Newsletter for March 24, 2019

The Bearing Fruit

March 24, 2019

This Week at Washington Mennonite Sunday Mar 24th Monday Mar 25th   Tuesday Mar 26th   Wednesday Mar 27th   Thursday Mar 28th   Friday Mar 29th Saturday Mar 30th ▪ Centro Cristiano (2pm) ▪ Ballet Class (3:30pm) ▪ Ballet Class (3:30pm) ▪ Ballet Class (3:30pm) ▪ Centro Cristiano (7pm) Birthday -      ▪ Leroy Reber Upcoming Events ▪ Mar 31 –  Halcyon House Service ▪ Apr 10  –  Church Council Meeting (5pm) ▪ Apr 24  –  Spring Business Meeting (7pm, Fellowship Hall) ▪ Apr 27  –  Spring Clean-Up (9am)

Washington Mennonite

▪ Offering for 3/17/19 - Regular offering: $1,080.00

SundaySucCrooked Creek Christian Camp

▪ Summer Camp Date change! Due to the number of snow days, we've shifted our 1st-2nd grade camp to June 14-15.  Registration for summer camp is now open, so make sure to get the early bird rate and sign-up NOW!

▪ Please save the date for our spring cleaning day at camp: April 27.  All are welcome.

▪ Sign-up for Crooked Creek Wild May 4, 2019, our annual Summer Camp Fund fundraiser which raises money for families who may not be able to afford the cost of camp. 

SundaySucIowa Mennonite School

▪ 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. 

▪ Service And Learning Term | SALT is happening all over the USA this week. But have you ever wondered what SALT (formerly Interterm) is like at IMS? On Friday, April 5 is your chance to find out! We are having a Service and Learning Term Showcase where you can learn about what our students

and faculty experienced during their SALT week. From 7:00-8:00PM students will be available to share about their week's activities, then from 8:00-9:00PM our SALT Music & Drama Team group will share their SALT performance. We are so excited about SALT and the unique learning experience it offers our students, we wanted to open up this experience to share with the greater IMS community. Please join us for a fun evening!

Central Plains Conference

▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:   Pray for the pastors and chaplains of Central Plains and their spouses who are meeting together for Annual Leader's Retreat in Schuyler, Nebraska this weekend. 

Mennonite Agencies

▪ Love Crosses Borders: A Mennonite Men immersion experience with immigrants. Love is the greatest of all virtues. But what does love look like in times of cynicism and polarization? Borders are not only social constructs, they’re also spiritual ones. Who’s included? Who’s excluded? How do we reconcile God’s call to welcome the stranger with so much fear-filled rhetoric and policies? What can unwelcomed immigrants teach the Church about love? How can the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement inform and inspire us to a love that crosses borders? July 28 to August 3, Mennonite Men will provide a week-long immersion experience with immigrants to engage these issues. To register or for more information, visit MennoniteMen.org or contact Steve Thomas at SteveT@Mennonites.org.

▪ ATTENTION YOUTH ages 15-22: Wishing your summer looked a little more global? Join a team of peers to explore and engage in the movement of God in Peru, Benin, and Indonesia. Youth Venture still has openings available for trips in July. Ready to jump in? Check out MennoniteMission.Net/YouthVenture, or contact Lauren at 574-523-3022 for more information. Hurry! Application deadline is April 1.

▪ Your graduate’s first year after high school is crucial, and Service Adventure is a sure way to make it count. Service Adventure is a 10-month program where young adults gain real-world experience through placements with nonprofit organizations, and learn to live and grow in household community with peers and a mentor. Call Lauren at 574-523-3022 or visit the web to find out more: MennoniteMission.net/ServiceAdventure

▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  Anne Garber Kompaoré of Mennonite Mission Network helped plant the seeds of the 40-year-old Mennonite Church in Burkina Faso and continues to live in the country, working as a global Bible-translation consultant. Pray for her and her husband, Daniel, as they also provide leadership for congregations and schools.

Area Announcements

▪ Join Crowded Closet Thrift Shop to celebrate our new beginning at Pepperwood Plaza, 851 Hwy 6 E!

- Sunday, March 24, 3:00-5:00pm - Open House with Dedication Service at 4:00pm on the retail floor. Enter through Customer Entrance or Volunteer Entrance. Join us for fellowship, refreshments, shop tours, and celebration!   

- Monday, March 25, 10:00am - Grand Opening. Celebrate the first official day of sales at the new Crowded Closet with ribbon cutting and live music!

▪ Join the Kalona Mennonite Youth for a Haystacks Fundraiser Meal on March 31^st.  Serving begins at 12:00 noon.

▪ The semi-annual bluegrass community hymn sing at St. Michaels in Holbrook (7 miles south of the I-80 Amana exit) will be on Sunday, April 2, 2019, from 2 to 4 pm. Sing along with Kristie and Bob Black, Julie and Paul Roberts, and other fine area musicians. Free admission and song sheets are provided. Everyone is welcome for the full two hours or to come and go as needed.

▪ 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 March 31st.  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.

▪ Real Conversation about Migration in Your Community. Iowa Wesleyan University invites you to attend the 2019 Manning Lecture and Migration Forum on Sunday, April 7 at 1:30 pm in the Chapel Auditorium. Rev. Alexia Salvatierra will deliver the keynote address, “Faithful Responses to Migration.” The lecture will be followed by two workshop sessions including presenters from a wide range of groups involved with migration in Iowa: Mount Pleasant Chamber Alliance, the Iowa Department of Human Rights, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Justice for our Neighbors, IowaWINS, and many more! Free and open to the public. For more information joy.lapp@iw.edu or 319-385-6403, www.iw.edu/immigration.

▪ Parkview Home Fundraiser Saturday, April 27, 2019, 6:30 PM @ Sugar Creek Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall.  This evening will include Dinner and Auction of Various Items. Please see mailbox insert for further information.