The Bearing Fruit
March 8, 2020
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 3/1/2020: Regular
Offering: $1,047.00; Hillcrest Academy:
$818.00; Coins for Camp: $59.00
▪ “I am recuperating well from my recent heart surgery. I am especially grateful for
the support I felt from my faith community. Thank you for your
prayers, cards, expressions of support and encouragement and for the beautiful
flowers. It is difficult to imagine going through this without the
support of my faith community. Blessings to you all.”
- Tim Detweiler
▪ Sandy
Buhrow and Karen Watson will be delivering Meals on Wheels
during this coming week from Monday, March 9 through Friday, March 13. If
you would like to help deliver Meals on Wheels in the future, please contact a
member of the Outreach and Service Committee (Roger Farmer, Tim Widmer, Carol
Detweiler, Mike Bates). Thanks to everybody who helped out this
year!
▪ FAMILY FUN NITE : Wednesday, March 11th, at 5:30 p.m. Soup will be provided. Bring finger food
to go along with the soup. Frivolity assured.
▪ Saturday Kitchen on
Saturday March 14th will be hosted by
Washington Mennonite Church. Sign up sheets for both workers and food items are on the foyer table in the church
entry way. Please look over the
worker and donated food items sheets and sign up to help us as we prepare and
serve a meal at the United Presbyterian Church on Saturday March 14th.
The number of persons served meals in the last couple of weeks has been
high. Many of the guests have told us they look forward to when we
come. If you have questions or comments contact Phyllis Litwiller,
Gloria or Sue Widmer.
Hillcrest Academy
▪ Hillcrest Academy Prospective Family Night | On Mon, Mar
9 from 6:30-8:00 PM transfer students, 8th graders and their parents are
invited to get all the
information about Hillcrest Academy that you need. Learn how Hillcrest can be affordable for your family, check out available classes, extra-curricular activities and more. Visit hillcrestravens.org/
information about Hillcrest Academy that you need. Learn how Hillcrest can be affordable for your family, check out available classes, extra-curricular activities and more. Visit hillcrestravens.org/
▪ Turkey Steak Supper | The Hillcrest Academy Alumni Association along with the TWP
Optimists will host the annual Turkey Steak Supper Sat, Mar 14.
The menu of turkey, baked potato, salad, dinner roll, and pie & ice
cream will be served from 4:30-7:00 PM. A freewill donation will be taken at
the gate. The Hillcrest proceeds go towards student scholarships.
Essentially by supporting this meal you are making our school more affordable
for students in our community!
▪ Host Families Needed | Hillcrest Academy is looking for families to host 4 potential
international students for the 2020-21 school year. If you are interested in
being a host family, please contact Rebecca Beachy Miller at rbeachymiller@
▪ Stories Needed | For the
75 year anniversary cookbook we have your recipes, now we need your
stories! Please send us food related school stories. Stories about a
particular cook, a particular lunch menu item, a favorite team meal,
stories about the chili supper or pork supper or apple fritter booth, stories
about the 'Center Room'...anything. Thanks for your help in making this
cookbook a sentimental keepsake for our community. Please email stories
to recipes@hillcrest ravens.org.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Central Plains Prayer Request: Pray for the Venezuela partnership. Venezuelan church leaders report that principles of Anabaptist Christianity like community and nonviolence are very attractive in Venezuela today. In the midst of political and economic upheaval, the positive message of the church brings hope. (From MMN)
▪ Mennonite
Healthcare Fellowship (MHF) is seeking a half-time Executive Director to start between May and September 2020
who is committed to Anabaptist values and the mission of MHF, has proven skills
in administration, communication, and networking, and has an
intergenerationally compelling vision for MHF. Interested persons are invited
to send a resume and statement of intent, including the broad strokes of your
vision and thoughts about a strategic plan, to president@mennohealth.org.
More information at www.mennohealth.org.
▪ Interested
in partnering with others who care about restorative justice? Join an MVS unit in places like Chicago; Washington,
D.C.; San Francisco; and Alamosa. Age: 20+; term: 1–2 years. Learn more at www.MennoniteMission.net/Serve.
▪ You can’t solve world hunger by yourself, but you can help! Join Fraser
Valley Gleaners in Abbotsford, B.C., to process and dry local vegetables
and make a dried soup mix for distribution to the hungry people in developing
countries around the world. Age: 25+; flexible term length. Learn more at www.MennoniteMission.net/Serve.
▪ Everence
will host its popular workshop, Make Medicare an easy step, on Monday, March 16, 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 the Kirkwood Regional Center at
the University of Iowa, 2301 Oakdale Blvd, Coralville, IA 52241 Room 112. The
workshop is free, but space is limited! Reserve your spot by contacting Joyce
Garvin at 877-656-4242 or joyce.garvin@everence.com.
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Rebekah York of Mennonite Mission Network is serving at Mennonite
Biblical Seminary of Colombia. Pray for her as she helps prepare young leaders
and provides continuing education opportunities for seasoned church leaders.
▪ MC USA Announcement:
#MennoSnapshots Read about Wild Church, an
ecclesial experiment in Fresno, California, founded by Katerina Friesen, that
challenges us to widen the communion table to include all of
God's creation – human and non-human alike. http://mennoniteusa.org/wildchurch
Area Announcements
▪ Everyone is invited to eat lunch in the Fellowship Hall at
First Mennonite Church of Iowa City SUNDAY, Mar. 8 as the Torre
Fuerte congregation holds a fundraising meal for Hillcrest Academy tuition for
Edna Villatoro. (Please make checks out to Hillcrest Academy). The
menu includes chicken fajitas and all the toppings, beans & rice, fresh
fruit, and cake. A vegetarian option is also available. Serving begins at noon.
Please come! Thank you!
▪ J-POG
(Just Peace Outreach Group) invites you to view Hebron, a documentary by
Palestinian filmmaker Yousef Natsheh. Palestinians have lived in
their homeland for centuries, but we seldom hear the stories of ordinary people
struggling with olive harvest, access to education, and home demolitions. Join
us at 7 pm on FRIDAY, Mar 13, 2020, at Hillcrest Academy,
1421 540th St SW, Kalona, IA to view the film with discussion following.
For more information, please contact Roger Farmer at 319-653-2547 or Jane
Yoder-Short at wilmajane17@gmail.com.
▪ Come hear the Bethel College (North
Newton, Kan.) Concert Choir at West Union
Mennonite Church, 3253 305th St, Parnell on Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m.
This concert is part of the choir’s annual spring break tour. Under the
direction of Dr. William Eash, the 50-person mixed voice choir sings a variety
of sacred choral music from the 15th century to today. The concert is free and
open to the public; a freewill offering will be taken.
▪ On
Sat. April 25th, a live simulcast of Priscilla Shirer will be held at Lower
Deer Creek Mennonite Church from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Priscilla, daughter of
pastor Tony Evans, is an author, a popular Bible Study leader and conference
speaker. Plan to join us at this FREE event called "Going Beyond"
and be inspired and challenged in your walk with Jesus. Talk to Connie Knepp
(319-331-2547) or Dorothy Miller (319-325-9357) if you have any questions. For
registering click here: https://forms.gle/CYk3DNus9THDz8UL6 or go
to https://ldcmc.org/ and click on ‘Events’ and ‘Going Beyond
LIVE’.
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