The Bearing Fruit
May 13, 2018
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 5/6/18 - Regular Offering: $3230.00; My Coins
Count: $50.00 (Coins for Camp Total: $235.40)
▪ Thanks
to generous giving (and five Sundays in April), the Annual
Blueprint balance at the end of April was $6135.97. Your continued generosity
will allow the church to support its work and mission. If you have questions,
contact Mary Lou Farmer.
▪ In the month of May, we’ll be Collecting My
Coins Count for Mennonite Central Committee during worship.
Iowa MCC Relief Sale
▪ Many thanks to all who have donated towards the pre-sale
expenses of the 2018
Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale. To date, we have raised $32,500
of our projected $44,000
goal. By reaching this pre-sale goal, we can
promote the sale by saying 100% of our proceeds will go directly
to Mennonite Central Committee. If you wish to donate, please
contact your Iowa
Relief Sale church representative or send a check directly to: Iowa Mennonite
Relief Sale; PO Box 234; Kalona, IA 52247
▪ The Iowa
Mennonite Relief Sale, June 1 and 2 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds,
will be here before you know it! Below are ways you can be involved and
highlights not to miss!
- It's not too late to sign up for the 5K
Relief Sale Trail Run! Beginning at the Johnson County Fairgrounds and
continuing
through
neighboring Ryerson Woods, a 5K Trail Run will be
just the
thing to get you ready for the all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast! A 1-mile walk
for all ages will also take place at the fairgrounds. The Run/Walk begins at 8am on Saturday, June 2.
Cost is $30/person, Register for both the run and walk at GetMeRegistered.com,
search for "Relief Sale Trail Run".
- Homemade baked goods are a real
treat! Check with your church representative on how you can help in making
pies, rolls or other baked goods to be sold at the sale.
- There is still time to sign up for the Tractorcade.
The tractorcade leaves Fairview Mennonite Church at 1:30pm on Friday, June 1 to head to
the fairgrounds. Your church representative has the sign up form. Contact
LaVern Shetler at 319-530-0032 for questions.
- Volunteers are still needed. Visit
www.iamccrelief sale.org/
- Did you know there will be live music
playing throughout the weekend? Check the website for the bands and their
playing times! www.iamccreliefsale.org
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
▪ Thank
you to
the many people who attended Crooked Creek Wild 2018! It was a muddy awesome
time and we look forward to next year: May 4, 2019!
▪ Summer
Camp Announcements:
-Register for
summer camp and bring a friend.
-Want to see
what happens at summer camp? Come volunteer in the kitchen. Sign up online
at http://www.signupgenius.
-Seeking camp
nurses. For more information email tim@crookedcreekcamp.org
-Pray for the
campers that come to camp, the counselors and many staff who will lead them and
that the Holy Spirit will touch all who come.
▪ Crooked
Creek Christian Camp is seeking on-call volunteers to assist with laundry (washing and folding sheets and towels)
for 2-4 hours on
Monday mornings. It could be once or twice a month
year-around. If you have an interest or would like to know more information
please contact Melody at 319-653-3611, melody@crookedcr
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ Spring Music Concert | Sunday May 20 at 3:00PM
in Celebration Hall. This concert will feature Jazz Band, Chorale, Chamber
Singers, and Touring Choir directed by Alisa Kandel.
▪ Senior Art
Show | Rachael Hovde will have her Senior Art Show entitled 'The
Forgotten Realm' in the Celebration Hall lobby before and after the music
concert on May 20.
Rachael is the daughter of Bryn & Rebecca Hovde of Wellman. There will be a
reception following the concert.
▪ IMS Graduation Activities | Baccalaureate on Saturday May 26
& Commencement on Sunday
May 27 both are in Celebration Hall at 6:00PM.
▪ The Annual IMS Golf Tournament | Saturday June 16 at the Kalona
Golf Club. Register to
play or be a sponsor at iowamennonite.org/
Central Plains Conference
▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference
Prayer Request: Today Kim and Chris Becker are being
ordained at Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Minneapolis, where they co-pastor.
Pray that Kim and Chris and the congregation will thrive in ministry together.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ MCC is
looking for new canner operators! This two year service term is unique and offers the opportunity to
travel around the U.S. and Canada, working as a team while meeting new people!
Check out mcc.org/canning for details,
or contact heidihuber@mcc.org.
▪ Everence
seminar on Medicare and Social Security – Monday, May 14th
at 10am and 6:30pm at the Kalona Public Library (Velma Skola Room) presented by
Kent Blossom. For more information or to
reserve your spot, contact Joyce Gingerich at 319-656-4242 or email joyce.gingerich
@everence.com.
▪ How Then Shall
We Live? A week-long immersion in the wild to
bring out the deep wisdom, fierce joy and sacred strength of men. Come wade
into the wilds of New Mexico! Highlights include homemade meals in an adobe
hacienda, visiting Taos Pueblo, plunging into the waters and canyons of the Rio
Grande Gorge, wilderness solos, songs and campfires, morning meditations and
biblical analysis in wild places—all designed to open radically new
possibilities for men seeking a wilder way of fierce love for God, humanity and
our precious earth. Guided by Todd Wynward for adventurous men
18+ in Taos, New Mexico, September 8-15, 2018.
For registration information on this Mennonite
Men experience, visit www.mennonitemen.org.
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