Newsletter for February 4, 2018

The Bearing Fruit

February 4, 2018

This Week at WMC Sunday Feb 4th                                    Monday Feb 5th                 Tuesday Feb 6th        Wednesday Feb 7th               Thursday Feb 8th Friday Feb 9th      Saturday Feb 10th    ▪ Centro Cristiano (2:30) ▪ Ballet Classes (Fellowship Hall, 3:30-5:30) ▪ Ballet Classes (Fellowship Hall, 4:00-5:30pm) ▪ Centro Cristiano (7pm) Birthday -      ▪ Phyllis Litwiller Upcoming Events ▪ Feb 21 –  Monthly Mennonite Women Quilting  (10am, Fellowship Hall) ▪ Feb 22 –  Soup and Games Night  (Fellowship Hall) ▪ Feb 25 –  IMS Touring Choir leads Morning Worship Washington Mennonite ▪ Offering for 1/28/18 -  Regular Offering: $3,740;    HACAP: $200;  Family Assistance Fund: $900 ▪ Amanda would like to offer a 3-week Lenten study. This will take place on three Thursday evenings in March (March 8, 15 and 22). If you would like to participate in a study, please contact Amanda and indicate your preference for either Praying the News or Being in Community as a study topic. Iowa Mennonite School ▪ IMS Cafe | This years Culinary Arts Class restaurant dates are February 7 & 21 and March 7. The restaurant opens at 8:30AM each day and the menu will include various entrees, sides, and desserts. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the school office 319-656-2073. Cost per person is $8.  ▪ 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.  ▪ Singing Valentines | The IMS Chamber Choir will be delivering singing valentines in the local area on Wednesday, February 14. For a donation of $35 for individuals and $60 for groups, the 6-voice acappella ensemble will make a surprise visit to homes or place of business, offering valentines greetings. The singers will perform two pieces or more and include a box of chocolates for that special someone(s). To schedule a Singing Valentine call the office at 319-656-2073. ▪ Visit Day | 8th grade and transfer students are invited to visit IMS for a day on February 19. Register to attend at www.iowamennonite.org/visit. SundaySucIowa Mennonite Relief Sale ▪ Plan on supporting the international relief, development and peacebuilding work of Mennonite Central Committee and mark your calendars to attend the 2018 Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale, June 1 and 2 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds. If you would like more information on the sale, have items to donate, or would like to volunteer to help, please call Jim Yoder at 319-430-3761 or Rebecca Beachy Miller at (319) 631-2461. SundaySucCentral Plains Conference ▪ Women of Central Plains: You are invited to "Sister Care: Equipping Women for Healing Ministries" at the Leadership Center in Aurora, Nebraska, on March 3-4, 2018. Sister Care seminars provide women with tools for ongoing personal healing, for recognizing and celebrating God's grace in their lives, and for responding more confidently to the needs of others.  Sister Care is a ministry of Mennonite Women USA and will be led by Rhoda Keener, former director of Mennonite Women USA, and Carolyn Heggen, psychotherapist. For more information or to register online, visit: FMCLincoln.org/ WomensRetreatSisterCare or contact First Mennonite Lincoln Church member Carol Knieriem at carolknieriem@hotmail.com  or 402-366-6598.   ▪ You can nurture your children’s faith at home this Lent and Easter with family worship. Find a free, downloadable guide at www.anabaptistfaithformation.org. For use between March 1 and April 16 (Easter Sunday), it includes a daily Bible reading, short litany, songs, hands-on activities and questions to ponder together. ▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:  Pray for David Boshart and Linda Shelly as they travel to Venezuela for partnership meetings to encourage emerging Mennonite communities in the face of political and economic upheaval. We also invite you to pray and fast on Tuesday for the Max Villatoro and Alejandro Huesca families.   Mennonite Agencies ▪ Everence® to hold seminar on commodity giving – Everence will present an informative seminar on the topic of farm commodity giving on Monday, Feb. 12 (10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.). The presentation will explain how the gifting of commodities can provide support for church and charities while also reducing taxes. The recent tax reform may make commodity giving even more advantageous for farmers. The information will be presented by Lyle Miller, Everence Stewardship Consultant, and will be held at Kalona Public Library, 510 C Ave. To reserve your spot, contact Joyce Gingerich at (319) 656-4242, (877) 656-4242 or joyce.gingerich@everence.com ▪ Everyone is invited to join the board and staff of Mennonite Central Committee Central States for our annual meeting on Friday, February 23 at 10:30am at the MCC Center (121 E. 30th, North Newton, KS 67117). ▪ MDS Iowa Annual Meeting will be held on March 4, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Lower Deer Creek Church.  Also, we need volunteers/nominees to serve on the Iowa MDS Unit Board. (4 year term). ▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  Mennonite Mission Network requests prayer for Juliet Kilpin of the Anabaptist Network in the United Kingdom. Pray for her as she serves among refugees in Calais, France, through advocacy, presence, and training in nonviolence.   Area Events ▪ Sugar Creek Mennonite is hosting a SUPER BOWL SUNDAE lunch, Sunday, February 4 from 11:30-1.  Join us for a variety of hot soups and Hines Dairy ice cream sundaes.  Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to support the intergenerational mission trip to Guatemala in March.