Newsletter for August 18, 2019

The Bearing Fruit

August 18, 2019

This Week at Washington Mennonite Sunday Aug 18th   Monday Aug 19th   Tuesday Aug 20th   Wednesday Aug 21st    Thursday Aug 22nd Friday Aug 23rd Saturday Aug 24th    ▪ Centro Cristiano (2pm) ▪ Monthly Quilting (10am, Fellowship Hall) ▪ Centro Cristiano (6:30pm) Anniversary -      ▪ Grant & Edie    Nebel Anniversary -      ▪ Don & Phyllis   Headrick Upcoming Events ▪ Aug 21  – Mennonite Women Monthly Quilting (10am, Fellowship Hall) ▪ Sept 4   – Church Council Meeting (5pm) ▪ Sept 10 – Elders Meeting (4:45 pm) ▪ Sept 18 – Spring Business Meeting (7pm, Fellowship Hall)

Washington Mennonite

▪ Offering for 8/11/19 - Regular offering: $1,953.08;

Saturday Kitchen: $30.00

▪ School kits and Immigration Detainee Kits are due at the church today, August 18! Please add them to the stack in the foyer.

▪ Quilting at the church will be held on Wed., August 21, starting at 10 a.m. Join us around the quilt (we’ll finish it) or a comforter. Bring a salad for the noon salad luncheon. If you have questions, contact Mary Lou Farmer.

▪ TURNING SNACKS INTO HYMNALS - Mark your calendars!  August 25th is the next time we will have snacks after church during fellowship time with donations going toward the new hymnals.  The sooner we raise the necessary funds, the better our chance of getting the 10% discount which will apply to the first 10,000 hymnals sold in the U.S.A. and Canada churches.   Believe us when we say that other churches are also fundraising with this in mind, so there is some urgency.  The snacks on August 25 will be...WAIT FOR

IT..homemade cinnamon rolls made by Martha Graber. Homemade cinnamon rolls...a possible 10% discount!  What's not to like? If anyone wants to buy hymnals with a bookplate in the cover designating a memorial or honoring a relative or friend, please let Susan See or Amy Widmer know.  We can do that!

SundaySucCrooked Creek Christian Camp

▪ If you enjoy providing generous hospitality through cooking, we have an exciting opportunity for you at Crooked Creek!

Applications are being taken for position of Food Service Manager at Crooked Creek Christian Camp. Submit application, cover letter, and resume to Heather Bender heather@crookedcreekcamp.org For more information go to www.crookedcreekcamp.org.

▪ Please join us on Aug 25 at 5:00pm for our annual Sing & S'mores! We're excited to join together in song and snack as we welcome Shawn Graber as chorister.  Please bring a lawn chair or feel free to use a picnic table bench at the Sunset Shelter by the pond.  No need to RSVP.

Hillcrest Academy

▪ Pray for our school and community as we begin classes on August 23. We are excited about our rebranding laying the foundation for a bright future and as we transition, please pray for guidance, grace, and peace as we navigate a new school year.

Central Plains Conference

▪ Sign up now for Women's Retreat at Swan Lake Christian Camp Sept. 21-22. Together we will explore the book of Jonah using multiple senses and scriptural engagement practices. There will also be special interest sessions, good food, opportunity for being out in nature, fellowship, and so much more. You can register directly on the camp website (www.myslcc.com/register) or call their office at (605) 326-5690. More information is also available on facebook on the Central Plains Mennonite Women page. Please register by Sept. 9!

Mennonite Agencies

▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  Mennonite Mission Network is grateful to God and to Laura Schlabach who has served as interim executive director for JCS in Mongolia for the past year. Pray for Elisabeth Mensert who assumed executive responsibilities on July 1 and for Laura as she returns to former roles in the country where she has worked since 1993.

▪ MC USA Announcement:  Find out how churches across MC USA are offering solidarity with immigrant communities in their contexts: mennoniteusa.org/news/mennonite-church-usa-follow-up-to-churchwide-statement-on-the-abuse-of-child-migrants.