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Honor the power, joy and hope of resurrection by spending time with God today. Celebrate this holy day with your Jubilee sisters and brothers through the use of this Easter Worship Guide.

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Apr 20
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Looking for Loose Change, Ep. 3

Click here to check out the 3rd installment in Elaine’s series of reflections.

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Apr 20
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This Week at Jubilee – 4/6/20

Click here for a rundown of what to expect at Jubilee this week.

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Apr 20
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Though we are not having our usual Sunday morning church service, we can still worship together. Set aside time for God today and join your Jubilee sisters and brothers in worship through this worship guide.

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Apr 20
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Looking for Loose Change, Ep. 2

Click here to watch this week’s reflection from Elaine.

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Mar 20
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This Week at Jubilee – 3/30/20

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Mar 20
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Worship Options for Sunday – 3/29/20

Though we are not having our usual Sunday morning church service, there are many ways you can set aside time for God today. If you need some inspiration, click here.

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Mar 20
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Looking for Loose Change, Ep. 1

Click here to check out a video reflection from Elaine.

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Mar 20
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This Week at Jubilee – 3/23/20

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Mar 20
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Worship Options for Sunday – 3/22/20

Click here to view an email with options for worship. We, as a community of faith, can continue to worship together even if we are not physically gathered!

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Mar 20
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Jubilee updates/State of the Church – 3/19/20

This video accompanied an email that was sent on 3/19. The full text of the email is available here.

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Aug 18
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This Week- 8/13/18

This week is a busy one at Jubilee, so here are a few reminders:

Wednesday will be the first of our two congregational meetings this month. The meeting begins at 6:30. We will hear a reflection from Audrey on her time with us, receive a report from Lindsay on youth and young adults, and vote on the upcoming Gifts Discernment roles. Childcare will be provided.

Everyone is invited to Jubilee’s Third Sunday Potluck following the service Sunday. If your last name ends with N-Z, you are invited to help clean the kitchen and gym after the meal. For more info, talk to Sandra Rush or Kelsey Luke.

Also, on Sunday, Sherene Broome invites you to join in celebrating Gabriel at his Eagle Scout Court of Honor. The service and reception will be at Jubilee beginning at 3:00pm. Please RSVP to Sherene.

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May 17
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This Week – 5/15/2017

Dear Jubilee,

It may be Monday but you are in action for God, Jubilee; at the church, in your homes and at work and at school. On Mondays Mr. Jack Wansley and his friend, Robert, receive and haul donations from Wal-Mart. These boxes of groceries Jubilee’s two food pantries and are shared with Pine Lake Camp.

Wednesday evening is Jubilee’s annual Skating Party. Please note the correct time – 6:00-8:00pm. Suggested donation for skaters is $5.00. Please invite your friends to Skate Odyssey. Please contact Sharon Dufour if you have questions.

The Quilting Retreat at Pine Lake began today and lasts until Thursday. Please join the quilting fun. Contact Pine Lake for more information.

Beth Graybill leads Mom’s Group every Tuesday morning beginning at 9:00am. If you know a mother with young children that would enjoy this group, talk to Beth Graybill.

Men’s Prayer Breakfast meets at Queen City Truck Stop at 6:15 every Friday morning. Pastor Duane can tell you more.

Friday evening at 6:00pm we will Bag Groceries in the foyer of Jubilee. Volunteers are needed to put grape juice, grits, applesauce or other items into bags. Can you help? Please let me know if you can come.

Friday evening through Saturday Gulf States Conference will gather at Pine Lake for the GSMC Retreat. Please contact Jeff Landis for more info.

On Sunday Jeff Landis will continue our preaching series on NEWS; Nurture, Evangelism, Worship and Service, with a sermon on Worship.

Following the service we will gather for a Pot Luck in the gym. The youth group will clean the kitchen and gym after the pot luck for donations to Jubilee’s Food Pantry. Talk to Joel Diener for details.

God bless you tonight, Jubilee.
Sincerely,
Elaine

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Apr 17
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This Week at Jubilee- 4/17/2017

Dear Jubilee,

Many thanks to the musicians and singers who made worship on Easter Sunday especially joyful and meaningful.

Tonight we will meet for the last Wednesday Night Bible Study of 2016-2017. We will share a meal at 6:00pm and classes for all ages begin at 7:00pm. Join us.

On Thursday evening the Community of Hope (COH) Board meets. This is an exciting time for our volunteer scholars program. You can meet the new COH director, Adrian Cross, on Sunday when she shares during our worship service. Applications for the 2017-2018 year are available in the church office.

