want to have a
conversation about sexuality in a structured, safe environment. This presentation would give additional
information and thoughts for consideration if you choose to attend. Please prayerfully consider this opportunity.
J-POG (Just Peace Outreach Group) invites you to hear
Joy Lapp address the topic, “Hope for the Holy Land; Seeking a Just Peace.” Joy is
Assistant Professor of Religion at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant. Each summer, Joy leads a tour of Israel and
Palestine, visiting Palestinian and Israeli groups working for peace while
seeing first hand the difficulties of daily life for local residents. Join us to hear about Joy’s experiences and
see pictures of the Holy Land on Sunday evening, October 25, 2015, at East Union Mennonite Church, 5615 Gable
Avenue, Kalona, IA at 6:00pm for a finger-foods potluck and conversation
(please bring your own table service or at 7pm for Joy’s presentation and
discussion. For more information call
Roger Farmer at 319.653.2547 or email Jane Yoder-Short at wilmajane17 at
gmail.com.
Fall Special Meetings at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
with Anton Flores-Maisonet – October 25-27:
What does it look like to be a
disciple of Jesus Christ in a world increasingly filled with the complexities
of fear and injustice? How is God
inviting us to respond as the hands and feet of Jesus to the people around us
who are rejected, hurting, forgotten and often mistreated? Join us as we hear from Anton
Flores-Maisonet, co-founder of Alterna, a bilingual community of
Chirst-followers in Georgia devoted to faithful acts of hospitality, mercy, and
justice. Anton will be speaking during
Sunday morning worship at 10:30am as well as 6pm Sunday evening (open to
everyone, but with a youth emphasis) and 7pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The Annual meeting for Mennonite Disaster Service
Region III will be held October 30-31, 2015 at; The Ark on Table Rock Lake, Conference Center, 1190 State Hwy.
East, Eagle Rock, Missouri 65641. You
are invited to attend. Check with your Church
office for a registration form.
Get your feather or foam pillows cleaned, sanitized,
deodorized & NEW TICKING on
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from
8:30am-4:00pm at Kalona Mennonite Church (902 6th St). Sponsored by the Kalona Mennonite WMSC.
On Saturday, November 14th, Dunamis
Ministries will present the 2015 Newsboys “We Believe…God’s Not Dead Tour”
at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Iowa.
For more information, see the poster by the mailboxes.
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