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email: washingtonmennonitechurch@gmail.com

phone: 319-653-6041

address:

815 Polk Street

Washington, IA 52353

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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Newsletter for December 3, 2017

The Bearing Fruit
December 3, 2017




Upcoming Events:
Dec 3     – Worship at Halcyon, 2:30 pm
Dec 9     – Saturday Kitchen, UP Church
Dec 20  – Caroling, 5pm at Church
Dec 24  – Christmas Eve Service





Washington Mennonite

▪ Offering for 11/26/17 -  Regular Offering: $1,430

▪ Halcyon House Service: Washington Mennonite Church is presenting the worship service at Halcyon House this afternoon at 2:30 pm.  Please plan to attend and help sing some hymns.  

December 3-24, "24-ish Hours of Advent Prayers" for Washington Mennonite. See Amy Widmer to sign-up for a daily time to pray. Pray at least 15 minutes of the hour you've signed up for. Prayer resources will be available for anyone who is interested. Also, stay tuned for opportunities to pray together at the church during the weeks of Advent.

Wednesday, December 20, 5:00pm – WMC Christmas Caroling, meet at church.

.SATURDAY KITCHEN will be hosted by Washington Mennonite   Church   on   Saturday,   December 9 at the United


Crooked Creek Christian Camp

Thank you for the many ways you as a church community continue to support the ministry of Crooked Creek! Recently the shop was restored from a fire with more than 200 hours of volunteer help. The annual meeting was celebrated by 128 people raising $10,185! Thank you for supporting camp ministry! 

Welcome Center funding is making progress on our dash with $83,900 left to raise in cash or pledges. Thank you for your gifts! You can also give online at www.crooked creekcamp.org/make-a-donation
Crooked Creek seeks a part-time Housekeeping Manager. Job description and application available at crooked creekcamp.org 

Iowa Mennonite School

THANK YOU | To all who participated in #GivingTuesday by making a gift to IMS on 11/28/17. It's our generous, supportive community that makes us great.

Alumni Night | Saturday December 16 Games start at 3:00PM (JVB, VB, VG). Prizes will be given away throughout the afternoon/evening including 3 overnight stays. There will also be alumni and student activities during the halftimes of each game as well as an alumni reception following the last game.

Christmas Concert | December 17 at 3:00PM in Celebration Hall. To close the concert, the choirs and band would like to invite anyone who has sung the Hallelujah Chorus before to join them on stage. There will be two rehearsals before the performance. The rehearsals will be held on Friday December 15 from 3:30-4:30PM and Saturday, December 16 from 9:00-10:00AM. If you cannot make it to the rehearsals but would still like to participate, you can join us on Sunday at the concert.

Prospective Student Christmas Party | December 17 following the Christmas Concert for students in grades 6-8.

SundaySucCentral Plains Conference

Advent At Home begins today! Download the free guide for Advent family worship at www.anabaptistfaith formation.org. “Yes! Let It Be!” will help you slow down with your children to ponder and prepare for what it means to receive Jesus.

▪ Dear members of Central Plains, your conference needs your financial support. Our recent brochure tells the stories of how we all benefit from sharing together in the mission of Central Plains Mennonite Conference. Together, we can do things that we cannot do by ourselves. Please consider a year-end gift and donate at www.centralplainsmc.org/donate or P.O. Box 101, Freeman, SD  57029.  We are so grateful for the strong support of our members! 

Doyle Roth is organizing a work team to go to Quito, Ecuador, in late February or early March. Now that the church has moved to their own building, there are projects to be done: construction, painting, etc. If you would like to go on the work team, contact Doyle Roth at doyleroth@hotmail.com or 402-761-2847.   To donate to the project, go to www.centralplainsmc.org/donate and use the Quito Property Fund button. 

▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request: We invite you to pray and fast on Tuesday for the Villatoro and Huesca families.  Max & Gloria's brother-in-law, Alex Huesca, who is the pastor at Iglesia El Balsamo in Musciatine, Iowa, has also been deported.  Pray for strength and wisdom for these families and all families in which husbands and fathers are separated from wives and children.

Mennonite Agencies

Mennonite Education Agency Prayers for Faith and Learning Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana – Give thanks for a new publication, Where Are We? Pastoral Environments and Care for Migrants, edited by Daniel Schipani, Dr.Psy., Ph.D. Published by the Society for Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counseling, the book includes contributions from AMBS faculty members who participated in a recent collaborative faculty scholarship project.

Area Events

Sunday, December 3 you are invited to come and enjoy a traditional Mexican meal at Wellman Mennonite church. We'll be serving pork or chicken tacos, rice & beans (with pico de gallo & guacamole salsa), cheese quesadillas (for the kids), chips and salsa, and strawberry cake for dessert. Lunch will be served from 11:45 am - 1:15 pm; proceeds will provide for the ongoing medical expenses of Melitza Jimenez.

HOMEMADE CHEESE BALLS! Members of Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church are selling our popular homemade cheese balls as a way to raise funds for missions of the church.  The cheese balls are available in four flavors:  pineapple, ham, veggie and back by popular demand - pesto!  They will be made and ready for pickup at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church on Saturday, December 16 from 10 a.m. to noon.  Cost is $9.50 each or 3 for $27.00.  To place an order call, the church at 656-2076 or email ldc@kctc.net by December 10.

J-POG (Just Peace Outreach Group) invites you to hear Kathy Kelly address the topic, "Yemen, Afghanistan, and the War against the Poor"  Kathy Kelly is the coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times.  Join us on Sunday evening, December 10, 2017, at Kalona Mennonite Church, 902 6th Street, Kalona, IA at 6:00 p.m. for a finger-foods potluck and conversation (please bring your own table service) or at 7 pm to hear the presentation from Kathy Kelly.  All are welcome to attend.  For more information please call Roger Farmer at 319-653-2547 or email Jane Yoder-Short at yodershort@netins.net.

▪ SHAPE NOTE SINGING FROM THE SACRED HARP - You are invited to join us on Monday, December 11th, at 7:00PM in the East Union Mennonite Church foyer as we make a joyful noise unto the Lord! The acoustics are lively, the people are 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 .



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