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Oct. 11 Announcements
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.
Oct. 4 bulletin
Oct. 4 bulletin and Announcements
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
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.
October 2015 Newsletter
Sept. 27 announcements
Harvest Giving Walk: TODAY IS THE HARVEST GIVING WALK! You can still sign up to walk or run and you can still get your checkbook out to give a donation payable to the Harvest Giving Walk. Find your walkers in the church foyer today for your generous giving to help MCC respond to many poverty needs, as well as the expenses of our local Tabor Food Pantry.
Walkers are invited to bring an item for the food pantry. Please be at the Goessel Mennonite Church by 1:15 p.m. to sign in. Walkers from our church are: Phil & Mary Schmidt, Brent & Sam Abrahams, Kenton Nickel, Kevin Nickel, Jerry Toews, Cindy Gaddis Family, Russell Adrian, Carrie Smith, Duane Duerksen.
Narrative Budget Reports are due today. Please email (preferred method) to kfunk or leave a copy in the secretaries mailbox.
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.
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.
Support for Michael Unruh: The Deacons are providing a way to contribute to Michael Unruh’s education expenses at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Gifts may be placed in Ron Schroeder’s mailbox. Make checks payable to Tabor Mennonite Church Deacon Fund. The money will be sent on to AMBS in Elkart, Indiana.
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.
Community Announcements
The Goessel Harvest Giving Walk Coordinators, Elton and Denise Nickel, are ready to retire from this position. If you are passionate about raising a large amount of money for MCC and for our local food pantry, contact them
(367-2226) to inquire about this volunteer position.
Shingle tear-off at the Museum, October 3: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum board is looking for volunteers to help tear off shingles and tin from the Bank Building roof. Depending on the weather, we plan to do this next Saturday, October 3, at 9am (the following week, Marlin Janzen will be roofing the building). Interest persons can contact Steve Banman at ssbanman for more information.
Journey to a historic Kansas landmark for a collaborative concert with the Hesston College Bel Canto Singers and the Goessel High School Elbiata Singers at the Basilica of St. Fidelis Church: The Cathedral of the Plains in Victoria, Kan., at 6 p.m., Sunday, October 25. Bus transportation leaving from Hesston is available for $50 per person. Reserve your spot by Oct. 14 by calling 620-327-8109.
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for God’s blessing on Tim Amor at his installation as pastor at Beatrice Mennonite Church (Nebrasksa) today.
« Mennonite Mission Network: MMN partners Annette and Paco Castillo are commissioned by the Mennonite Church in Burgos, Spain, to begin a children’s ministry in Ivory Coast. The Castillos, who began the La Casa Grande ministry in Benin, request prayer for the children’s health and for electricians and plumbers to mentor apprentices.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Pray that the Hispanic Pastoral and Leadership Training programs, Instituto Bíblico Anabautista (IBA) and Seminario Bíblico Anabautista Hispano (SeBAH) would be a source of blessing as they train leaders to work towards the expansion of God’s kingdom.
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.
Camp Mennoscah:
Scrapbooking Retreats- October 31-November 1 and November 6-8.
Annual Instituto Bíblico Anabautista-IBA benefit dinner, Fri., Oct. 16 at 6:30 pm, 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
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
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!
Bethel College Fall Festival: Saturday, Oct. 10, at Bethel College. Check it out at www.bethelks.edu/fallfest
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 with the Bethel logo embroidered on it, a Threshing Stone charm and chain, the limerick book of Bethel life and lore, A BC ABC Book, Stadium Seats, Cookbooks, and the CD “Nights of Wonder,” which features music selections from previous BC Christmas Fests. Come check out the delicious food items and start your Christmas shopping early with the many gift items!
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.
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.
Sept. 27 bulletin
Sept. 20 announcements
Reminder: This weekend is the Tabor Church Campout at Camp Mennoscah. No services held at Tabor Church.
Please find the Financial Timeline Document attached
Congregational Announcements
Tuesday, Sept. 22
9:30 am—Staff meeting.
12:00 pm—Tabor Ladies Lunch Bunch will meet at Bethesda. Please call the church or sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend.
7:00 pm—Deacon meeting.
Wednesday, Sept. 23
5:20 pm—Faithful fitness
6:45 pm—Adult Bible Study begins!
Next Sunday Worship Service: Our scripture focus will be Micah 6:6-8. Pastor Phil will be preaching.
All college-age people are invited to Les and Cynthia Goerzen’s home next Sunday, September 27, after the church service for devotions and visiting, followed by lunch.
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.
Fall Workday: This is a reminder for the workday on Sept. 26th, starting at 8:00 am. We will be doing some tree trimming and some work around the playground equipment. If you could bring shovels, rakes, gloves or a pole saw, that would be helpful. Heavy equipment will be provided. If you would be willing to provide snacks for a break, thank you.
