>
>
Dec. 11 web.pdf
Category: News & Media
Dec. 4 bulletin
Dec. Newsletter
>
Dec..pdf
>
Nov. 20 bulletin
Nov. 13 bulletin
Nov. 6 announcements
Congregational Announcements
Congregational Meeting: Plan to stay at church after the worship service and after Faith Formation on November 6! The Mennonite College Task Force will host a fundraising meal at noon, followed by our Annual Congregational Meeting. During this meeting, we will affirm people to serve through the ministries of the church commissions, we will discuss and approve a budget for 2017, and we will receive an update from the Finance Task Force. The Tabor Trading Post will also kick-off at that time (please see display in foyer for more information).
Everyone please bring your appetite & generous donation to the Mennonite College scholarship fund raiser meal at noon, Nov. 6. Our current students at Mennonite colleges are Sarah Booth (Hesston College) Reece Hiebert and Luke Unruh (Bethel College).
Meat Canning this year will be on November 7 and 8 at the MCC Center in North Newton. Sign up on the bulletin board to volunteer. Donations are welcome. Checks can be made out to Tabor Mennonite Church, earmarked “MCC meat canning”, and placed in the truck in the foyer. Contact Kenton Nickel with any questions.
Library Committee meeting on November 15 at 7:00pm in the Library.
Tabor Thanksgiving Service: Come join us on Wednesday evening, November 23, at 6pm for a Thanksgiving meal and service in the fellowship hall. During the service we will hear several stories of Thanksgiving. If you have a Thanksgiving testimony that your would like to share, please talk to one of the pastors.
Healthy Sexuality: Beginning in January, we will be engaging in a worship series focusing on healthy sexuality. The worship series will be in 6 parts: 1) Goodness of Bodies; 2) Healthy Intimacy; 3) Gift of Singleness; 4) Mutual Love and Respect in Marriage; 5) Lament of Sexual Abuse; 6) Church as God’s Family. This series will not speak to same-sex covenanted relationships, as has been the practice of the church when speaking of sexuality in the past few decades. We as pastors and deacons feel that it is important to have conversations around healthy sexuality within the church, especially given the prevalence of sexual abuse in the church and world. As people who know the Creator who created our bodies very good, it is important to speak to healthy sexuality within the church, to provide a witness that is different from that which we hear in the culture around us. More information on this series will come in the December Newsletter.
November Wellness Challenge: Congratulations to Carol and the other participants of the October crunch challenge for truly having abs of steel!
The November NEAT Wellness Challenge is available on the bulletin board under the red wellness display. This month’s challenge is about improving your non-exercise activity or those things that require us to move throughout the day. Grab a log and find out what it’s all about! Our year-long fitness challenge “Tabor Goes Mobile” participants have logged over 7000 miles! Join the Tabor Church Group at www.mapmyfitness.com.
Community Announcements
The Fourth Annual Goessel Community Thanksgiving is next Sunday, November 13, 5:00-6:30 p.m. It’s going to be a wonderful evening of good food and fellowship for all of us! We still need a few more people to sign up to bring a food item. We want to make sure that there will be food for everyone who comes. Sign-Up deadline is TODAY, November 6. Bring your turkey or ham to the church kitchen and put it in the refrigerator TODAY. Salads, breads and desserts may be brought to the church kitchen by noon on Sunday, November 13, or to the Goessel Elementary school by 4:00 p.m. on that day. If you have questions, contact a member of the Meal Planning Team: Keith and Barb Banman, Becky Wedel, Linda Peters, Kim Voth, or Lynette Duerksen. Invite your friends and neighbors to join us for a great Thanksgiving dinner! The meal is free. If you so wish, you may give a donation to support the ministries of Goessel Ministerial Alliance. Thank you, everyone!
– If you are willing to setup tables for the event, please meet at Goessel Elementary School on Saturday, November 12 at 9am.
– Please pick up some postcard invitations to pass out to neighbors/friends who you think would be interested in coming to the meal.
The Goessel Ministerial Alliance is excited to announce that the Christmas Giving Tree project will be happening again this year. The tree will be at the Citizen’s State Bank. Flyers on how you can help make it a great Christmas for children in our community are in your mailboxes today.
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for our leaders and congregations to follow the way of Jesus in love, justice and peace in this election process and beyond.
