July 26 - Aug. 3, 2024
OUR CHURCH FAMILY
Sunday is the final day to sign-up to purchase an Anabaptist Community Bible Pre-Order so we can take advantage of the $15-20 discount per Bible, and to save on shipping. The Bibles will be available in January 2025. Additional details can be found at this link. A sign-up sheet is on the Sip & Chat area easel. Payment is due upon ordering (put in Mary Forney’s mailbox). Make checks out to First Mennonite Church, with Anabaptist Bible in the subject line. August 18 is Pastors Karen and Terry's last Sunday with us. We’ll celebrate our years together with a special time of blessing during the service, followed by a potluck and time of sharing in the Fellowship Hall. If possible, please bring main dishes and salads to share. Dessert will be provided. We hope you can attend this farewell Sunday as we extend our thanks and best wishes to Terry and Karen in their retirement. Questions can be directed to Faye Gerig. COMMUNITY & CONFERENCE NEWS Christian nationalism is the belief that America should be defined as a Christian nation, with government adherence to this ideology. The documentary film GOD & COUNTRY takes a closer look at the dangerous implications and explores how a base of Christians has radically stoked a movement erasing the line between Church and State. GOD & COUNTRY speaks directly to the almost 200,000,000 Americans who identify as Christians. Christians who fear their faith is being hijacked by an extreme right wing political movement known as Christian nationalism. The documentary features many of the most prominent and well respected voices of Christianity. GOD & COUNTRY will be shown in Iowa City in early September. Time and place to be announced later. Watch the trailer here. And watch an interview about the film here. See Orlando Redekopp for more information. Iowa Mennonite Museum and Archives in Kalona is hiring a director (part time). Duties include museum administration, office work, communication (including Reflections, our quarterly newsletter), supervision of staff and volunteers, finances, and Fall Festival. Contact Nyle Kauffman (319-936-2430) for details if interested. From Central Plains Mennonite Conference:
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From Mennonite Central Committee (MCC):
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Birthdays (July 28 - Aug. 3)
Tuesday Dennis Bricker Wednesday Amelia Flaming, Eric Rumsey Thursday Shuji Moriichi, Maria Fernanda Portillo Friday Willa Showalter Events for the coming week
(July 28 - Aug. 4) Sun, July 28 9:30 AM Hymn Sing Worship in the Fellowship Hall (NO livestreaming) 10:45 AM Adult Christian Formation hour Sun, Aug. 4 9:30 AM Worship & Communion, Terry Zimmerly, proclaimer 10:45 AM Adult Christian Formation hour PRIDE parade & Festival 2024
2023 Children's Christmas Program, Dec. 17
All Church Putt Putt Golf Outing, September 2023
LIBRARY
See WHAT'S NEW in the LIBRARY for Fall/Winter 2023. (Click Fall/Winter above) or LIBRARY under the WELCOME tab. Search the FMC library catalog HERE. (No password required) Images from Virtual Services 2020 - 2021
Photos from our annual All Church Retreat at Crooked Creek Christian Camp,
Oct. 11-12, 2019. |