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P.O. Box 8 Sunday Worship Schedule Location Pastoral Staff Lead Pastor Associate Pastor Associate Pastor Contact Us: Church Secretaries Custodians Randolph H. Schmidt Phyllis Voth Office Hours Alexanderwohl Church
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This Week At Alexanderwohl Church
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YOUTH EVENTS
COMING EVENTS
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ANNOUNCEMENTSThis Wednesday, Feb. 10, grades 1-4 Midweek classes will be taking a field trip to Peace Connections in Newton. Children need to meet in their regular Midweek classrooms by 6:30 pm and bring their signed permission slips (forms were sent home this week). If your child is under the age of 8, please send their booster seats along, labeled with their name. We plan to return by 8:00 pm. Transportation for midweek events—If you would like a ride
to adult Bible study on midweek nights, please call the church office. Serving at the Homeless Shelter March 17, 18, & 19 – Information and Sign Up Sheets are on the bulletin board in the south lobby. MMA College Scholarship. Each year, MMA offers college scholarships from $500 to $2500. These scholarships are available for High School Seniors and also current College Students that are planning on attending college in the fall. For information and an application contact Brian Burkholder 620-367-8172. Application deadline is Feb. 28, 2010. Book Sale – Books that have not been checked out for about 10 years are on tables in the fellowship hall. There is a jar for donations. Lost and Found—If you are missing a Bible or a coat, please check the coat rack and shelf in the south lobby, labeled “Lost and Found.” Some of these items have been here a long time. If they are not picked, we will find useful ways to distribute them. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is responding to the
devastation of the earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12 by sending 20,000 relief
kits, 25,000 heavy comforters and 10,000 flat sheets. A list of supplies and
details regarding the comforter/sheet dimensions are in the Alexanderwohl
NewsLine in your mailbox. Bring your donations to church by Feb. 14 and
place in either of the lobbies. Thank you for taking part in this effort. Tabor Mennonite Church has a Mennonite Disaster Service Trip planned to New Iberia, Louisiana, for March 21-27. If you are interested in going, please let Steve and Rosi (367-2418) or Dale Alderfer know soon. Agape Senior Center Potluck Meal will be on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 6:00 pm. Gayla Ratzlaff from Hillsboro, the Coordinator for Dept. on Aging, who has just spent a week in January working with MDS in New Iberia, LA, will speak and show pictures of the work being done there after a hurricane. On the bulletin boards: CURRENT DOCUMENTS AND PERIODICALS
THE MENNONITE Magazine On Line The MENNONITE WEEKLY REVIEW Newspaper On Line MENNONITE LIFE Magazine On Line The MENNONITE QUARTERLY REVIEW Magazine On Line Western District Conference |
CONFERENCE AND COMMUNITYWestern Dist. Conference: Pray for Ervin Stutzman, Executive Director for Mennonite Church USA, as he travels, prepares and leads our denomination. VISION 2012, the Western District Conference prayer and funding campaign, is ready to receive your gifts to achieve the goal of $1.5 million. So far, 733 people/units have given slightly over $1000 per intent—and we are thankful. The goal is 1000 people giving $1000 (over a three-year period). Prayerfully consider how you can assist church planting, Camp Mennoscah, the Resource Library and ministerial services with your gift. Contact WDC, at Box 306, North Newton; 316-283-6300 or click on “Vision 2012” at www.mennowdc.org, print the intent form and send it in. UPDATE: The Search Committee for Western District Conference Minister has received applications of a number of strong candidates and is reviewing them. You can read further updates on the WDC website at www.mennowdc.org. Please continue to keep the candidates, the search committee and the process in your prayers. What do you think? Does the Western District Conference website make sense to you? Please take two minutes and do the on-line survey so we can make it better. Go to: www.mennowdc.org. The Kansas Senate will act on the death penalty in early February. Now is the time for a witness. You can find the name and email address of your senator at www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-senate/searchSenate.do. Send letters to your senator at the Capitol Building, Topeka KS 66612. Feb. 7, You are invited to a reception to meet Ervin Stutzman, the new executive director for Mennonite Church USA, at Faith Menn. Church, 2100 N. Anderson, Newton, on Sunday, Feb. 7. This event begins at 3:00 pm, with Ervin speaking at 3:30 pm, followed by a question and answer period. Feb. 8,9,10, Camp Mennoscah staff will be at Hesston College on Feb. 8-9 and at Bethel College on Feb. 10, mostly around the lunch hour. Stop by and sign up to be counselor! Pick up a summer staff application! Questions or can’t make it? Contact us at campmno@mennowdc.org or 620-297-3290. Feb. 9, MCC Central States will host a community meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7:00 pm at the MCC Center in North Newton. MCC staffer Ken Sensenig will be here to tell stories from his recent trip to Sudan and highlight MCC’s Coming Home Sudan initiative. Southern Sudan is working at rebuilding after 22 years of civil war. Come hear how MCC is joining the effort by providing resources for education, agriculture and peace building. We will also provide an in-depth update on MCC’s response to the earthquake in Haiti. Feb. 10, Story Time at the WDC Resource Library in North Newton will resume on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 10:00 am–10:40 am for children ages 3-5. Please call Marlene or Pat at 316-283-6300 to register your child. Feb. 14, Memorial Service for Peter J. Dyck – Eden Mennonite Church near Moundridge will host a memorial service for Peter J. Dyck—often referred to as “Mr. MCC”—at 3:30 pm on Sunday, Feb. 14. Mr. Dyck passed away on Jan. 4 at 95 years of age. The service will be an opportunity for us to remember him and re-dedicate ourselves to a life of Christian service. The church is located four miles west and two north of the center of Moundridge. Everyone is welcome. Dynamic and energetic and FUN! Summer staff recruiting at Camp Mennoscah has begun. Applications and information are available at www.mennowdc.org/Camp.html or contact the Camp at 620-297-3290 or campmno@mennowdc.org. Application deadline is Feb. 24, 2010. Feb. 27, MCC Central States Annual Meeting and Worship Service will be at Rainbow Mennonite Church in Kansas City, Kansas, Saturday, Feb. 27, 7:00 pm. The program will celebrate what we call the “New Wine” – MCC’s new statement of identity, approaches, priorities, values and convictions. Everyone is welcome to join us. |
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