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Changes at the Tabor Church Nursery

With the expanding of the toddler nursery and addition of a nursing room above, we have developed some new guidelines to help.

The nursing room is available via the stairs at the back of the sanctuary. Upstairs you will find

• · A changing table (some diapers and wipes are in the drawers, if needed)
• · Nursing rocking chairs
• · A crib for sleeping babies

The newly expanded toddler nursery is available for children 3 years old and younger. Some changes/additions include

• · A fold out changing table in the bathroom (wipes are available to clean the table after use)
• · Some diapers and wipes on the bathroom counter for guests or in case parents need an extra
• · Ceiling fan (with a wall switch)
• · A mesh bag located in the bathroom for dirty/chewed on toys so that they can be cleaned
• · Coming Soon: storage space for toys and diapers bags, drink cups, etc. so that they can be off the floor.

Congregational Announcements

Pledge Cards: The Finance Task Force has placed a secured mailbox in the foyer to receive your pledge cards. We also remind everyone that donations to the Facility Fund are best placed in the offering with a memo note indicating “Facility Fund”.

Toys! The nursery toys were sorted and toys which are no longer needed were removed. If you would like any of the toys, you are welcome to take them from the tub in the fellowship hall. Any toys which are left will be donated to the St. Francis Foster Care program.

Playing at the Patch: Plan to join us for a fun afternoon at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch TODAY, Sunday, October 18. Meet at the church park at 3:30 p.m. if you would like to ride the hayrack or head directly to the Patch and meet there at 4:00 p.m. Please bring money for paid activities as well as for supper.

Tabor Mennonite Women: Tuesday, October 20th we will meet at the MCC Center in North Newton for a work day from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Please bring a sack lunch, and also something for our break time. If you are willing to provide devotions, please contact Elaine Unruh.

What’s Cookin’? Soup! Come to the Tabor Church fellowship hall on October 29, 6:30 p.m. to cook and taste a variety of soups. What’s Cookin’? is offered by the Tabor Church Food Pantry and is open to anyone in the community who is interested in coming for menu ideas, cooking fun, and fellowship. RSVP is requested but not required. (367-2318 or email: tabor)

Mennonite Men Chicken BBQ: Make plans to eat at the Mennonite Men’s Chicken BBQ on November 5, 5-7 pm. Men, please sign up on the bulletin board to help.

Meat Canning this year will be on November 9 and 10. Sign up on the bulletin board to volunteer. If you wish to make a monetary contribution, 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

Blood Mobile: The individuals who take time out of their busy schedules to donate their blood are very much appreciated!! The need of blood continues to be high, so Red Cross is trying something new this drive on October 20. It is an Express Drive with only 2 beds and 1 nurse. You are asked to try RapidPass. Before you arrive at the church visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass. There you can read the information and answer the questions. Print the pass and bring it with you, or show it on your mobile device. This will eliminate the question time at the drive. RapidPass cannot be completed prior to the date of the drive. If you do not have it with you in paper or on your mobile device you will have to complete the questions again. RapidPass will speed up the blood donation process, but it does not take the place of scheduling an appointment. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment for the Express Drive.

An old-fashioned hymn-sing, where a chorister helps participants make the program, will be held Sunday, Oct. 25, in the Preparatory School at Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum in Goessel. The event will begin at 3 p.m. Faspa, a traditional light Mennonite Low German meal, will be served at 4 p.m. The Mennonite Hymnal will be used. The hymn-sing will end with this hymnbook’s most-loved hymn, Number 606, sometimes informally called “the Mennonite anthem.” This event is free and open to the public.

Hesston College Bel Canto Singers and Goessel High School Elbiata Singers will perform a collaborative concert at the historic Basilica of St. Fidelis Church: The Cathedral on the Plains in Victoria, Kan., at 6 p.m.,Sunday, October 25. Don’t miss an evening of music in a grand space!

Bethesda Home Pillars Banquet: Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for the Bethesda Home Pillar’s Banquet this year on Sunday afternoon, November 8 at the Dyck Arboretum in Hesston. Punch bowl will begin at 4:30, dinner at 5:30, with entertainment by the McKinney Sisters following.Please call Bethesda Home 620-367-2291, or talk to a Bethesda board member to reserve a spot. This is Bethesda’s largest fundraiser of the year. We encourage a ticket price of $150, but don’t want that to limit your attendance, and would be happy for contributions of $50 or more to help offset food and entertainment costs. This event is hosted by the Bethesda Board of Trustees which include Karl Brubaker, Patrick Flaming, Marjean Harris, Bonnie Janzen, Jared Jost, Morgan Kaufman, Pat Rupp, Eileen Schmidt, Duane Unruh, Jason Unruh, and Verney Voth .

