Category: News & Media
October 2018 Newsletter
In this issue:
-Plans for Wednesday Evening Ministries
-Schedule for Wednesday Evening Ministries
-Serice Sunday overview in pictures
-Building Pogress pictures
and more…..
Sept. 23 bulletin
Congregational Announcements
God’s Country: If you are interested in reading and discussing Brad Roth’s book, God’s Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church, please let me (Pastor Phil) know via email, phone, or in-person. I will be out of state this Sunday, Sept. 23, but can start ordering the books in preparation for Sunday, Sept. 30.
Opportunity to Help: We will soon be ready for painting in our newly remodeled classrooms. Please contact Kenton nickel if you are interested in helping.
Faith Testimonies: How are you living out or sharing your faith? How does your faith impact how you spend your time and other resources? We would love for many Tabor members and attenders to respond to one of these questions by sharing a brief (3-5 minute) Faith Testimony during a Sunday morning worship service. Please contact a Pastor if you are interested in sharing.
Wednesday Evening Ministries: Everyone is invited to participate in Wednesday Evening Ministries beginning on October 3. Meals will again be served beginning at 5:45 pm. Regular activities include: Faithful Fitness, Children’s and Adult Choirs, Faith Friends, Faith Adventure, Youth Explorers and Youth Group. Tabor’s weekly adult Bible study will continue to meet from 8-9pm to study the passage from Acts that will be the focus during the following Sunday worship. Look for more information about October 3 when we will kick off for the fall. We hope to see you!
Supporting our Mission Partners: We will receive a special offering to support our Mission Partners, Dan and Kathryn Smith Derksen and sons John-Clair and Jacob, on World Communion Sunday (October 7). We have committed a minimum of $1,500 to our Mission Partners and still need to collect a little over $1,000 to meet our commitment. During our worship service on October 7, we will also highlight the work of our Mission Partners during the Faith Testimony time.
Deacon Discernment: Deacons are in the process of discerning two new persons to join the Deacon Team. If you are interested or know of someone who is interested in serving the congregation in this way, please speak with a current Deacon or Pastor.
Acts Reading Challenge: If you read through all of Acts in one sitting or at least over the course of 1 week, not only will you receive treasure in heaven, but if you let Pastor Phil know that you have completed the challenge, he will give you an organic, fairly traded chocolate bar! This challenge is for all ages. Younger children may choose to read (or have their parents read to them) all of the Acts stories in the Shine Story Bible to complete the challenge. If you really want a challenge, compete for the grand prize by reading through Acts multiple times in multiple translations! May God challenge and inspire us through the reading of the Word.
Narrative Requests are due in the church office September 25. Reports by email are appreciated: kfunk
Tabor Mennonite Women haven’t had regular offerings throughout the summer. Please put your offering in Denise Nickel’s mailbox for our summer offerings.
Tabor Food Pantry: Current needs are: canned fruits, mixed vegetables, meats, tomatoes, and spaghetti sauce; spaghetti noodles, pasta, cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix, syrup, rice, instant potatoes, cake mix, peanut butter, applesauce, jelly. Also needed: toilet paper, laundry soap, dish soap, toothpaste, paper towels, kleenex. Thank you for your continued support of the Tabor Food Pantry.
Attention Young Adults! There will be an Area Wide PC-PF (Post College- Pre Family) Fall Get Together on Sunday, Sept. 30. We will meet at 5:30 pm at Rene and Kristin Kaufman’s home, near Moundridge. Please bring a side dish to share and a lawn chair. This group is designed for young adults in similar life stages to socialize together. If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact Kristin Kaufman- kristin.unruh. Hope to see you there!
The Harvest Giving Walk will take place at Goessel Mennonite Church Sun, Oct. 7 at 1:30 p.m. Pick up a Walk envelope today or find someone who is walking and generously support the Tabor Food Pantry and the MCC’s Network of Peacebuilding Schools that will help to “train and support students and teachers to become active mediators in their schools and communities.” Walkers are invited to bring an item for the Tabor Food Pantry. (Please make checks payable to Harvest Giving Walk.)
Position needing to be filled before Oct. 15: Mennonite College Scholarship Task Force Chairperson. Job description: Please see last week’s announcements. See Gayle Funk if you have questions or think that this might be a mission for you!
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for WDC’s Immigration Task Force, as they network congregations and provide resources for faithful responses to immigration concerns.
« Mennonite Mission Network: Martine Audéoud, Gary Wittig, and their son, Samuel, have made their home in France to care for Martine’s father. Pray for Gary and Samuel as they adjust to a new culture, and for Martine as she serves with MMN as a seminary teacher in Ivory Coast.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray for the Hesston College community, alumni guests and others who gather on campus this week to celebrate homecoming. May time spent together produce opportunities to connect with the college and each other.
