The Bearing Fruit
November 17, 2019
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 11/10/19 - Regular offering: $2,312.10;
HACAP:
$250.00
▪ Enjoy a day of fellowship on Wed., Nov. 20 as we quilt and knot comforters at church. Soup will
be provided for lunch. Bring something to complement the meal.
Hillcrest Academy
▪ Upcoming Basketball Events – Boys Basketball Jamboree
on Mon, Nov 25 at Hillcrest Academy -- Halftime
Basketball on Fri, Dec 6 (5th-8th grade girls) and Fri, Dec 13 (5th-8th grade
boys). Sign up on the website. – Alumni
Night on Fri, Dec 20
▪ Visit Days | First semester visit days on Nov 27 and Dec
2 are open to transfer students and 8th graders. These visits will involve
shadowing a current student. You can come for a half day or full day. And we
will treat you to lunch! Details and registration can be found at hillcrestravens.org/visit.
There will also be a coffee time at the beginning of the day for parents to
meet with the administrative team.
▪ 75 Year Anniversary Cookbook | One of the ways we
will be celebrating our anniversary is by publishing a cookbook full of
recipes,
stories, and photos from the past 75
years of our school. We will be collecting recipes soon so look for more
details in the coming weeks!
Central Plains
Conference
▪ It’s not too late
to register for the second Shine: Living in God’s Light webinar,
this Thursday, November 21! In this webinar Joyce Peachey Lind will
explore with us some tips and best practices for teachers of the Shine curriculum.
For more information or to RSVP see www.centralplainsmc.org/shine-webinar or
contact Amanda Bleichty at (319) 325-4522.
▪ This summer, Central Plains invites youth groups to experience
mission/service together. Amanda
Bleichty, Conference Minister for Christian Formation is encouraging youth
groups to join with youth groups from other areas of the conference to take
short-term mission trips during the summer of 2020. To learn more about the
“Youth Mission Together” project and to explore being matched with another CPMC
youth group, visit our website www.central plainsmc.org/youth-mission-together
or contact Amanda at amandableichty@centralplainsmc.org
▪ Central Plains Prayer Request: Pray for our sister congregations in Montana: Ashland, Lame Deer, White Chapel and White River Cheyenne.
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Loren and Rachel Johns are serving through Mennonite Mission Network to
offer hospitality at SEMILLA, the Anabaptist seminary in Guatemala. Pray for
them as they welcome national and international guests, and for Loren as he
also teaches seminary courses.
▪ MC USA Announcement: Sunday, December 1, is the beginning of Advent. "Waiting and
Wondering," this year’s Advent
At Home booklet for families and people of all ages, is
available now at mennoniteusa.org/resource/advent-at-home.
Area Announcements
▪ JPOG
(Just Peace Outreach Group) invites you to hear Peter Wigginton address
the topic "Teaching Peace in Ecuador." For twenty years,
the Mennonite mission partnership in Ecuador has focused on welcoming refugees,
teaching peace, and supporting indigenous churches. Mennonite churches in Quito
were also involved in the recent protests seeking justice. Peter Wigginton, who
with his wife Delicia Bravo Aguilar, serves as Ecuador partnership coordinator
in Quito, will speak at the Just Peace Outreach Group (JPOG), on Sunday, November
24, 2019, at East Union Mennonite Church, 5615 Gable Avenue, Kalona,
IA. Join us at 6 p.m. for a finger food potluck and conversation, or at 7
pm for Peter's presentation.
▪ West
Union MYF invites you to a delicious pulled pork fundraiser meal on Sunday,
November 24th at noon. Bring your friends and enjoy a time of food and
fellowship!
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