« Mennonite Mission Network: MMN requests prayer for Mennonite Voluntary Service participants Stefan Baumgartner, Laura Hassel, Meg Short and two associate house members as they live in community and work alongside their neighbors to share God’s love in San Francisco.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Thank God for the gifts of Bethel College vocalists – all five choral ensembles present “Bethel College Sings” this afternoon for the campus and community.
« Mennonite Church USA: Be in prayer for the meetings of the Mennonite Church USA Executive Board, taking place Nov. 10-12 in Newton; the MHS Board meeting Nov. 17-18 in Columbus, Ohio; and for all the work of the church wide staff.
« Mennonite Disaster Service: Please pray for those still recovering from the June flooding in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The flooding, the worst in centuries, caused major destruction and damage especially in the town of White Sulphur Springs where more than a dozen people died and 200 homes were damaged or destroyed. MDS volunteer have been working there since June. Long-term work begins next week so continue praying for the community and its members as well as the volunteers working and restoring hope to residents.
Western District Announcements:
-Did you know? The Resource Library subscribes to more than 10 magazines/journals that are available to you for checkout? This includes the children’s bilingual magazine High Five (from Highlights), Children’s Ministry, Group, Sojourners, Christianity Today, Christian Century, and of course Mennonite periodicals like The Mennonite and Mennonite World Review. Come in and read (or checkout an issue today).
-On display this month at the Resource Library: Fall books about leaves, apples, pumpkins, and Thanksgiving. Coming soon, Advent resources for families, individuals, and congregations!
-All are invited to Trinity Mennonite Church, 211 S Elm, Hillsboro, KS, for an Election Day Prayer & Communion Service on November 8 at 7:00 pm.
-You are invited to join First Mennonite Church’s Choir (Newton) in singing Handel’s Messiah on Sunday, December 18 at 7 pm. Rehearsals: Sundays, November 20 – December 11, 2-3:30 pm and Wednesdays, November 2-December 14, 7:15-8 pm. Bring your own book or purchase one for $10 at the first rehearsal. Contact: Kay Schroeder, 316-283-0273, kays.
Mennonite Church USA Announcements:
-AMBS Church Leadership Center – Webinar: Introduction to Anabaptism -Thursday, Nov. 3, 2–3:30 p.m. EDT. Lois Barrett, Ph.D., AMBS professor of theology and Anabaptist studies, has been teaching about Anabaptism for more than 20 years. In this webinar she will give an overview of Anabaptist beliefs. Anabaptist theology is not some kind of generic theology with a few Anabaptist distinctives added, as if we were putting parsley on a casserole. To continue the analogy, we will be considering a whole different style of cooking rather than adding just a few extra ingredients. In other words, we will be looking at how to take an Anabaptist view of all of theology — and what difference that makes for believers, for the life of the church and for its relation to the world. Participants in the webinar will look at a few clusters of theological topics, with opportunity for questions after each cluster. For more information, visit this link: https://www.ambs.edu/churchleadershipcenter/Webinars.cfm
-Anti-Racism Training in Newton: February 17-19, 2017 at the Newton Recreation Commission, 415 N Poplar, sponsored by Newton Community for Racial Justice (NCRJ). Cost per participant: $250 (register by January 9)/$300 (register after January 9). More information at: rootsofjusticetraining.org
Bethel College
-Bethel College Sings, featuring Women’s Chorus, Men’s Ensemble, Woven, Open Road and Concert Choir, Sun., Nov. 6, 3 pm, Bethel College Mennonite Church
Retirement income seminar: Everence Financial will present an informational seminar, Creating your retirement income strategy, at 7 p.m. on the following Mondays: Nov.14 and Dec. 12. Everence Financial Advisor Robert Wall will speak about having enough for retirement, making your savings last and coping with the financial markets. There will also be time for your questions. The seminars will take place at Everence Financial,371 N. Old Highway 81, Hesston. To reserve your spot, contact Darlene Buller at (620) 327-4043,
darlene.buller.
Nov. 6 bulletin
Oct. 30 announcements
The 2016 Goessel Area Harvest Giving Walk took place Sunday afternoon October 9 at Tabor Mennonite Church. Participants completed a route between 2 and 6 miles and included 35 walkers and runners, 2 young ones on bikes, and a dog! Funds raised for the day’s event were $5,720 and will be dispersed to MCC’s food projects and the Tabor Church Food Pantry. Additionally 49 non-perishable items for the Tabor Food Pantry were donated. Thank you for your support of this community event – by walking, donating money or food pantry items, providing cookies, and praying for us!