Camp Mennoscah:
—Come to camp on Sunday, Sept. 23, as we dedicate The Whale playground and celebrate Camp Mennoscah’s 70th Anniversary at the Annual Meeting! All are welcome to attend.
—Scrapbook and Crafts Retreats: October 26-28 and November 2-4.
Information for all events at Camp Mennoscah or to register:
Online at www.campmennoscah.org
Telephone: 620-297-3290.
Email: office.
Contact: olivia.bartel.
As part of WDC’s Year of Evangelism, join brothers and sisters in Christ for: Telling the Jesus Story, a seminar focused on testimony, to be held Oct. 26-27 at Iglesia Luz del Evangelio in Dallas, TX. Keynote speaker: John Garland, pastor of San Antonio Mennonite Church. A van from the Newton area is an option for traveling together with others. More information and registration at:
mennowdc.org/year-of-evangelism/
Mennonite Central Committee: The worst monsoon flooding in a century has damaged roads, homes and sources of income for hundreds of thousands of people in the Kerala state of India. As displaced people are returning to their homes, Mennonite Central Committee is working with Gilgal Mission Trust in India to provide tarps, food baskets, cooking utensils, and cleaning and hygiene items. Donations to support the response can be given online at mcc.org/india-flooding; by phone at 888-563-4676; or by mail to MCC U.S., 21 S. 12th St., PO Box 500, Akron, PA 17501.
Come to Hesston College for Homecoming 2018: Celebrating 60 years of Lark Intercollegiate Athletics. The weekend, Sept. 27-30, will be filled with events for all ages for alumni, friends and the public. Highlights include alumni athlete/coach presentations, recognition of Kansas City General Hospital nursing graduates, Two-Mile Run/Walk, free picnic /kids’ festival, naming of Sieber Field soccer field and headline entertainment by bluegrass favorites, The Steel Wheels. Full schedule and registrations at hesston.edu/homecoming. Steel Wheels tickets at hesston.edu/bookstore.
Hesston College Theatre presents it’s fall comedy, The Misanthrope, for four performances Oct. 4 to 7. The play, by Moliere, is a 17th century comedy with a playful 21st century twist. Showtime on Oct. 4 to 6 is 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Oct. 7. All performances are in the Keim Center Black Box Theatre on the Hesston College campus. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, and can be purchased in advance through the Hesston College Bookstore at 620-327-8105.
Fall Festival at Bethel College – Oct. 4-7 with most events Sat., Oct. 6; presidential inauguration for Jonathan C. Gering Sunday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m., Memorial Hall; see www.bethelks.edu/fallfest/
Bethel College Music and Theater present Little Women – Fri., Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m., Sun., Oct. 7, 3 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center. Tickets at Thresher Shop in Schultz Student Center, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., or a minimum of one hour before show time in the LFAC ticket office, subject to availability.
Fall Festival at Bethel College in North Newton will be on October 6!
–Donations needed for baked goods for the Market in the Round
–The Bethel College Women’s Association Council donations of pies
–The Bethel College Women’s Association will again feature a Silent Auction in the Fine Arts Center. For details on all, please see last weeks announcement.
Generosity and Estate Planning session: Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. – Meridian Center in Newton. Content will include some nuts and bolts talk from attorneys, finance and tax professionals, and a significant input regarding our spiritual call to generosity and planning. Contact Sandy Popp at the Everence office 877-893-8647 to confirm your reservation – or call Pete Flaming cell # 316-217-1585. Don’t miss this great opportunity!
Prayers for Peace, a service planned by the Newton Mennonite churches, will take place on Sunday, October 7, 7 pm at New Creation Mennonite Fellowship. You are all invited to this time of scripture, prayer, music, and reflection.
Everence will offer its popular retirement workshop, Your Medicare options, on Tues., Oct. 2, at 6:30 pm. Attendees will learn about the various Medicare plans and what they cover; plans that supplement Medicare; and enrollment details and deadlines. The workshop will be presented by Everence staff at MCC Central States Office, 121 E. 30th, N. Newton. Refreshments will be served. Reserve your spot soon by contacting Michelle Ramer at (316) 283-3800; (877) 467-7294 or michelle.ramer.
The Kansas Poor People’s Campaign will host a Kansas People’s Hearing on Mon, Oct. 8, 6:30 pm at the WSU Metroplex (5015 E 29th St N., Wichita). This event will be another opportunity to further lift up voices in our State that typically do not get heard. National Co-Chairs Revs. William Barber & Liz Theoharis will be present and supporting the continued work of combating Poverty, Racism, War Spending, & Destruction of Mother Earth! For more information, visit the Kansas People’s Hearing Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/2105106039706562.
Sept. 23 annoucements
Congregational Announcements
God’s Country: If you are interested in reading and discussing Brad Roth’s book, God’s Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church, please let me (Pastor Phil) know via email, phone, or in-person. I will be out of state this Sunday, Sept. 23, but can start ordering the books in preparation for Sunday, Sept. 30.
