The Bearing Fruit
January 29, 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!
▪ 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
▪ Beginning in
February, the MYF will be providing treats during
Fellowship time to raise money for their trip to the Mennonite Youth Convention
in Orlando, Florida, this summer. Please give generously.
▪ Grab your black and gold and get ready
for our annual Iowa Women's basketball night, February 9!
We'll meet at the church by 5:00, leave shortly after and be at Carver
by 6:00.
▪ 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 25, 2017--9:30am
-- Birthday Breakfast Club, January and February Birthdays -- If
your birthday falls in January or February, join Amanda at the church to
celebrate! Please RSVP by email or by text.
▪ 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. See your mailbox to see when your small group is meeting and for more detailed
information about this process. Please see
Andrea Nussbaum after church if your assigned date doesn’t work for you!
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.
▪ March 10-11 is the spring Craft Retreat! You can sign up online or call the camp
office.
▪ Summer Camp: Make a difference in the lives of youth! Accepting applications now for summer staff counselors! For more information and to fill out the staff application go to crookedcreekcamp.org
▪ Welcome Center construction: Thank you for your
financial contributions that have encouraged this project to
continue! This month drywall was completed. Painting finished this past
week and we are preparing for the installation of desks and cabinets. Nearly
$115,000 remains for the project! Thank you for your support of ministry at
Crooked Creek!
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ Chili
Supper - IMS seniors are selling
tickets for the Chili Supper fundraiser. Get your tickets and plan to join us
on February 11.
▪ Singing
Valentines - The IMS Chamber Singers will be
performing them again this year on Tuesday February 14. They
will deliver 2 songs for $35 or several songs for a group for $60. Each
Singing Valentine will also include a small (4 piece box) of Kalona
Chocolates.
▪ Upcoming Enrollment
Events - look for more info in the coming
weeks.
February 20 - Visit Day
February 24 - Middle School Skating Party
March 2 - Prospective Family Night
Central Plains
Conference
▪ Central Plains Mennonite
Conference Prayer Request: With the St. Paul Hmong
Mennonite Church, give thanks for the renewal of Pastor Xeng’s R-1 visa which
will allow him to continue leading the congregation for another three
years.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Mennonite Mission Network (MMN) Prayer Request: Mary Raber of Mennonite Mission Network requests
prayer for pastors who spend time in the militarized zones of eastern Ukraine
and for the thousands of displaced people they serve. May God provide for the
physical and spiritual resources for those who have suffered so much.
▪ Iowa's
annual MDS unit meeting will be on Sunday, March 5th, at Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church in
Wayland. Beginning time will be 2:00 PM. See Myron for details and schedule.
Area Announcements
▪ 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
at 5:00 pm (NOTE TIME CHANGE). This is a community event that will be geared
for families. So bring your friends and your family for worship, cookies and
coffee!
▪ Join
us at Wellman Mennonite Church on February 4-5 for
learning and exploration around what it means to be Christ to people of Islamic
faith. With
input from Philip Friesen and John Spalding, members of 'The Galilean Fellows',
which is a community of scholars in Minneapolis engaging the culture and
thought of the contemporary world with Jesus and the Scriptures. For more
information see posted fliers or Wellman Mennonite on facebook.
▪ West Union
MYF members are selling casseroles to raise funds for our trip to Mennonite
Church USA convention this summer. Casseroles may be ordered online at: http://bit.ly/WestUnionMYFCasseroles2017
or by calling the church office 646-6004, starting today through February 5th.
They will be available for delivery or pickup on February 19th.
Sizes are 9x13 - $15, 8x8 - $10, and 5x5 - $5. Choices are Wet Burritos,
Sausage Lasagna, Cheesy Potatoes & Ham. And gluten & dairy free option
Shepherd’s Pie (no 5x5) and gluten free Harvest Bake.
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