IMMIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER NEWS
The Immigration Resource Center offices (located
on the 2nd floor of church CoffeeCan) is a recognized Board of Immigration Appeal (BIA) center
providing legal services.
Shellie Vascik has been appointed as Community Meal Coordinator
for ICCOMPASSION’S Wednesday night “Gathering.” Shellie will be
managing the kitchen, meals, and supervising an increasing number of volunteers for this vital weekly outreach ministry.
This week, after coordinating 12 volunteers and serving 94 meals,
Shellie Vascik wrote:
"I was so overwhelmed with God's wonderful grace and
provision tonight, I could not even leave the parking lot
until I gave him praise and prayer for that goodness.
I had prayed with Brenda and Mireya about 3:15
p.m. because I needed God to show up more than ever. I
am so, so, so humbled to see just how He did that.
Tonight His grace was so deep that I feel like it pulled me
under. Each week, more and more I am convicted that I just
need to let Him be God.
I have been very recently confronted with writing a "blank
check" with my life ... I know I did that to a certain extent
the week of my birthday... but tonight in my van, I took another step by point blank telling God exactly
that...a complete blank check. I just can't hold back any
more... I don't have it in me. "
We are so grateful Shellie for your obedience to God.
Office “Walk-in” hours are posted at front door.
We are pleased to welcome Cheryl Mason, attorney at law as a member
of our immigrant resource team. Cheryl has had 13 years experience in
immigration law and carries a sincere interest in the lives of those clients she serves.
Teresa Stecker, ICCOMPASSION’S Executive Director
commissioned Gail Behrens as the newest local Compassionate Ministries director in the Council Bluffs
Church of the Nazarene last Sunday as part of the Iowa
District’s 20/20 Vision of starting 20 new churches
and 20 new compassionate ministry centers in 6 years.
ICCOMPASSION is still reeling from the loss of James Thompson, our
valued volunteer who was faithful in running a multiplicity of errands
on a weekly basis. At this time, we are desperate to find a replacement! We have been amazed at the number of things that are now left
undone because of James’s absence. (Yes, he is enjoying the sunshine
at his new home in southern California!)
If you know of a retired individual who has transportation and is willing
to offer Tuesdays and Wednesdays, PLEASE contact Teresa ASAP!
INTERN HOUSING NEEDED
Our food pantry is open each Wednesday from
12 Noon until 4:00 p.m.
Food donations are always needed and welcomed!
Please contact ICCOMPASSION this week for
information on current food needs, and ways you can make a lasting
difference in people’s lives. We continue to need your food donations
and additional volunteers. Last week, we served 61 homes!
Washington Church, 1506 N. 5th Washington, Iowa
Iglesia del Nazareno / Miguel Pineda • 1:00 p.m.
The interactive seminar will continue
on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH AT
8:30 a.m. in the church CoffeeCan
FOR ALL THE MEMBERS AND
FRIENDS OF OUR GREATER IOWA
CITY CHURCH!
Come join us and bring a friend! The
reviews of this training opportunity
are great! This is your opportunity to
learn how to help fulfill Christ’s commandment to go into all the world
and tell the story!
Week Day Service Schedule
Third Culture Youth / Kobe Lovan • Wednesdays @ 6:00 p.m.
Iglesia del Nazareno / Miguel Pineda • Saturdays @ 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s “Gathering”
Community Dinner (Church CoffeeCan) @ 5:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Activities:
Children’s Bible Story Hour
Adult Bible Study
Third Culture Youth
English Language Learners
Michael Lynch • Tel. 319.321.4465 / icnazarene@gmail
Miguel Pineda • Tel. 319.383.2780 / [email protected]
Chapain Tosingilo • Tel. 319.936.5609 / [email protected]
Teresa Stecker • Tel. 563.260.4541 / [email protected]
Kobe Lovan • TEXT only: 319.775.5856 / [email protected]
Taylor Getting • Tel. 425.298.3506 / [email protected]
Chaplain Chris Lockeby • Tel: 319.530.4442 /
[email protected]
We are seeking to impact children, youth, adults and seniors—
including those who are homeless, struggling and strangers to our
community. For many of these, we are their church.
ICCOMPASSIONS’ Food Pantry
Sunday Worship Service Schedule
Community (English) / Michael Lynch • 9:27 a.m.
Open Door (English) / Teresa Stecker • 11:15 a.m.
African (French) / Chapain Tosingilo • 12:30 p.m.
Iglesia del Nazareno (Spanish) / Miguel Pineda • 4:00 p.m.