Opportunity to Help: We will soon be ready for painting in our newly remodeled classrooms. Please contact Kenton nickel if you are interested in helping.
Faith Testimonies: How are you living out or sharing your faith? How does your faith impact how you spend your time and other resources? We would love for many Tabor members and attenders to respond to one of these questions by sharing a brief (3-5 minute) Faith Testimony during a Sunday morning worship service. Please contact a Pastor if you are interested in sharing.
Wednesday Evening Ministries: Everyone is invited to participate in Wednesday Evening Ministries beginning on October 3. Meals will again be served beginning at 5:45 pm. Regular activities include: Faithful Fitness, Children’s and Adult Choirs, Faith Friends, Faith Adventure, Youth Explorers and Youth Group. Tabor’s weekly adult Bible study will continue to meet from 8-9pm to study the passage from Acts that will be the focus during the following Sunday worship. Look for more information about October 3 when we will kick off for the fall. We hope to see you!
Supporting our Mission Partners: We will receive a special offering to support our Mission Partners, Dan and Kathryn Smith Derksen and sons John-Clair and Jacob, on World Communion Sunday (October 7). We have committed a minimum of $1,500 to our Mission Partners and still need to collect a little over $1,000 to meet our commitment. During our worship service on October 7, we will also highlight the work of our Mission Partners during the Faith Testimony time.
Deacon Discernment: Deacons are in the process of discerning two new persons to join the Deacon Team. If you are interested or know of someone who is interested in serving the congregation in this way, please speak with a current Deacon or Pastor.
Acts Reading Challenge: If you read through all of Acts in one sitting or at least over the course of 1 week, not only will you receive treasure in heaven, but if you let Pastor Phil know that you have completed the challenge, he will give you an organic, fairly traded chocolate bar! This challenge is for all ages. Younger children may choose to read (or have their parents read to them) all of the Acts stories in the Shine Story Bible to complete the challenge. If you really want a challenge, compete for the grand prize by reading through Acts multiple times in multiple translations! May God challenge and inspire us through the reading of the Word.
Narrative Requests are due in the church office September 25. Reports by email are appreciated: kfunk
Tabor Mennonite Women haven’t had regular offerings throughout the summer. Please put your offering in Denise Nickel’s mailbox for our summer offerings.
Tabor Food Pantry: Current needs are: canned fruits, mixed vegetables, meats, tomatoes, and spaghetti sauce; spaghetti noodles, pasta, cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix, syrup, rice, instant potatoes, cake mix, peanut butter, applesauce, jelly. Also needed: toilet paper, laundry soap, dish soap, toothpaste, paper towels, kleenex. Thank you for your continued support of the Tabor Food Pantry.
Attention Young Adults! There will be an Area Wide PC-PF (Post College- Pre Family) Fall Get Together on Sunday, Sept. 30. We will meet at 5:30 pm at Rene and Kristin Kaufman’s home, near Moundridge. Please bring a side dish to share and a lawn chair. This group is designed for young adults in similar life stages to socialize together. If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact Kristin Kaufman- kristin.unruh. Hope to see you there!
The Harvest Giving Walk will take place at Goessel Mennonite Church Sun, Oct. 7 at 1:30 p.m. Pick up a Walk envelope today or find someone who is walking and generously support the Tabor Food Pantry and the MCC’s Network of Peacebuilding Schools that will help to “train and support students and teachers to become active mediators in their schools and communities.” Walkers are invited to bring an item for the Tabor Food Pantry. (Please make checks payable to Harvest Giving Walk.)
Position needing to be filled before Oct. 15: Mennonite College Scholarship Task Force Chairperson. Job description: Please see last week’s announcements. See Gayle Funk if you have questions or think that this might be a mission for you!
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for WDC’s Immigration Task Force, as they network congregations and provide resources for faithful responses to immigration concerns.
« Mennonite Mission Network: Martine Audéoud, Gary Wittig, and their son, Samuel, have made their home in France to care for Martine’s father. Pray for Gary and Samuel as they adjust to a new culture, and for Martine as she serves with MMN as a seminary teacher in Ivory Coast.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray for the Hesston College community, alumni guests and others who gather on campus this week to celebrate homecoming. May time spent together produce opportunities to connect with the college and each other.
Camp Mennoscah:
—Come to camp on Sunday, Sept. 23, as we dedicate The Whale playground and celebrate Camp Mennoscah’s 70th Anniversary at the Annual Meeting! All are welcome to attend.
—Scrapbook and Crafts Retreats: October 26-28 and November 2-4.
Information for all events at Camp Mennoscah or to register:
Online at www.campmennoscah.org
Telephone: 620-297-3290.
Email: office.
Contact: olivia.bartel.
