The Bearing Fruit
November 20, 2016
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Upcoming Events:
Nov 20 – MYF Baked Potato Bar Fundraiser
Nov 21 – CPMC Webinar, 7:30pm
Nov 27 – MYF, 5-7pm at Amy’s
Dec 4
– Baptism Class Field Trip, 11am
Dec 21 – Mennonite Women Quilting
Dec 24 – Christmas Eve Service, 6pm
Dec 31 – Saturday Kitchen, UP Church
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ The third and final Central Plains
Bible Study webinar with Meghan Good is coming up! Join us at 7:30pm on Monday, November 21 in the sanctuary.
Meghan will address matters of biblical authority and inspiration in Living
and Active: Where the Bible Came From and Why It Matters.
▪ Though
it seems a long way off, Christmas is coming! We'll be having a 6:00pm service here on
Christmas Eve, and, because Christmas falls on a Sunday, we'll also have a 9:30 Christmas Day service. If you or
your family would like to volunteer to be a reader, a musician, or to share any
other special talents on Christmas or Christmas Eve, let Amanda know as soon as
you can!
▪ “Dear Friends, Thank you
for your flexible, cooperative, hard work on Tuesday night! You were an encouragement and a huge
help. Please come again!”
- Christine from The Crowded Closet
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
▪ Save the date for Cocoa & Carols Sunday, December 4
starting at 5:00pm.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ November 21 - Boy's
Basketball Jamboree Games
begin at 6:00PM with IMS playing at 7:30PM. Come out to
Hillcrest Union and get your first look at IMS and many other area teams.
▪ November 29 -
GIVING TUESDAY You’ve
heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Both are days
where consumers are enticed by sales and discounted items and end up spending
lots of money on things they (may or) may not need.
Giving Tuesday is the exact opposite. Celebrated on
the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday kicks
off the charitable season, the season of GIVING. This year you have
a chance to participate in this movement with IMS. For the twenty-four
hours of 11.29.16 we encourage you to give and give generously.
You can give online or you can send a check to the school
postmarked 11.29.16. Through this event we hope to raise $11,029 for
the Student Aid Fund.
▪ November 28 - Visit Day for all area
prospective families. These are open to students in 8th -10th grade. There
will be a coffee Q&A time for parents at the beginning of the day
(8:15-9:00AM) and students will be invited to stay the day (8:15AM - 3:10PM) to
attend classes with a student ambassador, eat lunch, and meet faculty and
staff. Come get a glimpse at what a day at IMS is like! Register at www.iowamennonite.org/visit
▪ The one act Christmas opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors will be on the Celebration
Hall stage for one night only on December 17 at 7:30PM. They are
still a few tickets left and are $15/adults and $10/students. Call the IMS
office to reserve your tickets today 656-2073.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Families
with children: Next week is the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of
“Come, Walk in the Light of Day,” a free, downloadable guide for family worship from November 27 to
January 6. Pick and choose the activities that work best for your family. Find
it at www.anabaptistfaithformation.org.
▪ Central Plains Mennonite
Conference Prayer Request: Pray for the last Bible study webinar
with Meghan Good, to be held tomorrow evening. Give thanks for this
opportunity to learn more about reading and interpreting God's word.
Mennonite Agencies
▪Plan
on supporting the international relief, development and peacebuilding work of
MCC and mark your calendars to attend the 2017
Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale, June 2 and 3 at
the Johnson County Fairgrounds.
▪ The Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale board
is looking for volunteers to assist with the publicity and
auction committees. Contact Susan Gingerich at 319.855.8382 or Jim Yoder at 319.430.3761
for more information or to volunteer.
▪ Mennonite Mission Network (MMN) Prayer Request: Mennonite Mission Network
partners Annette and Paco Castillo have created a home in Ivory Coast for child
soldiers and other children who don’t have a supportive family structure.
Praise God for transformed lives. Pray for mentors to train life skills through
mechanical trades and other apprenticeships.
Area Announcements
▪ Ervin Stutzman, Executive Director of Mennonite Church USA, will
offer a public reading of his latest historical novel,Christian’s Hope, at East Union
Mennonite Church on Sunday, November 20
at 7:30 pm. The third novel in the Northkill trilogy is based on
documented evidence about the Hochstetler family, adding details and dialogue
to the known historical facts. In careful consultation with the available
documents, the novels describe the historic French and Indian War massacre and
aftermath in which an Amish father and two sons were kidnapped and their family
killed. Stutzman will also share insights on Native American culture gleaned
from his research.
▪ The United Presbyterian high school youth invite
you to take an evening off from cooking and join their Soup
Supper on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 23, from 5:30 to
6:30 pm. Proceeds from this event support their Summer Mission Trip.
▪ Cheeseballs!
Plan now for your Christmas and New Year parties and order homemade
cheeseballs. (They can be frozen if you have parties after the holidays.)
Three yummy flavors – ham, pineapple & veggie – will be available at
$9.50 each or 3 for $27.00. All proceeds
will go toward mission outreach programs at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church.
To order you may call the church, (319) 656.2076, email the church, ldc(at)kctc.net
or contact any church member. Deadline
is December 1. Cheeseballs will be made on Saturday, December 10 and can be picked up that morning from 10-noon.
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