Bearing Fruit, July 14, 2019
Washington
Mennonite
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Offering for 7/7/19: Regular Offering: $3387.96; HACAP:
$250.00
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Join us
at 10 a.m. (or any time after that), Wed., July 17 for quilting and knotting
comforters. Bring a salad for our noon salad luncheon.
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Kaylene and Karla
and their families would like to thank Washington Mennonite for the beautiful
flowers, all the cards and prayers. A special thank you to Angela and Amy
Widmer for their musical part in our Dad, Allen Darbyshire's, service. We
feel so blessed to be a part of such a caring church family.
▪ Do you have any
used taper candles that you no longer need? Please consider donating them to
Crooked Creek camp for our special night at the pond!
SundaySucIowa Mennonite School
▪ OPEN HOUSE
| The time as finally arrived for us to re-introduce ourselves to the
community! The IMS operating
board and administrative team invite everyone to an open house on
Tuesday, July 30 from 7:00-8:00 PM in Celebration Hall. Come to this informal
gathering and get the first look at our school's new name, logos, and mascot.
Come enjoy some light refreshments and maybe even win some school apparel. We
love the look of our new identity and are excited to show it to you all!
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Central Plains
Mennonite Conference Prayer Request:
Pray for all those Central Plains
Mennonite Conference volunteers who were affirmed to new committees and task
groups at our Annual Meeting in June. May the mission and witness of the
Kingdom of God through CPMC be enlivened by the energy and wisdom of those
willing to serve.
▪ All are invited to the 2019
Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale Annual Meeting on July 23 at 7pm at Kalona
Mennonite Church. Hear reports from the 2019 sale and be a part of the
continued conversation on how to improve our relief sale as we celebrate 100
years of Mennonite Central Committee in 2020.
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Mennonite Mission Network has
two Youth Venture teams currently in service. Pray for leader Jill Schlabach
and participants in Benin, at La
Casa Grande, a Christian home for more than 30 children, and for
Katja Norton and participants tutoring blind students, working with preschool
children, teaching English, and supporting Mennonite Diakonal Service in
Indonesia.
▪ MC USA Announcement: "The
presence of Christ’s peace in a world where violence seems to be winning — this
is our work." Read reflections from Sue Park-Hur, MC
USA denominational minister for Leadership Development, on being present and
proclaiming the gift of peace: http://mennoniteusa.org/menno-snapshots/peace-be-with-you/
Area Announcements
▪ On Sunday, July 14 at 6:00 pm IowaWINs is hosting a community
conversation on immigration with presidential candidate, Julian Castro, who
formerly was US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. This event is
open to all. IowaWINs is non-partisan and does not endorse candidates.
Doors open at 6 PM and tacos by "Just Tacos Justos" will be
offered for a free will donation to IowaWINs. Program starts at 7pm and
will be held at the First Presbyterian Church at 902 S. Walnut in Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa.
▪ The
Kalona Optimist Club is sponsoring a blood drive on Monday, July 15
at Kalona Mennonite Church, 902 6th St, from 2:30 - 7:30. To schedule an
appointment, call or text Julia Kramer at 319-430-3174 or online at bloodcenterimpact.org,
use group sponsor code 206. Walk-ins are welcome.
▪ On
Tuesday, July 16, come hear artist Martha Yoder present "Images
of Revelation", demonstrating the timelessness and power of the book
of Revelation. The event is part of a Sacred Stage series at Land
Alliance Folk School. 7 pm. Discussion and coffee following. 1259
Rohret Rd SW, Oxford, IA. landalliancefolk.com
