The Bearing Fruit
March 10, 2019
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 3/3/19 - Regular offering: $1,051.00
▪ Join us for a Soup & Game Night at church starting at 5:30pm on
Wednesday, March 13. Bring along a can of soup and finger foods to
share. See you there! - The Frivolity Committee
Iowa Mennonite School
▪ Touring Choir | Tonight
the choir sings at 6:00PM at Trinity Episcopal, Iowa City and will feature
our acapella choirs. Check out the entire schedule on our website: iowamennonite.org/
▪ Visit Day/Bring-A-Friend Day | With the weather
interfering with our last Visit Day, on March
19 we are combining our Bring-A-Friend Day with an additional Visit Day. If
you are in 7th-11th grade, you are invited to attend. You can get more
information and register at www.iowamennonite.org/visit
▪ Turkey Steak Supper | The IMS
Alumni Association along with the TWP Optimists will host the annual Turkey
Steak Supper at IMS on March 23. The
menu of turkey, baked potato, salad, dinner roll, and pie & ice cream will
be served from 4:30-7:00PM. A freewill donation will be taken at the gate. The IMS proceeds go towards student
scholarships. Essentially by supporting this meal you are making IMS more
affordable for students in our community!
▪ Peter Pan & Wendy | This spring IMS will be doing a full-scale drama production instead
of the Children's Drama. Peter Pan & Wendy will be performed on
May 4 & 5. Save the dates and
look for tickets to be sold soon.
Iowa MCC Relief
Sale
▪ In honor of the 40th
anniversary of the Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale, we are hosting
the $40 for 40 campaign. We are looking for 1,000 people to
raise $40,000 in honor of 40 years. Donations can now be made online via Paypal
at www.iamccreliefsale.org. This will be an amazing way to celebrate how
God has used us as blessings to the World in this 40th season of giving!
▪ Calling all
crafters, artists, carpenters, cooks, business owners and more! The general auction for the Iowa
Mennonite Relief Sale needs your help to make this year the best yet!
What can you gift or create for the 40th anniversary sale? Donations for
the auction can be directed to Marty Roth at 319-430-4025.
▪ Donations of beef and pork are needed for the Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale. If you
are interested in donating please contact Roy Beachy
at 319-430-9086 or poonajan72@gmail.com.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference
Prayer Request: Pray for the faculty and staff
at Freeman Academy and Iowa Mennonite School.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Returning Citizen Care Kits Needed: MCC
Central States is seeking items for Returning Citizen Care kits. The full list
of contents can be found on the Material Resources page of our website or by
visiting our wish list on Amazon (although not all items for all kits are
available on Amazon), making shipping items directly to our Material Resource
Center easier. Returning Citizen Care kits are distributed to MCC partner
organization Working Men of Christ in Wichita, Kansas where the kits help men
and women feel supported and loved as they transition to life outside of
prison. Items for kits should be sent to MCC Central States, 121 E. 30th
St. North Newton, KS 67117. Questions? Please contact katemast@mcc.org or 316.283.270. Thank you for your generous
support!
▪ Everence to hold Medicare workshop in Wayland – Everence will host its popular workshop, Make Medicare an easy step, on Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will learn about the various Medicare plans and
what they cover; plans that supplement Medicare; and enrollment details and
deadlines. The workshop will be presented by Everence staff and will be held at
Wayland Community Center (Main gathering room) 218 W. Main St., Wayland. The workshop is
free, but space is limited! Reserve your spot by March 10. Contact Joyce Garvin at (877) 656-4242 or joyce.garvin@everence.com.
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Alisha, Joshua and Asher Garber of Mennonite Mission Network are
looking for a new home in Catalonia as the building that housed Mennonite
Evangelical Community of Barcelona’s residential program needs to be closed for
repairs. Pray that each of the 18 people who lived there will find a place
where they can flourish in the coming year.
▪ MC USA Announcement:
Join the Peace Church
Planting webinar where
church planters will share from their experience, and Mennonite Mission Network
staff will introduce The Sent Network, a new online platform to support church
planters.The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 13, 6-7:15 p.m. EDT/ 5-6:15 p.m. Central /3-4:15 p.m. Pacific, and
all are invited to attend. Visit mennoniteusa.org/churchplanting to
register.
Area Announcements
▪ CROWDED CLOSET THRIFT SHOP is preparing for Grand Opening! Move crews and evening service groups are
needed in the week ahead. Go to http://tiny.cc/OnTheMove to
sign up! Questions, call Christine Maust Beachy, Volunteer Coordinator, at
319-337-5924.
▪ J-POG (Just Peace Outreach Group) invites
you to hear Megan Miller address
the topic "Tearing Down Walls" after her participation in a Christian
Peacemaker Team delegation to the Mexican border. Join us at Washington
Mennonite Church, 815 E. Polk Street, Washington, Iowa on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at 6 pm for a finger
food potluck (please bring your own table service) and conversation, or at 7 pm
for Megan's presentation. For more information, contact Roger Farmer at
319-653-2547 or Jane Yoder-Short at wilmajane17@gmail.com.
▪ Spring meeting of the Crowded Closet Association will be held
Monday, March 18, 7 pm, at Crowded Closet (Pepperwood Plaza). All
volunteers and interested persons are invited to attend and learn of the latest
happenings at the Closet.
▪ “How do I say that in PA
Dutch?” Mark Louden, a University of Wisconsin Professor
of German and Religious studies will speak at the March 18, 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Iowa Mennonite Historical Society. Mark is a fluent speaker of PA
Dutch. He regularly helps mediate understandings between PA Dutch and English
speaking communities. The meeting will be at Kalona Mennonite Church.
▪ Bethel Church invites all women to
Priscilla Shirer’s Going Beyond Simulcast on April 6, 2019.
The simulcast event begins with doors open at 8:00 AM and ends at 4:30
PM. Lunch and snacks will be included in registration. Registration is NOW
OPEN! You can register here - https://goo.gl/forms/2yFR3D1baNQMO4MT2 or call
the church. If you would like a registration form emailed to you, please
send an email to the address below. Registration is FREE BUT REQUIRED and is open through March31st. We are offering t-shirts for purchase. These are on the registration form and will be available
for pick-up the day of the event for $9.00. To find out more information about attending the Simulcast contact bethel.wayland@gmail.com or call
319.256.8531.
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