•April 1: Sunday School 85, Worship 281
•April 8: Sunday School 151, Worship 295
•April 15: Sunday School 138, Worship 235
•April 22: Sunday School 89, Worship 211
•April 29: Sunday School 90, Worship 192
Our mission: "To be the body of Christ in our community,
sharing God's love and living the example of Jesus."
Camp Colorado Job Opportunity
Posted April 27th, 2012ATTENTION YOUNG PEOPLE (High School and College Age) Camp Colorado is looking for a young person to work alongside Rosi and Darrel Jones to help maintain and improve the grounds for the camp. This would be a full-time summer long position. Must be a self-starter who is willing to do outdoor work including, but not limited to: clearing fallen trees; chipping branches; stacking firewood; general maintenance of facilities, roads and pathways; landscaping; general construction. For more information, please e-mail info@campcolorado.org with “Summer Job” in the subject.
Information for the Congregation for Sunday, April 29, 2012
Posted April 27th, 2012May Newsletter – Printed copies are available today. Check for e-mail updates on www.macbrethren.org. Stay up-to-date with church news by signing up for e-mail alerts on our church web site. Visit www.macbrethren.org and enter your e-mail address in the left column of the screen under “Subscribe to E-mail Updates” and follow the instructions in the confirmation e-mail.
You are invited to come and support the fine arts and threatened rainforests. The event is planned for 3 p.m. today at West Zion Mennonite Church, 101 S. Washington, Moundridge. Playing trumpet, French horn, and piano, this is a Senior Recital/Fundraiser/Benefit Concert featuring RJ Clark and friends. Donations will be accepted to support: If a Tree Falls Project (protecting and restoring forests in the Amazon, South Sudan, and Burma) and funding for a learning tour to the Ecuadorian Amazon with the New Community Project.
McPherson College Spring Choir Concert will be held at 4 p.m., today, in the Church Sanctuary. A reception, honoring Steve Gustafson, will follow the concert. Everyone is invited.
Women’s Ministries Spring Salad Supper! The event is planned for 6 p.m. on Monday, April 30, in the Church Social Room. You are encouraged to bring daughters, mothers, friends, and a salad. Questions? Contact Barbara Flory (241-1056).
Dixie Madden, a state approved mediator who received training at KIPCOR, will offer mediation training on Wednesday, May 2, at Pittsburg State University. There is no charge but tickets are required. On-line registration: www.kipcor.org.
Church League Softball is just around the corner. Since church members have moved away and some are not returning from college this summer, we are in need of players more than ever! If you know of someone returning, you are new to the church, or have never played, let me know. We would love to have you. Games: Monday evenings, between the hours of 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Interested? Contact Matt Friesen (mfriesen@mkcoop.com or 620-242-4790).
Good Beginnings Preschool has an opening for a teacher’s assistant in the older class for the 2012-13 school year. The position is for 26 hours per week. If interested, contact Carol Temple (241-1109).
2012 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference
Children’s activities and meal reservations deadline, Monday, June 11, 2012
on-line registration: www.brethren.org/ac/
John Howard Yoder’s Theological Legacy
Posted April 24th, 2012Make plans now to join Gayle Gerber Koontz, visiting professor of theology and ethics from Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana and a leading John Howard Yoder scholar in exploring the politics of Jesus through his writings at AMBS-Great Plains Extension, North Newton. The course, John Howard Yoder’s Theological Legacy, runs May 29-June 16, Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturdays. Register by May 1 to receive a $50 discount. Auditors are welcome. To register (credit or audit), visit www.ambs.edu/admissions/register-online. If you have questions, please call our office at 316-283-7098 or email: eraid@ambs.edu.
Elizabeth Raid, Recruitment Associate, AMBS-Great Plains Extension