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Our Advent giving project raised $3,015 to help Goshen College students buy textbooks they otherwise could not afford. Thank you for your generosity.

Seasons of Solace:  A Story of Healing through Photos and Poems, by Janelle Shantz Hertzler. These moving poems about death are full of life.  The author leads the reader to the depths of grief and lifts you with the healing power of poetry in a book you won’t want to put down. We Are Here […]

Another opportunity is available to support our neighborhood school. Model Elementary, Berkey’s adopted school, invites us to participate in Reading Camps with their students. Reading Camps are held every Tuesday and Thursday for eight weeks (January 31-March 23, 2017) from 3:00-4:00 p.m. If you enjoy reading to children, please consider this opportunity. More information is […]

In a recent blog post, Dan Schrock discusses apophatic spirituality. He writes, “In my roles as a pastor, seminary teacher, and spiritual director, I sometimes work with people who have an apophatic spirituality. A good way to understand an apophatic spirituality is by contrasting it to a kataphatic spirituality.” Read more.

Meditations for Weary Parents, by Sandra Drescher-Lehman. Moms, dads, and single parents will find renewed energy from these very short, daily mediations. The author proves herself to be a sympathetic companion because she too has lived through these weary moments. Parent Trek:  Nurturing creativity and care in our children, by Jeanne Jantzi Zimmerly.  Some of […]

In January we are transitioning from the current Vanco system for electronic offerings to a system provided by our bank, First State Bank of Middlebury. Households which currently give through the Vanco system should have received an email this past week with information about the transition. The new “Donations” tab on the Berkey home page […]

Over the years Berkey has been a wonderful, welcoming church home for many college/young adult students. One of the highlights for the students is having a meal each Sunday after church. This allows them to get to know our church family in a more informal setting and learn to know a wider range of people. […]

Each year, through Mennonite Central Committee’s mobile canning operation, more than half a million cans of meat are prepared by thousands of volunteers. MCC then sends this meat to crisis locations around the world. The Depot (1013 Division St., Goshen) will be hosting the MCC canner for the next two weeks: January 9-13 and January […]

Thank you to the Spiritual Leadership Team and you, the congregation, for the wonderful gift of a sabbatical! The last 3.5 months were indeed refreshing, renewing and (mostly) restful. I am so grateful for the space and time this gave me to teach and reflect on ministry and leadership, to connect with family and friends […]