As part of WDC’s Year of Evangelism, join brothers and sisters in Christ for: Telling the Jesus Story, a seminar focused on testimony, to be held Oct. 26-27 at Iglesia Luz del Evangelio in Dallas, TX. Keynote speaker: John Garland, pastor of San Antonio Mennonite Church. A van from the Newton area is an option for traveling together with others. More information and registration at:
mennowdc.org/year-of-evangelism/
Mennonite Central Committee: The worst monsoon flooding in a century has damaged roads, homes and sources of income for hundreds of thousands of people in the Kerala state of India. As displaced people are returning to their homes, Mennonite Central Committee is working with Gilgal Mission Trust in India to provide tarps, food baskets, cooking utensils, and cleaning and hygiene items. Donations to support the response can be given online at mcc.org/india-flooding; by phone at 888-563-4676; or by mail to MCC U.S., 21 S. 12th St., PO Box 500, Akron, PA 17501.
Come to Hesston College for Homecoming 2018: Celebrating 60 years of Lark Intercollegiate Athletics. The weekend, Sept. 27-30, will be filled with events for all ages for alumni, friends and the public. Highlights include alumni athlete/coach presentations, recognition of Kansas City General Hospital nursing graduates, Two-Mile Run/Walk, free picnic /kids’ festival, naming of Sieber Field soccer field and headline entertainment by bluegrass favorites, The Steel Wheels. Full schedule and registrations at hesston.edu/homecoming. Steel Wheels tickets at hesston.edu/bookstore.
Hesston College Theatre presents it’s fall comedy, The Misanthrope, for four performances Oct. 4 to 7. The play, by Moliere, is a 17th century comedy with a playful 21st century twist. Showtime on Oct. 4 to 6 is 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Oct. 7. All performances are in the Keim Center Black Box Theatre on the Hesston College campus. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, and can be purchased in advance through the Hesston College Bookstore at 620-327-8105.
Fall Festival at Bethel College – Oct. 4-7 with most events Sat., Oct. 6; presidential inauguration for Jonathan C. Gering Sunday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m., Memorial Hall; see www.bethelks.edu/fallfest/
Bethel College Music and Theater present Little Women – Fri., Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m., Sun., Oct. 7, 3 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center. Tickets at Thresher Shop in Schultz Student Center, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., or a minimum of one hour before show time in the LFAC ticket office, subject to availability.
Fall Festival at Bethel College in North Newton will be on October 6!
–Donations needed for baked goods for the Market in the Round
–The Bethel College Women’s Association Council donations of pies
–The Bethel College Women’s Association will again feature a Silent Auction in the Fine Arts Center. For details on all, please see last weeks announcement.
Generosity and Estate Planning session: Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. – Meridian Center in Newton. Content will include some nuts and bolts talk from attorneys, finance and tax professionals, and a significant input regarding our spiritual call to generosity and planning. Contact Sandy Popp at the Everence office 877-893-8647 to confirm your reservation – or call Pete Flaming cell # 316-217-1585. Don’t miss this great opportunity!
Prayers for Peace, a service planned by the Newton Mennonite churches, will take place on Sunday, October 7, 7 pm at New Creation Mennonite Fellowship. You are all invited to this time of scripture, prayer, music, and reflection.
Everence will offer its popular retirement workshop, Your Medicare options, on Tues., Oct. 2, at 6:30 pm. Attendees will learn about the various Medicare plans and what they cover; plans that supplement Medicare; and enrollment details and deadlines. The workshop will be presented by Everence staff at MCC Central States Office, 121 E. 30th, N. Newton. Refreshments will be served. Reserve your spot soon by contacting Michelle Ramer at (316) 283-3800; (877) 467-7294 or michelle.ramer.
The Kansas Poor People’s Campaign will host a Kansas People’s Hearing on Mon, Oct. 8, 6:30 pm at the WSU Metroplex (5015 E 29th St N., Wichita). This event will be another opportunity to further lift up voices in our State that typically do not get heard. National Co-Chairs Revs. William Barber & Liz Theoharis will be present and supporting the continued work of combating Poverty, Racism, War Spending, & Destruction of Mother Earth! For more information, visit the Kansas People’s Hearing Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/2105106039706562.
Sept. 16 bulletin
Sept. 16 Announcements
Come join us this Sunday, September 16, for Service Sunday. We will gather in the Tabor Church Park at 8:30 a.m. to assign work projects and have a brief sending service. Work projects will be between 9 am to Noon and then we will gather again in the park for a time of sharing, fellowship, and lunch.
Thanks to everyone who signed up for a service project. If you did not sign up, please join us! You can join a work project or participate in the Goessel Community Prayer Walk. If you are unable to meet at the park at 8:30 you would also be welcome to go straight to Bethesda for Chapel, which will begin at 10am.
