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phone: 319-653-6041

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Washington, IA 52353

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Newsletter for June 3, 2018

The Bearing Fruit
June 3, 2018


Upcoming Events:
June 9   – Saturday Kitchen, UP Church
June 20 – Monthly Sewing, 10am Fell Hall
June 21-24 – CPMC Annual Meeting, NE





Washington Mennonite

▪ Offering for 5/27/18 - Regular Offering: $941.00;  My Coins Count: $118.00;  My Coins Count Total: $393.71

▪ New Remembering Your Story Sunday School class – It starts today!  Join Amanda and Andrea in this all ages class as we remember, make sense of, and share parts of our life stories alongside our Church Family.

In responding to MCC’s request for Infant Care kits, Washington Mennonite Women are asking that you consider making a kit. A list of contents is in your mailbox and costs about $40. A completed kit is on a table in the foyer. Also on the table are a few extra items that you may use to complete your kit. You might want to go together with another family to make a kit! Be creative and have fun with it. Bring your completed kits to church no later than June 17, 2018. Thank you for considering this donation.

SATURDAY KITCHEN noon meal will be prepared and served by WMC on Saturday June 9th at the Washington United Presbyterian Church.  Sign-up sheets are on a table in the foyer for donated food items, workers and donations to help cover food costs. Please join us as we work together to prepare and serve a hot meal  to all those who come.  We are 

blessed as we work together preparing and serving the noon meal and guests feel blessed as they enjoy a hot meal around a table in a welcoming and safe environment.
- Phyllis Litwiller, Gloria Widmer and Sue Widmer

Crooked Creek Christian Camp

The Crooked Creek Christian Camp Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Executive Director Tim Friesen, effective June 15th.  We thank Tim for his four and half years of service to the growth and ministry of Crooked Creek. We appreciate all the work that Tim did to increase the visibility of camp with the churches, communities, and businesses in southeast Iowa. Blessings to Tim, Karla, Naomi and Noah as they transition into new endeavors. 

Come and see what happens at summer camp as a volunteer in the kitchen. Opportunities available. Sign up online at  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FAFA 62EA7 FB6-2018  

Can't be a volunteer at summer camp but definitely want to be involved? Be a sponsor and help us purchase the following items for summer camp:  Carrot sticks and Celery; Tortillas; Taper Candles; Post Card Stamps. Contact camp to provide these items 319-653-3611 or info@crookedcreekcamp.org 

Summer staff orientation begins TODAY. We appreciate your prayers as we begin camp ministry this week.

Iowa Mennonite School

THANK YOU | As we near the end of our fiscal year, 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 each year. Please know that your generosity is truly appreciated by many. And we look forward to having many more partner with us, investing in IMS to ensure our future will be bright.

SundaySucCentral Plains Conference

Central Plains Mennonite Conference is seeking a Conference Minister for Christian Formation (.5 FTE) to provide resources and equipping for formation leaders in Central Plains Mennonite Conference. Beginning date: August 1Central Plains Mennonite Conference is also seeking a Communications Director (.25 FTE) The Communications Director edits the monthly electronic newsletter to congregations, a bi-monthly newsletter to all members, and oversees the website design and content. 
For more information, contact Executive Conference Minister David Boshart at davidboshart@central plainsmc.org or at 319-936-5904. Applicants for the Conference Minister for Christian Formation should submit a completed Ministerial Information Form. Applicants for the Communications Director can submit a letter of application and resume. 

▪ CHOOSE JOY! And save $10 by registering before June 19 – T-shirt included! Youth Escape 2018, the much-loved biennial retreat for youth in grades 7-12, will be held July 20-22 at Hidden Acres Christian Center near Dayton, Iowa. Round up your youth group and their friends for this fantastic weekend focused on connecting with Jesus, other Central Plains youth and the church. Details are available on the Youth Escape page at www.centralplainsmc.org.

Are you missing your brothers and sisters from Central Plains?  You’ll get to see them soon!  Come to Lincoln June 21-24 for Annual Meeting 2018 where our worship theme will be A Covenant People: Walking with Jesus and our speaker will be Rachel Springer Gerber. Children, youth and adults welcome!  Register at www.centralplainsmc.org.

▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:  Pray for the many congregations hosting Bible School this summer. Pray that God would multiply our efforts to share the good news about the way of Jesus with children and families in our communities.

Mennonite Agencies

▪ Women and Money Seminar by Everence on June 4th presented by Lyle Miller at the Kalona Public Library in the Velma Skola Room at 6:30pm.  Light refreshments will be served.  For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Joyce Gingerich at (319) 656-4242, (877) 656-4242 or email joyce.gingerich@everence.com. 

Calling all MCC volunteers!! Join us for our annual Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on June 13, 5 pm – 7 pm at MCC in North Newton, Kansas! All relief sale volunteers, all meat canning volunteers, participants in the Flatlander Bicycle Ride or the Harvest Giving Walk, all of you who make comforters on your own or at a Comforter Blitz, if you’ve packed a kit at MCC or volunteered your time at an MCC thrift shop or in the MCC Warehouse – YOU’RE INVITED! We want you to join us, enjoy a delicious meal of burgers, hot dogs, salads, chips and ice cream for dessert! Please RSVP by June 11 to patsydirksen@mcc.org, 316.283.2720.

Supplies are running low in the MCC Material Resources Center in North Newton and we could use your help! The current material resources needs are: shampoo for relief kits (1-2 bottles, totaling more than 20 oz), toothbrushes for relief and hygiene kits (in originally packaging), small, metal pencil sharpeners (one or two holes) for school kits, dark colored hand or bath towels for hygiene and relief kits. 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 67428. Contact katemast@mcc.org or call with questions at 316-283-2720 .

Sexualized violence and the church webinar, June 13 2 pm – 3 pm: Mennonite Central Committee is offering the third webinar in our three-part series this spring for churches and individuals to learn about addressing sexualized violence within the church. This webinar focusing on Healthy masculinity will cover how the church can prepare men to talk to their sons about healthy masculinity and what men should tell boys about sexual violence. Speakers will be Glen Guyton, the new Executive Director for MCUSA and Isaac Villegas, pastor at Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Mennonite Fellowship . Learn more and register for the webinar at mcc.org/wwso.  Contact karinkaufmanwall@mcc.org with questions.

Area Announcements

West Union MYF invites you to a delicious sloppy joe fundraiser meal on Sunday, June 10 at noon. Bring your friends and enjoy a time of food and fellowship! Proceeds will go to cover expenses for this summer’s service project and convention expenses next summer.
 


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