The Bearing Fruit
February 12, 2017
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ The Annual Blueprint report: Five Sundays in a month are great for the
annual blueprint! The balance at the end of January was $1594.33! Your strong
support is appreciated as we enter February which has "once-a-year"
expenses coming due. Thanks for your continued generosity. If you have
questions, see Mary Lou Farmer.
▪ In February, the MYF will be providing treats during
Fellowship time to raise money for their trip to the Mennonite
Youth Convention in Orlando, Florida, this summer. Please give
generously.
▪ 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., tonight,
and Martha will teach us. Please sign up on the sheet in the foyer so that
adequate preparations can be made.
▪ Saturday Kitchen Sign-up
sheets for Saturday Kitchen are on the table in the
foyer for food items and workers at the Saturday Kitchen
meal we are hosting on Saturday February 18th at the United Presbyterian Church.
Please join us as we
work together serving a hot meal to persons in the community who come
and enjoy the food and fellowship.
▪ The Memorial Service for Ken Egli will be on Sunday, February 19th at Lower Ceer Creek
Church at 3:00pm.
▪ February 25,
2017--9:30am -- Birthday Breakfast Club, January and February Birthdays -- If
your birthday falls in January or February, join Amanda at the church to
celebrate! Please RSVP by email or by text.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ Singing Valentines - The IMS Chamber
Singers will be performing them again this year on Tuesday February
14. They will
deliver 2 songs for $35 or several songs for a group for $60. Each
Singing Valentine will also include a small (4 piece box) of Kalona
Chocolates.
▪ Visit Day - February 20 8th
grade and transfer students are invited to visit IMS for a day. Parents are invited for a short
informational meeting at the start of the day from 8-9am. Come for coffee
and visit with the administrative team to get information & ask questions.
Students from 8AM – 3:15PM tour facilities, visit classes with a host
student, eat lunch, meet faculty & other future students. If neither of
these dates work to visit, you can contact Candi Schmieder to schedule another
date. Please call or email with any questions 319.656.2073 or cschmieder@iowamennonite.org and
register at www.iowamennonite.org/visit
▪ Other Upcoming Enrollment Events
February 24 -
Middle School Skating Party
March 2 -
Prospective Family Night
(register at
iowamennonite.org/pfm)
Central Plains
Conference
▪ You can
nurture your children’s faith at home this Lent and Easter with family worship. Find a free, downloadable guide at www.anabaptistfaithformation.org.
For use between March 1 and April 16 (Easter Sunday), it includes a daily Bible
reading, short litany, songs, hands-on activities and questions to ponder
together.
▪ The first of a series of three
“Tuesdays with Dave” Webinars is coming soon!
This series will focus on how the life and message of our churches can be
infused with grace, joy and peace in a world seeking hope. Join us on
Tuesday, February 28, at 7 pm for
the first teaching video “Witness in Exile: Longing for a Better Place” or at
7:30 pm for an online interactive conversation based on this video. You
are strongly encouraged to view the teaching video ahead of time in any setting
where groups in your congregation gather (Sunday School, Bible Study, small
group, etc.) or by individuals at home. The teaching videos can be
accessed at the Central Plains Mennonite Conference website at: http://tinyurl.com/TuesdayswithDave. Information for connecting to the Tuesday night online
conversation is available from your church office and on our website.
▪ Central Plains Mennonite
Conference Prayer Request: Pray for our brothers
and sisters in Ecuador as they seek new pastoral leadership for their
congregation. Give thanks for the faithful leadership that Pastor Luis Tapia
has provided this community in recent years.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Iowa's
annual MDS unit meeting will be on Sunday, March 5th, at Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church in
Wayland. Beginning time will be 2:00 PM. See Myron for
details and schedule.
▪ MC USA Announcement: Registration for “Beyond Buried Treasure:
Turning Hidden Resources into Assets” is open. This second joint MHS Mennonite Health Assembly and
Mennonite Education Agency Education Leaders Gathering takes place March 9-12 in Jacksonville, Florida. For more information or
to register, visit http://mhaelgconference.wordpress.com.
Area Announcements
▪ Kalona Mops Fundraiser Meal, Sunday,
February 26, 2017,
11:30am-1:30pm at Kalona Mennonite Church. Free will donation. Serving Pork
loin, cheesy potatoes, green beans, rolls, fluff & dessert.
▪ SHAPE NOTE SINGING FROM THE SACRED HARP
- Come join us on Friday, March 3rd, at 7:00PM in the East Union Mennonite Church foyer as we make a
joyful noise unto the Lord! The acoustics are lively, the fellowship is warm,
and the harmonies are extraordinary. This a cappella, 4-part early
American sacred music stirs your soul. All are welcome - no
experience necessary! Questions? Contact Tammy Yoder at greenearth@kctc.net
or Warren Yoder at dubyoder@gmail.com .
▪ Wellman Mennonite Church will hold their
annual Mush Fry from 11:30 to 1:00 on March 5, 2017. Invite family and friends to this old fashioned meal of
fried mush, sausage, liverwurst, scrambled eggs, tomato gravy and
applesauce. Free will offering for the meal.
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