~Kevin & Yvette Nickel, area coordinators
Congregational Announcements
Annual Chicken BBQ: Tabor Mennonite Church, Thursday, November 3 from 5-7pm. Special secret recipe BBQ plus the best baked beans, coleslaw, roll and ice cream you have ever tasted. Donations go to Mission Partners Smith-Derksen Family, Africa, and Tabor Facilities Fund. Come for a great evening of food and fellowship.
Men: Please sign up on the bulletin board in the foyer to help out in the area and shift that works best for you.
Congregational Meeting: Plan to stay at church after the worship service and after Faith Formation on November 6! The Mennonite College Task Force will host a fundraising meal at noon, followed by our Annual Congregational Meeting. During this meeting, we will affirm people to serve through the ministries of the church commissions, we will discuss and approve a budget for 2017, and we will receive an update from the Finance Task Force. The Tabor Trading Post will also kick-off at that time (please see display in foyer for more information).
Everyone please bring your appetite & generous donation to the Mennonite College scholarship fund raiser meal at noon, Nov. 6. Our current students at Mennonite colleges are Sarah Booth (Hesston College) Reece Hiebert and Luke Unruh (Bethel College).
Meat Canning this year will be on November 7 and 8 at the MCC Center in North Newton. Sign up on the bulletin board to volunteer. Donations are welcome. Checks can be made out to Tabor Mennonite Church, earmarked “MCC meat canning”, and placed in the truck in the foyer. Contact Kenton Nickel with any questions.
Community Announcements
The Goessel Ministerial Alliance is excited to announce that the Christmas Giving Tree project will be happening again this year. The tree will be at the Citizen’s State Bank. Watch your mailbox for details on how you can help make it a great Christmas for children in our community.
Bethesda Pillars Banquet: November 6 at Crosswind Conference Center, Hesston. 5:30 punch bowl, 6:00 dinner, and 7:00 entertainment. Recommended contribution $150 per person. First time attendees $75. College age and younger $35. Reservation deadline noon 10/31. Call (620) 367-2291 to make your reservation or contact Bethesda board members Bonnie Janzen, Eileen Schmidt, or Jason Unruh. All contributions go toward our annual Medicaid shortfall. Your support means a lot to the Bethesda ministry.
It is only two more weeks until the Goessel Community Thanksgiving meal on Sunday, November 13, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Please consider signing up to bring a salad, bread or dessert, or a harm or turkey. The deadline to sign up is Sunday, November 6. Bring your turkey or ham to the church kitchen and put it in the refrigerator on November 6. Salads, breads and desserts may be brought to the church kitchen by noon on Sunday, November 13 or to the Goessel Elementary school by 4:00 p.m. on that day. If you have questions, please contact a member of the Meal Planning team: Keith and Barb Banman, Linda Peters, Kim Voth, Becky Wedel, Lynette Duerksen.
Monetary donations are welcome to help cover expenses. Write your check out to “Goessel Ministerial Alliance” and give it to the church office. At the event, you will have opportunity to give a donation to the Goessel Ministerial Alliance (GMA) so we can continue to help families in our community. Thank you, everyone, for helping to make this event possible for our community.
Invite your friends and neighbors to join us!
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for wisdom and courage for WDC congregations giving witness to God’s love, peace, and justice during this election season.
« Mennonite Mission Network: Delicia Bravo and Peter Wigginton of MMN use their gifts in music, education, and children’s and youth ministries in the programs of the Mennonite churches in Ecuador. Pray for them as they also serve as coordinators for partnerships with churches in Colombia and the United States
« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray for Perry Bush, professor of history at Bluffton University, as he delivers three Menno Simons Lectures at Bethel College today and tomorrow.
« Mennonite World Conference: On October 31 in Sweden, the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church will jointly hold a commemoration of the Reformation, in anticipation of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Praise God for this joint worship by two world communions. As general secretary César García participates on behalf of Mennonite World Conference, pray that God continues to work on the reconciliation of his church for a better witness to Christ in the world.
