The Bearing Fruit
April 14, 2019
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 4/7/19 - Regular offering: $1,269
▪ Dinner Theatre
Choir Reunion Rehearsal – Wednesday, April 17 at 6:00 p.m. Meet in the church sanctuary for a short
review-rehearsal. We will be reviewing "In Remem-brance" to
sing for the Maundy Thursday service and "He is Alive" for Easter
Sunday morning. We will use music rather than trying to sing from
memory. We will also run through "He is Alive" on
Easter morning at 9:37 a.m. Yes, you read
that correctly.
▪ Maundy
Thursday Service - Thursday, April 18, 6 P.M. in the Fellowship Hall. There will be a service and light meal. There will be sign-up sheets in the foyer.
▪ Attention quilters and knotters: Join us at 10 a.m. on Wed., April 17 at church for a time of
fellowship, food and work around the quilt/comforter. We’ll have a salad
luncheon so bring your favorite! See you there!
▪ Greeters
Needed!! There's a
great opportunity to serve the Lord. Sign
up to be a greeter on Sunday mornings. It's also a wonderful
opportunity to see everyone as they come to worship. There is a sign-up
sheet in the foyer starting with this Sunday! Thank you -Sandy Buhrow (Greeter Coordinator)
Crooked Creek Christian Camp
▪ Exciting things are happening this spring at
Crooked Creek!
1. Make sure to register for the Mud Run, May 4th. It's a fantastic way to support the campership fund and a blast for the entire family!
1. Make sure to register for the Mud Run, May 4th. It's a fantastic way to support the campership fund and a blast for the entire family!
2. We
need help getting our cabins cleaned and ready for summer camp, we're hosting a
spring cleaning April 27th. Lunch
will be provided, please let the camp know if you're willing to help us
out.
3. Make
sure to register NOW for summer camp
to take advantage of our earlybird special!
4. Want
to get involved with summer camp? We're
looking for counselors, lifeguards, assistant cooks, and nurses. Call
the camp for more information.
Iowa Mennonite School
▪ Touring Choir | The IMS Touring Choir
is performing at the MSC Choral Festival hosted by Lancaster Mennonite
(PA) TODAY. Follow
along on social media using the hashtag #MSCCHORALFESTIVAL and watch
the performance live streamed online starting at 2:00 PM CT at https://livestream.com/
▪ Micah Miller’s Senior Recital | On Saturday April
20 at 7:00 PM in Celebration Hall, Micah will perform a variety of
percussion pieces along with features from the Pep Band and songs performed
with friends.
▪ Peter Pan & Wendy | Rehearsals are underway for the spring drama Peter
Pan & Wendy. Performances are May 4
at 7:00 PM and May 5 at 3:00 PM in
Celebration Hall. Reserved tickets can be purchased by calling the office:
$9/adults and $5/students K-12. Please check out iowamen nonite.org/drama
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Do you have a story to tell?
Is there a time in your life when you faced conflict and found the Spirit
opening a door to respond in a love-filled way? Have you witnessed someone else
acting in peace and love filled ways? Central
Plains Peace and Justice Task Group is collecting stories of peacemakers.
Peacemaking stories can include interactions across cultural barriers,
responses to strangers, stories of undoing racism and sexism, stories of
non-violence, stories of creation care. Email
your stories to The Peace and Justice Task Group via Jane Yoder-Short
at wilmajane17@gmail. Please send them by May 1.
▪ Central Plains
Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:
Pray for Central Plains congregations
that are in the midst of pastoral searches. Pray for search committees and for
candidates looking for churches, that God may guide the search process
according to God's will.
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Mary Beyler has spent most of her adult life serving in Japan with
Mennonite Mission Network. Though she is bringing closure to her ministry
there, new doors are still opening for her to point people toward Jesus. Pray
God’s blessing on Mary as she says her good-byes in the six months that remain
before her retirement.
▪ MC USA Prayer Request: Find special Holy Week worship
activities to hold with your families in the Lent At Home
resources: mennoniteusa.org/lent2019.
Area Announcements
▪ Donations
to Crowded Closet Thrift Shop are historically
high, and sales are strong at the new shop location! To support the growth and abundance, the workroom will open each
Tuesday, 4-6:30pm for after hours volunteering during April and May.
Contact Christine to join this exciting time of growth for our local Mennonite
Central Committee thrift shop. Email crowdedcloset.volunteer@gmail.
▪ 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.
▪ The Kalona
Rotary Club’s annual Omelet Breakfast on May 4 will benefit Pleasantview Home’s building
project this year, and all are invited to attend, eat, and support the cause!
Serving will be from 6:45 – 10:30 am at the Kalona Methodist Church. Tickets ($5
adults/$3 children 12 and under) are available from Rotarians or by calling
Larry Swartzendruber at Pleasantview, 319.656.2421. For more information,
please contact Larry or your Pleasantview board member.
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