The Bearing Fruit
February 14, 2016
Upcoming
Events:
Feb 17
– Mennonite Women Sewing (at church)
Feb 28
– Soup and Game Night, 5:30pm
Mar 4 – World Day of Prayer Service, 1:30pm
Mar 26 – Saturday Kitchen (UP Church)
Our Church
▪ Offering
for 2/7/16: $1795 (regular); $62 (coins
for camp)
▪ Soup and Game Night, 5:30 – Feb 28th Bring
your favorite game and something to accompany soup. We’ll join in games and supper with one
another.
▪ Yoga knitting?
Really? There has been interest in learning easy yoga and/or
knitting. If you would be interested in
being a part of either group, let Martha know.
▪ This year, Washington Mennonite has the honor of
hosting Washington’s World Day of Prayer
Celebration. Women, men, and children in
more than 170 countries and regions around the world will celebrate World Day
of Prayer, Friday, March 4, 2016. This
year, services have been planned by the World Day of Prayer Committee of
Cuba. Join us in learning about and
praying for Cuba at this prayer service for those around the world who are
suffering from poverty, violence and injustice.
Our service will be on Friday, March
4 at 1:30pm.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ 8th
grade students – and
students considering a transfer – are invited to visit IMS for a day on
Monday, Feb 15. The day includes
visiting classes, attending chapel, eating lunch on campus, and meeting other
students and faculty members. To
register, contact the school or visit www.iowamennonite.org.
▪ Families interested in checking out IMS are invited
to do so by attending Prospective Family
Night at the school on Monday, February 28th. Come and meet faculty members (and other
families), tour the facilities, and receive valuable information! Please call the school for more information.
▪ IMS will host more than 450 high school students
during the 54th annual Mennonite
Schools Council Choir Festival, April 8-10.
The concert itself, to be held
Sunday the 10th at 3pm, will take place at the Washington High
School in Washington. Dr Scott
Hochstetler, associate professor of music at Goshen College, will guest conduct
the mass choir. Choirs from 13-15
schools will participate, singing individually and culminating with a mass
choir performance. Please watch the
bulletin for further details, as well as the school website –iowamennonite.org—and
other news outlets.
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
▪ Coins for Camp is in February! Join
with other churches collecting coins for camp that will go towards purchasing a
new camera to take photos and videos. We
plan to post a fabulous picture slideshow after each week long camp with
highlights from that week.
▪ February 21 is Open Gym at the Activity Center 3-5pm. The climbing wall will be available and if
interested please call the camp office.
▪ February 22 is Open Gym for parents and young children (Pre-K and younger)
10am-12pm.
▪ The High School Retreat is April 2nd-3rd
at Crooked Creek for one night of
woods games, worship and wolfing down food!
Churches and/or sponsors have been given more information including
registration. You can go online to read
more at www.crookedcreekcamp.org.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Families, we have a set of At-Home Lent Devotionals available for you.
From Feb 9 through Easter Sunday, nurture your family’s identity as
Christ-followers by using these daily scripture readings and activities. Research shows that the best way to pass
faith to children is through family worship in the home. These family devotions give you just the
tools you need! If interested, see
Andrea or email the church office.
▪ The Sower Prayer
Request: Pray
for Youth Escape 2016, the July 15-17 weekend retreat for Central Plains
youth. Pray that youth will attend and
be encouraged to live “inside out,” finding their identity in Jesus Christ.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Ten Thousand Villages Iowa City thanks our shoppers
and volunteers for helping us have
another successful holiday pop-up store.
Though the Iowa City store is closed for the season, you can continue to
purchase Ten Thousand Villages products at the Schlabaugh and Sons Woodworking
showroom in Kalona at 714 14th St.
Artisans around the world are able to feed and educate their families
because Ten Thousand Villages brings their products to US markets. Give hope to artisan by purchasing
fairly-traded items.
▪ You’re invited to join the MCC Central States Board
and Staff at our annual Community Engagement Event on Saturday, Feb. 27. Our
event this year will be held in the chapel at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan.
From 8:30-10:45am focusing on Mass Incarceration. We will have a variety of speakers share with
the group and time for questions and answers.
Please call our office to let us know if you’ll be attending at
316.283.2720. All are welcome to attend
this informative event with opportunity to engage with MCC board and staff!
