BCMC ANNOUNCEMENTS

The annual Mennonite Central Committee meat canning is Oct. 27-29, MCC building, 121 E. 30^th, North Newton .  BCMC is responsible for 6 people per shift:  5 to 11:30 a.m. ; 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ; and 5 to 10:30 p.m. or when the last batch is finished.  Sign up with Dan Baumgartner, BCMC Meat Canning coordinator at the table in the foyer today.  Donations (checks preferably) should be made to BCMC with “MCC Canning” designated on the memo line.

October is Breast Cancer awareness month.  Evelyn Lehman (284-2641) and Norma Johnson (283-4018) invite breast cancer survivors to gather for sharing, support and celebration on Friday, Oct. 30, 2:30 p.m. at 127 S. Main, Newton. Please call by Oct. 27 if you plan to attend.

 

 

Ruth R. Harder and Nathan Koontz co-lead a prayer and song gathering with the college community Fridays at 7:30 a.m. at the Agape House. If you would like to provide breakfast rolls or muffins on occasion for this ongoing weekly gathering, contact Ruth R. Harder.  

 

Support Offender/Victim Ministries by buying Dillon’s certificates from Judy Kliewer at a table near the mail boxes the second Sunday of the month after worship service.

Marvin and Gladys Esau celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary with an open house Sun., Nov. 1, 2-4 p.m. at the North Newton City Building , 2700 N. Main .  The event is hosted by their children: Keith and Donna Woolery, Dwaine and Becky Esau, David and Linda Miller, and John and Shirley Esau.  Cards would also be appreciated (mailed to Box 86, Walton , KS , 67151 ).

 

The By-Laws Committee hosts a Sunday school elective November 15, 10:50-11:45 in Fellowship Hall. This will be an open forum to share information and discussion about the draft of the revised BCMC constitution and by-laws, which will have been made available prior to this session.  All are welcome to attend and participate.  Members of the By-Laws Committee are Richard Friesen, chair;

Dick Koontz , Alice Suderman, and Annette Lamp.

 

 

 

 

COMING EVENTS IN THE AREA

Life Enrichment: Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Krehbiel Auditorium:

9:30 a.m.    Collecting John Deere, Clarence Niles

10:35 a.m. Birger Sandzén and the New Land, Ron Michael

11:30 a.m. Bethel College Music Department—NATS Contestants

 

Cobalt Gallery, 605 N. Main, behind Pages Bookstore hosts two skilled artists in simultaneous shows:  Ken Gingerich, Art Director, MCUSA (At home in the middle kingdom: Making peace with our place in the universe) and Fremont Regier (Winterpast Woodturning: Turned "found wood" including many native and exotic woods scavenged and collected over many years) both on display through Nov 30.  For info: www.cobaltgallery.net , cobaltgalleryyahoo.com, or 316-283-3002

58^th annual Menno Simons Lectures , “Prophets, Poets and Pragmatists: The Historic Peace Churches and Public Theology,” at Bethel College, Sun., Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m., Mon., Nov. 2, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Tues., Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., all in Krehbiel Auditorium with Scott Holland, professor at Bethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, Ind. Free and open to the public.

 

Nov. 8-9, Staley Lectures at Bethel College with Al Staggs, D.M., a performing artist with theology degrees from Harvard Divinity School and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary: Sunday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. – The Sermon on the Mount (delivered in a conversational, understated manner as though the words are being spoken for the first time); Monday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. (Bethel College convocation) – A View from the Underside: The Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (a one-person play that brings the audience into the prison cell where Bonhoeffer awaits execution and listens to his struggles with evil, injustice and God); both in Krehbiel Auditorium, free and open to the public

 

Spanish Language Potluck: ¿Te gustaría conversar en Español? Nos vamos a reunir para conversar en español y disfrutar de alguna comida latinoamericana. No es nada serio ni formal, ven y practica tu español (y traie comida para compartir)! Fecha y hora: el 8 de Noviembre a las 12:00 Lugar: Shalom Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall.

