Today 7:00 PM MYF Bible Study @ Renee Yoder’s Tuesday 9:00 AM Mennonite Women
7:00 PM DivorceCare
7:00 PM Worship Comm. Wednesday 7:00 PM Stewardship Comm
6:30 PM Mennonite Women Fall Meeting @ West Union Thursday 11:30 AM Young Adult lunch @ Mama’s Deli
1:00 PM Peace Knitters Sunday 9:30 AM Worship
Proclaimer: Mag Richer Smith
10:45 AM Christian Ed Classes
12:00 PM Newcomer’s Dinner
BIRTHDAYS this week:
Monday Ben Brenneman
Tuesday Bill Kraemer Wednesday Dana Noble
Friday Pam Miller
Sunday Lois Yoder
ANNOUNCEMENTS Young Adult Lunch-- Join others for good food and fellow-ship this Thursday, November 5 at Mama's Deli, 125 E. Washington Street. Drop in anytime between 11:30 and 1:00 p.m.
One of the church goals during this year (2009-10) is learning to know each other better. One way to do this is to play together. A game night is planned for Saturday, November 14th at 6:30 at the church. Young and old are encouraged to come, bring table games and a snack to share, for an evening of fun and interaction.
Please return the Christian Education survey to Larry Swartzendruber's church mailbox today.
Share your Thanksgiving meal with International Students: There is a sign up sheet on the table in the Sip & Chat area if you could host students during the Thanksgiving season. Contact Maria or Kevin (354-5898) if you have questions.
Bob and Mag will be offering a six week class (Nov. 8-Dec. 13) on Anabaptist/Mennonite Core beliefs and practices during the Education Hour. If you are interested, please sign the sheet on the board in the ‘sip and chat’ area today.
Alyssa Rodriguez has sent an interesting letter about her work. It is on the Mission Bulletin board.
We thank you for the balloons, cards, gifts and visits during Joshua’s hospital stay. He continues to heal in our home. We praise God for his gift of healing and your thoughts and prayers. Thanks for your caring. Joshua, Pam and Bob Miller
CONFERENCE AND COMMUNITY NEWS
PEACE Iowa is holding a Fall Open House today, at Old Brick, Common Room (ground floor) 26 E. Market St., Iowa City. Drop-in during 2:00-3:00 PM. There will be music, refreshments, and activities for all ages. Learn about PEACE Iowa projects. Kids (ages 5+): write a friendly message to kids in Iran.
JPOG (Just Peace Outreach Group) invites you to hear Wally/Evie Shellenberger describe their three year assignment with Mennonite Central Committee in Qom, Iran as a theological student and Christian visitor. Join us today, at Kalona Mennonite Church, 902 6th St. Kalona, IA at 6:00 p.m. for a finger foods potluck and conversation or at 7:00 pm for our program and discussion.
The Fall Mennonite Women’s Meeting will be held at West Union Mennonite Church Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Jane Yoder-Short will share with us about women's faithfulness and feistiness in an Anabaptist graveyard and learn to sift through our culture for what is holy. Contact Cheryl Martin Miller at 319-354-2793 or to register.
Peace Iowa is sponsoring a meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 pm, in the Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library. Daoud Nassar will speak on "We refuse to be enemies" - One man's quest for peace in Palestine/Israel. A native of Bethlehem, Palestine, Daoud Nassar is a Palestinian Christian, fluent in Arabic, German and English. Nassar is committed to the belief that nonviolent resistance will bring a just peace to Palestine and Israel.
Bethel A.M.E. Church, Iowa City, is presenting The Life and Times of Deacon A.L. Wiley, starring Emmy Award Winner Gregalan Williams on Saturday, Nov. 7th, at City High, Opstad Auditorium at 6:30 PM. The drama is a fundraising event to help Bethel A.M.E. Church build a larger structure. See information on the bulletin board by church office.
The Homeless Children’s Trust (part of HACAP) will hold its first annual fund raiser on Sat. Nov. 7th at 7:30 PM at the Old Brick, 26 E. Market St. Kevin BF Burt and Kol Shira will be performing. Chef Mickey’s will be providing gourmet desserts for all.
Crooked Creek Christian Camp announces its annual fall business meeting on Thursday, November 12 for all SIMCA members and interested persons. Soup supper will be served from 6:15 – 6:45 with meeting at 7 p.m. Come to learn about camp and what happens there throughout the year.
You are invited to a meeting on Thursday, November 12th at 6:30 PM at the Crowded Closet for the International Gift Shop. We are currently seeking more volunteers to work in the shop. Please RSVP to Betsy Slabaugh at the Crowded Closet, 337-5924, at home, 683-3023. (See flyer on Mission Bulletin board for more details.)
Mennonite Disaster Service Region III will hold their Annual Meeting Nov. 13-14 at Grace Hill Mennonite Church, Whitewater, KS. The program and lodging information is posted on the (south) mission bulletin board.
Sunday, November 15, 3:30-5:15 p.m., “Marriage in the Retirement Years,” seminar led by John and Naomi Lederach at Kalona Mennonite Church. This seminar will focus on how to have a fulfilling marriage in the retirement years of life. This seminar is also for those who will soon be approaching retirement. John and Naomi have been involved in a lifetime of teaching, preaching, and marriage counseling. There is no cost to this seminar.
Have a passion for helping others? Your willingness to volunteer at the Crowded Closet thrift store in Iowa City, allows us to support Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) "a ministry of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches that demonstrates God's love to people in the midst of conflict, oppression, poverty and disasters" (MCC.org, 2009). Current volunteer needs include seasonal positions setting up Christmas displays; work for all skill levels (men & women). Come by yourself and meet new people or bring a car load of friends -- Monday November 2, Thursday November 5, Friday November 13 from 5:30 to??; or Saturday November 14, 9:30 -4:30. We are also in need of friendly, detailed individuals willing to cashier at least once a month Monday through Saturday. Gentlemen, do you enjoy sprucing up furniture or tinkering with electronics, are you willing to share your muscle for furniture pick-ups or deliveries? Call the Crowded Closet 319-337-5924 or Karen Schrock, volunteer coordinator, 319-656-5274 to see how you can share your time and talent to support MCC!!
You are invited to celebrate with Bellwood Mennonite church in Milford, NE. in the ordination of David Mark Miller on Dec. 6th, at 10 AM. Bellwood is in Central Plains Conference.
IMS NEWS
Tickets are available for the IMS production of The Wizard of Oz, hitting the stage November 6, 7, and 8. The first two performances are at 7:00 PM, with the Sunday matinee at 2:30 PM. Forty-eight students -- plus additional community youngsters in the role of munchkins -- will perform the classic. Please call the school to reserve your seat!
October 25, 2009
Church Attendance 165
Offering $7770
