The Bearing Fruit
May 31, 2020
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Washington Mennonite
▪ Offering for 5/24/2020: Regular Offering: $9,677.00; Family Assistance Fund: $675.00; My Coins Count: $250.00
▪ 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.
▪ "Thank you for the gift of flowers and the lantern with a candle you sent in Mother's memory. We will miss her very much but believe she is with a loving Savior." - The Family of Ruth Miller
▪ All Washington Mennonites are invited to a drive-through welcome for Nick, Erika, Eli, Luke and Jace from 4-6 on Sunday, June 7, 2020 in the church parking lot. The family will be on the East side of the church. Drive in the west entrance and circle behind the church. Open your car windows to visit and get to know them a bit. We’d also like to shower them with a tangible love gift. Please bring a gift card to a grocery store or restaurant so that they can use these in the coming days. As you leave by the East side of the church, you will be given refreshments by one of the elders. We can’t have a party without food!
▪ 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.
Crooked Creek Christian Camp
▪ Crooked Creek is excited to announce Social-Distant Camp Getaway! Though we were bummed to cancel our summer camp programming, we're excited to open our campgrounds and cabins to young and old, families and friends who are looking for the camp experience this summer season! For more information and to register, please visit our website: http://www.crookedcreekcamp.org/ Hurry as space is very limited!
Hillcrest Academy
▪ Commencement Announcement | Due to the lifting of restrictions, Hillcrest Academy has made the decision to hold an in-person, traditional commencement in Celebration Hall on Sun, June 14 at 4:00 PM. More details to come.
▪ Golf Benefit | This year's benefit on Sat, July 18 will obviously be a bit different, but we feel like we can put on an enjoyable and safe event. To register to play or to be a sponsor check out our website.
Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale
▪ Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale and Mennonite Central Committee this month. In lieu of this year's sale, our goal is to raise $65,000 for MCC - WE ARE NOT THERE YET! In honor of this weekend and the sale that could not happen, please donate. Donations (including totals from My Coins Count) can be mailed to Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale at PO Box 234, Kalona, IA 52247, deposited directly to Hills Bank, or given through the PayPal account on our website http://www.iamccreliefsale.org. Please designate if the gift is for My Coins Count.
▪ Next Saturday, June 6 is the Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale SOCIALLY-DISTANT 5K RUN/WALK. Join the Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale board and friends from across the country as we come together as one community to run, walk, jog, bike, or stroll for MCC. How long is a 5K, you ask? 3.1 miles. 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.
Central Plains Conference
▪ Central Plains Annual Meeting isn’t just for delegates and pastors (although, if you are a delegate or pastor and haven’t registered—register now!)—All are invited to learn, fellowship, and discern together! This year, we’ll be meeting via Zoom on June 20. Visit our website to learn more and to register (for free)! www.centralplainsmc.org/annual-meeting-2020
▪ Central Plains Prayer Request: Pray for all of our congregations who had hoped to have VBS and are having to find new and creative ways to share the love of Jesus safely with children and families in our communities.
▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: Mennonite Mission Network requests prayer for Meserete Kristos College which trains leaders for the Anabaptist churches in Ethiopia. Pray that the faculty, staff and students will shine with God’s light in their communities as the college has had to send students home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
▪ MC USA Announcement: #MennoSnapshots “I’m not sure that I’ve ever felt more on the edge of potential blasphemy!” said Melanie A. Howard, about the weight of responsibility she felt when choosing, translating and adapting biblical texts for Voices Together, the new Mennonite hymnal that will be published this fall. Read more: http://mennoniteusa.org/working-biblical-texts
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