If you signed up for one of the outdoor community work projects, please bring equipement/supplies as you are able. Needed: chain saws, trimmers and tools. If you can bring a push lawn mower, ladder, and/or pickup truck, contact Austin Unruh or James Goerzen to let them know.
Everyone is also welcome to join in fellowship in the park on Saturday, September 15. The fire will be going around 5:30pm. Bring food and table service for supper. S’mores will be provided for dessert. Bring lawn chairs and lawn games. If you plan to camp, bring supplies and breakfast foods.
Sept. 9 bulletin
Sept. 9 announcements
Congregational Announcements
Call to Commitment: 2019 Commitment Sheets are now available to be filled out online: https://goo.gl/forms/Efluf6ZSv4C95H8D3 or using a paper form. Please take time to read through the entire form, process and pray about how you would like to be involved in the ministries of Tabor Mennonite in this coming year, and then mark all the ways you are already committed to serving or are interested in serving in the coming fiscal year (Dec. 2018-Nov. 2019). If you have any questions, please contact a Pastor.
Deacon Discernment: Deacons are in the process of discerning two new persons to join the Deacon Team. If you are interested or know of someone who is interested in serving the congregation in this way, please speak with a current Deacon or Pastor.
Narrative Requests are due in the church office September 25. Reports by email are appreciated: kfunk
New Hope Shelter: Tabor’s week to serve at New Hope Shelter is coming up September 12-18. Contact Barb Abrahams or Austin Unruh to volunteer or if you have questions. Thanks for your continued support of the homeless shelter.
Tabor Mennonite Women:
TMW will have a project of tying comforters in the church fellowship hall on Wednesday, Sept. 19 from 1-4 p.m. Bring some goodies to share for our snack.
TMW haven’t had regular offerings throughout the summer. Please put your offering in Denise Nickel’s mailbox for our summer offerings.
Acts Reading Challenge: If you read through all of Acts in one sitting or at least over the course of 1 week, not only will you receive treasure in heaven, but if you let Pastor Phil know that you have completed the challenge, he will give you an organic, fairly traded chocolate bar! This challenge is for all ages. Younger children may choose to read (or have their parents read to them) all of the Acts stories in the Shine Story Bible to complete the challenge. If you really want a challenge, compete for the grand prize by reading through Acts multiple times in multiple translations! May God challenge and inspire us through the reading of the Word.
Faith Testimonies: We invite anyone who has a faith testimony that they would like to share in church to please contact one of the Tabor pastors. We would love to include a faith testimony for many of the Sundays of our Acts Worship Series, which will continue until Lent 2019.
Bible Study: Everyone is invited to join the Tabor weekly Bible study, which continues on Wednesday evenings from 8-9pm. Each week, we will study the passage from Acts that will be the focus during the following Sunday worship. If you have any questions, please visit with Pastor Phil. We hope to see you there!
Ray and Brenda Hurst plan to join us at noon on our Service Day, Sept.16. After lunch they will be at Russ and Barb Abrahams house until 4:00 if you want to stop by to chat.
Help Needed: Tractor drivers to pull the shuttle thru the parking lots at the KS State Fair on Thurs., Sept. 13. Shifts needed:1-4 pm or 4-7 pm. Because Mennonite churches in KS get drivers for all the days of the State Fair, a reduced price is given for renting the fairgrounds for the MCC sale. Contact Jerry Toews at 620-367-8257 or email: jtoews62 It’s a boring job, BUT very helpful.
Attention Young Adults! There will be an Area Wide PC-PF (Post College- Pre Family) Fall Get Together on Sunday, Sept. 30. We will meet at 5:30 pm at Rene and Kristin Kaufman’s home, near Moundridge. Please bring a side dish to share and a lawn chair. This group is designed for young adults in similar life stages to socialize together. If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact Kristin Kaufman- kristin.unruh. Hope to see you there!
The 6th annual 2 and 6 mile Goessel Area Harvest Giving Walk will be Sunday, October 7 at 1:30 p.m. leaving from Goessel Mennonite Church. Mark your calendars and see your recruiter Kevin Nickel to sign up to participate. Donations will go to support MCC and the local Tabor Church Food Pantry.
Position needing to be filled before October 15: Chairperson for the Mennonite College Scholarship Task Force. Job description: Coordinate annual fund raiser meal. Be the contact person for Sundays when Mennonite Colleges visit, which usually involves planning and hosting a brunch or potluck and asking college alumni to help. Chair meetings with the Task Force (parents of current college students and other volunteers to the Task Force) when needs arise or at fund raising times or to plan new goals and visions that the Task Force want to set. Communicate with the Scholarship Coordinator (Gayle Funk). SEE GAYLE FUNK IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS or think that this might be a mission for you!
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for WDC congregations and groups participating in the Mennonite Church USA Journey Forward process, as they engage the Renewed Commitments document through study, worship and feedback.