Jubilee men, join the early morning Men’s Prayer Breakfast at 6:15am at Queen City Truck Stop. Talk to Wayne Gorrow for details.

The monthly Grocery Bagging Party begins on Friday evening at 6:00pm. If you can help, please contact Kelsey Luke.

Spring Open House at Pine Lake Camp provides an opportunity to explore the camp and meet the staff. Join the event from 10:00-2:00 on Saturday at the pavilion and bring someone with you. Contact Suzanne Opel if you have questions.

Sunday School with classes for all ages begins at 9:30 on Sunday morning. Meet us in the gym.

We will have a special treat on Sunday at 10:45. Jubilee’s Youth Group will lead the entire service. I expect to be encouraged by God’s Spirit, but also by the talent of our young people.

Jubilee, you are doing something significant for God simply by showing up together every Sunday and being exactly who you are. The community you have created is alive with joy and a power for good in Meridian. I thank God for your dynamic witness.

God Bless You,
Elaine

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Apr 17
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This Week at Jubilee- 4/10/2017

Dear Jubilee,

Many thanks to all who participated and led Jubilee’s 2017 Camp Out. It was a delight to spend the weekend with you.

We worshiped at Pine Lake on Sunday and Pastor Duane shared a message about two of those closest to Jesus, Peter and Judas, and their responses to their betrayals of Jesus.

Tonight the Welcome Class meets at 6:30pm. The Church Council meets at 7:15. Contact Mike Clymer with Council questions.

Tomorrow is Maundy Thursday. We will remember Jesus’ last evening before the cross in a simple service in the Sojourner’s Room at 6:30pm. The service will include The Lord’s Supper and Footwashing, moving us with Jesus from the table to the garden.

A Community Good Friday Service will be held at 12:00 noon at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 2705 13th Street, Meridian. This service will follow the last words of Jesus on the cross. Contact Duane if you have questions.

On Sunday we will gather to worship and praise God, honoring Jesus who rose from the dead. Join us Easter Sunday for Sunday School at 9:30am and Worship at 10:45.

Peace,
Elaine

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Apr 17
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This Week at Jubilee 4/3/17

Dear Jubilee,

What a week at Jubilee!

Yesterday and today we are blessed by a team of 17 hardworking folks from 8th Street Mennonite in Goshen, Indiana. Today they helped with the snack bag, memory box, food pantry and free store ministries as well as cleaned the kitchen cabinets inside and out and painted the upstairs hall and the gym.

Tonight at 6:00 we will gather in the gym to share a pot luck meal with 8th Street friends. At 7:00 tomorrow evening we will worship in the sanctuary with songs, Scriptures and prayer.

Join us in the sanctuary on Thursday evening at 7:00 for the annual Community of Hope Celebration. This inspiring evening is the year’s climax for our ten volunteer scholars who completed 100 hours of service in the community and will receive a scholarship upon college acceptance. Check the bulletin board in the foyer for the long list of agencies they serve.

Attached please find a schedule for Jubilee’s Camp Out at Pine Lake which begins on Friday evening. Our service on Sunday will be at Pine Lake. Please help me think of anyone who might have missed this announcement and share this schedule and an invitation for them to join us at camp. Here is a schedule for the weekend : Jubilee Camp Out 2017

God bless,
Elaine

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Mar 17
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This Week at Jubilee – 3/27/17

Dear Friends,

Special thanks to Jubilee’s Youth Group for the well done and captivating presentation of John 9 during Sunday’s worship service. Thanks Lisa Shelly for helping them prepare!

Jubilee, you went above and beyond again during the March distribution of God’s Groceries on Tuesday. 218 persons from 102 households received about 25 pounds of groceries. Eighteen volunteers served love, prayers and respect. Today we had our 2017 Mississippi Food Pantry audit and your food pantry ministry fared very well. Go team Jubilee!

The Youth Cajun Meal Fund Raiser scheduled for this Saturday is cancelled due to the death of Lindsay Diener’s maternal grandmother. Thank you for praying for Lindsay’s family.

Please let Cheryl Landis know by Sunday about your lodging needs for Jubilee Camp Out, scheduled for April 7-9. In order to provide adequately for meals, please also let her know what meals you plan to eat at the camp out and how many guests you are bringing. Lodging and meal forms will be available again on Sunday or you can contact her directly this weekend.

Join us for worship on Sunday, the last Sunday of Lent. Jeff Landis will preach and the Youth Band will lead our worship

God bless you all,

Elaine Maust

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Mar 17
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This Week at Jubilee- 3/22/2017

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Sunday we gathered to worship our God.