The merry-go-round is going to be removed from the park this fall due to insurance concerns. If you, as a church member, are interested in owning this piece of equipment for a donation, please talk to a trustee. If multiple people are interested, we will sell it by means of an auction.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.
Support for Michael Unruh: The Deacons are providing a way to contribute to Michael Unruh’s education expenses at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Gifts may be placed in Ron Schroeder’s mailbox. Make checks payable to Tabor Mennonite Church Deacon Fund. The money will be sent on to AMBS in Elkart, Indiana.
Harvest Giving Walk: The Goessel Area Harvest Giving Walk will take place September 27, 1:30 p.m., leaving from Goessel Mennonite Church.
There is still time to sign up as a walker/runner with your church recruiter who is anxiously waiting to hear from you. We are trying to exceed our total from last year which will make a difference for projects through MCC like Global Families and Farmer Friday. Make your check out to Harvest Giving Walk, which will then be dispersed to MCC and to the Tabor Church Food Pantry for local needs. These are our walkers: Phil and Mary Schmidt, Kevin Nickel, Kenton Nickel, Brent and Sam Abrahams and Jerry Toews. Find a walker today to support.
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.
Dates to Remember:
September 23: Adult Bible Study begins
September 26: Fall work day at Tabor
September 27: Harvest Giving Walk
September 30: Wednesday Evening Kickoff
October 7-13: Tabor serves at the Harvey County Homeless Shelter
October 18: Fellowship Event: Hayrack ride to Papa’s Pumpkin Patch
October 30-31: WDC Annual Assembly 2015 at Bethel College
Community Announcements
The Goessel Harvest Giving Walk Coordinators, Elton and Denise Nickel, are ready to retire from this position. If you are passionate about raising a large amount of money for MCC and for our local food pantry, contact them
(367-2226) to inquire about this volunteer position.
Conference Announcements
Prayer Requests:
« Western District Conference: Pray for God’s blessing on Rachel Ringenberg Miller at her installation as pastor at Shalom Mennonite Church in Newton today.
« Mennonite Mission Network: Today is Peace Sunday. Pray that materials created by MMN’s Peace and Justice Support Network will help Mennonite congregations speak out against the violence of racism within the church and in our societies throughout the coming year.
« Mennonite Education Agency: Remember the Hesston College community as they celebrate Homecoming 2015 and the new, updated spaces on campus. Thank God for the rich, diverse backgrounds and experiences each student and alum contributes to the community.
The WDC Annual Assembly is a gathering of Western District folks from near and far, this year at historic Bethel College in N Newton. One way that you can support WDC is through serving as a host home for those who will be traveling from a distance. Those who can make their guest room available on October 30 and 31 are invited to either sign up on the registration form (if you are attending), or contact WDC at 316-283-6300 or
wdc (if you are not attending). Thank you!
Camp Mennoscah:
Scrapbooking Retreats- October 31-November 1 and November 6-8.
We will take out the dam on Sunday, October 4, at approximately 2pm.
Contact: Phone: olivia.bartel
Registration: www.campmennoscah.org
Where is the Good News for Rural Folk? AMBS-Kansas Center will be hosting S. Roy Kaufman’s webinar entitled “Where is the Good News for Rural Folk?” This webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 30 from 1:00 – 2:30pm at the AMBS-Kansas Center classroom at 2517 N Main in N Newton. This webinar will explore how a ministry of community formation might take place in the lives of declining rural congregations, enabling these congregations to become missional agents of change in their communities.
Cost is $10 per participant. Please contact Katherine Goerzen at kgoerzen to register. The registration deadline is September 23.
Annual Instituto Bíblico Anabautista-IBA benefit dinner, Fri., Oct. 16 at 6:30 pm, 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
Mennonite Disaster Service and Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp are collaborating in a disaster mitigation project to stop the spread of the spruce beetle to other trees on the camp property. Volunteers are urgently needed at RMMC in Divide, Colorado – any time from Oct. 2 through Oct. 10. Help fell, limb and remove logs, chip branches, debark trees that cannot be removed, split and stack firewood. All skill levels welcome! Accommodations, meals and tools provided. Please contact Corbin Graber to volunteer: 719-687-9506.
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
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!
Bethel College:
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum, Today, September 20, 3pm,
Kauffman Museum. Ben Chappell, a professor of American studies at the University of Kansas, will speak on softball as a cultural resource, using the example of Mexican-American fast-pitch softball and Newton’s annual
summer tournament, the oldest in the country. Mon., Sept. 21, Chappell will speak in Bethel’s convocation,11 a.m., and moderate a panel of Newton community members talking about the fast-pitch tournament, 7 p.m., both in Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center. (This is part of the “Root for the Home Team” special programming.)
Fall Festival: Saturday, Oct. 10, at Bethel College. Check it out at
Hesston College:
Homecoming 2015: A campus transformation Sept. 24 to 27. Fun for the whole family, See the full weekend schedule for other exciting events at
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.