MCC reaching out to Iraqis displaced by armed conflict
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As armed conflict forces Iraqis from their homes, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is providing vital items for daily life and is planning with partner organizations for an ongoing response. MCC also is calling on U.S. lawmakers to oppose military intervention in Iraq and instead to send humanitarian aid for the U.N.-estimated 1.9 million internally displaced […]
The Window’s Needed Contributions
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You make a difference! Without your generous donations, many of those in our community would be hungry and cold. Below are this months outlined needs. Katie’s Kitchen Gallon Sized Juices Drink Mixes Kool-Aid 16 oz. Cans of Tomato Juice Coffee Individual Fruit, Jello or Pudding cups Tortilla Chips & Shells Canned Chicken & Tuna Fresh […]
Stephen Ministry Job Description
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We are wanting to grow our Stephen Ministry program here at Berkey. In your mailboxes this week is a copy of the job description for a Stephen Minister. If you are feeling called to explore being a Stephen Minister, please look at the job description and see if the gifts and skills you have match […]
Intercultural Leadership Master’s Degree
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Get a Master’s Degree in Intercultural Leadership from Goshen College, an 18-month unique and transformative program. Spots are still available for classes that begin June 23, 2014. The program is geared for mid-career working professionals, such as business managers, educators, health-care professionals and non-profit leaders. Applicants must be at least 25 years old, currently working, […]
Biography of Ervin R. Stutzman
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Ervin R. Stutzman is Executive Director for Mennonite Church USA. Before taking on this role in January 2010, he served for nearly 12 years as Dean and Professor of Church Ministries at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Va. He has also served the Mennonite Church in the roles of pastor, district overseer, missions administrator, conference moderator […]
Berkey Intergenerational Summer Classes
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Berkey Intergenerational Summer Classes Ages 5-105 June, July, August Our first Sunday of intergenerational summer classes begins on June 1. There is no prior experience needed or expected for any of the classes. Just come and be ready to enjoy each other and experience God in unexpected ways. The classes are not sequential. Each Sunday […]
National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund
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Are taxes a necessary evil? That is, if by “evil” we mean something that we disagree with and is also unavoidable. No one really likes money going out of their paychecks – but we do like traveling on smooth roads, driving over safe bridges, building fire stations, and educating our children and our neighbors’ children. […]
Special Prayer Request For Kidnapped Nigerians
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Church of the Brethren leaders in the US are joining Nigeria’s largest church network, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), to call for prayer and fasting for the safe release of hundreds of teenage school girls abducted April 14. The girls were kidnapped from a school in Chibok, Nigeria, by Boko Haram, an extremist Islamic […]
ADNet Connections Mailing Party
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Come have fun while helping ADNet! You are invited to enjoy good company, lots of laughter, and delicious snacks while helping Anabaptist Disabilities Network prepare our next newsletter for mailing. You are welcome to invite your friends. We will be having our Mailing Party on Tuesday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the Mennonite Church […]
SST Reflections – Richard Aguirre and Judy Weaver
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Recently, several Berkey college student attendees returned from their Study Service Term. Richard and Judy Weaver, who serve as site directors in Peru, offer some reflections as they receive their final group of students. Learning alongside students in Peru We’re spending about a year (July 2013 to August 2014) in Peru, leading groups of Goshen […]
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