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JoyfulJoyful NoizNoiz November May 20062019 PagePage 16 16 Joyful Noiz What’s Goin’ On? November 2019 Table of Plenty will be hosting a Thanksgiving Meal on Thursday, November 28. If you would like to volunteer to help prepare or serve, contact the church office. Save the Date!! The Children’s Christmas program will be held on Sunday, December 15. Keep Collecting those 2020 calendars. They can be dropped off in the office. Free Movie Night Friday, November 15 Double take Answers: 8. Pale Pail 17. Write Right 9. Plain Plane 18. Flower Flour 1. Ore Oar 10. Vain Vein 19. Sent Cent 2. Hare Hair 11. Sale Sail 20. Raise Rays Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. 3. Cellar Seller 12. Meet Meat 21. Our Hour 4. Bored Board 13. Thrown Throne 22. Hoarse Horse Games & Food 5. Male Mail 14. Sea See 23. Doe Dough 6. Real Reel 15. Heard Herd 24. Gored Gourd 7. Foul Fowl 16. Pane Pain 25. Tense Tents Movie Starts at 7:00 p.m. A carnival is coming to Zion! Join us for carnival games and food before the movie begins! The Joyful Noiz is published monthly by Zion Mennonite Church. The editor is Jennifer Moyer. Contributors this month included: Yvonne Detweiler, Nancy Fridey, Donna Halteman. Rod Kratz, Jordan Luther, Mike Landis, Laura Martin, Eric Musselman, Joyce Price, Ron Price. Stories and information for the newsletter can be submitted to Jennifer via email <[email protected]> or left in the mailbox marked “Joyful Noiz” in the church office. Zion Mennonite Church ° www.zionmennonite.org Next Deadline for the December issue: November 10 149 Cherry Lane ° Souderton, PA 18964 215-723-3592 ° Fax: 215-723-0573 JoyfulJoyful Noiz November May 20062019 PagePage 22 Joyful Noiz November 2019 Page 3 Creatin Care Tidbits are coated with beeswax and a couple other simple ingredients. There are instructions online to even make your own if you are so inclined but I Reducing Kitch en Waste decided to order some. They come in different sizes and can be used in place of plastic wrap to cover bowls or wrap around cut vegetables. The heat from your hands helps them stick, although they have a little sticky Inspired by the many zero waste blogs online and a desire to cut down on feeling when you first get them. The first batch I got did not feel sticky at paper and plastic trash, I have been experimenting with ways to do this. all and didn't work that well. I ordered another brand and they have been We had already switched to cloth napkins awhile ago and found that to be working well. They take a little getting used to and have their limitations, an easy thing to do. The variety shop at Care and Share always has cloth but for some things they are a safe alternative to plastic wrap. For storing napkins for sale, usually looking brand new. Or if you enjoy sewing (I leftovers or other types of food, of course, any type of glass container don't), you can make your own with pretty material to match your decor. works well. I have also been reading about silicone which does not have When they are dirty, just throw them in the washer with a suitable load the chemicals associated with plastic and does not break down into and you're all set. microparticles at the end of its life. I haven't tried any yet but probably will in the future. It seems to be gaining in popularity. Next on my list was paper towels. I expected this to be a difficult transition; however; I have to say it wasn't nearly as hard as I thought. Have you tried any of the things I've mentioned or have some favorites of Depending on what you use paper towels for there are many different your own? I'd love to hear about it. Let's get the conversation going! ways to do this. If you're just cleaning up spills; an old dishcloth or even rags will do the job. I liked to use paper towels for wrapping produce and Nancy Fridey placing it in a plastic bag in the refrigerator, or blotting various foods dry. I knew for those purposes I would want something thinner and absorbent. I ended up purchasing a dozen flour sack dish towels from Amazon. They are quite large and I ended up cutting several of them into smaller sizes. By cutting them into quarters. They ended up about the size of a full square paper towel. The only problem with cutting them is you have to finish the raw edges or they fray, but I expect them to last quite a while so I dug out the old sewing machine and just did it. They have been working out great. I removed my