Bear Creek Friends held its annual "Quaker Haven Sunday" on September 13 with Brock Sizelove and Brandon Dennis in attendance. This year, Bear Creek paid for 22 campers to attend Quaker Haven, and 17 of them attended on Sunday. Some of these campers regularly attend Bear Creek, some are relatives of those who attend, and others are from the community. Bear Creek has a long tradition of providing assistance to those who want to attend Quaker Haven. In addition, Bear Creek dedicated three babies on August 30. The meeting is blessed with many young people and a wide range of ages (16 kids in worship on September 20, and around 20 under the age of 18 who regularly attend).
Farmland Friends Futbol Club is a youth soccer ministry with the goal of teaching skills for sport, life, and faith. Reaching 70+ area children, coaches lead in devotions and prayer at each game. Children will receive the gospel message, utilizing a color-coded bracelet, and New Testament from Revive Indiana, near the end of the season. Pray for a great harvest!
Knightstown Friends is sponsoring "Prayer on the Square" in support of Graham's National Prayer Walk in D.C. This will be held on Saturday, September 26, at noon on the Knightstown square. All are welcome to come and pray for healing and hope!
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Pastors Toolkits: The first virtual Pastor Toolkit took place last Thursday with several pastors in attendance. The next Pastor Toolkit is scheduled for October 15 at 6:30 pm on Zoom. The Zoom information will be emailed directly to pastors.
Other dates for pastors to consider:
Friends Multiplications Conference (November 11-14), Pastor’s Christmas Dinner (December TBA), Mid-Winter Retreat (January 29-31).
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The 2020 EFM Fall Offering, “Pressing Towards the Goal,” is now available at https://catalog.friendsmission.com/fall. This year’s offering features seven missionaries, fields, and ministries that are currently underfunded. The goal is to increase monthly or regular ongoing commitments of giving for these ministries by $141,700 a year. You can be part of this effort by making a commitment to support as many of these ministries as the Lord leads you to support through your prayers, financial gifts, and encouraging words.
Marion First Friends celebrated their 150th Anniversary on September 13th, with speakers Greg Hinshaw and Doug Shoemaker, with special music by Joy Ritenour. It was a rich time with words from previous ministers that had served there, including George Taylor, John Myers, and a special letter from Bill Wagoner. It was a blessing to celebrate together and if you would like to watch the ceremony in replay, you can view it on their website at https://marionfirstfriends.org/connect/past-services.
South Marion Friends joined Marion First Friends September 13 for their worship service celebrating their sesquicentennial.
The Christian Service Committee has put together a resource with information about social service agencies in several counties across IYM. To support your monthly meeting's efforts to serve your community, click on the following links to find resources near you:
Wabash County:
Grant County:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e2l41fbslc9t30tjiibt7/Grant-County-Indiana-Social-Services.docx?dl=0&rlkey=b2htj1m5msee9j4v6ovjpxdq8
Other pertinent information from the Christian Service Committee:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h0q0zlk3oketmri/AABNpNjIfzVkIkI-WhO-YAGza?dl=0
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Online Sunday School Lessons taught by Pat Byers and Doug Shoemaker have returned. Watch the IYM Facebook page, the IYM home page, or your inbox for links to these weekly videos designed especially for those who may not be able to attend a Sunday School class in person, but available for all to view and enjoy.
Adult Sunday School Curriculum, produced by Indiana Yearly Meeting, is already being used by congregations in five yearly meetings. We will soon be taking orders for the winter quarter. Writers for December, January, and February are Steve Smith, Doug Shoemaker, and Amy Dennis. Check out www.iym.com to see videos of weekly lessons being taught by IYM staff.
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Have you included Indiana Yearly Meeting in your will? Contact Doug Shoemaker if you’d like to discuss how your resources can continue to support missions and ministries for years.
FUM has been hosting international prayer gatherings with the next one scheduled for Friday, September 25 at noon Eastern time. Friends are welcome to join via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86791554114 or on Facebook Live.
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White’s Spiritual Life Benefit Concert:
Because of the present pandemic, White's will not host an on-campus Spiritual Life Dinner to raise funds for all things spiritual for the teens, children, and families they serve. Instead, WRFS is hosting Christian Worship Band 390 East for a night of Praise and Worship to benefit the Spiritual Life Ministry. The event will take place on September 26 at 2 pm at Wabash Friends Church. Please consider attending to hear from students and lift your voice in worship, while supporting this worthy cause.
Here is a link for more information on registering for the event and/or giving to the White's Spiritual Life fund:
Advancement Committee: Please pray for our farmers as they move into the harvest season. It is amazing to consider how we spend our time -- listening and responding to God is a vital piece of our day. Let's keep giving thanks and seeking God's direction. Your generous gifts to the IYM fundraising effort are fantastic. THANK YOU!!! So far for the 2022 Budget
$ 10,138.00 Cash Already Received
12,400.00 Pledges still to be paid
$ 22,538.00
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IYM Youth Ministry Events:
A virtual Youth Invasion will take place on Facebook Live through the Quaker Haven Facebook page on October 11 starting at 6:30 pm. A link will be published closer to the time for direct access or you can access it by logging onto the Quaker Haven (official) Facebook page at that time.
As of now, Fall Impact and Winter Sneak are scheduled to happen, in-person, at Quaker Haven. The dates for these events are:
-Fall Impact – November 6-8
-Winter Sneak – February 5-7
Our prayers and sympathy to the family of ART HARRIS, who passed away September 20 at the age of 83. Art was a member of Portland Friends, a board member of Quaker Haven, and active with the Quaker Disaster Relief and Indiana Yearly Meeting. He is survived by his wife, Pat, and three sons, 14 grandchildren, and 8 greats grandchildren.
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Upcoming IYM Events:
09/28 6:30 pm; Program Committee via Zoom
09/29 6:30 pm; Trustees at IYM Office
10/15 6:30 pm; Pastors Toolkit via Zoom
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Good Morning!
I regularly correspond with a man who has been in prison since 1998. I can’t imagine what his daily life is like, even though he tries to describe it to me. Last weekend he sent an email full of joy. It gets chilly in his cell during the winter and he didn’t have warm clothes! He ordered some thermal clothing costing $22 not knowing how to pay for it – maybe he was going to ask me to do that. When he checked his account, he couldn’t believe that a church had put $22 in his account – exactly what he needed. His prayers had been answered and his faith boosted.
My prayers have been answered and my faith boosted time and time again over the years. For the last several years we have been depending upon voluntary giving from individuals and churches enabling IYM to continue to help breathe life into churches. Not a lot of people are excited about helping meet a budget, but I’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of scores of people wanting to invest in what God is doing in our yearly meeting. Raising money to stay where you are is difficult, but many people are eager to give generously to something that is making a difference.
What difference has your giving made? It’s made a difference to Quaker Haven campers, White’s students, discouraged pastors, struggling churches, and African believers. Matthew 11:12 says the Kingdom of God is forcefully advancing (NIV), and I like being part of something that’s moving forward for the glory of God. Even $22 can make a huge difference.
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