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March 25 bulletin
March 18 bulletin
March 11 bulletin
March 4 announcements
Fuqua construction truck spotted!! Surveying for the new Tabor Church addition took place this week. Take note of the white flags in the parking lot placed by the Fuqua builders. The building process has begun!!
Build Tabor 2018! Planning has begun for our building addition and construction will start this year! If you want to be involved in some way, or have ideas for the new space, please talk to a member of the building committee: Kenton Nickel, chr., Brent Abrahams, Gayle Funk, Donavon Schmidt, and Emil Schmidt. Let’s build Tabor together!
Congregational Announcements
Camp WaShunGa: The annual fundraiser meal for our Jr Highers to attend Camp WaShunGa will take place on Sunday, March 4 at the Goessel High School cafeteria. Serving will begin at 11:30 am. Support our Jr. Highers!
The Youth Group will be assembling College Care Packages on Wed., March 7 to offer a little encouragement as students approach the middle of the semester. Everyone is invited to bring something for us to include, such as a non-perishable snack or small trinket. We will assemble 9 care packages. Thank you for your generous support of our young adults!
Tabor Mennonite Women: If you are planning to go to the Comforter Blitz in Yoder March 5, 6 or 7, please sign up on your preferred time and we will try to have a car pool. See Barb Banman if you have questions.
Stories & Stuff is meeting on Thursday, March 15 at 10am. Bring a friend and come for good fellowship and tasty food!
Camp Mennoscah has 8 summer camps for youth in grades 3-12 (fall 2018) and we want you to come. We’re discovering amazing adventures in God’s love and seeking God in creation and community. Register for your adventure at Camp Mennoscah at campmennoscah.org. Early registration discount until May 1 when full camp fees are paid! Tabor Church Christian Ed Co will again be offering scholarships to Camp Mennoscah and Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp campers. Sign up on the bulletin board indicating the week of camp your child will attend.
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for WDC congregations as they seek to follow Jesus’ way of peace in response to the many forms of violence in our communities, nation and world.
« Mennonite Mission Network: Pastors and their wives who minister in Ukraine’s militarized zone look forward to a retreat this month. Mary Raber of MMN, serving as a resource person, requests prayer for a restful gathering for those who have given their all to congregations for several stress-filled years.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray for a meaningful discussion on culture, empathy and respect when KIPCOR at Bethel College shows the film The Empathy Gap: Masculinity and the Courage to Change this afternoon.
Healthy circulation in Western District Conference (WDC) results from wide input from our congregations! Pray for WDC Gifts Discernment Committee as they begin once again to gather names of those willing to serve on WDC committees. Contact your pastor if you have suggestions for names.
The WDC/SCC Women’s Spring Supper will be at 6 pm on Thurs., March 15, at Whitestone Mennonite Church, 629 Crescent Drive in Hesston. Meal, $10, program 7 pm. Offering for AIMM, Women’s Literacy training in the Congo. Checks made to WDWM and memo line AIMM. Reservations due by March 8 to Marlene Faul, westerndistrictwomen
WDC Year of Evangelism event: March 18-19: the Mennonite churches of Beatrice, NE will host "Faith, Hope, and the Mission of Rural and Small Town Churches." Brad Roth, pastor at West Zion, Moundridge, KS and author of God’s Country: Faith, Hope, and the Future of the Rural Church will be the speaker. Detailed information can be found at: http://mennowdc.org/year-of-evangelism/.
Camp Mennoscah
—Hymn Sing and Dessert Auction! Approximately 70 people showed up to raise the roof with song, $3,376.15 was raised for fun afternoon activities at camp, and many of you went home with tasty additions to your next meal. Our hearts are filled and we are thrilled to have your support of our summer youth camps. Thanks for having dessert with us!
—Youth Volunteer Weekend for grades 7-12 is March 16-17!
—Kitchen helpers needed for our summer youth camps. Parents receive a camper discount up to full camp fees.
Information for all events at Camp Mennoscah or to register:
Online at www.campmennoscah.org
Telephone: 620-297-3290.
Email: office.
Contact: olivia.bartel.
Newton Community Chorale will give “A World Cup Tour” concert Sunday, March 4 at BCMC at 7 pm.
The Parkinson’s Support Group at Kidron Bethel will meet in Menno Hall Tuesday, March 6, at 2:00 p.m. Tony Helfrich, Director, will give a presentation on “Exercise Options at the North Newton Wellness Center.” All are welcome.
