Newsletter for November 3, 2019

The Bearing Fruit

November 3, 2019

This Week at Washington Mennonite Sunday Nov 3rd Monday Nov 4th Tuesday Nov 5th   Wednesday Nov 6th   Thursday Nov 7th   Friday Nov 8th Saturday Nov 9th ▪ Centro Cristiano (2pm) ▪ Ballet Classes (3pm) ▪ Ballet Classes (3pm) ▪ Ballet Classes (3pm) ▪ Council Meeting (5pm) ▪ Centro Cristiano (6:30pm) Birthday -      ▪ Carol Detweiler ▪ Gordon Watson Upcoming Events ▪ Nov 14 – Elder’s Meeting (5pm) ▪ Nov 20 – Monthly Quilting (10am)

Washington Mennonite

▪ Offering for 10/27/19 - Regular offering: $1,911.00; Keith Litwiller Memorial: $250.00

▪ Thank you for the calls, visits, prayers, cards, flowers,  food and the Fellowship Meal following the death of our Dad, Brother and Uncle Keith Litwiller.  Keith had a long journey with his cancer diagnosis but his faith remained strong, he cherished his family and church and was ready to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Thank you for standing in the gap for the family as we said our good byes.  Being a part of our Church family at WMC is a blessing as we walk together meeting the challenges of our days.  Thank you and blessings.   - Chad Litwiller, Brian and Aimee Miller and family,   Francis and Phyllis Litwiller and family

SundaySucCrooked Creek Christian Camp

▪ Upcoming programs and events at Crooked Creek:
Nov. 12 Annual Meeting
Nov. 15-16 Craft Retreat* from 9am-9pm
Nov. 16 Wood Cutting Day starting at 8:00
Jan. 3-5 Winterfest* for grades 6th-8th

*Please sign-up or register online prior to event 

SundaySucHillcrest Academy

▪ FFA Fruit Sales | Fruit can be ordered through Nov 8 from any FFA member or by calling the school office. Fruit will be delivered the second week of Dec.

▪ Blood Drive | The Hillcrest chapter of the National Honor Society is hosting a blood drive on Mon, Nov 4 from 6:30-11:00 am. Plan now to donate blood by scheduling a donation time through the Hillcrest office at 319-656-2073. Thank you for helping your community in this special way!

▪ Beauty and the Beast | The musical will be presented Sat, Nov 9 at 7:00 pm and Sun, Nov 10 at 3:00 pm. Reserved tickets are Adults/$9, Students/$5 and can be purchased by calling the school office (656-2073). The reserved seating charts can be seen here: tinyurl.com/HillcrestDrama. General admission tickets may also be purchased at the door for an addition $1/ticket.

▪ Meet the Cast Party | 5th-8th grade students and their families are invited to stay after the Beauty and the Beast performance on Sat, Nov 9 for a backstage tour and to meet the cast. Light refreshments will be served. Come get a glimpse of what it's like to be involved in a Hillcrest Academy musical! 

▪ Visit Days | First semester visit days on Nov 27 and Dec 2 are open to transfer students, 7th and 8th graders. These visits will involve shadowing a current student. You can come for a half day or full day. 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 our administrative team.

Central Plains Conference

▪ The Northern Cheyenne Ministerial Assn is planning a dedication celebration for their new Thrift Store building, Sunday afternoon, Nov 17 at 3 pm.  It will be held at the new Everything Beautiful Thrift Store in Lame Deer, MT.  Anyone is welcome.  RSVP to Willis Busenitz - Email: wnbus enitz@gmail.com; Phone: 406-592-3643; Mail: PO Box 50 Busby, MT 59016.

▪ Central Plains Prayer Request:  Pray for our Conference Board and the Search Committee for a new Executive Conference Minister. May each be led by the Spirit as they continue to do God's work in Central Plains.

Mennonite Agencies

▪ The Mennonite Disaster Service Region 3 Annual Meeting will be held on Nov 8 & 9, 2019 at Faith Mennonite Church, Minneapolis, MN.  An invitation with details and registration is available in the church office. This information can be found on this web site: https://mds.mennonite.net/region-3-annual-meeting-2019/ 

▪ Looking for that next great adventure? MCC SALT positions now available! Take chances. Make mistakes. Get messy. Be challenged. Learn some things. Teach some things. Spend a year living somewhere that you never dreamed you'd go... Serving and Learning Together (SALT) is a year-long, cross-cultural service experience. Through SALT, Christian young adults from Canada and the U.S. serve internationally in a wide variety of positions in fields like education, agriculture, health care, information technology, peace and more! Start now at salt.mcc.org, to find answers to frequently asked questions, assignment options and to apply. Application close date 02/15/20.

▪ Mennonite Central Committee has a new service opportunity called Seek! It's an intentional discipleship program which focuses on exposing young adults in what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ, from an Anabaptist faith perspective. We're looking for a coordinator to provide leadership for the program in East Jerusalem, Israel. The Seek Coordinator will provide leadership and assume responsibility for the spiritual direction, development and implementation of the program. See vacancy online for more details! Application close date 11/30/19. serve.mcc.org

▪  Looking for a way to connect with people and engage with Mennonite Central Committee's supporters? We're hiring an Alumni Engagement Coordinator!  The person in this salaried position will coordinate the alumni experience and support colleagues in strategic engagement of alumni. Application close date 11/18/19. For more information and to apply, please visit: serve.mcc.org

▪ Please pray for the MCC Mobile Cannery as it travels through Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Iowa this fall. Please pray for the four MCC canners, the volunteers who donate money and time at each canning site and the recipients of canned meat. Find out more at mcc.org/canning.

▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request:  When Ecuador’s president, Lenín Moreno, ended fuel subsidies last month, unrest erupted. Indigenous and other marginalized people seized the opportunity to protest inequalities in government policies. Mennonite Mission Network requests prayer for negotiations as the government and indigenous people work to create a just policy that will lead to peace.

▪ MC USA Announcement:   MC USA has issued a statement commemorating 1619 and the ongoing impact of slavery. This year marks 400 years since 1619, the year when a ship carried enslaved people from West Africa to the British colony of Virginia for the first time. This is a season to grieve for all those who have been dehumanized in our country’s particularly brutal system of slavery, and it’s a time for action. Learn more at: mennoniteusa.org/menno-snapshots/ statement-1619-slaverys-ongoing-impact

Area Announcements

▪ Get your feather or foam pillows cleaned, sanitized, deodorized & NEW TICKING on Tuesday, November 5 at 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  At Kalona Mennonite Church, 902 6^th Street

Sponsored by Kalona Mennonite WMSC

▪ “What do we learn from our past,” will be the theme of the fall Mennonite Historical Society meeting. The Fall Meeting and annual membership renewal for MHS begins with a soup supper. We are raising funds to help us tell the story of our Amish-Mennonite history in the Kalona community. Our soup supper will be supported by your free will offerings. The meeting is November 11, 2019 at Kalona Mennonite Church.  Serving will begin at 5:30 p.m. The Evening program will begin at 7:00 where we will see a film covering John Ruth’s 45 years of taking tours to Europe to connect folks to our Anabaptist faith stories.