Duane shared a sermon about Living Water from John 4.
Renee Nuefeld, from the Jackson, MS Service Adventure Unit, shared about changes in that ministry since the death of Hannah Hochstetler.
And, way to go Jubilee on a stunning pot luck you shared with the service group from Iowa.

Monday was an exciting day at Jubilee as 14 volunteers from Iowa joined several of us from Jubilee and the community to freshen the landscape and bag groceries.

Every Tuesday Jubilee shares Snack Bags with neighbors from 10-12. Sandra Rush can give you more info about this ministry.

Mom’s Group meets in the gym on tuesdays at 9:00am. Contact Beth Graybill for more info.

Wednesday – We will gather in the gym for Bible Study at 6:00pm. Thanks to Holly Garrett, we will eat lasagna. The Service Team from Iowa Mennonite School will join us the meal and for classes that begin at 7:00.

Thursday – The most recent grocery delivery arrives at 12:00 (or whenever the truck decides to appear.) If you would like to join the Gorrows to unload the truck, talk to Wayne.

Your Elders, Pastors and Staff meet for the monthly Elder Mtg at 6:30. Duane can tell you more about what happens on these evenings.

Friday – Jubilee men meet for Prayer Breakfast at 6:15am at Queen City Truck Stop. Talk to Pastor Duane for details.

Saturday – The Junior Youth Group will enjoy Service and San Marcos. Please meet at the church gym at 4:00pm. Parents can meet their Jr. Youth at San Marcos at 7:00pm. Come ready to work and bring money for food. Contact Jeff Landis, Suzanne Opel or Amy or Stephen Yoder for more info.

Sunday – Join us for Sunday School at 9:30am and Jubilee’s worship celebration at 10:45am.

Stephen Yoder will lead singing
I will share a message from John 9 – Restore us, O God! We See.

God bless you as you serve and love in the name of Christ this week.

Peace,
Elaine

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Mar 17
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Holy Week Services – April 9-16

Palm Sunday – Jubilee will worship at Pine Lake Camp, no service at the church.

Maundy Thursday – Communion and footwashing in Sojourners Room – 6:30pm

Good Friday – Ecumenical service at St. Paul’s Methodist – 12:00 noon

Easter – Worship Celebration at 10:45am

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Mar 17
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This Week at Jubilee- 3/13/17

Dear Friends,

Trusting that wherever you are and how ever you are, you are experiencing that God Restores. For this week’s Lenten Devotional guide, on the theme, Restore us, Oh God! check out Jubilee’s web site: http://www.jubileemennonite.org/

Thanks to Lindsay Diener and Mary Grace Wansley for their exceptional co-preaching on Sunday. They described the difference between wondering and doubt and invited us to trust our mysterious dynamic God.

Every Tuesday Mom’s Group meets in the gym at 9:00am. If you know someone who has babies or toddlers, invite them! Talk to Beth Graybill for more information on this important ministry of Jubilee.

Wayne Gorrow will lead Men’s Prayer Breakfast at Queen City Truck Stop at 6:15am Friday morning. Contact Wayne if you need directions.

All Jubilee Youth are invited to the Spring Youth Rally at Pine Lake this Friday-Sunday. Contact Joel Diener details.

Join us for worship at 10:45 on Sunday:

Duane Maust will preach on the theme: Restore us oh God, we thirst!

Welcome! Class meets during Sunday School.

In our continuing Across Street and Around the World feature, Renee Nuefeld, will update us about the Jackson, MS Service Adventure Team.

A Service Team of 14 from Iowa Mennonite School, led by Joel Beachy, will join us for worship and the pot luck meal.

Please bring a little extra food to the Pot Luck so that we have plenty to share with our friends from Iowa.

Thanks to the Youth Group who will clean after the Pot Luck as part of their Convention Fund Raising efforts.

See you Sunday!

Peace,

Elaine

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Mar 17
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2017 Lenten Guides

This year we will be posting a weekly Lenten guide to our website. To access the guide go to the Jubilee website and click on ‘Lenten Guides’.

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Mar 17
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This Week at Jubilee- 2/27/17

Dear Jubilee,

We are grateful that Emily Key shared her moving testimony with us on Sunday. Emily’s message of pain and hope reminded us to wait in the difficult times. I was especially encouraged that Emily discovered profound peace when she had a relationship with God.

Today Jubilee shared over a ton of God’s Groceries with 99 households. What a joyful, capable and loving group of volunteers gathered to pray and serve today.

