Newsletter for June 19, 2016

The Bearing Fruit
June 19, 2016

WMC Upcoming Events Sunday June 19th    Monday June 20th            Tuesday June 21st           Wednesday June 22nd                Thursday June 23rd             Friday June 24th               Saturday June 25th               ▪ Centro Cristiano (2:30pm) ▪ Centro Cristiano (4:00pm, Fellowship Hall) ▪ Women’s Bible Study (7:30am) ▪ Psalms Bible Study (7:00pm, Fellowship Hall) ▪ Baby Shower (9:00am–2:00pm, Fellowship Hall) Birthday -      ▪ Becky Litwiller Anniversary -      ▪ Myron &   Martha Graber Future Events ▪ June 26  –  MYF Baptism Class (1:30pm) ▪ June 26  –  MYF (5:30pm, at Amy’s) ▪ June 28  –  Psalms Study (7pm, Fellowship Hall) ▪ July 16   –  Saturday Kitchen (United Presbyterian Church) ▪ July 17   –  Potluck Picnic in the Park

Washington Mennonite

▪ Thanks to the Crooked Creek Counselors who are leading us in worship this morning!  Amanda, Grant, Mary Lou, and Andrea are representing Washington Mennonite this weekend at The Central Plains Conference Annual Meeting in Des Moines.

▪ Offering for 6/12/16: $1,755 (regular); $250 (HACAP)

▪ Crooked Creek Camp is looking for volunteers to help in the kitchen this summer.  Anyone able to help contact Jared Widmer for a list of days and times.

▪ Washington Mennonite Summer Worship Series:  Remember to sign up in the foyer to be a Children’s story

and playtime supervisor, to bring fellowship snacks, or to provide lunch for the baptism class.

Crooked Creek Christian Camp

▪ Camp starts today with 4^th-5^th graders.  We thank you for prayers for campers, counselors and all staff as we minister to children sharing the love of Jesus.  May the presence of Christ be with us all.

Iowa Mennonite School

▪ IMS Summer Camps are still open!  Please check out the schedule of camps on our website: http://www.iowamennonite.org/camps

▪ IMS’ fiscal year ends June 30, and your gift is important as we close out the year and attempt to end the year in the black.  Please consider a year-end contribution in support of our students and the Christian education they receive.  Thank you for your prayerful consideration!

Iowa MCC Relief Sale

▪ The Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale board is grateful for another successful Sale.  The gross receipts at this time are nearly $180,000!  This amount is lower than last year but a more complete report will be given after all payments and

income are received.  We are very appreciative of the good showing of many volunteers, participants, and donors to further the efforts of MCC to meet basic human needs and work for peace and justice around the world.

Central Plains Conference

▪ Register now for Youth Escape 2016 and connect with youth from other Central Plains churches, be inspired by speaker Michele Hershberger, and have a blast doing your favorite camp activities!  Registration deadline is July 7; register online at www.centralplainsmc.org/youth-escape-2016

▪ The Sower Prayer Request:  This morning CPMC Annual Meeting 2016 wraps up with a final worship service.  Pray for your sisters and brothers gathered in Des Moines this weekend.

Mennonite Agencies

▪ This summer months bring lots of volunteers to the MCC Material Resource Center (MRC) in North Newton, Kan., and we love it!  We’ve had such good help lately that we need to replenish a few kit items to keep our future volunteers busy!  Here’s the current list of most needed items: shampoo (13-24 oz), nail clippers, large bars of laundry soap, bath and hand towels (medium weight, dark or bright colors), fabric measuring tape (metric), sanitary pads (18-24 ct, thin maxi).  Donations may be brought to the MRC in person, purchased online and shipped to MCC or you can simply donate money designated “Kit supplies” and MCC will purchase the need items.  Questions?  Call 316.283.2720.  MCC Central States PO Box 235; 121 E 30^th St, North Newton, KS 67117.  For full kit lists visit mcc.org/kits.  Thank you for your ongoing generosity!

▪ MC USA Announcement:  Love is a Verb Spiritual Practices Resource available in English and Spanish online.  MC USA has released a year-long spiritual practices resource that explores the 2017 convention theme, Love is a Verb, for use by delegates, youth groups, presenters, planners and other convention attendees.  For more information see: mennoniteusa.org/resource/love-is-a-verb-spiritual-practices-resource    

▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  This year, 20 percent of MMN’s Mennonite Voluntary Service workers are serving with agencies to empower refugees and immigrants.  These organizations provide food, clothing and housing, and also offer long-term assistance such as language classes, legal referrals, and employment services, and promote structural change through advocacy.