The Bearing Fruit
November 8, 2015
A Look Ahead
Monthly Quilting Nov
18
Hanging of the Greens, 5pm Nov 22
Saturday Kitchen Dec
5
Our Church
Happy
Birthday to: Carol Detweiler (11/9),
Gordon Watson
(11/9), Mary Martin (9/11),
Megan Miller
(11/13), Francis Litwiller (11/14),
Roger Roth
(11/14)
Offering for
11/1/15: $3,277 (regular); $250 (HACAP)
Come help with the Hanging of the Greens on Nov 22nd at 5pm here at the
church. Come help decorate and enjoy
fellowship and food together.
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
Nov 17 is Annual Meeting at CCCC. Turkey
tenderloin meal is served at 6:15pm followed by program and meeting at
7pm. Members and all who are interested
in Crooked Creek to celebrate the past year are invited to attend.
Nov 14 at 8am is the rescheduled Wood Cutting
Day. Bring a chainsaw, wood splitter and if you want lunch please call in
advance.
Nov 21-21 is Come
to the Table Craft Retreat. This bring-your-own-craft weekend features an
opportunity to work on your project and connect with others as crafty as
you. See more details at www.crookedcreekcamp.org.
Iowa Mennonite
School
All are invited to the performance of The Cotton Patch Gospel, a musical show sure to entertain and please! This afternoon’s performance is at
3:00pm, with seating still available.
Following the performance, all 6th-8th graders, as well as potential
transfer students, are invited to enjoy refreshments, a backstage tour, and a
chance to meet the cast. Come and enjoy!
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I
was thirsty and you gave me something to drink…
Matthew 25:35-36. The
IMS chapter of National Honor Society is hosting a food drive to benefit area food pantries. We have set a goal to collect 1,000 food
items for the holiday season. Please
help us reach our goal by bringing your non-perishable food items to IMS (or to
an IMS home basketball game) any time between now and Friday, Dec. 4. NHS students will gather and sort the
items and deliver them to the Wellman and Kalona food pantries on Dec 5. Thank you for helping your community in this
very special way.
Central Plains
Conference
The Sower Prayer Request: Pray for the schools
associated with CPMC: Freeman Academy in Freeman, SD, and Iowa Mennonite School
in rural Kalona, IA.
Mennonite Agencies
Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Praise God for Israel College of
the Bible, “the first Hebrew-language Bible college since the days of the disciples,”
says a MMN professor. Pray that the Arab
Christian and Messianic Jewish students who study together will also be
peace-builders in the Middle East.
Area Announcements
competitive wage and
a friendly working environment.
Applicant must be able to lift heavy items, work quickly, independently,
and as part of a team. Excellent public
relation skills are required. For more
information or detailed job description contact Crowded Closet at 319.337.5924
or email crowdedcloset.gm at gmail.com.
Dan Fisher and his crew will be making 40 pumpkin
cheesecakes for the Thanksgiving season. The cost is $35 ($15 for ingredients and $20
donation). The proceeds will go to
Kalona Mennonite’s International Student Aid Fund. Our current project is assisting Rudi Mucaj
from Albania attend Goshen College. This
past August Rudi began his freshman year at Goshen College! Cheesecakes may be picked up at Kalona
Mennonite Church on Tuesday, November 24,
from 4-7 pm. To place your order please
contact Wanda Miller Beachy at 319.683.3983 or email at beachydw at
sharontc.net. The deadline to order is November 18. Thank you!
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