The 3rd Annual Goessel Community Thanksgiving Meal will be Sunday, November 15, 5:00-6:30pm at the Goessel Elementary School Gymnasium.

Everyone in the community is invited. The Alexanderwohl, Goessel and Tabor churches provide food and volunteers to make this event possible. Signup sheets for salads, bread or desserts, turkey or ham are posted on the bulletin board. Monetary donations are also welcome to be used toward the expenses for the meal. Checks payable to “Goessel Ministerial Alliance”, turn in to church office. We are so grateful for your participation and support!

Job Opening: The Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum in Goessel is seeking qualified applicants for the positions of Store Manager and Curator/Archivist. We are looking for persons who are interested in museum work and have a passion for preserving the history of Mennonites in the Goessel area and the broader Mennonite community.Candidates must have a strong ability to prioritize multiple projects independently and be well-organized and detail oriented. Persons interested in either of these as part-time positions, or as one full-time position, are encouraged to contact Steve Banman, Board President, for a job description and more information at 620-367-4610.

Conference Announcements

Prayer Requests:

« Western District Conference: Pray for Richard Gehring, Byron Pellecer and Heidi Regier Kreider as they travel this week to represent WDC at meetings of the Mennonite Church USA Constituency Leaders Council, October 19-21 in Archbold, OH.

« Mennonite Mission Network: Deb and Wes Bergen of MMN live at Good News Theological College and Seminary in Ghana. Pray for Wes as he teaches Bible classes, and for Deb as she works with a team to help people in West African countries process trauma.

« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray for Bethel College, North Newton students on fall break this weekend through Oct. 20. Pray especially for rest, good health and safe travel.

Circle of Marion County presents Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life and Times of Katrina Gilbert on Tuesday, October 20, 7pm, at the Hillsboro MB Church,300 Prairie Point, Hillsboro, KS. All are invited.

The Annual meeting for Mennonite Disaster Service Region III will be held October 30-31, 2015 at: The Ark on Table Rock Lake, Conference Center, 1190 State Hwy. East, Eagle Rock, Missouri 65641. You are invited to attend. Check with your Church office for a registration form.

Camp Mennoscah: Scrappy Happy! Camp Mennoscah still has a few spots open at the Fall Scrapbooking Retreats. We think you ought to come out with all your pictures and spend some time with some nifty folks and do some nifty things. Crafters are also welcome; contact us about space requirements. Retreats are Oct. 30-Nov. 1 and Nov. 6-8. Register online at www.campmennoscah.org or call us at 620-297-3290.

Harvey County Habitat for Humanity Annual Fundraiser Dinner: November 12, 6:30 p.m. at the Bethel College Mennonite Church, N. Newton. Come enjoy great food and fellowship, a live auction and entertainment. RSVP to 316-215-2746. Donations and pledges will be greatly appreciated.

Bethel College:

Oct. 25-26 – Bethel College Bible Lectures with Tom Yoder Neufeld

(Conrad Grebel University College). Sun., Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., “Anabaptists, the Bible and Violence”; Mon., Oct. 26, 11 a.m., “Romans 12: Paul’s Sermon on the Mount.”Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center

Mon., Oct. 26 – Bethel College Philharmonia Orchestra and Honors Orchestra concert, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, featuring an all-Beethoven program

Oct. 29-30 – Staley Lectures at Bethel College with Safwat Marzouk(Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary). Thurs., Oct. 29, 7 p.m., “The Nations Marching to the Mount of Zion: A Postcolonial Reading Beyond Imperialism and Universalism”; Fri., Oct. 30, 11 a.m., “Thinking Theologically about the Character of the Monsters in the Bible.” Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center

The Hesston College Music Department will present Joseph Haydn’s The Creation for the annual Thanksgiving celebration on Thursday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Community members are invited to join the college choirs,under the direction of Russell Adrian, by singing in the chorus. Participants must use the red New Novello choral score, ed. Pilkington, which can be purchased at the first rehearsal for $25. Six weekly rehearsals will begin on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. More information and a complete rehearsal schedule can be found at

Russell.Adrian, 620-327-8143.

