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Are you interested in receiving Purpose, Leader or Rejoice periodicals in your church mailbox? If you would like to renew your subscription or subscribe for the first time, please contact Ruth Hathaway. The cost per year is: Purpose – 25.00 Leader – 36.00 Rejoice – 26.40 Make your checks payable to Berkey Ave. and give […]

On Tuesday, February 12, the pastors will be serving a supper of pancakes. Come anytime between 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. for supper. Bring your favorite pancake topping to share. They will also serve gluten-free pancakes.

Berkey Senior Citizens: The Berkey Avenue MYF invites you to an evening of entertainment and scrumptious desserts, Wednesday, February 13 (the day before Valentine’s Day!) We will begin the evening at 7:00 p.m. at the church. If you consider yourself to be a senior (definition: “of a more advanced age”) citizen (definition: “an inhabitant of […]

The agenda for our February 17 congregational meeting is: Approve minutes from November 18. Update on the budget. The Elders are making the following recommendation to the congregation. We recommend that the congregation call Dan Schrock to an open-end term beginning May 2013. Discuss and vote on a proposal from the Coordinating Council to change […]

After nearly 15 years of service to our congregation in the role of office secretary, Eleanor Nafziger has decided to retire at the end of March. If you’re interested in this position, which is for up to 20 hours a week, please talk to Dan Schrock.

The Berkey Avenue MYF has long been known for its ability to assemble AWESOME care packages. We want to make sure this year is no exception. We invite you to be part of this exciting endeavor by contributing items to include in these boxes of love sent to college and young adults connected to this […]

Dan and Marilyn will begin a membership exploration class on Sunday, February 4. To accommodate different schedules, we’ll likely offer one class during the Christian education hour, and another at noon over sack lunches. The format is mostly sharing faith stories with each other, though at least one session will focus on the history, structure, […]

We all know someone…someone in crisis who doesn’t know where to turn. Someone who is tense, upset, worn out—needing someone to talk with, someone to care. You’d like to help. But how? There are 2 easy steps. Listen and care for your friend in your own relationship together. Consider referring them to a Stephen Minister. […]