Mom’s Group is thriving. This morning the happy sounds of children playing in the gym reached all the way to the foyer. Mom’s Group meets every Tuesday morning. If you know someone who would benefit, talk to Beth Graybill.

Tomorrow evening at 6:30pm join us in the Sojourners Room for the Ash Wednesday Service. This simple service will remind us of our humility and need for God’s forgiveness. The service will include prayers, songs, scriptures and the imposition of ashes, which means placing ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead.

On Friday morning Jubilee men are invited to Prayer Breakfast at 6:15am at Queen City Truck Stop.

Pine Lake will be bustling all day Saturday. Join the fun at Work Day! The day begins at 8:30. There will be projects for every skill level. Lunch will be provided at 1:00. Talk to Lindsay Diener or Matt Graybill for more details.

All Youth are invited to the Youth Game Night on Saturday evening at 7:00. Joel Diener has those details.

I hope you can join us for Worship on Sunday. This Sunday you can expect to experience God and:

– Anita Wansley preaching from Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 & Matthew 4:1-11
– Celebrating the Lord’s Supper
– Welcome! Class beginning during Sunday School
– Worship Planning Team meeting at 1:30

Tonight I pray for the many of us who are sick or in pain. And I give thanks to be part of a church that tries to do as Jesus taught, to love our neighbors.

In hope,

Elaine

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Feb 17
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Lord’s Prayer (Jubilee Junior Youth)

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Feb 17
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Glenn and Emma Myers Article (Mennonite World Review)

Click here to read the article “Serving with Choctaw, couple have seen prejudice, progress”

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Feb 17
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Love is a Verb (MC USA Article)

Click here to read the MC USA article about Jubilee, “Love is a Verb”.

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Feb 17
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Ministers Map Out Plans for Bringing Community Together

http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/ministers-map-out-plans-for-bringing-community-together/article_0c50c1f5-93f9-57a4-b902-8cd1dbc862a7.html

Click here for article

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Feb 17
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This Week at Jubilee (2/13/17)

On Sunday Pastor Duane preached from I Corinthians 3 reminding us that while it is appropriate for babies to drink milk, we expect five-year-olds to be ready to eat meat. Paul encouraged the Corinthian church to stop squabbling over who to follow and grow up.
We were also blessed on Sunday evening that the Youth Band led us in worship during Second Sunday Sing.

Wednesday: Tomorrow we gather in the Sojourners Room for the mid-year Congregational Meeting at 6:30pm. You don’t need to be a member to vote at these meetings. This is a great time to learn more about Jubilee. Reports will include the trustees’ care for the facility and Jubilee’s budget.

Friday: Men’s Prayer Breakfast meets on Friday morning at 6:15am at Queen City Truck Stop.
We are grateful for the assistance of Meridian Freedom Project Students who will bag groceries on Friday afternoon at 3:50. The February Distribution date is February 28.
Friday and Saturday Jubilee women are welcome to Pine Lake Camp for a Women’s Retreat. For more info, talk to Cheryl Landis or Fern Diener.

Saturday afternoon the Youth Group will bake goodies for a bake sale scheduled during Sunday’s Pot Luck.

Sunday: Join us for Sunday School and a worship celebration at Jubilee!
Bro. Bob Metzler will be our speaker. He is the pastor of Straight Mountain Mennonite Church and a sales/service representative for Choice Books. He will share a message and the ministry of Choice Books.
Pot Luck will follow the service. Bring a dish and join the fellowship. Thanks to the youth group for cleaning after the meal and sharing baked goods – both for donations – raising funds for their trip to the Mennonite Youth Convention. Many thanks, Jubilee, for your generous donations for our youth group!
The Jr. Youth Group is creating care packages for Jubilee college students. Items you bring for these boxes will be collected Sunday.

Many Thanks to the grocery bag and egg carton fairies! Your donations of these items are discovered inside and outside the building and are needed and used.

See you Sunday,
Elaine

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Jan 17
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This Week at Jubilee (1/23/2017)

We are grateful to the Youth Band for leading us in worship yesterday for World Fellowship Sunday. Have you ever considered that the coming of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 is the answer to the confusion of languages that happened at the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)? Pastor Duane shared that connection in yesterday’s sermon and encouraged us to make sure our projects are God centered instead of focused on ourselves.

Tomorrow we will Share God’s Groceries. Over a ton of groceries and lots of love will go through Jubilee’s doors tomorrow. If you can volunteer, please let me know today. Volunteers will arrive around 9:30 to be ready for the doors to open at 10:00.

