Bearing Fruit
January 5, 2020
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering
for 12/29/19: $1,274.75
▪ Washington Mennonite will host its monthly quilting/knotting day a week early in January to accommodate
schedules. We will meet at 10 a.m. on Wed., Jan. 8 at the church. Please
bring a sack lunch for the noon meal. If weather is bad, we’ll not meet. Hope
to see you there.
▪ Saturday Kitchen
noon meal was prepared and served by Washington Mennonite
Church on Saturday December 21st at the United Presbyterian
Church. We served 78 plates of a ham and scallop potato dinner complete
with Christmas cookies for dessert. In addition we made 40 carry
outs. Guests came early, stayed late and enjoyed the food, Christmas
cookies, piano Christmas music and the Blessing baggies made by Becky, Jacayla
and Bridget Litwiller. Thank you to everyone who helped to
make this dinner hour special for those wanting a hot meal, eating with others
and meeting friends. As we work together we are blessed and becomes a
high light of the week. Our next scheduled Saturday Kitchen is Saturday May
9th. – Phyllis Litwiller,
Gloria Widmer and Sue Widmer
Hillcrest Academy
▪ 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. And we need your
help to create this book! Please submit your recipes AND stories to recipes@hillcrest ravens.org by January 31 and we will take care of the rest (photos or scans of
recipe cards are acceptable). Please send questions to the same email or ask your
churches committee rep.
▪ Visit Day | Our next Visit Day is on January 20. Visits
involve shadowing a current student for either 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.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Dr. Ryan Schellenberg will present the 2020 Annual Mennonite Bible
Study Series at Bethel
Mennonite Church, Mountain Lake, MN, Jan. 10-12, 2020. Lectures on the
theme of "Paul, Prison, and the Justice of God" will take place
Friday evening (7:00pm), Saturday morning (9:00am) and evening (7:00pm), and Sunday morning (10:30 am) and evening
(7:00pm).
The series, co-sponsored by Bethel and First Mennonite Churches, is in its 35th
year. All are invited to attend!
▪ Central Plains Prayer Request: We give thanks for the year that is gone, and pray for a new year of spiritual growth, deeper love, and greater discipleship in each of our lives and in our congregations.
▪ Want to utilize your skills while learning about another culture? Walk together in
mission with our partners around the world through an international service
term. Explore opportunities at www.MennoniteMission.net/Serve.
▪ What will you do after high school? Be informed about
your options! Come visit a current service unit during the Service Adventure
preview weekend, Feb. 20–23, 2020. Contact Susan Nisly for more information: SusanN@Mennonite
Mission.net
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Deb Byler of Mennonite Mission Network has just returned to Guatemala
after three months on North American Assignment. Pray for her as she continues
to work with Mennonite women in Bible studies, trauma healing, and leadership
training.
▪ MC USA Announcement:
Pastors
and ministry leaders are invited to join a joint conference of Pastors and Leaders 2020 and Deep Faith on the Anabaptist
Mennonite Biblical Seminary campus in Elkhart, Indiana on March 1-5. The
topic will be Shaping Faith
in a Digital Culture. Save
money by registering by Jan. 13 at: https://bit.ly/2QfqU8t.
Area Announcements
▪ Perspectives
of the World Christian Movement course begins on Monday, January
13, and offers Free Attendance on the first night of class. For
15 weeks thereafter, a variety of instructors will speak about God's redemptive
plans and purposes for all people, and how we can be a part of it. Go to perspectives.org to
register. For questions contact Karla Neuschwander, neuschb@gmail.com or
319-328-8733. Class Location: Fairview Mennonite Church - 2605 540th St SW
Kalona IA Time: 6:00 -
9:00 pm (Supper is included) Remember: The First
Night is Free - Come see what it's about! Registration assistance
will be available before and after class.
▪ Bethel
Church is hosting a hands-on, biblically based seminar: "4 Chair
Discipling" presented by Jeff Polen. This seminar focuses on training
ordinary Christians to be faithful in Jesus' charge to make disciples. This
seminar is for all who are, or hope to be, teachers or mentors. Join us on
Saturday, February 1st from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm; lunch is provided. Registration
is required by January 22nd; call 319-256-8531 or email: bethel.wayland@gmail.com.
Cost is $25 for materials, payable the day of the seminar; doors open at 8:30
am.
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