July 11 - 20, 2024
OUR CHURCH FAMILY
SUNDAY is our All-Church Swim Party, 2-4 PM at Crooked Creek Christian Camp in Washington. Our generous Coins for Camp donations garnered us a free 2-hour use of the camp pool. Come and cool off with your church family! Loving Your Enemies Through Art: Building Bridges to Middle East Understanding: Mel Lehman, EMU alum and Mennonite peacemaker from New York City, will share through art how bridges are being built with the people of the Middle East, 7 PM, Wednesday, July 17 in the FMC Fellowship Hall. We are all familiar with Jesus’ teaching to love our enemies, but how can we do that, and what role might art play? Presenter Mel Lehman directs a non-profit organization called Common Humanity (CommonHumanity.org) and will share images of the art and artists he has visited; and talk about the two-way interactions and exchanges between US Christians and Muslims in Iraq and Syria to help us see the humanity of people there, who are often portrayed in our media as enemies. FMC is taking Anabaptist Community Bible Pre-Orders so we can take advantage of the $15-20 discount per Bible, and to save on shipping. The deadline to order is July 29, and the Bibles will be available in January 2025. Additional details can be found at this link. A sign-up sheet is on the Sip & Chat area easel. Payment is due upon ordering (put in Mary Forney’s mailbox). Make checks out to First Mennonite Church, with Anabaptist Bible in the subject line. COMMUNITY & CONFERENCE NEWS Iowa Mennonite Museum and Archives in Kalona is hiring a director (part time). Duties include museum administration, office work, communication (including Reflections, our quarterly newsletter), supervision of staff and volunteers, finances, and Fall Festival. Contact Nyle Kauffman (319-936-2430) for details if interested. From Central Plains Mennonite Conference:
From Crowded Closet:
From Hillcrest Academy:
From Mennonite Church USA:
From other Mennonite Organizations:
From Pleasantview:
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Birthdays (July 6 - 13)
Thursday Laura Krouse, Patty Miller Friday Nuria Yoder Kehr Saturday Lance Miller, Becky Yoder Sunday Caleb Kandel Monday James Barahona Portillo, Libby Conley Tuesday Kelly Carden, Jake Schumacher Wednesday Cayden Hershberger Thursday Rosie Hochstetler, Cheryne Yoder Friday Doris Nafziger, Taylor Pajunen Events for the coming week
(July 14 - 21) Sun, July 14 9:30 AM Worship, Terry ZImmerly, proclaimer 10:45 AM Adult Christian Formation hour 2-4 PM All church swim party @ Crooked Creek Christian Camp Wed, July 17 7 PM Mel Lehman: Loving Your Enemies Through Art, Fellowship Hall Sun, July 21 9:30 AM Worship, Karen Martens Zimmerly, proclaimer 10:45 AM Adult Christian Formation hour PRIDE parade & Festival 2024
2023 Children's Christmas Program, Dec. 17
All Church Putt Putt Golf Outing, September 2023
LIBRARY
See WHAT'S NEW in the LIBRARY for Fall/Winter 2023. (Click Fall/Winter above) or LIBRARY under the WELCOME tab. Search the FMC library catalog HERE. (No password required) Images from Virtual Services 2020 - 2021
Photos from our annual All Church Retreat at Crooked Creek Christian Camp,
Oct. 11-12, 2019. |