2015 Visit to Benin Bible Institute
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Waterford Mennonite Church’s “Benin Bible Institute Planning Group” has delegated Lynda and Rod Hollinger-Janzen to organize a larger group visit to Benin in 2015. This one-time opportunity is an attempt to strengthen our North American congregational connections with BBI. We are planning a 16 day trip, leaving from Chicago on February 4, 2015, and returning […]
Student-created cookbook aids children in Peru
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This story originally appeared in The Record, Goshen College’s student newspaper. This summer, two students created a Peruvian cookbook, “Los Sabores del Peru,” to sell for charity. Gretchen Geyer, a senior social work major from Parnell, Iowa, went to Peru for Study-Service Term (SST) in the spring of 2014. During the service portion of her […]
Peace Club
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What is Peace Club? (1) It’s a gathering for CHILDREN in the PRIMARY and MIDDLER nurture classes AND THEIR PARENTS at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship. (2) It happens in the Jubilee Hall every other month on the designated SUNDAY FOLLOWING NURTURE TIME. (3) We eat LUNCH together. (4) We have a variety of ACTIVITIES on […]
Conrad Grebel University College is visiting Goshen!
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Conrad Grebel University College is located in Waterloo, Ontario. Grebel is a Mennonite liberal arts college situated on the University of Waterloo campus. Our residence is home to 142 students, studying across all 6 faculties. Waterloo is a large city with approximately 121,000 people living here. Waterloo is home to two universities making our city […]
Relief, relationships go hand-in-hand in South Sudan
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WINNIPEG, Man. – As conflict has displaced more than 1.5 million people in South Sudan since late December, about 70,000 of them sought refuge at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Awerial County, South Sudan, where they could find people who spoke the same language. The Sudanese Relief and Development Agency (SUDRA) coordinated a […]
Real Men Read 2014
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The United Way funded Real Men Read (RMR) program will once again be held at all the elementary schools within Goshen Community Schools. Readers will be reading to first, second, and third graders within the school system. The dates for RMR will be the week of October 27th and the week of November 17th. During […]
Preaching from the Narrative Lectionary
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For the last few years, we’ve been using the Revised Common Lectionary as the basis for our sermons at Berkey. For the next period of time, we plan to use something called the Narrative Lectionary for preaching. What, you might be wondering, is a lectionary? A lectionary is simply a selection of scripture texts for […]
From the Deacons and Pastors
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Here at Berkey, sharing time is an important way in which we connect with each other. It is a highly valued part of our congregational life by many people. Over the last number of years, the deacons (Caregiving Commission) have talked about sharing time: what its purpose is, how to improve it, how to best […]
Goshen College a Sustainable Leader
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As Goshen College’s carbon footprint continues to shrink, its reputation as a leader in sustainable colleges is growing. GC was recently named to Sierra Magazine’s eighth annual list of “Cool Schools,” a ranking of America’s greenest colleges. The official publication of the Sierra Club, Sierra Magazine named GC number 131 on their list of 173 […]
Sabbatical Report
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For many years our congregation has offered its pastors a twelve-week sabbatical every four years. According to our Handbook, pastoral sabbaticals have three purposes: Develop and enrich specific skills. Provide refreshing change and new experiences for the pastor. Provide time and space for reflection and a broader view of the congregation so that the pastor […]
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