The Bearing Fruit
November 13, 2016
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ The CROWDED CLOSET is expecting us for a "work
night" on Tuesday, November 15th. We will show up at 5:30 PM
(or as soon as you can get there) and work until 8, building Christmas trees,
stuffing stockings, and stocking shelves. We will order in Pizza and soft
drinks will be provided. Just come ready to have a great time with the
WMC family.
▪ 10 a.m., Wed.,
Nov. 16: quilting at church. Soup and
dessert provided for lunch. Bring something to go with the meal.
▪ 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.
▪ Saturday
Kitchen: Thank you to everyone who helped with Saturday
Kitchen November 5th. Many hands made the job so much
easier. We are so blessed as we work together to feed the guests at Saturday
Kitchen. Our next turn to serve the
Saturday
Kitchen meal will be on Saturday December 31st which is New Year’s
Eve day. Check your calendar and see if you can help us that
day. Gloria, Sandy and Phyllis
▪ Thank
you so much for your generosity. We will
enjoy the beautiful wooden nativity set over the holidays, using our Barnes
& Noble gift cards and using the other gift card to find some new
restaurants in Phoenix this winter. The
WMC family has been a big part of our lives the past 16 years. Thanks
again. Grant & Edie
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
▪ Calling
all crafters!
Grab a friend, pack your bags and get ready for the Come to the Table craft retreat November 18-19. There's
still room to sign-up online.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ Upcoming Visit Days - Register for either day at, www.iowamennonite.org/visit
- Nov 16 - Visit Day for Iowa City
area prospective families - Nov 28 -
Visit Day for all area prospective families.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Nurture children’s faith at home this
Advent and Christmas through family worship. Find a free, downloadable guide at www.anabaptistfaithformation.org. For
use between November 27 and January 6, it includes a daily Bible reading, short
litany, songs, hands-on activities and questions to ponder together.
▪ Central Plains Mennonite
Conference Prayer Request: Next
weekend both Tim Detweiler and Shana Peachey Boshart celebrate birthdays. Give
thanks to God for their ministries within Central Plains and pray for God's
blessing on their lives.
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: Colombia is negotiating a
complicated peace process, both on the official level and among people who have
a long history of division and violence. Mennonite Mission Network requests
prayer for wisdom and courage for Colombia Mennonite Church members as they
model the way of peace.
Area Announcements
▪
You
are invited to N.O.W. – a Night Of Worship – at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Church this evening at 6:30 pm.
This is an informal, relaxed time to praise and worship God and fellowship with
others.
▪ J-POG (Just Peace Outreach Group)
invites you to hear Marty Gingerich address the topic, “Haiti- Slavery
Yesterday and Slavery Today.” Marty and
his wife Heidi served as Mennonite Central Committee volunteers in Haiti for
seven years. Since 2010, Marty has returned to Haiti annually to assist
in community development. Join us at Washington Mennonite Church on Sunday, November 13, 2016,
at 6 pm for a finger food potluck (please bring your own
table service) and conversation, or at 7 pm for Marty's
presentation. For more information, contact Roger Farmer at 319.653.2547
or Jane Yoder-Short at wilmajane17(at)gmail.com.
and
interactive style of speaking, teaching and song leading. He will explore
the Gospel of Matthew, paying
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▪ John A. Roetlin will be the featured
guest at the fall meeting of the Mennonite Historical Society of Iowa.
This event will be at 7:00 p.m. on November 14, 2016 at the Kalona Mennonite Church Fellowship
Hall. This is open to the public. Please come to hear stories from
John as he speaks about “The Kalona Cheese factory, a window into local farm
and community life,” (1947-2014). There will also be an opportunity to
join the society, subscribe to the society’s quarterly newsletter
“Reflections”, purchase apple butter and re-new your membership.
▪ Thanksgiving
is right around the corner. If you need a dessert, you are in luck!
Dan Fisher and his helpers will once
again be baking pumpkin cheesecakes to raise money for the Kalona Mennonite
International Student Aid Fund. Our current project is supporting Rudi
Mucaj from Albania, who is currently in his second year at Goshen
College. The cost is $35 per cheesecake. To place an order please
contact Wanda Miller Beachy at 319.683.3983 or email at beachydw(at)sharontc.net.
The deadline to order is November 16th.
Cheesecakes maybe picked up Tuesday Nov 22st from 4 - 7p.m. at Kalona
Mennonite Church. Thank you!
▪ The
MDS Region III Meeting will be held at Kalona Mennonite
Church November 18 and
19. Friday evening is the banquet
and program. Saturday are the business
and information meetings. Registration is $25 plus any meals.
▪ 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.
▪ 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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