Mennonite World Review: Marathana Prothro will present "Looking for Truth in a Fake-News World" at 8 p.m. Friday, March 9, at Kauffman Museum in North Newton. The program part of the annual corporation meeting of Mennonite World Review Inc. All are welcome to the business meeting at 7 p.m., or just for the 8 p.m. program. Prothro is assistant professor of communication at Bluffton University and a member of the MWR board of directors. She formerly served at Hesston College and Mennonite Church USA in Newton.
The Mennonite, Inc., welcomes your original submissions for our May 2018 print magazine issue and corresponding online content focusing on Love Across Borders. Borders can be national borders that separate countries as well as economic or cultural borders that keep people apart. In the United States today, government officials are increasingly targeting and deporting undocumented immigrants, including “dreamers,” who were brought here as children by undocumented parents. Many of our Mennonite congregations include undocumented immigrants, sometimes referred to as undocumentable immigrants, given the current context.
Submissions are due to Editor@TheMennonite.org no later than March 19. We welcome written reflections—personal stories, biblical or theological reflections, poetry and more (800-1,200 words)—as well as original photography, multimedia products (including but not limited to original music recordings, music playlists and videos) and artwork on the theme. Please note we are committed to anti-oppression reviews as part of our editorial process. We have pulled together a list of anti-oppression guidelines for writers to consider as they are developing their piece. You can also review our full editorial guidelines.
Bethel College
——Sun., March 4 – KIPCOR Film Series presents The Empathy Gap: Masculinity and the Courage to Change, 3 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College.
—Registration deadline for the academic conference “Mennonites and the Holocaust” is March 9. The conference will take place on the Bethel College campus March 16-17 with speakers and scholars from Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Ukraine and the United States. See mla.bethelks.edu/MennosandHolocaust for more information or to register online.
—Fri., March 16 – Doris Bergen, University of Toronto, “Neighbors, Killers, Enablers, Witnesses: The Many Roles of Mennonites in the Holocaust,” 11 a.m., Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College (public presentation from the Mennonites and the Holocaust conference).
—Fri., March 16 – The Mennonites and the Holocaust conference presents a public screening of Friesennot, a 1935 Nazi propaganda film about a Mennonite village in Russia, 7:30 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College.
The Newton Et Cetera Shop is hiring a housewares sorter/receiver for 20-30 hours/week. The sorter/receiver maintains an active presence in the processing area, in both receiving and sorting donations. S/he will be primarily responsible for sorting through houseware donations, placing items in appropriate price categories, recycling and discarding, as needed. The full job description and applications are available at the store (619 N. Main in Newton) or via e-mail at generalmanager
@newtonetceterashop.com. Applications are due Monday, March 5, and can be submitted in person to the general manager or by e-mail.
Mennonite Women USA seeks a strong, visionary leader and fundraiser to direct the overall mission and vision of empowering women and women’s groups within the Mennonite Church. The Executive Director supervises dispersed staff and coordinates and develops the various ministries, programs, publications and promotional material. This full time position requires working independently, but also part of a team; excellent verbal and written skills, including public speaking; and ability to build relationships with persons of diverse backgrounds. Involves travel. See job description at kabilderback by April 30.
Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale
Praising God Through Service
Sale Dates: April 13 – 14, 2018
REMEMBERING 50 years of the Relief Sale in Kansas
The 16th Annual Mid-Kansas MCC Relief Sale (1984) was blessed with a bright sun and a cool day that caused appetites to be good. A large crowd was present and they responded to the opportunity to bid and buy in unprecedented fashion. The Beef Auction sold 45 animals and the 3rd Dairy Auction sold 13 high quality animals. Dr. Roland Krause and helpers manned the information booth housed in the MDS Service Bus. In 1984, the New Year’s Cookie booth made 17,500 cookies; 1,100 people participated in the Fellowship Meals program. There were 22 quilts that brought more than $1,000 each with the top price being $2,400. $345,000 was sent to MCC to contribute to God’s work around the world. Chairman Galle in his annual report reminded us that we are stewards of what God has entrusted to us. He reminded us that we should “Give until it feels good.”