« Mennonite Mission Network: Brian and Noelia Fox and their daughters, serving with MMN, are beginning another school year in Spain. Pray for the girls as they relate to classmates, and for Brian and Noelia as they work with parents and students in the English school they established.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Lezha (Albania) Academic Center LAC educator Dini Shahini is traveling to the states to connect with donors and share the story of God’s work in Lezha in different churches. Pray for safe travel and meaningful connections..
Camp Mennoscah:
—Help us finish the playground! The new slides and cable climber for the Whale playground have arrived and we need your help! Upcoming work days are Sept. 7, 14, and 15, 9am-4pm. Volunteer for a day or half a day! Bring friends!
—Fun times at Work & Play Camp, Sept. 21-25! This is our service-oriented retreat with tasks for all skill levels and ability. All ages are invited to come for a full or partial retreat. No fees but donations are welcome.
—Come to camp on Sunday, Sept. 23, as we dedicate The Whale playground and celebrate Camp Mennoscah’s 70th Anniversary at the Annual Meeting! All are welcome to attend. Events are part of Work & Play Camp starting Sept. 21. Annual Meeting events begin with worship at 10am on Sunday with The Whale dedication at 5pm and annual meeting following. Register to let us know you’re coming to celebrate with us!
—Scrapbook and Crafts Retreats: October 26-28 and November 2-4.
Information for all events at Camp Mennoscah or to register:
Online at www.campmennoscah.org
Telephone: 620-297-3290.
Email: office.
Contact: olivia.bartel.
Become a Doctrine of Discovery trainer! Register now for the October 8-10 training taking place at MCC in North Newton. Using the framework of the Doctrine of Discovery we will explore taking of land from Indigenous people which led to the justification of the global slave-trade of the 15th and 16th centuries, and the Age of Imperialism. Participants will be equipped with the following educational tools which they can utilize to further educate others on the Doctrine of Discovery:
•The Loss of Turtle Island – a participatory learning experience that depicts the historic relationship between European settlers – including Mennonites – and the Indigenous nations, the original inhabitants, of the land we now call the United States of America.
• The Doctrine of Discovery – an analysis of the theological , philosophical and legal framework established by the Christian Church that gave European governments moral and legal rights to invade and seize Indigenous lands and dominate Indigenous peoples.
Registration: https://mcc_us.formstack.com/forms/dod_train_the_trainers.
Questions? Please contact ericalittlewolf for more information.
Mennonite Disaster Service is seeking weekly volunteers for Oct., Nov. and Dec. 2018! Join us as individuals or groups to help those affected by disasters. We are working in the following locations: Lake County, CA; Pine Ridge, SD; Victoria County, TX; La Grange, TX; Fort Myers, FL; West Virginia; Williams Lake, BC; and Puerto Rico. Serve with a positive and Christ-like heart using your trade skills or learning new skills on the job. To serve with us, contact Deanna Frey by calling 1-800-241-8111 or emailing dfrey. For more information about our current projects, visit mds.mennonite.net.
MC USA encourages you to “Learn, Pray, Join” for immigration justice now. Watch a recording of our recent immigration justice webinar at mennoniteusa.org/ijwebinarfull and find ways to support immigration justice at http://mennoniteusa.org/ij.
New Hope Shelter: Help raise money for New Hope Shelter by eating at Wendy’s in Newton on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5-8pm. 20% of all sales during that time frame will be donated to New Hope. Last year, over $370 was received from this fundraising event.
M-2 Prison Visitation Volunteer Opportunity: Jesus calls us to visit the prisoner! At Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) there are over 50 inmates who are waiting for a visit. Through Offender/Victim Ministries’ M-2 Program, you have the opportunity to visit an inmate one evening a month. New volunteer training for M-2 will be on Monday, Sept. 17 at 12 pm at HCF or Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 pm at Bethel College Mennonite Church, N. Newton. Please contact Ben Kreider for more information at ben or (316) 281 5244.
Area singers are invited to join a mass choir for Hesston College’s Masterworks concert Saturday, Sept. 22. The concert, entitled “Grant Us Peace,” will be a performance of Vaughan William’s “Dona Nobis Pacem” in celebration of the International Day of Peace. The rehearsal schedule can be found at russell.adrian or 620-327-8143 to join the choir or for questions.
Bethel College:
—Sun., Sept. 9 – KIPCOR Film Series presents two short films about immigration, To Breathe Free and Locked in a Box, 3 p.m.; talkback follows with Harold Schlechtweg, advocacy director for the International Rescue Committee, and Sandrine Lisk, an attorney with Immigration Law Office, both in Wichita; Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College
—Bethel College and Tabor College welcome WDC members to go on the study tour to Jordan, Palestine, and Israel, Jan. 2-22, 2019. Peter Goerzen (Bethel) and Doug Miller (Tabor), both WDC members, will lead the group. Please contact Peter (pgoerzen) or Doug (dougm) this week if interested.
