Announcements
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
OUR CHURCH FAMILY
Today we welcome Joanne Gallardo as our guest speaker for worship and as a storyteller during our Interterm gathering. Joanne is Pastor of Faith Formation at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship in Goshen, IN and a campus pastor at Goshen College. She is a graduate of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and recently served the broader church as a member of the Membership Guidelines Advisory Group of MC USA. Congratulations to Renee & Rick Eigsti and big sister Evelyn on the birth of Caleb Owen Eigsti, January 17. Welcome to your church family, Caleb! Our January Interterm gathering, Created in the Image of God: Forging a broader community continues this Sunday at 11 AM in the Fellowship Hall. This week Isaac Schrock will share his journey with scripture and theology toward an embrace of LGBTQ+ persons, and Joanne Gallardo will share her journey as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. All adults and youth are invited to join in this time of sharing together! Next week Nancy Halder will share her theological journey, and Sean McRoberts will share his personal story. Young Adults: Let’s gather in the downstairs foyer at NOON today to car pool to lunch together. Thank-you to the Fellowship Commission, to the Young Ramblers, and to our baristas Cindi & Roger Schrock for a great coffeehouse! And thanks to the response of many as we raised an additional $1935 toward the Voices Together fundraiser project. We need $1000 to reach our goal of $6000. If you would like to contribute, please write a check to FMC for ‘hymnal fundraiser’. --With gratitude from the Worship Commission Warm up winter with small group fellowship! We're offering three small groups this semester that will run from now through May (or longer, if a group so desires!). Check them out here: https://www.firstmennoniteiowacity.org/small-groups.html. Sign up on the easel in the Sip & Chat area at church, or by contacting the church office. Karen is away this weekend and will be back at church on Tuesday. CONFERENCE & COMMUNITY NEWS All youth, grades 6-12, are invited to ONE, a community wide youth event at Hillcrest Academy, 1421 540th St., on January 26 from 6-8 PM. For the first time in many years, the University and the community have come together for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events. We are excited that ten days of events are planned and sponsored by 10 community organizations, along with the University. See the flyer on the small narthex bulletin board for a list of events. Mark your calendar: Summit on The State of Refugee Iowa: Stop Deportations and Keep Families Together, Saturday, Feb. 22, 9 AM-2 PM, St. Patrick Church, Iowa City. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Catholic Worker House, Diocese of Davenport Social Action, and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI). More details and registration information coming. Registration is now open for Hesston College’s Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series (AVDS) on February 21 to 23. Go to hesston.edu/avds for more information and registration. From Central Plains Mennonite Conference (CPMC):
From EVERENCE:
From Hillcrest Academy:
From Mennonite Church USA:
From Mennonite Central Committee:
From Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS):
From Mennonite Mission Network (MMN):
From Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF):
From Pleasantview Home:
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Birthdays (Jan. 19-25)Wednesday Gerry Peterson
Steve Valenta Events for the coming week
( Jan. 19 - 26) Sunday 9:30 AM Worship: Joanne Gallardo, proclaimer 10:45 AM Christian Ed classes & Interterm NOON – Young Adult Lunch TBD 3:30-8 PM Torre Fuerte worship Wednesday 7 PM Elders Thursday 7 PM Torre Fuerte worship Sunday 9:30 AM Worship: Terry Zimmerly, proclaimer 10:45 AM Christian Ed classes & Interterm NOON – Youth Ministry Leadership team meeting 3:30-8 PM Torre Fuerte worship The 2019 Annual Children's Christmas Program, Dec. 15
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