In 1988 a new venture was child care for kids 1-5 years of age. Teenagers and adults interacted with the kids bringing smiles to the faces of both the young and the old. The Beef Walk began at Ebenfeld Church after a time of worship and the Dairy Walk began in Kingman after devotions. The walks ended at the Fairgrounds just in time for the sale of all the animals donated to the Sale. The combined walks raised $60,000. Rain was present on Sale day, the number of quilts was down, the number of bidders was down but the result in dollars raised was very close to the previous year with 40 less quilts. Maynard Shelly who Chaired the Publicity Committee indicated that the Sale is one of the major inter-Mennonite events. MCC received $400,000 from the work and contributions of many. Praising God through Service.
Sale Announcements
—THANKS to all of you for the wonderful support of our delicious Lasagna MCC Fellowship Meal last Sunday. Your donations brought in $1,880 of clear profit for the KS MCC Sale. FANTASTIC!!
—Children’s Coin Offering was $73.27!! FANTASTIC!! Keep collecting your coins during the week.
—Pre-Sale Expense Checks are continuing to come in. Have you done your part yet?
—We put the Sign Up Table in the foyer. PLEASE fill the slots for ALL the volunteer jobs needed to Help Make the KS MCC Sale a FUN Event. It takes 1000 Volunteers to put the sale on each year. PLEASE do YOUR part to help make it happen. MOST shifts are 2 hours. These LARGE Group Activities are almost a thing of the past. The MCC Sales continue their tradition of getting Large Groups of people ALL working together answering God’s call to HELP OTHERS. Do YOUR part to do what you can to make certain the Tradition is there for the next generation.
—IF you are planning on being on the Tabor 5K Team let Kim Funk or Jerry Toews know. Forms are on the Sign Up Table.
For more information on any sale announcements, please see Tabor liaisons, Kristin and Archie Schmidt, Eric Litwiller, or Jerry and Leann Toews.
March 2018 Newsletter
In this issue:
Worship Schedule for Lent
Katherine’s Candor: AVDS gleanings
Phil’s Pnderings: Privilege Pie: How much pie do you enjoy?
Letter from Helen Schmidt
…and more…
Feb. 25 announcements
Build Tabor 2018! Planning has begun for our building addition and construction will start this year! If you want to be involved in some way, or have ideas for the new space, please talk to a member of the building committee: Kenton Nickel, chr., Brent Abrahams, Gayle Funk, Donavon Schmidt, and Emil Schmidt. Let’s build Tabor together!
Note of Thanks
“How can we thank God enough for you…” (I Thessalonians 3:9) From the museum’s earliest beginnings, this congregation has been a cornerstone of faithful support and continues to do so today. We were again blessed by your generosity at our recent pizza fundraiser meal on January 31. Contributions of nearly $800 were received and will be used as vital operating funds as we officially open for 2018 on March 1st. ~With sincere gratitude, the board & staff of the Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum
Congregational Announcements
Camp WaShunGa: The annual fundraiser meal for our Jr Highers to attend Camp WaShunGa will take place on March 4 at the Goessel High School cafeteria. Serving will begin at 11:30 am. Support our Jr. Highers!
The Youth Group will be assembling College Care Packages on Wed., March 7 to offer a little encouragement as students approach the middle of the semester. Everyone is invited to bring something for us to include, such as a non-perishable snack or small trinket. We will assemble 9] care packages. Thank you for your generous support of our young adults!
Tabor Mennonite Women: The next event is Saturday, March 3 from 9:00 a.m. until noon. We will tie comforters and do other crafts, all for the MCC Sale.
Help is needed! There are 4 bags of squares that are ready to be sewn together into tops. They are on the table across from the church office door. Sharon Adrian would like these finished by Wednesday, Feb. 28 (and returned to church) so she can match the backing to the tops. Your help is greatly appreciated.
If you are planning to go to the Comforter Blitz in Yoder March 5, 6 or 7, please sign up on your preferred time and we will try to have a car pool. See Barb Banman if you have questions.
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for WDC’s Immigration Task Force, and congregations in WDC discerning a faithful response to immigration concerns.
« Mennonite Mission Network: Linda Oyer of MMN is bringing closure to her 30-year ministry in France. Pray that the seeds she planted through teaching and mentoring will continue to bear fruit. Pray also that she will find joy in writing more of the books that have been percolating in her spirit.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray that Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s Pastors and Leaders conference would help prepare participants for the crucial work of helping form the people of God “for such a time as this,” as they explore Christian practices that nurture, sustain and animate faith.
