The Bearing Fruit
April 16, 2017
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Saturday, April 29, 9:30am - March,
April & May Birthday Breakfast Club! If your birthday falls in March, April
or May, join Amanda at the church for a breakfast to celebrate!
Crooked Creek Christian
Camp
▪ Welcome Center: The staff
and board are excited to announce that on Monday, April 17, camp will open for business
in our new office space! An open house will be held later this summer after
camps.
▪ Crooked Creek Wild the mud run/obstacle course is May 6! Sign up now at www.crookedcreekcamp.org You
don't want to miss this!
▪ Camp Summer Staff: Please
pray both for potential staff and those who have accepted a call to be part of
summer staff! We are excited by the possibilities of God's leading and to share
God's love with children and youth.
Iowa MCC Relief
Sale
▪ Iowa MCC Relief Sale Tractorcade - Registration deadline is May 8 to
be guaranteed a t-shirt. Please register by May 22 if you are planning to participate so we
can plan for parking space at the Fairgrounds. We will meet at Fairview
Church on Friday
June 2 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. We will be leaving for the
Fairgrounds at 1:30pm SHARP.
The route will be about 20 miles long one way. We will be collecting the
donations at check in before leaving for the Tractorcade. (suggested donation
of at least $25). Please contact LaVern Shetler at 319-530-0032 or Kurt
Kemp 319-930-1443 or Monroe Miller 319-936-8501 if you have questions. Your
church office has registration forms.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ Children’s
Dramas Saturday April 29 at
7:00PM and Sunday April 30 at 3:00PM in Celebration Hall.
The plays include Jack
and the Three Sillies, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Pretender Hen. Meet the Cast Event Grades
6-10 prospective students and their families are invited to a meet the cast
event following the afternoon performance on April 30. There will be refreshments
and you will get a chance to meet
the students
and directors involved in putting together these fun performances.
▪ SAVE THE DATE
Ten
Year Anniversary of Celebration Hall June 10. More details to come, but you won't want to miss it!
The
Annual IMS Golf Tournament June 17 at the Kalona Golf Club.
IMS Homecoming & Alumni Family Weekend Oct 13-15 will include many activities for
IMS alumni, their families, and the community.
Central Plains Conference
▪ Registration
is now open for Central Plains Annual Meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, June
15-18. Register by April 30 for just
$140. The fee goes up by $20 on May 1
and another $20 on June 1. Find online
registration and payment at www.centralplainsmc.org.
▪ Central Plains Mennonite
Conference Prayer Request: With joy we celebrate the
resurrection of Jesus Christ as we open our lives to the risen Lord’s presence
to transform our lives, empower us to live fully, love freely and to worship
God with our whole being.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ MC USA Announcement: Attending the 2017 Convention in Orlando? The convention planning office has arranged discounts
at Orlando-area attractions. Visit: http://mennolove.orlandomeetinginfo.com.
Area Announcements
▪ J-POG
(Just Peace Outreach Group) invites you to a presentation entitled
"Ministering to Refugees: Not Your Usual Mexican Vacation."
A small group from two local Mennonite congregations will reflect on their
visit to the ministry of Iglesia Zoar in northern Mexico, and also immigrant
detention facilities in southern Texas. Join us on Sunday evening, April 23, 2017, at East Union Mennonite
Church, 5615 Gable Avenue, Kalona, IA at 6:00 p.m. for a finger-foods potluck
and conversation (please bring your own table service) or at 7 pm for the presentation and
discussion. For more information call Roger Farmer at 319-653-2547 or
email Jane Yoder-Short at wilmajane17@gmail.com.
▪ Come hear
about the ministry of Bible translation in East Asia and around the world. Keith and Kate Slater will share
on Sunday, April 23rd
at 1 p.m. at West Union Mennonite Church. Before their talk, all
are welcome to join us at noon for a potluck lunch at
West Union.
▪ Everyone is invited to the spring meeting
of the Mennonite Historical Society of Iowa at 7:00
on Tuesday, April 25th at
Kalona Mennonite Church. Please come to hear Frank Yoder and Holly
Blosser Yoder present on the topic “Holding the line and building bridges:
conflict in a community of like, precious faith”.
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