The Bearing Fruit
September 1, 2019
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 8/25/19 - Regular offering: $1,442.00;
Voices
Together Hymnal Fund: $494.40
▪ Picnic at the Wellman Park TODAY.
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.
Crooked 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.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Join women from around our conference in a weekend of rest and
learning. This year's CPMC
Women's Retreat will be Sept. 21-22 at Swan Lake Christian Camp.
Enjoy exploration of scripture, singing, skits, hands-on interest sessions --
or just time and space away from your normal routine. Register by Sept. 9
at myslcc.com/register or by calling the camp office at (605) 326-5690.
See you there!
▪ Central Plains Prayer Request: Next weekend in Freeman, SD, the Central Plains conference board will meet jointly with the Christian Formation, Pastoral Leadership, Outreach & Service and Discernment Committees. Pray for these meetings and for Shawn Nolt, who is our new moderator.
▪ Mennonite Disaster Service Seeking More
Volunteers This Fall MDS has an urgent need for volunteers this fall, due to a
rise in natural disasters and inclement weather delays this spring. We are thankful for the many leadership
volunteers who have stepped up this season and are ready to rebuild and restore
homes. Even so, we need the help of our weekly volunteers who are
the physical hands and feet of Jesus in
Texas,
South Dakota, California and more. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve
a greater number of disaster survivors this season and we hope you will join us
in our ambitious endeavor to bring more people home. “As I think of the
thousands of pairs of hands that respond, rebuild and restore homes after a
disaster, I am grateful.” Kevin King, Executive Director for MDS. For more
information or to serve please visit mds.mennonite.net or call
1-800-241-8111
▪ Everence to hold Medicare workshop in
Iowa City – Everence® will host its popular workshop, Make Medicare an easy step, on Monday, Sept. 9, at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will learn about the various
Medicare plans and what they cover, plans that supplement Medicare, and
enrollment details and deadlines. The workshop will be presented by Everence
staff at Kirkwood Community College, 1816 Lower Muscatine Road, Iowa
City (Use Main Entrance, Room 262). The workshop is free, but space is limited! Reserve your spot
by Sept. 6. Contact Joyce Garvin at 877-656-4242 or joyce.garvin@everence.com.
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Ruben Fellmann, Carissa Mast, Delia Mielke, and Cindy Headings (unit
leader) make up Mennonite Mission Network’s Service Adventure unit in Colorado
Springs. Pray for them as they work with people with disabilities, families in
homeless situations, and affordable housing organizations.
▪ MC USA Announcement: Join the MC USA Faith Formation
fall webinar series: Putting People on the Ballot: Anabaptism and American
Politics.
The first session, Foundations: Setting Our Theological
Bearings, will take place on Tues. Sept. 17. Sign up and find more
information 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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