The WDC/SCC Women’s Spring Supper will be at 6 pm on Thurs., March 15, at Whitestone Mennonite Church, 629 Crescent Drive in Hesston. Meal, $10, program 7 pm. Offering for AIMM, Women’s Literacy training in the Congo. Checks made to WDWM and memo line AIMM. Reservations due by March 8 to Marlene Faul, westerndistrictwomen
Camp Mennoscah
—We feel the need to thank you all for your help as work continues at Camp, whether you’ve been out to volunteer with the kitchen and entrance work or held Camp Mennoscah in your thoughts and prayers in these past weeks. The roof construction on the new entrance is about to be finished! We are again in need of your help to shingle the roof if the elements allow. The next day for work will be SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24 starting 8:30 am. Bring your favorite left-handed hammer and lunch! Other tools will be provided. If you’re interested in helping, please call camp jdyoder. If there is a doubt regarding weather and you have not heard from us, please call to check whether or not we have canceled.
—Spring Scrapbook and Crafts Retreats March 2-4.
—Hymn Sing and Dessert Auction 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, February 25,Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston. Funds raised go to Camp Mennoscah general fund.
—Youth Volunteer Weekend for grades 7-12 is March 16-17!
—Kitchen helpers needed for our summer youth camps. Parents receive a camper discount up to full camp fees.
Information for all events at Camp Mennoscah or to register:
Online at www.campmennoscah.org Telephone: 620-297-3290.
Email: office.
Contact: olivia.bartel.
A Child Protection/Sexual Abuse Prevention training will be held at the MCC Center on March 1, at 6:30. “Beyond Good Touch/Bad Touch” is the topic and the presenter is Kathy Wiens. This workshop will explore how education on consent, respect, listening, and empowerment helps protect children against sexual perpetrators. The cost is $20.00. For more information email kathywiens59 or visit katherinebwiens.com.
Newton Community Chorale will give “A World Cup Tour” concert Sunday, March 4 at BCMC at 7 pm.
Bethel College
—Sun., Feb. 25 – Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Christy Davis, executive director, Symphony in the Flint Hills, 3 p.m., on “The Other Chisholm Trail: Little-Known Facts About the Great Cattle Drives,” Kauffman Museum
—Sun., Feb. 25 – Staley Lecture with Malinda Elizabeth Berry, a professor of theology and ethics at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 7 p.m., on “Practicing and Embodying Nonviolence,” Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College. Berry will also speak in convocation, Mon., Feb. 26, 11 a.m., Krehbiel Auditorium.
—Sun., March 4 – KIPCOR Film Series presents The Empathy Gap: Masculinity and the Courage to Change, 3 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College
Hesston College spring musical production: “Hands on a Hardbody.” Performances at AGCO Corp. auditorium, Communication Center, 420 W. Lincoln Blvd., Hesston. Shows: 7 p.m., Feb. 28 to March 3, and 2 p.m., March 4. Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for students and children, and can be purchased in advance through the Hesston College Bookstore in person, online at books.hesston.edu, or by calling 620-327-8104. Tickets will also be available at the door 45 minutes prior to show time and are subject to availability. The show is rated PG for mild language.
The Newton Et Cetera Shop is hiring a housewares sorter/receiver for 20-30 hours/week. The sorter/receiver maintains an active presence in the processing area, in both receiving and sorting donations. S/he will be primarily responsible for sorting through houseware donations, placing items in appropriate price categories, recycling and discarding, as needed. The full job description and applications are available at the store (619 N. Main in Newton) or via e-mail at generalmanager
@newtonetceterashop.com. Applications are due Monday, March 5, and can be submitted in person to the general manager or by e-mail.
Everence will host an all-inclusive retirement planning workshop on Saturday, March 3, 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 the Everence office at 3179 N. Main St., North Newton. Reserve your spot soon by contacting Michelle Ramer at michelle.ramer.
Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale
Praising God Through Service
Sale Dates: April 13 – 14, 2018
REMEMBERING 50 years of the Relief Sale in Kansas
In 1976, the Sale was still using the State Fair Bison Arena on the State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, as the main building for auctions and sales. According to the annual report it was the first time that soft ice cream was sold and it sold very well. Fifty-nine bales of wood shavings were used to cover the dirt floor and control the dust around the quilt display. Approximately 1,100 pies were sold. The annual report for 1976 recognizes the contributions of many volunteers who “Work in the name of Christ”. As we celebrate our 50th year, may we remember those who have made the Sale successful through Service to God.
