The Bearing Fruit
August 25, 2019
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 8/18/19 - Regular offering: $1,100.08
▪ Thank you for your generous gifts for relief the last few weeks. Seven Immigrant Detainee Kits and 39
School kits were delivered to Crowded Closet this week. They are on their way
to MCC offices and around the world! Someone in the US or another country will
appreciate what you have given. Thank you.
▪ TURNING SNACKS INTO HYMNALS – Today after church you can have
some of Martha Graber’s fantastic cinnamon rolls 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. 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!
▪ Picnic at the Wellman Park on
Sept 1st. There will be no Sunday School to give
everyone time to get up there by 11:30am.
Dick Miller will be joining us!
▪ Frivolity strikes again! Save the date, we're pressing cider on
Saturday, Sept 7th at the
camp starting around 5pm. Please bring apples if you have them, clean
jugs and a finger-food potluck item to share for afterwards. Hotdogs, buns and
fire will be provided. Tell your friends.
▪ Saturday Kitchen was hosted by Washington Mennonite Saturday August 17 at noon. We served 106 plates and
made 55 carry outs. That is our highest number that we have served.
There were several firsts. We served watermelon for dessert instead of
cookie bars and Chad Litwiller helped us prepare and serve the meal for the first
time. We are always blessed as we work together. One of the guests
came up to the counter just when the meal was about to be served and said “You
are the Mennonites aren’t you” We replied “Yes” and wondered how she knew
that. Her answer was that she loves the menu and especially the Amish
dinner rolls and looks forward to having us come. Reminded me that it is
important to serve where we are planted even if the job seems
insignificant. Blessings come in places I least expect. Next
Saturday Kitchen is October 12th. Phyllis
Litwiller and Gloria Widmer
Crooked Creek Christian Camp
▪ Please join this afternoon 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.
▪ 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.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Central
Plains Prayer Request: Today we give thanks
for the work of our current and former Central Plains Mennonite Conference
pastors, including Rosie Epp, former pastor of Sermon on the Mount in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who celebrates the 40th anniversary of her
ordination this weekend.
▪ 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!
▪ Get
involved with something BIG – record breaking BIG! MCC is celebrating our 100th
anniversary and attempting to collect 6500 comforters to deliver to people
in need all around the world. Get involved by tying a comforter on January
18, 2020 (mark your calendars now!). We are looking for people to host a
comforter tying event in their community. Contact Kate Mast at 316.283.2720 or katemast@mcc.org
for details, supplies and resources. It’s more than a warm blanket – it’s a
message of love and compassion.
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Mennonite Mission Network requests prayer for Benin where post-election
violence has killed more than a dozen people. Pray for peace and for the
well-being of all citizens as the economy worsens. Pray also for Mission
Network partners – Benin Bible Institute, Bethesda Hospital, and La Casa Grande children’s village.
▪ MC USA Announcement: Make plans to attend the fall webinar
series from MC USA for pastors and congregational leaders, Putting
Jesus on the Ballot: Anabaptism and American Politics, led
by Scott Peterson, leadership pastor at Trinity Mennonite Church in
Glendale, Arizona. It begins on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Learn more and register
at thegatheringplace.us.
Area Announcements
▪ The Mennonite Historical Society of Iowa is seeking a part time
director. The director
oversees the Mennonite Museum at the Kalona Historical Village and leads the
MHS board in telling and interpreting the story of Mennonites and Amish in
Iowa. If you are interested in this part time position or would like to
see a job description contact Nyle Kauffman, Board President at nkauff224@yahoo.com,
or 319-354-3304. We would also like to hear suggestions for this
position. Amanda Bleichty and Mary Lou Farmer have shared this position for
several years and are concluding their work on October 31, 2019.
▪ Pleasantview Home is in need of a beef or
contributions to purchase a beef for the Pleasantview Benefit Sale to be held Nov. 1 and
2. Could your Sunday School class contribute towards this need? If
so, please contact Larry Swartzendruber at Pleasantview (656-2421) before
September 13. Thank you!
▪ The Pleasantview Benefit Sale will be November
1 and 2 at IMS. Please consider helping! Volunteer to help serve a
meal, serve on a meal committee, bake for the bake sale, donate a monetary
gift, or donate auction items such as: quilts, meals in homes, hand-made
items, gift certificates, donations of labor, themed baskets, a batch of soup
or a dessert delivered every month for 6-12 months, etc. We would like
non-perishable items before October 25 to put pictures on pvhome.org. For
more info, contact: Nyle (chair) and Lauralee Kauffman (319-354-3304), Julie
Gingerich (319-325-5540) Carl and Donna Darby (319-887-7097),
Kris Brenneman (319-683-2661), Pam Hochstedler (319-656-3558), Grace Rempel
(319-683-2681), or Larry Swartzendruber at Pleasantview (319-656-2421). Thank
you for your support!
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