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Pastoral Candidate Mark Schloneger, will visit Berkey this weekend, November 1-4. Printed copies of the schedule, as well as Mark’s profile, are available on the literature rack in the fellowship hall. You may also view the schedule here.

All women are invited to meet Sarah Schloneger at a women’s tea on Saturday, November 3, 3:00-4:00 p.m., at Ruth Roth’s home (209 Carter Road). There will be a short mixer/get-acquainted activity so plan to arrive at 3:00 p.m.; you are welcome to stay for a short time or for the entire hour. Please RSVP […]

This Sunday, November 4, everyone is invited to gather after the nurture hour for a congregational meal with the Schlonegers. Please bring a main dish and a salad or dessert to share, as well as your own table service.

Daylight Savings time ends at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Remember to change your clocks before going to bed.

Next Sunday afternoon, November 11 at 4:00, we’re having a special worship service here at Berkey, a jazz vespers focusing on Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” A major feature of the service will be music by The Dean’s List, a jazz quartet that Berkey member Randy Horst plays in (he’s the bassist). […]

Berkey will be hosting Interfaith hospitality Network (IHN), November 11-18 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. The IHN committee will contact you soon about volunteering for the dinner, 5:00-7:30 p.m. or the evening hours, 7:30-10:00 p.m. We will not need to cook this time; the food will be catered by Faith Mission.

The church has purchased new stacking chairs for the fellowship hall area, replacing the metal folding chairs. The new chairs are scheduled to arrive around the middle of November. We will no longer need the metal folding chairs and are offering them to anyone who needs them. We are suggesting a donation of $5.00 per […]

The Prayer Circle of three to five people meets routinely on Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. in the church offices. We pray for Berkey members who have shared joys and concerns during the worship service, by using the blue prayer cards, or through individual concerns specifically expressed to us. All prayer requests are kept confidential. […]

There are still lots of potatoes left in the fellowship hall. The Red, White (Yukon Gold and Kennebec) and Purple potatoes are available by donation. Money raised is used to support students leadership training at Model School. Please leave your donation in the yogurt container.