1980 is the year when the sales tax exemption was put behind us. Visitors from 11 different states contributed to the attendance of 13,500. Griselda Shelly, MCC Central States Regional Director, set up a multi-media program to show Sale attenders the MCC programs that benefited from the Relief Sale. The Quilt and Comforter Committee auctioned 367 items totaling a financial benefit of $47,356.50. Verenike with ham gravy sold for 75 cents each, and borscht sold for 85 cents a bowl. This was the year that began the central location for collecting pies. Using the method of counting cars and multiplying by 4 estimated attendance at the Sale at 15,452. The Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus brought in $5,434.02 from their concerts and $206,711.67 was sent to MCC in the name of Christ.
Sale Announcements
—LOTS of special activities at the 50th Year Anniversary of the KS MCC Sale.
—Check out the website; kansas.mccsale.org for NEW items added frequently.
—PLEASE help take pictures of any one making items for the KS MCC Sale and email them to Sherry who puts together the slide show for the Sunday after the sale. Email to: unruh.sherry
—Children’s Coin Offer brought in $69.51. EXCELLENT!! Keep collecting the coins during the week and bring them to church on Sundays. THANKS!
—IF you are disgusted with the daily news DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT and get involved with the KS MCC Sale where YOUR actions help others which makes the world a better place!! It is easy to feel that our actions are so small, BUT when we put them together with all the other gifts; they become something BIG and help thousands who are hurting around the world where the WORST humanitarian crisis are happening. 5 to 6 MILLION DOLLARS are collected EACH year at the MCC Sales in the US and Canada!! This is a gift from God.
—Parents be creative and think of things you can do with your children before and at the Sale to help TEACH them how God wants us to help others who are hurting.
—Keep putting your checks for Pre-Sale Expenses in our boxes. THANKS
—Plant seeds for Plants and Things. Start Collecting Cook Books and things for Quilters Corner and the Children’s Auction. Collection Boxes will be put up the First Sunday in March.
—IF your items are ready to photograph PLEASE contact Jerry. We want to get your items on the website as soon as possible.
New for the 50th Annual Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale. As we meet for our 50th anniversary Sale to raise money for the Mennonite Central Committee, the Sale Board is providing a few new events. One of those events is a program with Mini Auction on Friday night, April 13, and featuring the vocals of the Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus. A scavenger hunt for all ages is being organized to help you find things and learn about the workings of the sale. We are providing a time capsule for each Church and Sale Committee to have the opportunity to put a memory into the capsule. The capsule will be opened at the Sale in 25 years. Finally, our brothers and sisters with MDS will be putting on their MCC hats and building a tool shed on the Fairgrounds during the Sale weekend. Construction will start on Friday at noon and the blitz build will be completed by Saturday noon. Sale attendees of all ages will be encouraged to pick up a hammer or a paint brush to help with the construction. The tool shed will be auctioned as part of the General Auction. Please mark your calendars for April 13 and 14 for the 50th Annual MCC Sale!
For more information on any sale announcements, please see Tabor liaisons, Kristin and Archie Schmidt, Eric Litwiller, or Jerry and Leann Toews.
Feb. 25 bulletin
Feb. 18 bulletin
Feb. 18 announcement
Congregational Announcements
Contact person for Mennonite College Task Force needed. Coordinate annual fund raiser meal, Mennonite College visits, Chair meetings with the Task Force when needs arise, communicate with the Scholarship Coordinator (Gayle Funk). Contact Gayle Funk or the church office with questions or to volunteer.
2018 Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series (AVDS) with the theme “Before the unthinkable happens: Confronting our role in injustice,” Feb. 23 to 25 on the Hesston College campus. See more information and register at hesston.edu/avds.
Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend. Cost for registration is $75 but Tabor Deacons will help offset registration costs.
Attention Young Adults! There will be an Area Wide PC-PF (Post College – Pre Family) Pizza and Bowling Night on Saturday, February 24. Meet at the Newton Pizza Hut at 6pm for supper and then bowling afterward at Play-Mor Lanes. Please bring money for supper and bowling. This group is designed for young adults in similar life stages to socialize together. If you have questions, please contact Kristin Unruh- kristin.unruh. Hope to see you there!