Dyck Arboretum of the Plains: The first concert of the 2015-16 Prairie Window Concert Series, featuring Nashville fiddling duo 10 String Symphony,

will be Sunday, October 18 at 4 p.m. at the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston. Join us for an evening of great music and good food in a prairie garden setting. Tickets: $20 adults/$10 kids, plus tax. Arboretum members receive a 10% discount. Call 620-327-8127 to reserve your seats.

Advantages of long-term care insurance: Statistics show that many of us will need some sort of long-term care as we get older. Long-term care insurance can help you cover the high costs without wiping out your life savings. Everence is presenting a seminar, Understanding long-term care insurance, Oct. 20 in Hutchinson, Nov. 3 in Hesston and Nov. 5 in South Hutchinson. All three will start at 7 p.m. Contact Sandy Popp at (620) 662-7900, (877) 893-8647 or

sandy.popp for more information or to reserve your spot.

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Congregational Announcements

Pledge Cards: The Finance Task Force has placed a secured mailbox in the foyer to receive your pledge cards. We also remind everyone that donations to the Facility Fund are best placed in the offering with a memo note indicating “Facility Fund”.

Commitment forms were emailed to you or placed in your church mailbox. Please prayerfully consider how you would like to serve Tabor in this coming year. Forms are due by October 11.

Toys! The nursery toys were sorted and toys which are no longer needed were removed. If you would like any of the toys, you are welcome to take them from the tub in the fellowship hall. Any toys which are left will be donated to the St. Francis Foster Care program.

Playing at the Patch: Plan to join us for a fun afternoon at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch next Sunday, October 18. Meet at the church park at 3:30 p.m. if you would like to ride the hayrack or head directly to the Patch and meet there at 4:00 p.m. Please bring money for paid activities as well as for supper.

Tabor Mennonite Women: Tuesday, October 20th we will meet at the MCC Center in North Newton for a work day from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Please bring a sack lunch, and also something for our break time. If you are willing to provide devotions, please contact Elaine Unruh.

What’s Cookin’? Soup! Come to the Tabor Church fellowship hall on October 29, 6:30 p.m. to cook and taste a variety of soups. What’s Cookin’? is offered by the Tabor Church Food Pantry and is open to anyone in the community who is interested in coming for menu ideas, cooking fun, and fellowship. RSVP is requested but not required. (367-2318 or email: tabor)

Western District Conference Annual Assembly will be held on the Bethel College campus on October 30-31. Information about the assembly is posted on the bulletin board. If you would like to serve as a Tabor Church delegate, please contact Pastor Phil or the church office.

Meat Canning this year will be on November 9 and 10. Sign up on the bulletin board to volunteer. If you wish to make a monetary contribution, 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 Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will have their only concert of the fall semester in collaboration with the Goessel High School Elbiata Singers at 6 p.m., Sunday, October 25 at the historic Basilica of St. Fidelis Church: The Cathedral on the Plains, in Victoria, Ks. Bus transportation leaving from Hesston is available for $50 per person. Reserve your spot by October 14 by calling 620-327-8109.

Red Cross Blood Mobile: At the October 20 blood drive we will be serving pies to celebrate reaching our goal in August. The individuals who take time out of their busy schedules to donate their blood or their time are very much appreciated!! Red Cross is trying something new this drive. It is an Express Drive with only 2 beds and 1 nurse, so call soon to reserve the time you want.

Bethesda Home Pillars Banquet: Mark your calendars for November 8th, and plan to attend this year’s Bethesda Home Pillars Banquet. The event will be held at the Dyck Arboretum and catered by Keith’s Foods. Help support Bethesda, and enjoy fellowship and entertainment. More information to come.

The 3rd Annual Goessel Community Thanksgiving Meal will be on Sunday, November 15, 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the Goessel Elementary School Gymnasium. Everyone in the community is invited. The Alexanderwohl, Goessel and Tabor churches provide food and volunteers to make this event possible. Signup sheets for salads, bread or desserts, turkey or ham are up in the lobby today. Monetary donations are also welcome to be used toward the expenses for the meal, such as paper goods and other food items like potatoes, vegetables, and meat. You may write your check out to “Goessel Ministerial Alliance” and give it to your church office. The meal planning team is Keith and Barb Banman, Linda Peters, Janice Funk Voth, Becky Wedel and Lynette Duerksen. Goessel Ministerial Alliance members are Phil Schmidt, Brad Penner, Gail Graber, Peter Emery and Linda Ewert.