New Church Plant (Coralville) Starting Soon
Ray Neu and his bilingual team will be here
in the Greater Iowa City
Church THIS FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 7TH AT 6:00
P.M. to present a great seminar on
the power of conveying the Gospel
through the art of storytelling!
New Church Plant in Coralville!
Taylor and Stephanie Getting have been working preparing to launch the next church congregation partnering with the Greater Iowa City
Church!
Virtually every day, progress is made toward the
official launch in the first of the year.
Pastoral Staff
However, as numbers increase, if you feel God lead you to help out
by providing donation of food, we now have a sign up sheet in the
CoffeeCan hallway.
Thank you for your ongoing support of this partnership between
ICCOMPASSION and the Greater Iowa City Church.
Where the World Comes Together!
Satellite Worship Sunday
VOLUNTEER NEEDED!
Our community meal volunteers experience great blessings as they
see God at work. We continue to serve over 350 meals a month on
LESS THAN $200! [Reminds us of Christ miraculously multiplying a
small boy’s lunch of 5 loaves and 2 fish, eh?]
If you feel God prompting you to make an monetary donation,
please mark your offering: COMMUNITY MEAL.
A Multicultural Christian Community
Part of the International Church of the Nazarene
1035 Wade Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 / Tel: 319.338.3313
icnazarene.org
On Tuesday, November 18th, both the Greater Iowa City Church
and ICCOMPASSION have been invited to the campus of MidAmerica Nazarene University to recruit students to serve as volunteers
and interns in our local compassionate ministry center and multicultural ministry.
There are two options before us: Shepherd Community, our flagship CMC in Indianapolis recruits students for Spring Break missions service. This is an option we will be exploring. Needed
housing would be over the week of Spring Break—the week of
March 16th.
Secondly, we are looking at summer internships that will need
housing for up to 3 months.
Our ability to access much needed interns and the talents they
offer is dependent on us providing accommodations. Want to
help?
A wonderful upscale coffeehouse space has been negotiated on the
main highway in Coralville. This space will house weekly worship
and fellowship on Sunday mornings.
An official name for this church has been selected and is scheduled
to be announced next week!
Websites and media sites are being acquired and
contact information secured.
Taylor and Stephanie’s new church telephone
number is: 425.298.3506.
Partnering with the Christian Culture Community—
Home of ICCOMPASSION
Teresa Stecker, Executive Director Tel: 319.330.9883
[email protected]
ICCOMPASSION
A Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Center
2400 Towncrest Drive, Iowa City
Referrals
Mentoring
Clothing
Food Pantry (Open Wednesdays)
Immigrant Resource Center
Kaleidoscope Christian Preschool
English Language Learning (Wednesdays)
Community Meal (Wednesday)
You may email them at: [email protected]
This new church plant will be geared to
young adults who are looking for a
fresh experience of the church and a
relevant Christ-centered world-view.
The Gettings are now identifying members of their new ministry team that individuals who are interested in joining their initial core group.
Taylor and Stephanie will be back in Iowa City November 13th. Taylor will be
spending 2-3 weeks preparing for their move from Seattle and set the stage for
their first meetings. Interested! Please contact Taylor today!
Children’s Bible Story Hour
Bear with each other and forgive WHATEVER grievances you my
have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
-Colossians 3:13
Chaplain Chris has submitted an extensive report on hospital and
home visitation. Due to the great opportunities we have in the
Greater Iowa City Church, Chris will be working to put together a
Chaplaincy Team to assist in her work.
Our chaplain would love to hear from you. Chaplain Chris will be
away from the office from September 10—25th.
Email at:
[email protected] or Call: 319. 530. 4442
Our Wednesday evening Children's
Bible Story Hour started out with a
game of "hot and cold". Doreen hid
some tiny livestock in different places
in the room and the children had to
find them.
The kids had a blast with this game
and Elijah was one of our winners by
finding the sheep. Our lesson was
entitled: "Jacob Returns Home".
Annual Greater Iowa City Church’s
Service of Gratitude
Sunday, November 23rd!
We will be! organizing a great combined choir for that occasion and
are looking forward to participants from all our partnering congregations in a great sound of joy!
Invite your family and friends early!
Community Church Potluck this Sunday
THIS SUNDAY, November 2nd is the
next Community Church Potluck Lunch
in the CoffeeCan. Food will be served
immediately following the 9:27 a.m.
worship.
Please bring dish to share.
Gospel Sing Next Sunday
The monthly Gospel Sing group will meet next
Sunday afternoon at 4:30. All are welcome!
