The Bearing Fruit
January 22, 2017
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Family Photos -- Many of you have already had your
picture taken for the bulletin board, if you have not, or if you'd like a
picture retake, see Megan or Andrea after church the next few Sundays. We want a picture of EVERYONE for our wall!
▪ The Elders have begun the process of
discerning the future vision for the church and they need your help. They have asked Andrea Nussbaum,
Roger Farmer, and Dick See to meet with congregation members and hear your
stories about the things this church has done and is doing well that have built
its current strong foundation. We will also ask you to share what we as a
congregation, with Amanda's guidance, can do to build on that strength to
continue to do God's work in the future. The process will involve having
members attend one of several small group meetings being facilitated by either
Andrea, Roger, or Dick. The information gathered will culminate in a
report provided to the Elders for their study and will be used as a basis for
outlining a future direction for the church. Stay tuned in the near future for further information about how you
will be involved.
▪ January 29, 2017--5:00pm -- Washington
Mennonite Service and Fellowship Evening — Join your church family on January 29 for a night filled with soup, finger foods,
service,
and fun!
Like last year, we will do a variety of projects together including packing
Valentine boxes for our college students, put together MCC kits (list coming
soon), knot a comforter or two, and make Valentines!
▪ January 2017 -- College Student Boxes— Let's show our college students that we
care! Bring trinkets, cards, non-perishable foods, etc. to send to our college
students for Valentine's Day. Items are being collected in the colorful gift
bags in the foyer labeled Jacayla, Tanner, and Justin
▪ Pretzels!! Do you love Martha’s soft
pretzels and always wanted to learn to make them? Come to the church kitchen at 5 p.m., Sun., Feb. 12 and Martha will teach us. Please sign up on the
sheet in the foyer so that adequate preparations can be made.
▪ MEALS ON WHEELS! Thanks to all who have signed up
to help with Meals on Wheels. We need
one more week to be filled, February 27th to March 3rd. The sheet is in the
foyer.
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
▪
Make a Splash with Coins for Camp throughout
the month of January with funds going towards pool upgrades. The first $1,500
is being matched $1 for $1.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ Basketball
Scrimmages - January 24 (5th-6th grade
boys) and January 27 (3rd-4th grade boys) can participate in
basketball scrimmages during halftimes of our girls and boys varsity games. The
girls halftime usually starts around 6:30PM. Please contact the
school office with any questions.
▪ Chili
Supper - IMS seniors are now selling
tickets for the Chili Supper fundraiser. Get your tickets and plan to join us
on February 11.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Central Plains Mennonite
Conference Prayer Request: Pray
for Central Plains conference ministers and pastors attending Pastors Week at
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary this week.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Mennonite Mission Network (MMN) Prayer Request: JCS International, the consortium of mission agencies
through which Mennonite Mission Network serves in Mongolia, requests prayer for
“the many families in our fellowships and communities who are struggling to
keep their homes warm in the cold weather this winter.”
▪ Mennonite Education Agency
(MEA) Prayer Request: Mennonite Early Childhood Network
(MECN)
World Fellowship Day falls on the Sunday nearest January 21. On that date in 1525, the first Anabaptist baptisms took place in Zurich, Switzerland. Pray as adults remember their worldwide koinonia, that they give thanks for God’s all-inclusive family. Pray for grace to accept and respect unconditionally each child as one of God’s own. In doing so, pray that as adults guide children to befriend those who look and dress differently, those who speak and act differently, those who irritate and mistreat others, that they learn to live as the family of God.
World Fellowship Day falls on the Sunday nearest January 21. On that date in 1525, the first Anabaptist baptisms took place in Zurich, Switzerland. Pray as adults remember their worldwide koinonia, that they give thanks for God’s all-inclusive family. Pray for grace to accept and respect unconditionally each child as one of God’s own. In doing so, pray that as adults guide children to befriend those who look and dress differently, those who speak and act differently, those who irritate and mistreat others, that they learn to live as the family of God.
▪ Wellman Mennonite Church will sponsor an
authentic Mexcan meal fundraiser for IMS tuition
for Brandon & Steven Jimenez. This will be at noon on January 22 at the church. Table
service will be provided.
▪ Plan now to enjoy lunch
at a NOON fundraising meal provided by members of the Torre Fuerte
congregation at First Mennonite Church on Sunday, Jan. 29. Funds raised
will help with IMS tuition for students from Torre Fuerte.
▪ You are invited to NOW (Night of Worship) on January 29th
at 5:00 pm (NOTE TIME CHANGE). This is a community event that will be geared
for families. So bring your friends and your family for worship, cookies and
coffee!
▪ Join
us at Wellman Mennonite Church on February 4-5 for learning and exploration around what
it means to be Christ to people of Islamic faith. With input from Philip
Friesen and John Spalding, members of 'The Galilean Fellows', which is a
community of scholars in Minneapolis engaging the culture and thought of the
contemporary world with Jesus and the Scriptures. For more information see
posted fliers or Wellman Mennonite on facebook.
▪ West Union
MYF members are selling casseroles to raise funds for our trip to Mennonite
Church USA convention this summer. Casseroles may be ordered online at: http://bit.ly/
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