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Berkey Avenue Announcements
July 22, 2016

Membership Transfer

Bill and Edith Hooley transferred their membership to Pleasant View Mennonite on July 3. We wish them the best as they worship with their new church family.

July 22, 2016

Lost & Found

There are many nice items in Lost & Found that might be yours. Items include bibles, kitchen dishes, winter coats, etc. You will find the Lost & Found in the north coatroom.

July 22, 2016

House Rented

The red house beside our church building has been rented. We extend a warm welcome to our new neighbors Danae Miller, Amanda Hunsberger, and Kristin Yoder.

July 22, 2016

Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network

Berkey will be hosting GIHN guests this coming week, July 24-31. Thank you to the many Berkey volunteers who are part of hosting the families, creating a space and presence for them to feel cared for and welcome.

July 15, 2016

Sermon Series Begins on Intercessory Prayer

This Sunday the 17th I’m beginning a 6-week series of sermons on intercessory prayer. To my chagrin, I realized earlier this summer that during my years at Berkey I’ve never done much with intercessory prayer. I’ve talked often about other types of prayer, but not intercession. Intercession happens when we pray for someone or something […]

July 15, 2016

Fall College Assistance

This fall our congregation will have 9 young people attending Mennonite colleges and seminaries. Each student is eligible for assistance of $500 for the fall semester from our college matching fund. Giving to this fund is financially prudent because the colleges match all contributions dollar for dollar—plus you get a tax deduction on your contribution. […]

July 15, 2016

Pastor on Vacation

Marilyn Rudy-Froese is on vacation from July 13 through August 1. She will be back in the office on Tuesday, August 2.

July 12, 2016

New to the Library

Seek Me with all Your Heart, by Beth Wiseman:  A Christian fiction romance novel about an Amish family who moves to Colorado, leaving family and friends behind. Call the Midwife:  Farewell to the East End, Vol. III, by Jennifer Worth:  The last book in the trilogy about nurses and nuns working as midwives in the […]

July 12, 2016

Lost Dish

A couple of dishes and lids were mismatched after the baptism breakfast earlier this spring. If you brought food in a 9 x 13″ Pyrex glass dish, please make sure it matches your lid. Contact Jenny Yoder to correct the pair.

July 12, 2016

Welcome Basket

Berkey will be creating a welcome basket for a new Goshen College international student. If you would like to help welcome the student, please sign up for an item on the sign-up sheet in the fellowship hall. Items should be brought to church by August 1 and placed on the table near the mailboxes. All […]

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