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At a recent family gathering my brother and I, slightly bored and looking for amusement, surfed the internet for exotic cuts of meat that we joked we might cook for a family meal. Armadillo, anyone? Puffin soaked in fresh goat’s milk? Zebra leg roast at $100 a pound? Idle diversions aside, this incident shows how […]

Save the dates, June 8-11 for this year’s Summer Bible School. This is for children from 3 years old to grade 5. We will meet each day from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m at College Mennonite Church. Look for more information about registration and volunteer opportunities coming soon. See Deb Williams for more information.

Please consider joining our MYF to help with LaCasa’s Help-A-House project  on Saturday, May 9.  Through the Help-A-House program LaCasa organizes volunteers to repair the homes and  improve neighborhoods in Goshen. Last year our group from Berkey helped clean out a house that LaCasa was preparing to remodel. The day begins with a pancake breakfast served by the Goshen Exchange club from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. […]

Five new books have been donated by Everence from the Living Stewardship Series as follows: Body Talk: Speaking the Words of Health by Ingrid Friesen Moser Money Mania: Mastering the Allure of Excess by Mark L. Vincent Creation Care: Keepers of the Earth by Luke Gascho Talent Show: Your faith in full color by Bob […]

You’re probably wondering where our new chairs are for the sanctuary. A few months ago, Sauder Church Furniture, the manufacturer, learned their textile supplier went bankrupt. This put our chair order on hold. Sauder has just partnered with a new textile supplier who can replicate the fabric on our chairs. However, we will have to […]

Caleb Longenecker, Seth Miller and Jackson Bush are planning on biking across the country after they graduate in May. They are raising money for MCC’s global family program which supports education around the world. We find this a very fitting cause after just completing our studies at Goshen College. We feel especially connected to Berkey […]

Beth and Lee Roy Berry and I recently attended a gathering for delegates to the conference. We learned that because some churches have left conference and some others may leave soon, the conference is resizing itself accordingly. In the coming year, the conference budget will be lowered by about $100,000. Join us in praying for […]

Here are some books added to the library that may be of interest to the Parenting Sunday School class: In the Midst of Chaos by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, theologian, mother and writer who asks what faith and spirituality have to do with parenting and how caring for children in a more intentional and faithful way […]

At the November 16 congregational meeting, a motion was approved to hire a lead treasurer from outside Berkey for the current fiscal year. However, the Stewardship and Finance Commission was also asked to find out whether a qualified person inside the congregation is willing to do this work on a volunteer basis. The commission is […]