Homeless Shelter Training Sessions:

Thursday, November 5, 6:30 pm;
Thursday, November 12, 10:00 am; Monday, November 16, 6:30 pm; Thursday, December 3, 6:30 pm;

Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 pm; Friday, December 18, 10:00 am; Tuesday, December 29, 6:30 pm

 

 

Slightly Left of...Normal, Ted Swartz' (Ted & Co.) new show is biblical story like you've never seen it before.  Join First Mennonite Church, McPherson, for this terrific outreach event at The Well, 109 N. Main, McPherson, Wednesday, October 28, 8 p.m.  By donation. For more info, call 620-241-4040 or email .

Mark the dates for Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship at Hesston!  October 30 to November 1 - "Learning the Bible in Lifegiving Ways History, Hooks, and Heilsgeschichte." Join Marion Bontrager, Michele Hershberger, and special guest Ted Swartz (Ted and Company!) as they teach, laugh, and lead participants through Bib. Lit. as taught at Hesston College . Discover how the Bible's stories are connected to each other, and how God has worked in history to "solve the sin problem."  Celebrate Hesston's centennial year!

Kidron Bethel’s annual Builders Banquet is 5:30 p.m. , Tues., Nov. 10, at Faith Mennonite Church .  Erin Bonitto, memory care educator and consultant, will be keynote speaker. Tickets are $125 ($100 tax deductible), available from Orlyn Zehr, Howard Buller, Ada Schmidt-Tieszen, and Violet Wildeboor.  Proceeds benefit the Village Centre and Health Care Expansion project.

 

Healthy Relationships/Healthy Community : Two community worship services will be held in Moundridge and will feature Brenda Matthews from Chicago . Brenda is an internationally known poet, motivational speaker, HIV/AIDS educator. All are invited to attend the worship celebration Fri., Nov. 6, 7 p.m. at the Moundridge High School Gym, and the community worship service on Sun., Nov. 8, 10 a.m. at the Gym. There is no charge for either event. A freewill offering will be taken.

 

Christmas hymn sing - Mark your calendars for a special musical evening on Sat., Dec. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. at BCMC led by Dr. William Eash .  This is a fundraiser with proceeds divided 50% for Western District Conference Vision 2012 and 50% for Bethel College . Let's sing together!

 

Harvey County Homeless Shelter 4th Annual Christmas dinner and musical theatre is Dec. 10, 11, & 12 at Shalom Mennonite Church at 7 p.m. Individual tickets are $15. For information or reservations contact Darla or Christa at 316-283-3729 or eventhchs-ks.com. Celebrate the holidays and support the homeless shelter.

 

 

 

 

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

In response to the needs of flooding and earthquake survivors in Asia , Mennonite Central Committee is increasing its appeal for donations to $250,000.  The additional contributions will allow MCC and its partners to respond to extensive flooding damage in southern India and Cambodia and to provide permanent housing for people in Indonesia , where earthquakes devastated entire villages.  Please donate by sending checks designated Asia Disasters to MCC Central States PO Box 235 North Newton , KS 67117 or online at donate.mcc.org.

 

A new documentary from Third Way Media will premiere Oct. 4 and run through Nov. 28 on NBC-TV (at the discretion of local stations). This will be of special interest to any congregation actively involved in prison ministry.
Long Road Back: Ex-Offenders’ Struggle For Acceptance takes an inside look at the lives of ex-offenders trying to find their way after prison. The program follows Jamie as she tries to find work and reestablish broken relationships, and Tim as he tries to shake his sentence and the negative press connected with his name. More information and a place to share personal stories, is available at www.LongRoadBack.com. For list of current stations airing, go to Interfaith Broadcasting Commission. If you don’t see your NBC station, call your local affiliate to inquire. Even though there are not a lot of stations reporting that they are airing the program at this point, we wanted Mennonite churches to know what is being done on their behalf in the public media, and give the opportunity for people to contact their local station, and to invite people to the Web site. You can also reserve your DVD copy of the program with study guide for $24.95 by calling 800-999-3534.