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Berkey Avenue Announcements
August 3, 2018

Aid for Berkey Students Attending Mennonite Schools

We are pleased to have fourteen people from Berkey who are planning to attend a Mennonite School this fall. We will have students at Bethany Christian Schools, Goshen College and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. Berkey has discretionary fund accounts to aid our students who attend a Mennonite School. If you would like to contribute to […]

August 3, 2018

Berkey Prayer Circle

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. […]

August 3, 2018

Staff Vacation

Pastor Joanne Gallardo will be in Madison, Wisconsin from August 6-12, and will be back in the office on August 14. She will be spending time by the water, going to outdoor concerts, visiting the botanical gardens and the National Mustard Museum! Communications & Office Manager Jenny Hooley will be on vacation August 6-12. She […]

August 3, 2018

New to Our Library

Disturbing Divine Behavior: Troubling Old Testament Images of God, by Eric Seibert, Assoc. Prof. of Old Testament at Messiah College. Seibert has written a courageous and wise study of the Bible’s most problematic passages: clear, tough-minded, respectful, accessible. Secret Survivors: Real-Life stories to give you hope for healing, by Jen Howver & Megan Hutchinson who […]

July 27, 2018

Berkey Hymn Sing

This Sunday, July 29, we have invited another congregation to visit us. Faith Mennonite is coming, bringing their musicians and joining us in a Hymn Sing. Be thinking about your favorite heart songs (children too) and come ready to offer your selections.

July 27, 2018

Congregational Summer Picnic with Faith Mennonite

Everyone is invited to our second summer picnic this Sunday, July 29, following the worship service. We’ll eat outside by the playground, weather permitting. There will also be a few tables set up inside for convenience and comfort. Because we’ll have additional people from Faith Mennonite, please bring double quantity of your favorite dishes, including […]

July 20, 2018

Invitation from Mission Commission

Shalom Mennonite in Indianapolis, is asking for help to reunite an immigrant family that has been separated for nearly two years. This family consists of three teenage girls who live in Indianapolis and attend Shalom on a near weekly basis, and their mother, “Betty,” who is being held in a detention center in Eloy, Arizona. […]

July 20, 2018

Church Retreat Survey

Have you ever wanted to get to know other Berkey attenders more intimately, or outside of small group and Sunday mornings? Perhaps you’d enjoy a church retreat! Please fill out this short survey and let us know your thoughts. Feel free to direct any further questions to Patrick Buller, Naomi Kern or Vanessa Adcock.

July 13, 2018

Sunday Morning Coffee & Tea Volunteers

Sunday morning coffee & tea makers should sign up on the roster in the kitchen. The Berkey church family is counting on you! If you haven’t made coffee at the church and would like to help, contact Darin Short.

July 6, 2018

Worship Series on Joy

This summer we will be focusing on Joy throughout our worship services. The following services have been planned using this theme: July 8–Sabbath Re-creation, Mag will preach. July 15–Baptism Sunday. Gathering at the church for breakfast at 9:00 a.m. and carpooling to Camp Mack to celebrate the baptism of Alex Miller. July 22–Joy amidst Anxiety–congregants […]

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