The Bearing Fruit
January 15, 2017
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Family Photos -- Many of you have already had your
picture taken for the bulletin board, if you have not, or if you'd like a
picture retake, see Megan or Andrea after church the next few Sundays. We want a picture of EVERYONE for our wall!
▪ The Elders have begun the process of
discerning the future vision for the church and they need your help. They have asked Andrea Nussbaum,
Roger Farmer, and Dick See to meet with congregation members and hear your
stories about the things this church has done and is doing well that have built
its current strong foundation. We will also ask you to share what we as a
congregation, with Amanda's guidance, can do to build on that strength to
continue to do God's work in the future. The process will involve having
members attend one of several small group meetings being facilitated by either
Andrea, Roger, or Dick. The information gathered will culminate in a
report provided to the Elders for their study and will be used as a basis for
outlining a future direction for the church. Stay tuned in the near future for further information about how you
will be involved.
▪ January 29, 2017--5:00pm -- Washington
Mennonite Service and Fellowship Evening — Join your church family on January 29 for a night filled with soup, finger foods,
service,
and fun!
Like last year, we will do a variety of projects together including packing
Valentine boxes for our college students, put together MCC kits (list coming
soon), knot a comforter or two, and make Valentines!
▪ January 2017 -- College Student Boxes— Let's show our college students that we
care! Bring trinkets, cards, non-perishable foods, etc. to send to our college
students for Valentine's Day. Items are being collected in the colorful gift
bags in the foyer labeled Jacayla, Tanner, and Justin
▪ Pretzels!! Do you love Martha’s soft
pretzels and always wanted to learn to make them? Come to the church kitchen at 5 p.m., Sun., Feb. 12 and Martha will teach us. Please sign up on the
sheet in the foyer so that adequate preparations can be made.
▪ February, 2017 - Meals
on Wheels - We are responsible for 5 weeks of Meals on Wheels
delivery starting on February 6th and ending on March 10th. A signup sheet is
located on the foyer table. See Myron Graber for more details.
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
▪
Make a Splash with Coins for Camp throughout
the month of January with funds going towards pool upgrades. The first $1,500
is being matched $1 for $1.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ Visit Day - January
16 - 8th grade and transfer students are invited to visit IMS
for the day. You will get the chance to shadow a student, attend chapel, eat
lunch and meet faculty and staff. This day will have a different format than
the fall visit day so please come join us again and bring some friends. Parents
are invited for a short time in the morning to have coffee with our
administrative team and get your questions answered. For more information and
to register to attend go to: www.iowamennonite.org/visit.
▪ MLK Day - On Tuesday January 17 IMS will honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. As part of this, Linn Co Supervisor Stacey Walker
will speak at 2:30PM. The public is invited to attend.
▪ Basketball Scrimmage - January 17 -
7th-8th grade girls can participate in basketball scrimmages during
halftimes of our girls and boys varsity games. The girls halftime usually
starts around 6:30PM. Please contact the
school office with any questions.
▪ Chili Supper - IMS seniors are now selling tickets for the Chili
Supper fundraiser. Get your tickets and plan to join us on February 11.
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Central
Plains Mennonite Conference Prayer Request: Pray for the Annual
Meeting Task Group as they meet Tuesday and Wednesday on site at University of
South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Mennonite Mission Network (MMN) Prayer Request: School groups are celebrating the Martin Luther King,
Jr. holiday with DOOR Atlanta and DOOR Miami this weekend. Mennonite Mission
Network requests prayer for participants as they return to their home
communities tomorrow and begin to share what they learned
about civil rights history and current social injustices, and how their faith
calls them to respond.
▪ Mennonite Education Agency
(MEA) Prayer Request: Hesston College, Hesston, Kansas - Pray for the Hesston College community this week as they honor Martin
Luther King, Jr’s, legacy. May King’s life and teachings inspire each of us to
work for justice.
Area Announcements
▪ Join
area faith communities TONIGHT at the Ecumenical Service
remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s
life. Sponsored by the Iowa City area Consultation of Religious
Communities (CRC), the service will be held at First Mennonite at 7 PM. A
freewill offering to benefit Inside/Out (a ministry for newly released
prisoners) will also be received.
▪ J-POG (Just Peace Outreach Group) invites you to hear Sandra Stevens describe her work as an advocate for human rights in Iraqi-Kurdistan. Sandra has returned from over a year in Kurdistan including the time when ISIS captured Mosul. Join us on Sunday evening, January 15, 2017 at East Union Mennonite Church, 5615 Gable Avenue, Kalona, IA at 6:00 p.m. for a finger-foods potluck and conversation (please bring your own table service) or at 7 pm for Sandra's presentation and discussion. For more information call Roger Farmer at 319.653.2547 or email Jane Yoder-Short at wilmajane17(at)gmail.com.
▪ Plan to
come to West Union Mennonite for the MYF Potato Bar Sunday, January 15. The funds raised support our youth as
they participate in the Mennonite Church USA Convention, to be held July 4-8,
2017 in Orlando, Florida.
▪ Wllman Mennonite Church will sponsor an authentic
Mexcan meal fundraiser for IMS tuition for Brandon & Steven
Jimenez. This will be at noon on January
22 at the church. Table service will be provided. - Thanks, Phyllis
▪ Plan now to enjoy lunch
at a NOON fundraising meal provided by members of the Torre Fuerte
congregation at First Mennonite Church on Sunday, Jan. 29. Funds raised
will help with IMS tuition for students from Torre Fuerte.
▪ You are invited to NOW (Night of Worship) on January
29th, 6:30 pm. at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church. This is a
community event, so bring your friends and family for worship, cookies and
coffee!
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