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: Many weddings
occur this time of year in Cambodia due to the cooler, dry season. On this Valentine’s Day, pray for Petrus and
Yuliana Handoyo of MMN as they mentor young Christian couples and model
Christ-centered relationships.
Area Announcements
▪ You are invited to a Valentine coffee house and
chocolate buffet at Kalona Mennonite
Church on Sunday, Feb 14th,
5pm-7:30pm. Come join us for a night of
java, lots of chocolate, personal stories and performances by various local
musicians. Come alone or bring your
family and friends. Everyone is
welcome! Proceeds will benefit KMC’s
International Student Aid Fund. Our
current project is Rudi Mucaj who is currently attending Goshen College.
▪ On Monday,
February 15, from 6-8pm at Dave and
Anna Geyer’s, Dr Joy Lapp, Pastor Luann
Benge, and Anna Geyer will introduce Butler Bass’s book, Grounded, and explore what she describes as a spiritual
revolution based on the experience of God with us (see announcement below).
Registration for the event is $10 per person and includes supper around
the indoor pizza oven. Registration is
limited to 20 people. To register, please
call Anna at 319.325.6609.
▪ Sunday, February 28, 3:30pm. You are
invited to attend Iowa Wesleyan College’s
Annual Manning Lectures in Religion with Diana Butler Bass, one of America’s
keenest commentators on religion, spirituality, and culture. She will speak in the Chapel Auditorium at
Iowa Wesleyan college on the topic, “Finding God in the World: A Spiritual
Revolution.” She will speak from her
latest book, Grounded: Finding God in the World – A Spiritual Revolution. Shane
Clairborne writes, “In Grounded, Diana Butler Bass brings theology back
down to earth. She writes about the
environment and about the church in a way that makes sense, feels authentic,
and doesn’t put you to sleep. A stunning
book that will open up new conversations in the church and beyond.” Free and open to the public. For more information: joy.lapp@iw.edu or
319.385.6403.
▪ J-POG (Just Peace Outreach Group) invites you to
hear Erica Littlewolf and Karin Kaufman Wall address the topic, People of the
Land: Mennonites and the Doctrine of Discovery.” The
Doctrin of Discovery is the philosophy and set of policies that justified the
conquest of Native American peoples.
Erica and Karin work for Mennonite Central Committee and will describe
botht he scriptures used to support this doctrine, as well as the current
realities that have resulted. Join us to
hear Erica and Karin on Sunday evening, February
21, at Iowa Mennonite School, 1421 540th St SW, Kalona, IA at
6pm for a finger-foods potluck and conversation (please bring your own table
service) or at 7pm for Erica and Karin’s presentation. For more information call Roger Farmer at
319.653.2547 or email Jane Yoder-Short at wilmajane17 at gmail.com.
A special
opportunity for more discussion with Erica and Karin about this topic will take
place on Monday, February 22, from
6pm-8pm at Geyer’s Farm, 1259 Rohret Road, Oxford, IA. Registration for Monday’s event is
required. Cost is $10, and includes
pizza. Call Anna Geyer at 319.325.6609
for reservations.
▪ Kalona Mops Fundraiser Meal, Sunday, February
28, 11:30am-1:30pm at Kalona Mennonite Church. Free will donation. Serving pork loin, cheesy potatoes, green
beans, rolls, fluff and dessert.
▪ The Wellman Mennonite Mush Fry will be Sunday, March
6th. Serving will be from
11:30-1:00. Join us for this old
fashioned meal of fried mush, sausage, liverwurst, scrambled eggs, tomato gravy
and applesauce. Proceeds will benefit
the MYF and WMC mission projects.”
▪ Hesston College’s Bel Canto Singers will be performing at IMS on Saturday evening, March 12, at 7:30pm and on Sunday
morning, March 13, during the
worship service at First Mennonite in Iowa City. Anyone
interested in hosting choir members overnight on March 12th may
contact Sheila Raim at 319.828.1123 or by email at hstrings.raim at
gmail.com. Following the concert hosts
may pick up their students at IMS for overnight lodging. Students should be brought back to the school
on Sunday morning by 7:45 for their departure to Iowa City. Thank you in advance for your willingness to
help host choir members!
▪ Save the Date: Parkview Home Benefit at Bethel Mennonite Church on Saturday, March 19, 2016.
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