WMC Upcoming Events
Sunday July 16th	Monday July 17th	Tuesday July 18th	Wednesday July 19th	Thursday July 20th	Friday July 21st	Saturday July 22nd
▪ Centro Cristiano (2:30)			▪ Monthly       Sewing (10am) ▪Centro Cristiano (7pm)
				Birthday -      ▪ Kendra Bruegge
Future Events ▪ Aug 2    –  Church Council Meeting (7 pm) ▪ Aug 13  –  Picnic at the Wellman Park (after church) ▪ Sep 2     –  Saturday Kitchen (UP Church)

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Bearing Fruit

July 16, 2017

▪ Offering for 7/9/17 - $3308.06, HACAP: $250.00

▪ WMC quilting day will begin at 10 a.m. on Wed., July 19. Join us to quilt or you can knot a comforter. Lunch will be potluck at noon. See you there!

Crooked Creek Christian Camp

▪ We had a great summer camp season! Thank you for your prayers and volunteer support and encouraging youth to come to camp whether it was the first time or one of many times. 

▪ SAVE THE DATE: August 29 camp will have an Open House of our new Welcome Center! 

Iowa Mennonite School

▪ Science Instructor: IMS is searching for a candidate to join our Science Department for the 2017-2018 school year.  The ideal faculty member would have their Iowa Licensure with endorsements in Secondary Physics and Secondary Chemistry, other endorsement areas are a great asset as well. Additionally, the position calls for teaching Advanced

Placement classes.  This full-time position also includes other responsibilities consistent with other faculty members. The candidate would be available to start on August 23, 2017, be certified in areas listed (whether permanent or temp – but working towards), be involved in a local church community (or be searching for a church community). More information is available at: http://www.iowamennonite.org/jobs.

▪ SUMMER CAMPS: Slow the summer brain drain and sign up now! We still have openings in all our upcoming camps which include: Art Camp with Bryn Hovde, Boys Basketball Camp, Drama Camp with Camp Creamery, Volleyball Camp, and Juanita Benedict’s Creative Camp. Please see full descriptions and sign up online for these camps at www.iowamennonite.org/camps. 

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Central Plains Conference

▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:  Pray for those preparing Christian formation programs for the 2017-2018 school year: Christian Education/Nurture committees, Sunday School superintendents and teachers for all ages. 

Mennonite Agencies

▪ Excited to buy MCC school kit supplies when all the back-to-school supplies show up in stores? Consider helping refugee families in Jordan and Ukraine meet their basic hygiene needs with an MCC relief kit instead! Our partners in the Middle East and Ukraine are asking for more relief kits than MCC has on-hand so we need your help! Our goal is to ship 83,000 relief kits by March 2018.  Visit mcc.org/mrc/kits for full kit information and from there click through to our Amazon Wish List for easier shopping and shipping. Just bring or ship kit items to MCC Central States 121 E. 30th St. North Newton, KS 67117. Contact katemast@mcc.org, 316-283-2720 with questions or to schedule a kit packing event at your church!

▪ Mennonite Church USA Announcement:  Be in prayer for the various area conference assemblies happening around the country this month. Five area conferences are meeting during the second half of July.

▪ Mennonite Education Agency Prayers for Faith & Learning:  Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana Pray for participants in Journey, AMBS’s distance-friendly non-degree leadership development program. May God use the program’s focus on spiritual disciplines, theological and biblical studies, character development, mentoring and gifts development to deepen their faith and strengthen their leadership.

Area Announcements

▪ KMC's Annual Coffee House- Saturday, July 22nd from 7 - 10 pm at Kalona Mennonite Church. Free to all! Come Enjoy live music from local talent, lots of coffee, and sweet treats.

▪ There will be an Open House at Parkview Independent Living Units:  Apt. 104, 5 Plex Units A and Unit D on Thursday, July 20 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.  Come join us for a tour!