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phone: 319-653-6041

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815 Polk Street

Washington, IA 52353

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Friday, July 12, 2019

Newsletter for July 14, 2019


Bearing Fruit, July 14, 2019


Washington Mennonite

▪ Offering for  7/7/19: Regular Offering: $3387.96; HACAP: $250.00

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.

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. 

Mennonite Agencies

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


 

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