Recently I asked Ms. Margaret, an amputee in a wheelchair, “Ms. Margaret, can you really use all those dry beans and cans of soup we give you.” She beamed. “Honey,” she said, “I’d come here every fourth Tuesday if ya’ll didn’t give me a thing!” Ms. Margaret is our neighbor and lives a few blocks from Jubilee.

Join us at 6:00 for Bible Study on Wednesday night. Holly Garrett is cooking breakfast for us. (I believe this will involve grits. 🙂 Classes for all ages begin at 7:00. Please let me know if you have questions.

The Youth Group is going bowling in Philadelphia, MS on Friday evening. Please meet at the church at 8:15 to carpool to this youth event. Contact Joel Diener if you have questions.

Pine Lake Camp is leading a Marriage Retreat Friday-Sunday. Please contact Suzanne Opel at Pine Lake to register. 601-483-2267. Scholarships are available.

Please pray for me as I prepare Sunday’s Sermon. The working title is “Do, Love, Walk.” Read Micah 6:1-8 to find out more.

You can safely assume I am praying for you.

God bless,
Elaine

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Sep 16
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2016 Community Cookout

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May 14
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2014-2015 Church Roles

Click here to download the 2014-2015 Gifts Discernment form.

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Mar 14
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Facebook

What’s happening at Jubilee? “Like” our page on Facebook for updates, reminders, etc.

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Aug 13
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Family Camp reminder

Gulf State Conference’s annual Family Camp is this weekend, and Sunday’s service will be held out at Pine Lake. There will be no service at Jubilee this Sunday (September 1). For more information on Pine Lake Camp or to get directions, please visit their website.

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Dec 12
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This Weekend at Jubilee

Happy Advent!

Here’s what you can expect at Jubilee this weekend and who you can contact for more info:

Saturday

Jr. Youth Christmas Party – Graybills

Sunday

Welcome! Class will meet during the Sunday School hour
Joel Beachy will preach our Second Advent sermon
Reah Clymer will sing a special number
Worship Planning Team meets at 1:30 in the Conference Room – Duane Maust

We continue to collect and distribute coats and nonperishable food through the food pantry ministry. Place your donations on the table in the sanctuary. – Marvin Floyd

Join me in reading Isaiah during Advent. Begin today with Isaiah 44 and read a chapter at day until Christmas.

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Nov 12
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This Weekend at Jubilee

Happy Friday! Here’s what you can expect on Sunday at Jubilee.

Believers Class will meet (good news! Duane found the lost tongue screw!)
The fourth in our series, “What is a Mennonite Christian?” Duane will preach from Luke 22:24-27, Anabaptist Leadership
A Communion Service will follow the sermon
Everyone is invited to stay for the Pot Luck Meal after the service. Thanks to Fern Diener’s Care Group, who will clean the dishes and the gym after the meal!

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Nov 12
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This Weekend at Jubilee

Here’s what to expect at Jubilee this weekend…

Saturday

Gulf States Mennonite Conference Delegate Meeting at Amor Viviente, Metairie, LA (contact Duane Maust if you want to attend)

Sunday

Anita Wansley will be preaching from Acts 2:46-47, Community is the Center of our Life. This is the second in our “What is a Mennonite Christian?” series
Jack Wansley will share his testimony regarding Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS)
Believers Class meets during the Sunday School hour. (see Elaine Maust)
Youth group packaging goodies for College Students – 4:00 at the Bowers’. Sunday morning will be your last opportunity to donate treats or cash. (see Joel Beachy)

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Oct 12
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This Weekend at Jubilee

Here’s what to expect this weekend and who to contact for more info:

Saturday

Jr. Youth Fall Fest at Pine Lake, 4:00, Matt Graybill

Sunday

New Sermon Series “What is a Mennonite Christian?” Begins with “Jesus is the Center of our Faith” – Hebrews 7:23-28 – Elaine Maust
During the service we will be blessing the Floyds as they prepare for their Mission Trip
Donations will be received for Children’s Christmas Boxes – (Beth Graybill) and College Student Boxes (Cynthia Clymer)
Welcome! Class meets at 1:30 – Elaine Maust

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Oct 12
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This Weekend at Jubilee

On Saturday, our Sister Church, Open Door Mennonite, will be at Pine Lake Camp. If you would like to join us for breakfast with them, contact Elaine Maust. If you can help with child care for them on Saturday, contact Anita Wansley.
Saturday evening will be the annual city-wide AA Anniversary at Jubilee – contact Elaine for more info.
On Sunday morning, Bob Baldwin is preaching.
There will be a Pot Luck after the worship service. Contact Rachel Seibel with questions.

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