paper towel holder off the counter and This year’s children’s Christmas pageant will be “Carriers of the replaced it with a basket of these folded towels. I hung a bag in my kitch- Light.” It celebrates Jesus as the Light of Salvation by passing en broom closet to put the dirty ones in. It's important to find a way to make this as convenient as possible or you will be tempted to just grab a God’s light from Mary to Joseph to the animals in the manger, paper towel. And it helps to make the paper towels less convenient by from the shepherds in the countryside to putting them away out of immediate reach as old habits can be hard to the wise men in the east. This inspiring break. program encourages all people to become carriers of the light! I found eliminating plastic wrap and plastic bags much more challenging and still haven't mastered it completely, but I have at least reduced it. I had already been conscious of trying to reuse my plastic bags and Performance date is Sunday, December sometimes even plastic wrap with all the unhealthy chemicals associ- 15 during our 9:00 a.m. worship service. ated with plastic, I've been looking for ways to replace it with some- Rehearsals begin on November 17 at thing healthier for us and the planet, especially for food storage. I came across beeswax wraps, which are not a new thing but surprisingly I had 11:15 a.m. All children ages 3 years not heard about them before. They are simply pieces of cloth that through 5th grade are invited to participate. JoyfulJoyful Noiz November May 20062019 PagePage 44 Joyful Noiz November 2019 Page 5 Library News New Books! For Children: Wednesday, November 27 at 7:00 p.m. Faith the Cow by Susan Hoover – captivating story of the first animal sent overseas through Heifer Project International Once again we will be doing a thankful collection. Lass by Phillip Keller – adapted from his book Lessons from a This year we are asking for everyone to bring a jar of Sheepdog peanut butter or jelly to donate to 9 Nancy Drew books Keystone Opportunity Center. 7 kids DVDs For Adults/Bible Study: Just a note of Thanks… Max Lucado’s Unshakeable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God book and DVD – unpacks 12 of the Bible’s most significant Zion Family and Friends, promises, equipping you to overcome difficult circumstances by keeping your focus on the hope found in the promises of Scripture Thank you so much for your generous financial rather than dwelling on the problems in front of you contributions given to the Bean Bag Food program during September. Of This Earth: A Mennonite Boyhood in the Boreal Forest by Rudy The receipts will sponsor 25 children for the entire school year. These Wiebe – memoir of award winning Canadian fiction author growing up children will be guaranteed a weekend food bag every weekend from now in remote Saskatchewan through age 12 through June. What a fantastic gift you have given! Thank you for The Holy Roller DVD – after achieving, and losing, great success as a ending hunger in so many young lives. Blessings to you all! televangelist, Pastor Luke finds the courage to become the man God Donna Halteman truly called him to be Laura Martin FELLOWSHIP NEWS! Fellowship Time Needs You! Tuesday Night Gatherings We have some slots that could use some help during Mark Down These Dates! fellowship time every two months. If you do not November 5: Volunteer at the Material Resource Center want to make the commitment but could be listed as We will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. standby to help, contact the church office. November 19 - 6:45 p.m. December 3—6:45 p.m. JoyfulJoyful Noiz November May 20062019 PagePage 66 Joyful Noiz November 2019 Page 7 The Property Line Nursery School News November is all about family! Fall This month we will welcome grandparents of our students to enjoy a morning of fun. Our students will come together as a family to enjoy the first Thanksgiving. Now I don’t think that the Work first Thanksgiving included chicken nuggets. I am sure there was some popcorn and cornbread. Day Christmas is quickly approaching so the classes will be busy getting ready for the Annual Souderton Parade on Saturday, December 7 and practicing for the Christmas programs, Once again, if you are able, we are asking for donations of Mini Candy Canes to hand out. They can be dropped off in the church office. We hope you enjoyed our sampling of our yummiest fundraiser Saturday, November 16 @ 8:00 a.m.