DON’T FORGET TO TURN
YOUR CLOCKS BACK!
Doreen
related the story to the children
and they all knew by the end of it
that Jacob had "cattle, donkeys,
sheep and goats, and many many
servants". Jacob seemed to think
if he shared his wealth with Esau
then maybe Esau could forgive
him for stealing his birthright, but
Esau didn't want Jacob's livestock and servants. Esau forgave his
brother and welcomed him and his family with open arms.
Doreen had a jar filled with blue liquid and
that liquid represented our sin, she poured in
another liquid and began to stir. Little by
little the blue faded until it was crystal clear.
The clearing solution was God's forgiveness.
In Colossians, the Word indicates that there is
no limit on what offenses we are required to
forgive. In fact, it plainly states "WHATEVER
grievances". I feel like forgiveness is a topic
easily overlooked, and perhaps avoided, by many adults. We
seem to be okay with talking about love, peace, and joy, but
what about forgiveness?
As I watched our children and I thought of my experiences with
my own children I realized how much easier it seems to be for
children to forgive. I think that years of being hurt, lied to, forgotten and rejected hardens us as adults and we go into a self
preservation mode vowing "never to be hurt again", and so we
hang on to offenses and allow Satan to rob us of true spiritual
freedom. We live in an age where everyone seems to be offended about something and we cannot bear to let anyone "get
away" with offending us, but what we often forget as Christians
is that instead of building a wall of protection we are building a
wall between us and God. We need to get back to the basics.
We need to forgive freely and leave the protecting to God.
I am learning so much from our children and
realize just how deep Jesus' words ran when he
said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and
become like little children, you will never enter
the kingdom of heaven."
In Christ, Amy-Children's Ministries Department
Youth on the Move! / Revival Scheduled!
NYI President Kobe Lovan announced details
this week of the upcoming Third Culture
Revival Generation event on
Saturday, November 15th at 6:00 p.m.
Kobe writes: “In one night of praise and worship our goal is to see
youth from all parts of Iowa and surrounding areas come together
to lift up the name of Jesus.
We want to see the Kingdom of God established in the hearts of the
youth transforming them from the inside out and that this transformation will not stay in the four walls of the church but we will see
youth going to the schools, work places, homes, and community
serving as ambassadors of God establishing His Kingdom out in the
world. “
Kobe created the Revival Generation 2014 event page.
We are asking everyone to go online and sign up for the
event. Already 100 people are either attending or
giving consideration to participating.
Flavia Flores, who serves as an adult sponsor will be
visiting the Community Worship Service this Sunday
with a sign-up sheet, asking for your help with this
event.
The Greater Iowa City Church and ICCOMPASSION will be presenting a workshop on Immigrant Communities—Hope for
the Declining Church during the upcoming M15 Conference in
Kansas City, February 9-11, 2015.
Work has just begun on the necessary preparations, which will
include a exhibit booth on the floor of the Kansas City Convention Center. We are pleased to announce that the Iowa District
has agreed to sponsor the exhibit booth and provide the resources to represent the vision for Iowa.
At this time, we are planning for all of our pastoral ministry staff
to be present and assist in the promotion of this ministry.
Pastor Chapain has been asked to attend to represent USA/
CANADA’s Multicultural Ministries Department. This will enable
Chapain and his family to join the delegation from Iowa City.
Among many goals, we will be pursuing a program for professional relocation, internships, mission volunteers and trained
leaders to staff the vision for the future of our ministry partnerships.
OPEN
DOOR CHURCH
Flavia needs adult sponsors who will:
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Agree to join prayer group during service
Join prayer team for altar invitation
Safety patrol the parking lot
Serve as ushers and greeters
Serve in kitchen and Coffeecan for afterglow snacks
Promote event
The new Open Door Church will be hosting their renown
monthly Soul Food Potluck lunch NEXT SUNDAY November 9th
and preparing for their 1st anniversary on Sunday, December
14th!
Descriptions that our youth leadership team are sharing call for a
very high-energy, concert-like format that will seek to capture the
imagination of our youth.
Promotions and invitations will be kicking in this week! The countdown has begun!
If you are willing to participate in this spiritual event in any ways,
please use the sign up sheet distributed this Sunday.
There are only a little time to
prepare for what may be a
night of many memories as our
youth make life-long decisions
to follow Jesus Christ.
Velma Crum captured a moment at Arlene Troyer’s birthday party at Lantern Park last week. Arlene has been a faithful part of
our Greater Iowa City Church for many years.
Michael Mendoza
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P.O. Box 9222
2030 East College Way
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