Weekly Word January 16-20
Remember there are still three remaining Regional Discernment Meetings: tonight in Hydro, OK; tomorrow night in South Hutchinson, KS (with zoom option); and Friday night in Canton, KS. You can read more details including location information here.
If you would like the zoom link for tomorrow evening’s meeting please send us an email by the end of today, scc@sccmenno.org . We will be sending the link out tomorrow morning.
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James Wenger is supervising a new church planting project with SCMC Pastor Omot Aganya (Eden Life Church, Kansas City MO) You can read more about this mission outreach here.
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SCMC is still trying to fill a handful of conference roles. You can find more details on our website.
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SAVE THE DATE! Come join the fun at 15th annual MCC Comforter Blitz on March 6, 7 and 8 on the Journey Yoder Campus, one mile north of Yoder, KS. Times are Monday and Tuesday 9-5 and Wednesday 9-4. No sewing skills are required, we will teach you. Lunch is available by donation each day, or you may bring your own sack lunch. Bring snacks to share during the workday. This event is hosted by Kansas Friends of MCC to make comforters for relief to be sent to refugees or places after natural disasters. Please contact the MCC Central States office with questions at #316-283-2720, or check the Comforter Blitz Facebook Page, “Kansas MCC Comforter Blitz”. A flyer is available here to display or include in your bulletin.
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The latest volunteer opportunities from MDS (Mennonite Disaster Services) are available here.
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Discover Your Anabaptist Filter
There’s still time to register for KNOW JESUS on February 4 – 5 at Hesston College! Register by this Sunday, January 22 for this special opportunity for youth to learn more about their Anabaptist roots through worship, service, and interactive activities. As a way to put our faith into action we will be raising funds for Numana prior to Know Jesus and then packaging meals during the retreat. To register, click here. More registration information is available here and you will find bulletin inserts, flyers and graphics about Numana here. Contact Melissa Landis at 215-896-4808 or email melissahlandis@gmail.com for more information or with any questions.
Volunteers needed for NumanaJunior high youth will be putting their faith into action by packaging meals with Numana during the Know Jesus retreat at Hesston College on Saturday, February 4. We are looking for 20 adult volunteers to serve as green shirt leaders from 1:00 – 5:30 p.m., which includes a time of training, helping with set up and then facilitating the food packaging. High school students and all ages of adults are invited to participate! Email Melissa Landis at melissahlandis@gmail.com if you’d like to volunteer.
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Don’t forget to send us any announcements that you would like shared with your fellow SCMC churches!
Posted on January 18, 2023 in Weekly Word