The Bearing Fruit
May 27, 2018
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 5/20/18 - Regular Offering: $2,915.00; My Coins
Count: $40.00
▪ Amanda is out of town this weekend.
▪ New Remembering
Your Story Sunday School class – It
starts next week! Join Amanda and Andrea
in this all ages class as we
remember, make sense of, and share parts of our life stories alongside our
Church Family.
▪ In
responding to MCC’s request for Infant Care kits, Washington Mennonite Women
are asking that you consider making a kit. A list of
contents is in your mailbox and costs about $40. A completed kit is on a table
in the foyer. Also on the table are a few extra items that you may use to
complete your kit. You might want to go together with another family to make a
kit! Be creative and have fun with it. Bring your completed kits to church no
later than June 17, 2018. Thank you for considering this donation.
▪ In the month of May, we’ll be Collecting My
Coins Count for Mennonite Central Committee during worship.
▪ SATURDAY KITCHEN noon
meal will be prepared and served by WMC on Saturday June 9th at the Washington United Presbyterian
Church. Sign-up sheets are on a table in the foyer for donated food
items, workers and donations to help cover food costs. Please join us as we
work together to prepare and serve a hot meal to all those who
come. We are blessed as we work together preparing and serving the noon
meal and guests feel blessed as they enjoy a hot meal around a table in a
welcoming and safe environment.
- Phyllis Litwiller, Gloria Widmer and Sue Widmer
Iowa MCC Relief Sale
▪ Celebration Community Choir invites
singers of all ages to sing with them at the MCC Sale on Friday, June 1 at 6 pm on the Main
Auction Building Stage. We will have rehearsals
on Thursday, May 24
& 31 at the Pleasantview Home Chapel from 7-8
pm.
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp
▪ Summer
Camp Announcements:
-Register
for summer camp.
-Want
to see what happens at summer camp? Come volunteer in the kitchen. Sign up
online at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FAFA62EA7FB6-2018
-Seeking
camp nurses. For more information email tim@crookedcreekcamp.org
-Pray
for the campers that come to camp.
-Pray
that young people who could be counselors will choose to be at camp. Seeking 2
more male and 2 more female counselors.
Iowa Mennonite
School
▪ The Annual IMS Golf Tournament | Saturday June 16 at the Kalona Golf
Club. Register to play or be a sponsor at iowamennonite.org/golftournament or contact Jeremy Ours at
319-656-2073 x13 or jours@iowamennonite.org.
Central Plains Conference
▪ Today is a new day: the choice is yours. CHOOSE JOY! Youth and sponsors, take a
weekend to explore how God designed us to be filled with gratitude, contentment
and love. Youth Escape 2018 is July 20-22 at Hidden Acres Christian Center near
Dayton, Iowa. The retreat runs Friday evening to Sunday
lunch, and brings together Central Plains youth in grades 7-12 for active
worship, breakout discussions and a lot of fun! Details are available on the
Youth Escape 2018 page at www.centralplainsmc.org.
▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference
Prayer Request: Pray for the White Chapel Mennonite Church in
Glendive, Montana, as they apply to become a member congregation of
Central Plains.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ Join the upcoming MCC Haiti learning
tour from September 22nd to 29th. Learn from Haitian farmers, artisans,
community organizers and human rights advocates about how they – with your
support – are building a brighter future for their communities. Limited
spots are available, registration closes June 20th. Contact Jordan
Penner at jordanpenner@mcc.org or 316-727-6837 for more information.
▪ Mennonite Mission Network Prayer
Request: Diana Cruz and Felipe Preciado, serving
with Mennonite Mission Network, are on their way to La Casa Grande children’s village in Benin.
Pray for them as they transition from their life in Colombia and participate in
orientation in the United States and Spain in the coming weeks.
Area Announcements
▪ Pleasantview Home: Join a team with a heritage of
caring, where best practices are the norm…where the state survey resulted in a
deficiency-free report…where there is a higher-than-average state and federal
staffing ratio…where forward-thinking provides amenities to residents and
their families, such as the University of Iowa telemedicine services. We are
hiring 2nd- and 3rd-shift
RN/LPN charge nurses who will passionately support our core values
of compassion, community, faith, integrity, and quality for the
well-being of staff, the residents and their families! Employment benefits
include medical, dental, life, vision, tuition assistance, and retirement
options. Intangible benefits include the opportunity to hear the life stories
of our residents! Apply online at www.pvhome.org
or in person (811 Third Street, Kalona) M-F 8:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Be part of a remarkable example
of what a combined community effort can accomplish!
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