We are so grateful for your participation and support!

Conference Announcements

Prayer Requests:

« Western District Conference: Pray for leaders and students in WDC congregations who participate in Instituto Biblico Anabautista, as it equips Hispanic leaders in the Mennonite Church.

« Mennonite Mission Network: Mary Beyler of MMN is attending a different Mennonite congregation in Hokkaido, Japan, each Sunday this month. Pray for her today as she preaches and engages through a music ministry of piano accompaniment and teaching new hymns.

« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray for the search committee seeking applicants for the next president of Eastern Mennonite University,Harrisonburg, Va. Pray that they would have clarity around their task and responsibility.

The Western District Conference Annual Assembly: Do you like food with your meetings? Yes? Then please register by October 16 to receive the meal plan while you are at the WDC Assembly on October 30-31. Go to mennowdc.org/annual-assembly/ and get ready for a great time of discerning, learning and worship.

The annual Instituto Bíblico Anabautista-IBA BENEFIT dinner will take place Friday, October 16 at 6:30 pm in the First Mennonite Church of Newton fellowship hall. A smothered pork burrito dinner will be prepared and served by Chef Carlos Lujano. A short program will follow featuring a hymn by IBA student Javier Rodriquez, a dance performed by the children of Iglesia Mennonita Casa Betania, and video presentation by Ervin Stutzman. Dinner is by donation. This is a great opportunity for a Sunday School, Small Group or individuals to come and hear how this program is equipping Hispanic leaders in Mennonite Church USA. IBA is a program of Mennonite Education Agency’s Hispanic Pastoral and Leadership Education Program. For any inquires contact Violeta Ajquejay at:

VioletaA or call 316-281-4342

Camp Mennoscah: Camp Mennoscah’s Scrapbooking Retreats on Oct. 30-Nov.1 and Nov. 6-8 have space for beginner scrappers, expert scrappers, and all in-betweeners. It’s a time for chatting, snacking, and organizing all those memories. You can register online at www.campmennoscah.org or call 620-297-3290. We’ll see you soon!

The Annual meeting for Mennonite Disaster Service Region III will be held October 30-31, 2015 at: The Ark on Table Rock Lake, Conference Center, 1190 State Hwy. East, Eagle Rock, Missouri 65641. You are invited to attend. Check with your Church office for a registration form.

Harvey County Homeless Shelter: Save the date for a volunteer appreciation event Sat. Nov 14th, 6pm.

2nd Annual Ten Thousand Village Festival Sale: Friday, November 27 through Saturday, December 5 (except Sunday) with daily hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will be located at Peace Connections this year which is located at 612 North Main, Newton. Our goal is to place new items on the shelves everyday.

The Hesston College Music Department will present Joseph Haydn’s

The Creation for the annual Thanksgiving celebration on Thursday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Community members are invited to join the college choirs, under the direction of Russell Adrian, by singing in the chorus. Participants must use the red New Novello choral score, ed. Pilkington, which can be purchased at the first rehearsal for $25. Six weekly rehearsals will begin on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. More information and a complete rehearsal schedule can be found at Russell.Adrian, 620-327-8143.

Dyck Arboretum of the Plains: The first concert of the 2015-16 Prairie Window Concert Series, featuring Nashville fiddling duo 10 String Symphony,

will be Sunday, October 18 at 4 p.m. at the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston. Join us for an evening of great music and good food in a prairie garden setting. Tickets: $20 adults/$10 kids, plus tax. Arboretum members receive a 10% discount. Call 620-327-8127 to reserve your seats.

Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church: 43 13th Ave., rural Inman, scheduled its annual Mission Supper from 5 to 7pm on Saturday, Oct. 17. The proceeds to benefit Saint Francis Community Services – Hutchinson Adoption Unit to provide Christmas gifts for special needs children waiting for adoptive families.For a free will donation, diners served include baked sausage, mashed potatoes, creamed peas, applesauce, rolls and homemade pie.

Advantages of long-term care insurance: Statistics show that many of us will need some sort of long-term care as we get older. Long-term care insurance can help you cover the high costs without wiping out your life savings. Everence is presenting a seminar, Understanding long-term care insurance, Oct. 20 in Hutchinson, Nov. 3 in Hesston and Nov. 5 in South Hutchinson. All three will start at 7 p.m. Contact Sandy Popp at (620) 662-7900, (877) 893-8647 or

sandy.popp for more information or to reserve your spot.

