Newsletter for August 19, 2018

The Bearing Fruit

August 19, 2018

Upcoming Events:

Aug 26  – Picnic at the Wellman Park

Aug 28  – Crowded Closet Work Night, 6-8

Sept 5   – Council Meeting, 5pm

Sept 5   – DT Drama Rehearsal, 7pm

Sept 9   – DT Kick-Off, during Sunday School

Sept 15 – Saturday Kitchen, 10am

Sept 19 – Fall Business Meeting, 7pm

Sept 22-23 – Church Retreat at Camp

Nov 8-10 – WMC Dinner Theatre

Washington Mennonite

▪ Offering for 8/12/18 - Regular offering: $2275; Mutual Aid Fund: $100

▪ Financial Update: Offerings for the first two Sundays in August were strong! We still need about $12,000 to meet our giving goals for the fiscal year which ends Aug. 31. Thanks for your continued support of the church and its ministries.  Since the fiscal years ends on August 31, please turn in all bills for payment to Mary Lou Farmer on Sunday, August 26. Thank you.

▪ School Kits are due today (Aug 19th)!

▪ Join the fun volunteering at Crowded Closet Tuesday, August 28 6:00-8:00 p.m.!  Outreach and Service is organizing a work night which is greatly welcomed by Crowded Closet as they work towards moving.  We will plan to have pizza during the evening  after working so you might want to grab a snack before going.  We will plan to meet at the church to carpool and leave at 5:15.  Please sign up on the sheet on the narthex table if you can go.  - Carol D.

SundaySucIowa Mennonite School

▪ Pray For IMS | We begin the 2018-19 school year on August 23 and are looking forward to another great year serving our students. This coming year will be full of new and creative initiatives that (with the help of our supportive community) will take us into a bright and exciting future.

SundaySucCentral Plains Conference

▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:  Pray for Terri Churchill, who is being licensed for ministry today at Third Way Church in St. Paul, MN.

Mennonite Agencies

▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  Robin Gingerich of Mennonite Mission Network has served with LCC International University in Lithuania through teaching and administration ministries for 16 years. Pray for her as she continues in this role and as she gives hope to refugees through educational opportunities.

▪ MC USA Announcement:  MC USA released the Journey Forward study guide “Pathways” to invite churchwide engagement in the two-year Journey Forward process. It is now available online in Spanish at mennonite usa.org/Caminos.

Area Announcements

▪ Tired of your long commute and parking hassles?  Pleasantview employees have spacious and free parking! What could you do with  few extra hours a week? We are currently looking for LPN or RN nurses at Pleasantview. We need a  few individuals who have great assessment skills, compassion, integrity, faith, bring fun to work, and are willing to share their gifts and talents to encourage, nurture, and care for our residents. We offer flexible scheduling, competitive wages and a full benefit package to full-time and weekend agreement employees; medical, dental, vision, life, retirement, short-term disability, accident and critical illness. Want to join the Pleasantview community?  Apply at  www.pvhome.org or in our lobby 811 3^rd Street, Kalona

▪  Join us at Kalona Mennonite Church at noon on Sunday, August 19th for pork burgers, calico baked beans, various salads, and various desserts a la mode. We are taking free-will donations to support Karlee Lehman, who is joining the REACH program this fall. Her team will travel to Phoenix, AZ to work with AIMRight, with 3 months of discipleship training beforehand.