The Bearing Fruit
December 31, 2017
▪ Offering for 12/24/17 - Regular Offering: $1709
▪ Amanda is worshipping this morning with Jon and his
family at Pleasant View Mennonite Church.
▪ POTLUCK! Come January 14th
to a noon potluck at the church. Come to continue
our discussion of the church visioning process. Come find out if we are
"transactional" or "transformational". Come find out
what that even means!
Crooked Creek Christian Camp
▪ WinterFest camp for 6th-8th graders
is January 12-14, 2018...THINK SNOW! To register as a youth group see your youth
sponsor. To register individually go online http://www.crookedcreekcamp.org/winterfest.html. See you there!
▪ Coins for Camp in January fundraiser will go towards a new play structure near the
Pavilion.
Iowa Mennonite School
▪ THANK YOU | As we begin 2018, IMS would like to thank you for your
continued support. It costs over $16,000 to educate a child at IMS,
something that tuition alone does not cover. It is the faithful giving of
our community that allows us to continue serving our students. We are
thankful to those that choose to include IMS in their giving plans, your
generosity is truly appreciated. And we look forward to having many more
partner with us as we make the future of IMS bright.
▪ Visit
Days | 8th grade and
transfer students are invited to visit IMS for a day on January
15 or February 19. This visit will
have a different format than the fall visit days so feel free to come again.
Parents are invited for a short meeting at the start of the day to visit with
the administrative team. Students are invited from 8:10
am - 3:15 pm to tour facilities, visit classes with a
host student, eat lunch, meet faculty & other future students, and hear
from a panel of current students. Register to attend at www.iowa mennonite.org/visit.
▪ Special
Chapels | January 17 Glen Guyton will speak during a special chapel time.
Glen is the Chief Operating Officer for Mennonite Church USA. He is also an
advocate for cultural competency and will be doing special sessions with
teachers and each grade level of students. Watch our website for more
information on the schedule for chapel that day. January
18 & 19 Michele Hershberger will come to speak
at chapel around the topic of shalom justice. Chapel those times will be from 9:47AM - 10:17AM. There will be
time for coffee with area pastors following chapel on Thursday,
January 18 and Michele will join Bible classes on Friday, January 19. The public
is invited to join us for our chapel times.
▪ Chili Supper | The annual Chili Supper hosted by the IMS senior class is
on Saturday, February 10 serving
from 4:30PM-7:00PM in
Hillcrest Union. This year will take a trip back in time to 1960, the
year the Chili Supper was started by Elta Burkholder. We have her
handwritten, original chili and cheese sandwich recipes that we will be
serving. And for those of you that remember watching the Audubon Society films
after you ate, we will have a modern spin on those as well.
Central Plains Conference
▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference
Prayer Request: We invite you to pray and fast on Tuesday for the
Villatoro and Huesca families, that Max and Alex may be reunited with
their wives and children.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Mennonite Education Agency Prayers for
Faith and Learning – Seminario Bíblico Anabautista Hispano (SeBAH)
May God fill SeBAH students with wisdom and blessings. May God
help them to devote themselves to their studies and guide them through this
learning process.
▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request –
Tonight is Watch Night in many African-American
communities. At midnight on Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation became
law. Though written 154 years ago, that law has not yet been completely
fulfilled. Join Mennonite Mission Network in proclaiming and working toward
salvation and justice for all people in the coming year.
Area Events
▪
Save the Date
– Sunday, January 14: for
a special screening of the film Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock at 3pm in
the Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas. The film
captures the story of Native-led defiance that forever changed the fight for
clean water, our environment and the future of our planet. A talk-back session
will follow the film featuring film Co-Director Myron Dewey. MCC is teaming up
with Kansas Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) for this
free event. Please join us!
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