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Congregational Announcements

Thanks: 52 walkers, runners, strollers and one biker gathered on September 27 at Goessel Mennonite Church to walk two or six miles for the Goessel Area Harvest Giving Walk. All joined together to raise money and awareness of MCC projects and Tabor Food Pantry needs. The total amount raised was over $5,000 which will be distributed to MCC and to the Tabor Food Pantry. Official results will be posted in the Church Annual Reports later in the year. As has been the tradition, it continues to be so awesome to see the Goessel community supporting overseas and local missions. Thanks to all of you who walked, and who donated money.

Walkers, if you still have donated money to turn in, please do so this week to your church recruiter or Denise or Elton Nickel.

Playing at the Patch: Plan to join us for a fun afternoon at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch on Sunday, October 18. Meet at the church park at 3:30 p.m. if you would like to ride the hayrack or head directly to the Patch and meet there at 4:00 p.m. More information will be available next Sunday.

Pledge Cards: The Finance Task Force has placed a secured mailbox in the foyer to receive your pledge cards. We also remind everyone that donations to the Facility Fund are best placed in the offering with a memo note indicating “Facility Fund”.

Commitment forms were emailed to you or placed in your church mailbox. Please prayerfully consider how you would like to serve Tabor in this coming year. Forms are due by October 11.

Tabor Mennonite Women: Tuesday, October 20th we will meet at the MCC Center in North Newton for a work day from 9:30 to 3:00. Please bring a sack lunch, and also something for our break time. We still need someone to provide the devotions.

Sexton Position: Please be in prayerful consideration for the position of church Sexton and for a Trustee as you consider your involvement here at Tabor Church this year. If you are interested in either position, please talk to a Trustee for more information.

Western District Conference Annual Assembly will be held on the Bethel College campus on October 30-31. Information about the assembly is posted on the bulletin board. If you would like to serve as a Tabor Church delegate, please contact Pastor Phil or the church office.

Question: Two suitcases and some metal stands were left above the south coatracks. If you left either of these, please let us know what/who they are intended for. Are the suitcases for the foster care program? If so, many thanks. When you leave items, please let us know what they are for. Thanks.

Community Announcements

Soon, the prairie will ring with joyful noise. The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers and the Goessel High School Elbiata Singers will host a collaborative concert at The Cathedral of the Plains, Victoria, Kansas, at 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25. Bus transportation leaving from Hesston is available for $50 per person. Reserve your spot by Oct. 14 by calling 620-327-8109.

The 3rd Annual Goessel Community Thanksgiving Meal will be on Sunday, November 15, 5:00-6:30 p.m. at the Goessel Elementary School Gymnasium.

Everyone in the community is invited. The meal is free. Donations are welcome to help Goessel Ministerial Alliance provide assistance for community families and the schools. The Alexanderwohl, Goessel and Tabor churches and individuals from the community provide food and volunteers to make this event possible. Signup sheets for salads, bread or desserts, turkey or ham will be going up in our churches soon. Monetary donations are also welcome to be used toward the expenses for the meal, such as paper goods and other food items like potatoes, vegetables, and meat. You may write your check out to “Goessel Ministerial Alliance” and give it to your church office. The meal planning team is Keith and Barb Banman, Linda Peters, Janice Funk Voth, Becky Wedel and Lynette Duerksen. Goessel Ministerial Alliance members are Phil Schmidt, Brad Penner, Gail Graber, Peter Emery and Linda Ewert. We are so grateful for your participation and support!

Conference Announcements

Prayer Requests:

« Western District Conference: Pray for Jennifer Wintermote, as she is licensed today for interim pastoral ministry at New Creation Fellowship Church, Newton, KS.

« Mennonite Mission Network: Do you have a ministry of hospitality or the gift of maintenance skills? Perhaps God is calling you to serve for a year at The Hermitage, a contemplative community in southern Michigan. Contact SOOP program coordinator: ArloaB.

« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray for positive learning to come from the time that Hesston College students and the Hesston community spend with Regina Calcaterra, author of the fall 2015 community read book Etched in Sand.

The Western District Conference Annual Assembly:

WDC Assembly planners invite you to be involved with this year’s meeting through intentional prayer. The church offices have received a sheet of “prayer prompts” for each half hour of the Assembly, October 30-31. There is no more important way to support WDC and be involved with the Annual Assembly than through prayer. Ask your pastor for a copy of the list, (or find it online at: www.mennowdc.org/annual-assembly/) and agree to pray for at least one of the items/prayer times listed there.