Camp WaShunGa: The annual fundraiser meal for our Jr Highers to attend Camp WaShunGa will take place at noon on March 5. Support our Jr. Highers!
Between Me & You, Lent to Easter devotionals are made available to families through MennoMedia. Copies for families with children were placed in mailboxes. Additional copies are available for anyone who would like one on the table in the foyer.
New Hope Shelter: Volunteer training at the shelter on Monday, Feb. 19, 6:30 – 8pm. Contact Austin Unruh with questions.
Commodities for February will be distributed on Friday February 23, at Goessel Mennonite Church from 5-6 p.m. Contact Jenny Girard at 620-747-0046 with questions.
Red Cross has a URGENT need for all blood types! The next drive at Goessel Church is Wed. Feb. 21 from 2:00-6:00. Make an appointment on line at redcrossblood.org (sponsor code: Goessel), by talking to Rosi (367-2418), or calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767).
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for WDC’s Stewardship Commission as they meet this week and give oversight to the financial resources and property of the conference.
Aurora Parchmont started as Associate Pastor at Iglesia Menonita Casa del Alfarero in Pasadena, TX in December 2017, and will celebrate her installation service on February 18.
« Mennonite Mission Network: Mark and Mary Hurst of MMN serve as resource people and pastors with the Anabaptist Association of Australia and New Zealand. Pray for them as they build relationships with people seeking God and a way of living that centers on Jesus’ justice and shalom.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray for prospective students and their parents who are visiting Bethel College on Monday, and for all those young people across the church who are exploring the option of a Mennonite higher education.
The WDC/SCC Women’s Spring Supper will be at 6 pm on Thurs., March 15, at Whitestone Mennonite Church, 629 Crescent Drive in Hesston. Meal for $10 by Whitestone Mennonite Youth with payment to them. Program at 7 pm with Joanna Gerber Pinkerton, daughter of Mennonite missionaries in the Belgian Congo, on Faith in Every Day Life. Music, Sadie and the Larks, from Hesston College. Offering for AIMM, Women’s Literacy training in the Congo. Checks made to WDWM and memo line AIMM. Reservations due by March 8 to Marlene Faul, 316-283-3342 or westerndistrictwomen
Camp Mennoscah
—Spring Scrapbook and Crafts Retreats are here! Feb. 23-25 and March 2-4.
—Hymn Sing and Dessert Auction for “Creation, Craftiness, and Cooling Off”! 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, February 25, at Whitestone Mennonite Church, Hesston. Funds raised will go toward the Camp Mennoscah general fund. Come and join us!
—Youth Volunteer Weekend for grades 7-12 is March 16-17!
—Kitchen helpers needed for our summer youth camps. The renovations of the kitchen will be complete and it will be a whole new world of cooking fun. Parents receive a camper discount up to full camp fees.
Information for all events at Camp Mennoscah or to register:
Online at www.campmennoscah.org
Telephone: 620-297-3290.
Email: office.
Contact: olivia.bartel.
Do you know high-school students with gifts for leadership and ministry? AMBS’s !Explore program gives students in grades 10–12 the opportunity to explore ministry and theology, grow in spiritual practices and biblical engagement and listen for God’s call. The program includes a 100-hour congregational internship and a Group Experience (July 3–18, 2018). Tap a shoulder! Applications are due Feb. 15. ambs.edu/explore
MCC Annual Meeting: Everyone is invited to join the board and staff of Mennonite Central Committee Central States for our annual meeting on Friday, February 23 at 10:30am at the MCC Center (121 E. 30th, North Newton, KS 67117).
MCC SALT positions now available! Serving and Learning Together (SALT) is a year-long, cross-cultural service experience. Through SALT, Christian young adults from Canada and the U.S. serve internationally in a wide variety of positions in fields like education, agriculture, health care, information technology, peace and more! Start now at salt.mcc.org, to find answers to frequently asked questions, assignment options and to apply, don’t delay. The deadline to sign up is Feb. 15!
Bethel College
—Sun., Feb. 25 – Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Christy Davis, executive director, Symphony in the Flint Hills, 3 p.m., on “The Other Chisholm Trail: Little-Known Facts About the Great Cattle Drives,” Kauffman Museum
—Sun., Feb. 25 – Staley Lecture with Malinda Elizabeth Berry, a professor of theology and ethics at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 7 p.m., on “Practicing and Embodying Nonviolence,” Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College. Berry will also speak in convocation, Mon., Feb. 26, 11 a.m., Krehbiel Auditorium.
