The Bearing Fruit
May 14, 2017
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Washington
Mennonite
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▪ May 2017 My Coins Count - Bring your coins for the My Coins
Count (MyCC) offering throughout the month of May. Coins will join with others
across Iowa and around the world to be used for water projects and sand dams in
Mozambique.
▪ It
is time to begin the process of discerning a new elder. Myron
Graber has served two terms and is not eligible for another term. Please be in
prayer as you consider who God might be calling to serve Washington Mennonite
in this way. Nominations will be
received during the worship service on Sunday, May 21. If you have
questions, see Amanda or one of the elders.
▪ Quilting will be held starting at 10 a.m. on Wed., May 17 at the church. There will be a new quilt started and
also a comforter to knot! Joanne Roth will provide lunch. Join us!
▪ WMC will be
serving the noon meal for Saturday
Kitchen at the Washington
United Presbyterian Church on Saturday May
27th, 2017. Saturday Kitchen sign
-up sheets are located on the table in the foyer for both workers and donated
food items. Food items should be at the Presbyterian Church by 10:00 AM on Saturday May 27th. Please check
the sign-up
sheets and
join us as we work together to serve our guests a warm meal at the church and
make carry outs for persons in the community needing a meal. Saturday Kitchen is a ministry of WMC and we are blessed as we
serve and the guests are blessed as they enjoy the warm meal and fellowship
around the dining table.
▪ Church
Garage Sale Saturday, June 10th – This summer we'll hold a garage sale at
the church to raise money for the MYF trip to Mennonite Youth Convention. Be
saving garage sale items to donate.
Iowa MCC Relief
Sale
▪ The online
auction listings are now online! Browse the items available for bid. Bidding will be
live from May 26th through June 2nd. Your winning bid
will support the international relief, development and peacebuilding work of Mennonite
Central Committee. Find the items online here: http://www.iamccreliefsale.org/
▪ Volunteer
at the IA Mennonite Relief Sale! Check online to find opportunities to serve that fit
your interest and schedule. http://www.iamccreliefsale.org/volunteering
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
▪ Sign-up for
summer camp by midnight tomorrow May 15 for EARLY BIRD registration!
▪ Summer camp kitchen volunteers: To volunteer
in the kitchen you can sign up online at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D4FAFA62EA7FB6-2017. If you have questions email karla@crookedcreekcamp.org
▪ NEW
this summer is Church at Camp on Sunday, June 18 at 10am. Enjoy worship
led by camp summer staff as campers may experience it.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ Spring Music Concert TODAY May 14 at 2:30PM in Celebration
Hall. The Chorale, Symphonic Band, Chamber Singers and Touring Choir will be
performing. All are welcome to attend.
▪ The Annual FFA Banquet Tuesday, May 16 at 6:00PM in the school cafeteria. Please RSVP to Josie Rudolphi (FFA Advisor) by emailing jrudolphi@iowamennonite.org or by calling the IMS office at 319-656-2073. Please RSVP by Monday, May 15. All are welcome.
▪ Graduation Exercises will be held Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21. Baccalaureate speaker will be Gloria Villatoro; mother of graduating senior, Anthony. She currently is full-time pastor of Torre Fuerte Mennonite Church, Iowa City. Senior student speakers will be Calli Shaw, daughter of Rich & Angie Shaw and Cole Yoder, son of Randy & Paula Yoder. Commencement speaker will be Amy Gingerich, Hudson, Ohio (IMS ’95) who serves as editor at Herald Press books and editorial director at Menno Media. Both services begin at 6:00PM in Celebration Hall.
▪ Into The Black: A Ten Year Celebration Friday, June 9 at 7:30PM. The entire community is invited to attend this end-of-year fundraiser event that will celebrate the fine arts at IMS through many alumni performances, marking the ten year anniversary of Celebration Hall. In between the performances, meals will be presented through short vignettes that will be auctioned off. More info on Facebook.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Did you participate in our Bible
Study Webinars last fall with Meghan Good?
Presenter Meghan Good will speak
in three worship sessions at Central Plains Annual Meeting June 15-18 in Sioux
Falls. Hosted by local Central Plains churches, we will meet at the Spirit
of Peace United Church of Christ. Find registration information in your church
office and at www.centralplainsmc.org.
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in the main lobby 811 3rd Street Kalona, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
or on-line www.pvhome.org
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▪ Central Plains Mennonite
Conference Prayer Request: Pray for the Mennonite Church in Quito as they search for a
pastor. Pray also for the churches seeking pastors in Central
Plains.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Mennonite Church USA Executive Director,
Ervin Stutzman will hold an informational meeting about the
upcoming convention in Orlando at Washington Mennonite Church (815 E. Polk St,
Washington, IA) on Tuesday, May 30
at 7pm. Ervin will provide an overview
to the agenda for the delegate sessions as well as an orientation to the Future
Church Summit process. Delegates and anyone else interested are welcome to
attend.
▪ People
approaching retirement have quite
a few decisions to make regarding Medicare and Social Security. That’s why Everence is offering Medicare Mondays, a series of seminars designed to help people
make informed decisions about both federal programs. The seminars are scheduled
for 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. May 15, July
10 and Nov. 13 at Kalona Public Library. Contact Cheryl Martin Miller at
(319) 656-4242 or cheryl.martinmiller@everence.com for more information.
▪ Join a ministry of hospitality and
compassion in Germany with Journey International. Germany has taken in more than a million refugees from all over the Middle East in
the past few years, and local Mennonite congregations have been actively
extending welcome and hospitality to them. There are only two spots left – find
out more and sign up today at www.MennoniteMission.net/JourneyInternational, or contact SharonN@MennoniteMission.net.
Area Announcements
▪ Attention young adults and young families
out there! Come to The Local Third event! Hosted by Kalona Mennonite young adults at The Home Place Retreat
(1881 Hwy 22 Kalona ) on May
19th, from 6:30-9-00 pm. Escape Room, live music, bonfires, roasted
hotdogs and drinks all provided. Bring your lawn chairs and a dish to share,
while you socialize with other locals. You won’t want to miss this!
▪ Looking for
purpose? A job at Pleasantview is “a community thing; appreciating resident stories; caring for
grandmas and grandpas; mission at work; family atmosphere; learning and growing
from everyone; creating moments of joy!”
Open positons: Cook days, Dietary
Aide days, RN/LPN Charge Nurse 3rd shift, CNA 2nd
shift, Housekeeping, Maintenance, and Activity Assistant/Volunteer
Coordinator. All full-time positons include benefit options for
health, dental, vision, life and 403 b retirement. Pleasantview
is a Christ-centered community that promotes aging well and supports the
quality of life for our residents, their families, and our employees. How
can you join the Pleasantview team? Contact KarenSchrock@pvhome.org with
questions or apply
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