Mennonite Central Committee:

MCC Borderlands Learning Tour 2015 – you are invited to participate in a learning tour designed to bring awareness about the increasing migrant deaths, militarization and effects on sister communities by the border wall along the Mexico/U.S. Borderlands. Participants will increase their understanding of the social, economic, political and theological significance of migration in border communities. The tour is Oct. 28-Nov. 4, leaving from Tucson, AZ. For more information contact Saulo Padilla, MCC U.S. Immigration Education Coordinator at saulopadilla, or go online to learn more and register

mcc.org/borderlands-tour.

Leave or stay? Many Syrian families face that question as international humanitarian assistance dwindles and the patchwork of resources they used to rely on wears thin. Your gift of money helps Mennonite Central Committee

continue to provide food, water, rent assistance and winter supplies so families that decide to stay in the region can survive the cold weather ahead. Please give online at mcc.org/syria-iraq; by phone at 1-888-563-4676; or by check, sent to MCC U.S., P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501. Thank you!

The Annual meeting for Mennonite Disaster Service Region III will be held October 30-31, 2015 at: The Ark on Table Rock Lake, Conference Center, 1190 State Hwy. East, Eagle Rock, Missouri 65641. You are invited to attend. Check with your Church office for a registration form.

Harvey County Homeless Shelter: Save the date for a volunteer appreciation event Sat. Nov 14th, 6pm.

2nd Annual Ten Thousand Village Festival Sale: Friday, November 27 through Saturday, December 5 (except Sunday) with daily hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will be located at Peace Connections this year which is located at 612 North Main, Newton. Our goal is to place new items on the shelves everyday.

Bethel College Fall Festival: This year at Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 10, at Bethel College, you can Dart for Art, see a play (Friday or Sunday, too), enjoy the Thresher Shop grand opening, shop at the Market on the Green and walk Sand Creek Trail. Plus food, reunions, children’s park, music, sports – and the launch of a new book, Museum Mysteries, written and illustrated by Uncle Carl’s Camps summer day campers, at Kauffman Museum! Check it out at www.bethelks.edu/fallfest (click “Schedule”).

The Bethel College Women’s Association Market on the Green Committee is asking for donations of ethnic foods, poppy seed rolls, zwiebach, homemade noodles, pies, and other baked good and home grown produce for the Bethel College Fall Festival on Saturday, October 10. Please bring your items to the large Market on the Green tent on the north side of the Green anytime Saturday morning after 7:30 am. In addition to baked goods and home grown produce, we will be selling other items including a Large Canvas Tote Bag, a Threshing Stone charm, the limerick book of Bethel life and lore, Stadium Seats, Cookbooks, and the CD “Nights of Wonder,” which features music selections from previous BC Christmas Fests.

Hesston College:

Regina Calcaterra, author of Etched in Sand will discuss her book and advocacy work with foster care at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary, 309 S. Main. The book, which was chosen as the college’s 2015 First-year Experience (FYE) common read, traces her and her four siblings’ childhood experiences with abandonment, physical abuse and a fear of the foster system that was put in place to protect them.

A follow-up question and answer session will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Hesston Public Library. Both events are free and open to the public. Copies of the book are available at the Hesston and Newton Public libraries for any who wish to read her account prior to the presentations.

The Hesston College Music Department will present Joseph Haydn’s The Creation for the annual Thanksgiving celebration on Thursday, Nov. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Community members are invited to join the college choirs,

under the direction of Russell Adrian, by singing in the chorus. Participants must use the red New Novello choral score, ed. Pilkington, which can be purchased at the first rehearsal for $25. Six weekly rehearsals will begin on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. More information and a complete rehearsal schedule can be found at www.hesston.edu/creation, or by contacting

Russell.Adrian, 620-327-8143.

Getting ready to retire? Everence will present an informational seminar, “Retiring soon? Make sense of your Medicare and Social Security choices” at 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on four upcoming Mondays – Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7. Everence Financial Advisor Robert Wall will speak on Medicare and Social Security, provide instructions on how to enroll, explain the options if you continue to work and answer related questions. The seminars will take place at the Everence office, 371 N. Old Highway 81, Hesston. To reserve your spot, contact Tanya Burns at (620) 327-4043, (877) 467-7294 or tanya.burns.

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