The Bearing Fruit
December 16, 2018
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 12/9/18 - Regular offering: $2,546.00;
Family Assistance Fund: $100.00
Crooked Creek Christian Camp
▪ Let Crooked Creek do your Christmas
baking! Cinnamon rolls, Almond raspberry
rolls or Cookies by the dozen
(chocolate chunk, frosted sugar, peanut butter blossoms, snowballs, and
almond chocolate chip). Order by Tuesday for Friday pickup. For pricing or more info check online http://www.crookedcreekcamp.org or
contact brenda @crookedcreekcamp.org
Iowa MCC Relief Sale
In honor of
2019 being the 40th anniversary of the Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale, we are introducing the $40 for 40
campaign. We are looking for 1,000 people to raise $40,000 in honor of 40
years. This will be an amazing way to celebrate how God has used us as
blessings to the World this Christmas season! Donations can be sent to PO Box
234, Kalona, IA 52247 or online at www.iamccreliefsale.org.
Iowa Mennonite School
▪ IMS
Christmas Concert | TODAY at 3:00PM in Celebration Hall. Performing groups are 2nd
Quarter Intro to Music, Chorale, Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, and our two new
acapella choirs! Join us for a concert of varied repertoire as we prepare for
the end of the semester and the coming of Christmas.
▪ Prospective
Family Christmas Party | Following the Christmas
Concert. Y-Co, our student government, will host crafts, games, and snacks.
Come join us for a fun afternoon and get in the Christmas spirit! All families
with students in grades 6-8 are invited.
▪ Alumni Night | The annual event will be on Tuesday, December 18 with games starting in
Hillcrest Union at 4:30PM (JVB, VG, VB). Prizes will be given away throughout
the evening. There will also be alumni and student activities during
the halftimes of the varsity games as well as an alumni reception
following the last game.
▪ First
Look Friday | We are setting aside
the first Friday of each month for drop-in tours to parents
and/or students who want to see what IMS has to offer in a more casual way than
our Visit Days. The next one happens on January
4. Candi Schmieder will be available in the front office from 8:00AM-4:00PM
for anyone who wants to drop by, get a tour and talk about your expectations
for a high school education for your son or daughter.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Mennonite
Mission Network requests prayer for Mark and Mary Hurst as they prepare to move
to a new area west of Sydney. Pray for them as they settle in and continue
their ministry of teaching, peacemaking and hospitality with the Anabaptist
Association of Australia and New Zealand.
▪ MC USA Prayer Request:
Looking for a gift for a coffee lover?
Give two-gifts-in-one this season with Menno's Best fair trade, organic coffee.
A portion of the proceeds from every bag go to youth groups and the peace and
justice work of MC USA: mennoniteusa.org/MennosBest.
Area Announcements
▪ You
and yours are invited to a Christmas NOW (Night Of Worship)
on December 16th at 5:30 PM at
LDC! We will be worshipping to old and new Christmas songs, celebrating
the birth of Jesus, what he did for us on the cross, and the victory that we
now have through Him. Treats & fellowship to follow! Everyone is
welcome!
▪ Have you wondered where you fit in God's story? Or what in the world
God is up to? The Perspectives
of the World Christian Movement course is coming to Kalona for the
first time! Beginning January 15,
2019, we will spend time with different instructors each week as we look at
God's redemptive plans and purposes for all people. We will see how Scripture,
history, culture, and strategy come together to reveal the whole story and
our role in it. Early registration deadline is December 16th. Family and
book discounts are also available, along with credit information at perspectives.org. For questions
contact Karla Neuschwander, neuschb@gmail.com or
319-328-8733.
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