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Washington, IA 52353

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Friday, October 13, 2017

Newsletter for October 15, 2017

The Bearing Fruit
October 15, 2017




Upcoming Events:
Oct 18   – Monthly Quilting & Potluck, 10am
Oct 21   – Saturday Kitchen, UP Church
Nov 1    – Council Meeting, 5pm






Washington Mennonite
▪ Offering for 10/8/17 -  $3,415.25 (General Fund); $250 (HACAP); $1,000 (IMS Students)

SATURDAY KITCHEN will be hosted and served by Washington Mennonite this week on Saturday October 21st.  If you did not sign up to help with dining room set up, serving of food or clean up and would like to help please talk to either Gloria Widmer or Phyllis Litwiller today.  Please join us as we work together in serving a hot noon meal to persons in the area who come to Saturday Kitchen.

Crooked Creek Christian Camp
Employment Opportunities are available at Crooked Creek that include Office & Guest Services Manager and Housekeeping Manager. Go to our website for more details. crookedcreekcamp.org 

 November 11 is WOOD CUTTING DAY starting at 8am until finished. Lunch provided, please RSVP by calling the camp office.

November 14 is ANNUAL MEETING with dinner served at 6:15pm. All are invited to celebrate camp ministry. 

November 17-18 is CRAFT RETREAT from 3pm to 3pm. Details available at crookedcreekcamp.org 


Iowa Mennonite School
October 15 Fall Music Concert at 3:00PM in Celebration Hall and following all 6th-8th graders and their families are invited to a Harvest Party with our FFA following the Fall Music Concert (around 4:30PM). There will be hot dogs, fun and games. Please RSVP at www.iowamennonite.org/party/.

November 4 & 5 IMS will present the fall musical, Anne of Green Gables, directed by Alisa Kandel and Michael Swartzendruber. Tickets are now on sale by calling the office at 319-656-2073.

SundaySucCentral Plains Conference
The second Central Plains Bible Study Webinar is around the corner! Join us at 7:30pm on Tuesday, October 24. In Listen Closely: Facilitating good discussion, we will cover what leaders do to make a discussion go wellThese webinars are especially for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, but anyone is welcome.  RSVP on the Bible Study Webinars page at www.centralplainsmc.org by Monday, October 23.

▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:  Pray for the Christian Formation Committee meeting this weekend in a planning retreat.

Mennonite Agencies
Mennonite Education Agency Prayers for Faith and LearningDock Mennonite Academy, Penn View Campus, Souderton, Pennsylvania - This week is Spiritual Life Week for students, faculty and staff at Dock. Pray for Mike Ford, pastor at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, as he shares with them.

Area Events
Kalona MOPS is having a Haystacks Fundraiser on Sunday, October 15th from 11:30am-1:30pm at Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church.  There will be a free will donation.  See the flyer in the entryway for more details.

October 22nd at noon - West Union MYF will be holding a fundraising dinner for the Central Plains Villatoro Family Fund. This fund supports the Villatoro family during this time they are separated from their husband/father, Pastor Max. We invite you to join us for this meal.

All are invited to hear Dr. Nyle Kauffman’s presentation on early medical practices in the local Amish and Mennonite community at 7:00 on October 23 at Kalona Mennonite Church.  There will also be an opportunity to join the Iowa Mennonite Historical Society, renew your membership and to buy apple butter.  Refreshments will be served.

Curtis Fry is coming to Kalona on October 25th two different times: 9:30 a.m.@ IMS (sponsored by IMS PTO) and 6:30 p.m. @ the Middle School (sponsored by local business') Families, youth, and all of the community are welcome to come hear him share his testimony about how the choices we make everyday impact our lives path. The choices he made on his 21st birthday changed the direction of his life. Read more about Curtis at curtisfry.com Questions please email Cindy Bontrager at cindybon14@gmail.com.

Get your feather or foam pillows cleaned, sanitized, deodorized & NEW TICKING on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 8:30 a.m.—4:00 p. m. At Kalona Mennonite Church,  902 6th Street  Sponsored by the Kalona Mennonite WMSC


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