Walking together in Prayer – “The Mennonite World Conference prayer network is a wonderful opportunity to walk alongside other churches in compassion,” says César García, MWC General Secretary. “ Many things can be transformed in this way, starting with our own hearts. Let’s walk with God in prayer – together!” Join the MWC prayer network today at: http://mwc-cmm.org/prayernetwork
KIPCOR : “Managing Differences within Faith Communities”, January 25-26. The polarization and division in our world often seeps into our congregations, but we don’t have to remain stuck in disagreement. This two-day course will offer skills and insights to help transform conflict into spiritual and community renewal. Consider coming as a team from your congregation. Registration and details available online: http://kipcor.org/Registration/Faith-Communities-2017/
Camp Mennoscah
Summer Youth Camp Volunteer Christmas! We’re telling you now, folks, so you can get it on your calendar. All volunteers (from summer staff to counselors to cooks to nurses and program staff) and their families are invited to come to Camp Mennoscah on December 17 at 2:30pm-ish for a time of fun and gathering. We’ll have cookies and hot drinks for you with a white elephant gift exchange for those interested. Just grab something from the back of your closet or garage and wrap it up! Bring snacks to share and camp pictures to show off, if you would like.
Volunteers needed! Camp Mennoscah is looking for volunteers for various projects, including the kitchen/dining hall renovations. If interested in volunteering, please send your name, email address, and information about skills you have to office. You will be added to a volunteer database and contacted as needs arise. Thank you for being a volunteer!
Information for all of the above or to register:
Online at www.campmennoscah.org Telephone: 620-297-3290.
Email: office.
Contact: olivia.bartel.
Mark your calendars! Online registration for the 2017 programs at Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp will open on November 1st. Log in to register for Summer Youth Camps, Young Adult Snow Camp, Men’s Retreat, Quilters Retreats, and Work & Play Retreats. For the summer Wilderness and Resident Youth Camps, register before March 1st to receive the “Best Rate,” a $40 savings. Go to www.rmmc.org and click on “Register Online.” Any questions, give us a call – 719-687-9506. Hope to see you at camp soon!
Mennonite Church USA: Registration for “Beyond Buried Treasure: Turning Hidden Resources into Assets” is open as of Oct. 17. This second joint MHS Mennonite Health Assembly and Mennonite Education Agency Education Leaders Gathering takes place March 9-12 in Jacksonville, Florida. For more information or to register, visit mhaelgconference.wordpress.com.
Bethel College
-Bethel College Philharmonia concert, Sun., Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall
-Menno Simons Lectures with Perry Bush: Sun., Oct. 30, 8pm: “Grasping the Hand of Politics: Mennonites and the Common Good”; Mon., Oct. 31, 11 am: “Saying Yes and No to the State: Mennonites, History and Social Responsibility”; 7 pm: “Guy Hershberger, Unions and the Challenge of Kermit Eby.” All lectures in Krehbiel Auditorium, Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College
-Kauffman Museum First-Saturday Bird Walk Sat., Nov. 5, 8 am. Join birders Gregg Friesen and Rod Wedel at in the museum parking lot for a walk of 1 to 1.5 hours. Please be aware this is mostly on an unpaved trail and the terrain is sometimes sloping or steep.
-Bethel College Sings, featuring Women’s Chorus, Men’s Ensemble, Woven, Open Road and Concert Choir, Sun., Nov. 6, 3 pm, Bethel College Mennonite Church
Newton Et Cetera Shop is seeking your clean hand-me-downs! We accept all kinds of clothing and shoes–even your old t-shirts and your “unmentionables.”
Don’t let embarrassment get in the way of supporting Mennonite Central Committee and our local service organizations! Let us sort what gets recycled, what becomes a rug, and what ends up on our sales floor. The only things we turn away are smoky or moldy items. We keep your treasures from becoming trash, and upcycle your trash into treasures!
THIRD ANNUAL TEN THOUSAND VILLAGE FAIR TRADE
INTERNATIONAL GIFT FESTIVAL
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, November 25-26
Friday-Saturday, December 2-3
Friday-Saturday, December 9-10
HOURS: 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
WHERE: Western District Conference Office Complex
2500 North Main Street, North Newton, Kansas
Mark you calendars! Invite a friend! Prepare your Fair Trade Holiday Gift List!