Verenike supper at First Mennonite Church, 427 W 4th in Halstead, February 24 from 4:30-7 pm. Cost by donation, proceeds go to church missions.
The Newton Et Cetera Shop is hiring a housewares sorter/receiver for 20-30 hours/week. The sorter/receiver maintains an active presence in the processing area, in both receiving and sorting donations. S/he will be primarily responsible for sorting through houseware donations, placing items in appropriate price categories, recycling and discarding, as needed. The full job description and applications are available at the store (619 N. Main in Newton) or via e-mail at generalmanager@
newtonetceterashop.com. Applications are due Monday, March 5, and can be submitted in person to the general manager or by e-mail.
Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale
Praising God Through Service
Sale Dates: April 13 – 14, 2018
REMEMBERING 50 years of the Relief Sale in Kansas
The 7th Annual Relief Sale was held April 12, 1975. It was still the Mid-Kansas MCC Relief Sale at that time. Ed Reimer, chief auctioneer, commenced the auction at 9:00 AM after some music, opening remarks, and prayer. According to Chairman Eldo Kroeker’s report, the bidding was brisk, the items were of high quality and approximately $100,000 of receipts were received. Attitudes were great as well. “The Lord loveth a cheerful giver” and you (the people who worked to put on the Sale) were most cheerful. Attendance was estimated at around 15,000 people. $108,200 was sent to MCC. Two hundred sixty-six quilts, comforters, afghans and crocheted items were sold. As we celebrate our 50th Annual Sale may we remember the service and ministry provided by MCC around the world.
Sale Announcements
—This is the LAST SUNDAY to sign up for the Tabor Lasagna Meal on Feb. 25. Recommended donation of $20 for adults, $6 for kids 6-12 and Children under 6 FREE. Your contact people are donating the food–COME and enjoy it with us as we raise some funds for MCC.
—Children’s COIN offering was $38.20. THANKS
—The MCC Sale Website is getting started with MORE items added daily. Go check it out at: kansas.mccsale.org
—IF you have larger items PLEASE contact Jerry so he can take a picture of your item(s) to get on the website and/or sale bill. Getting pictures on facebook and the website is VERY important in helping your donations bring a good price.
—PRE-SALE EXPENSE report. $77,000 is budgeted for Pre-sale Expense this year. Of that Kansas Mennonites have already raised $52,000. Have YOU helped along?? We are not looking for large gifts; we are looking for mass involvement. Everyone doing a little gets us there. We only have $25,000 to go with 8 weeks left. EXCELLENT work!!! Keep putting your checks in our boxes.
—The 1st KS MCC Sale was held at the newly built Marion County Fairgrounds in 1968 (FIFTY YEARS AGO). The auction attracted about 4,000 people and raised over $18,000. Due to wet weather as well as new highway construction in the area, a shuttle bus was set up to haul hundreds to and from the area. Items ranged from baked goods to antiques, to livestock and quilts. Some of the 150 quilts were reported to sell as HIGH as $1000 each. Verenike were made during the sale. HELP us CELEBRATE 50 years by making something for the sale this year.
New for the 50th Annual Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale. As we meet for our 50th anniversary Sale to raise money for the Mennonite Central Committee, the Sale Board is providing a few new events. One of those events is a program with Mini Auction on Friday night, April 13, and featuring the vocals of the Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus. A scavenger hunt for all ages is being organized to help you find things and learn about the workings of the sale. We are providing a time capsule for each Church and Sale Committee to have the opportunity to put a memory into the capsule. The capsule will be opened at the Sale in 25 years. Finally, our brothers and sisters with MDS will be putting on their MCC hats and building a tool shed on the Fairgrounds during the Sale weekend. Construction will start on Friday at noon and the blitz build will be completed by Saturday noon. Sale attendees of all ages will be encouraged to pick up a hammer or a paint brush to help with the construction. The tool shed will be auctioned as part of the General Auction. Please mark your calendars for April 13 and 14 for the 50th Annual MCC Sale!
For more information on any sale announcements, please see Tabor liaisons, Kristin and Archie Schmidt, Eric Litwiller, or Jerry and Leann Toews.