The Bearing Fruit
May 24, 2020
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Washington Mennonite
▪ Offering for 5/17/2020: Regular Offering: $2,300.00; Everence Match: $750.00; Family Assi
▪ Join us for worship on Zoom at 10 a.m. (you will receive an invitation to the meeting by email, just click and join. Any questions? Contact Roger Farmer.
▪ The Outreach and Service Committee of Washington Mennonite Church (Roger Farmer, Carol Detweiler, Tim Widmer, Mike Bates) is excited to announce that the Everence Matching Fund has been completed with $2500 in congregational donations. Everence will match this amount for eligible expenses so that we have $5000 for distribution to persons in need. The Outreach and Service Committee asks each person in the congregation to suggest names of persons, families, or organizations that might need this assistance. Check with persons that you know and trust for any suggestions. Please send a brief description of each suggestion to any member of the Outreach and Service Committee: Roger Farmer, Carol Detweiler, Tim Widmer, or Mike Bates.
▪ Even though we are unable to meet as a congregation right now, expenses of the church continue. Please send your donations directly to Dick See, 705 Perdock Court, Washington, IA. Thanks for your support.
Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale
▪ Thank you for your continued support of MCC as we strive to share God’s love and compassion for all in the name of Christ, especially during these uncertain times. Due to COVID-19, MCC has seen the cancellation of multiple relief sales and temporary closures of nearly all its thrift stores in North America, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual revenue. If you have the means to help ensure the work of MCC for the next 100 years, please donate. Our goal is to raise $65,000 for MCC this year - so far, we have only raised approximately $17,000. Please also continue to collect your coins for My Coins Count! Donations can be mailed to Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale at PO Box 234, Kalona, IA 52247 or through the PayPal account on our website http://www.iamccreliefsale.org.
▪ YOUR PACE. YOUR PLACE. Join the Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale in supporting Mennonite Central Committee with a SOCIALLY-DISTANT 5K RUN or WALK! We invite you to walk, jog, or run a 5K for MCC with us on, or near, June 6! Simply go to www.iamccreliefsale.org/5k-trail-runwalk.html to register and begin finding friends to sponsor you! Cost to register is $25, finding sponsors is optional. A special limited edition t-shirt will be sent to anyone who raises over $500 in sponsorships.
▪ 100 Quilts for 100 Years of MCC. The New Hamburg (Ontario) Mennonite Relief Sale quilt auction is going virtual! Join them on May 30 at 10 AM to watch and bid. The NHMRS quilt committee has curated the 2020 quilt donations and chosen 100 that will be auctioned online. This collection is a beautiful variety of quilting techniques, types, sizes and from an assortment of quilters. See to the collection, click here: https://hibid.com/…/new-hamburg-mennonite-relief-sale-quil…/
Central Plains Conference
▪ Did you know? Central Plains Annual Meeting will be online this year—which means that YOU can attend without making pesky travel or hotel arrangements! Visit our website to learn more and to register (for free)! www.centralplainsmc.org/annual-meeting-2020
▪ Central Plains Prayer Request: We pray for those who are most vulnerable in our communities in this strange time, as in all times. May our eyes be opened to the possibilities for love and the protection of the least of these among us.
▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: DeeDee and Mark Landes and their three children, serving through Mennonite Mission Network, left their home in Colombia two months early due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pray for the family as they grieve the early loss of relationships and as they begin to adapt to life in Kansas.
▪ MC USA Announcement: #MennoSnapshots What if a loved one or I get sick and have to go to the hospital? Iris de León-Hartshorn, associate executive director for operations for Mennonite Church USA and a former chaplain, shares her views on how difficult end-of-life decisions can be “a time to love and honor our loved ones.” Read her blog here: http://mennoniteusa.org/honor-loved-ones
Area Announcements
▪ Crowded Closet Thrift Shop plans for safe re-opening! Tuesday, May 26, donation receiving opens for limited hours, 9:30-2, Mon-Fri, only. Prepare donations in closed bags or boxes. Shopping begins on Monday, June 1, 9:30-2, Mon-Fri, only. Refer to our website and Facebook for instructions and information on safety measures. If you have questions or concerns, or if you are interested in summer volunteering, contact Christine Maust Beachy, Volunteer Coordinator, crowdedcloset.volunteer@gmail.com or 319-337-5924.
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