Sept. 2 bulletin
Sept. 2 announcements
Congregational Announcements
Acts Reading Challenge: If you read through all of Acts in one sitting or at least over the course of 1 week, not only will you receive treasure in heaven, but if you let Pastor Phil know that you have completed the challenge, he will give you an organic, fairly traded chocolate bar! If you really want a challenge, compete for the grand prize by reading through Acts multiple times in multiple translations! May God challenge and inspire us through the reading of the Word.
Faith Testimonies: Beginning on August 19, we dove into a study of Acts, which focuses on the birth of the Christian church and includes many stories of faith and conversion throughout. As we reflect on the spreading faith in Acts and as we participate in Western District Conference’s “Year of Evangelism,” we invite anyone who has a faith testimony that they would like to share in church to please contact one of the Tabor pastors. We would love to include a faith testimony for many of the Sundays of our Acts Worship Series, which will continue until Lent 2019.
All teachers, helpers and anyone involved with children at Tabor. There will be an in service on September 5 from 7 – 8 pm for all adults who help with children including those adults who help in the nursery. Please plan to attend to not only sign the Safe Sanctuary Covenant, but also learn more about what will be happening this year.
New Hope Shelter: Tabor’s week to serve at New Hope Shelter is coming up September 12-18. Contact Barb Abrahams or Austin Unruh to volunteer or if you have questions. Thanks for your continued support of the homeless shelter.
Tabor Church is sponsoring a Community Service Sunday the morning of September 16. If you or someone you know needs help with a certain project, place a note in Kim Funk’s mailbox or send your request by email to: tabor or phone 620-367-2318 no later than September 1. The time allotment for any project will be 2-3 hours (9:00-noon). Final decisions on all requests will be made on Sept. 5.
Fellowship and Camp in the park: In conjunction with Service Sunday on September 16, the Tabor Fellowship Planning Team invites anyone interested to come fellowship and camp in the park on Saturday evening, September 15. We plan to have the fire going around 5:30pm, so feel free to bring food (e.g. hot dogs) to roast for supper and we will also provide S’more fixings for dessert. We will provide some lawn games, but invite you to bring more. If you camp overnight, or want to come to church early on Sunday (8am), please also bring breakfast foods. If you have any questions, please talk to one of us on the Fellowship Team.
Bible Study: Everyone is invited to join the Tabor weekly Bible study, which continues on Wednesday evenings from 8-9pm. Each week, we will study the passage from Acts that will be the focus during the following Sunday worship. If you have any questions, please visit with Pastor Phil. We hope to see you there!
Help Needed: Tractor drivers to pull the shuttle thru the parking lots at the KS State Fair on Thurs., Sept. 13. 1-4 shift pm or 4-7 pm shift needed. The Mennonite churches of KS get drivers for all the days of the State Fair for a reduced price for renting the Fairgrounds for the MCC Sale. Contact Jerry at 620-367-8257 or email: jtoews62 It’s a boring job, BUT very helpful.
Garden Produce: There is a table in the foyer where you may leave your donation of excess produce from your garden. If you would like to use the produce, help yourself. You are welcome to leave a donation for the food pantry.
Be Brave, Be Bold, Be You! Women & Girls Retreat, September 7-9 at Camp Mennoscah – There’s still time to register. There’s something for everyone. Yoga, swimming, art, spiritual direction and much more! Don’t miss it! Open to all women and girls grade 3 and older. Registration information at: http://mennowdc.org/women-girls-retreat/
The Second Monday Family History and Genealogy Group will meet on Monday, September 10, 7:00 p.m., in the Goessel City Building Community Room. Karen Wall will present “Voices of Freedom, The Story of the McWorter Family,” sharing research she did in discovering her grand-daughter’s heritage. The meeting is free and open to the public.
At the ‘recent’ blood drive a lack of Red Cross staff limited us to 2 beds so numerous donors were turned away. Thanks to the 20 people who took the time to wait and donate blood. We expect the next drive, Monday, Oct. 29, to be full-staffed, but please sign up early so Red Cross can see the dedication of people in Goessel to save lives and plan accordingly.
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for participants and leaders who will gather next weekend at Camp Mennoscah for the Mennonite Women and Girls’ Retreat.
« Mennonite Mission Network: The Kekchi Mennonite Church in Guatemala invited Deb Byler of MMN to empower women leaders. Pray for her as she helps organize an October meeting for women in areas that are far from Carcha, the church’s administrative center.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Mennonite Early Childhood Network: Research shows that children under the age of five suffer greatest from child abuse and neglect. Pray that resources such as Dove’s Nest, GRACE and Everence may be utilized to provide safe, healthy environments to enhance faith and learning.
Camp Mennoscah:
—Mental Health Spiritual Retreat at Camp Mennoscah, Sept. 2-3! This retreat is for individuals affected by mental illness, including family members and friends. Come support each other, have fun and enjoy being at camp.
