The Bearing Fruit
July 22, 2018
Upcoming
Events:
July
28 – Saturday Kitchen, UP
Church
Aug
1 – Church Council, 5pm
July
15 – Monthly Quilting, 10am
Nov
8-10 – WMC Dinner Theatre
Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 7/15/18 - Regular offering: $1985; HACAP: $200; Saturday
Kitchen: $60
▪ This is the 1st Sunday of The
SouthEast Iowa Pastor Cluster’s Pulpit Exchange. We welcome Bob Hartzler from Sugar Creek here
with us this morning. Amanda is
preaching at Zion Mennonite this
morning.
▪ School Kits!
Yes, it is that time again. We are
collecting school kits for children around the world who don’t have the
necessary supplies. In the foyer you’ll find bags and a list of items that
go into the kit. We have a limited amount of bags this year but bring your
items and we’ll see that they get to MCC. Thanks for your generosity.
▪ Saturday
Kitchen will be hosted by WMC this week Saturday July 28th at
the United Presbyterian Church here in Washington. Completed sign-up sheets for workers and donated food
items are on the table in the foyer. Please check the sheets as a
reminder of what you signed up for and also for food items and workers
that we may still need. If you have questions please contact either
Phyllis Litwiller or Gloria Widmer. Thank you for helping us as we
prepare and serve a hot meal to persons in our community who look forward to
eating with others around a table.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ IMS Workdays | We are gathering together to give the IMS campus some TLC. This
idea was brought forth by parents of current students, discussed with Joe
Swartzendruber and spearheaded by the PTO.
Joe has provided a list of tasks on the school's to do
list that don't get finished because there are never enough 'hours in the day'.
What we need from the IMS community is manpower, supplies and time. We're not
asking for a lot of any of the above. As the saying goes, 'Many hands make
light work', so let's make it happen! We need painters, cleaners, gardeners,
craftsman, anyone willing to put forth the effort and enjoy time working
together for the same goal - to improve the IMS facilities. Here's the
sign-up for the IMS work days. We hope to see you there! https://www.signup
genius.com/go/10c0945acab29a3fa7-imscampus
Central Plains Conference
▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference
Prayer Request: Pray for the youth, sponsors and volunteers gathered this morning for
worship at Youth Escape 2018, that they would encounter the
transforming love of God and respond with joy. Also, today John Tyson is
being installed as pastor at Des Moines Mennonite Church. Pray for John and the
congregation as they begin their ministry together.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Girls ages 13–18 and women of all ages, please
join Mennonite Women USA and Dove's Nest July 26-27, 2018, in Omaha for “Empowering
Women: Claiming Healthy Personal Boundaries,” an
intergenerational gathering to provide practical resources and support on
healthy boundary management. Find out more at https://doves nest.net/Claiming-Healthy-Personal-Boundaries or
call 402-577-0866.
▪ Opportunities
to learn about immigration and respond with MCC. MCC works with the issue of migration
around the world and walks with people who migrate, people who struggle not to
migrate and people who provide hospitality to migrants in many places.
Learn: Consider
participating in the MCC Migration Learning Tour to Guatemala and
Honduras on November 7-17.
Pray: Pray for
the migrants who made the difficult choice to leave their home communities in
the hope of a better life, for the detained immigrants as they wait in
detention and for the border portal agents to execute their job justly and
humanely.
Advocate: Contact
your elected officials to
express your desire for more humane immigration policies.
Serve: Become
an immigration court watcher through the Interfaith Community
for Detained Immigrants.
Give: Support our
work to support the reunification of families on the South Texas Border.
Within the coming weeks, 1500-2000 families are expected to be released from
detention. MCC is working with local partners to support families with locally
purchased grocery gift cards, clothing and housing assistance. Checks made out
to MCC with “Central States Immigration” in the memo line will go directly to
support this response. Checks should be sent to MCC U.S., PO Box 500, Akron, PA
17501. Or you can donate money to MCC for ongoing work with issues
surrounding immigration.
For more information on how you can get involved, visit mcc.org/immigration.
▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer
Request: This month, Jane and Jerrell Ross Richer and
their four children leave Ecuador to begin the North American portion of their
two-way mission through Mennonite Mission Network. Pray for them as they
transition between cultures and bring God’s call to faithfulness to churches in
the United States.
Area Announcements
▪ Pleasantview
Home hiring
Home Health Companion part time one-on-one companions for residents in the Village (Independent
living). Assist and build friendship with residents as needed with
non-medical tasks (cooking, cleaning, dressing, etc.) Usually Monday –Friday
hours, could be occasional Saturday. If interested apply in our main
lobby 811 3rd street Kalona or online www.phvome.org
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