—Come one and all to Work & Play Camp! From Sept. 21-25, we will be working and playing and having a grand time working on projects. This is our service-oriented retreat with tasks for all skill levels and ability. All ages are invited to come for a full or partial retreat. No fees but donations are welcome.
—Camp Mennoscah is 70 years old–and thriving! Sunday, September 23, we will dedicate The Whale playground and celebrate Camp Mennoscah’s 70th Anniversary at the Annual Meeting! All are welcome to attend. Meeting events begin with worship at 10am on Sunday with the Whale playground dedication at 5pm and annual meeting following. Register online to let us know you’re coming.
—Scrapbook and Crafts Retreats: October 26-28 and November 2-4.
Information for all events at Camp Mennoscah or to register:
Online at www.campmennoscah.org
Telephone: 620-297-3290.
Email: office.
Contact: olivia.bartel.
The Annual MCC Flatlander Bike Ride will be held on Sat. Sept. 15, originating at the Mennonite Central Committee offices, N. Newton. This year’s ride will raise funds for an MCC water development project in Guatemala. Contact the church office for informational brochures, or go to the MCC website: mcc.org/get-involved/events/mcc-flatlander-bicycle-ride. If you are not a biker but wish to contribute to this MCC project, make your check payable to MCC; write “Flatlander Bike Ride” on the memo line; and send to: MCC, PO Box 235, N. Newton, KS 67117.
Mennonite Disaster Service is seeking weekly volunteers for Oct., Nov. and Dec. 2018! Join us as individuals or groups to help those affected by disasters. We are working in the following locations: Lake County, CA; Pine Ridge, SD; Victoria County, TX; La Grange, TX; Fort Myers, FL; West Virginia; Williams Lake, BC; and Puerto Rico. Serve with a positive and Christ-like heart using your trade skills or learning new skills on the job. To serve with us, contact Deanna Frey by calling 1-800-241-8111 or emailing dfrey. For more information about our current projects, visit mds.mennonite.net.
Newton Et Cetera Shop is hiring an evening clerk & housewares manager for 30-40 hours/week. We’re also hiring a clothing sorter & receiver for 12-16 hours/week. Both full job descriptions and applications are available at the store (619 N. Main in Newton), via e-mail at generalmanager, or at newtonetceterashop.com. Applications are due Monday, September 10, and can be submitted in person to the general manager or by e-mail. Newton Et Cetera Shop is an equal opportunity employer, committed to employment equity. Newton Et Cetera Shop values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.
Area singers are invited to join a mass choir for Hesston College’s Masterworks concert Saturday, Sept. 22. The concert, entitled “Grant Us Peace,” will be a performance of Vaughan William’s “Dona Nobis Pacem” in celebration of the International Day of Peace. The rehearsal schedule can be found at russell.adrian or 620-327-8143 to join the choir or for questions.
Bethel College:
—Centering Prayer will not meet Mon., Sept. 3, but continues most Mondays from noon-1pm in Agape Center in Richert House on the Bethel College campus. Try it once, come occasionally or join us regularly – all are welcome, no previous experience with Centering Prayer required. For more information, contact Nathan Koontz, 2nathankoontz, or Melanie Zuercher, mzuercher@bethelks.edu.
—Sun., Sept. 9 – KIPCOR Film Series presents two short films about immigration, To Breathe Free and Locked in a Box, 3 p.m.; talkback follows with Harold Schlechtweg, advocacy director for the International Rescue Committee, and Sandrine Lisk, an attorney with Immigration Law Office, both in Wichita; Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College
—Bethel College and Tabor College welcome WDC members to go on the study tour to Jordan, Palestine, and Israel, Jan. 2-22, 2019. Peter Goerzen (Bethel) and Doug Miller (Tabor), both WDC members, will lead the group. Please contact Peter (pgoerzen) or Doug (dougm) this week if interested.
Offender Victim Ministries is offering a FREE training for new and current volunteers to learn more about Neighborhood Accountability Boards in Harvey and McPherson counties. Join us Saturday, September 8 from 9:30am-4pm at the Harvey County Courthouse Community Room (lower level), 800 N. Main, Newton. Lunch included.
Saturday morning retirement workshop to be held in September:
Everence will host an all-inclusive retirement planning workshop on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Topics will include Medicare, Social Security and retirement income planning. The workshop will be presented by Everence staff and will take place at MCC Central States Office, 121 E. 30th, North Newton. Reserve your spot soon by contacting Michelle Ramer at (316) 283-3800; (877) 467-7294 or michelle.ramer.
The Kidron Bethel Parkinson’s Support Group will meet in Menno Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 2:00 p.m. We will view inspirational videos featuring persons with Parkinson’s Disease, followed by small group discussion and
response. All are welcome.