This Week
MYF Lawn Mowing Thomas Gingrich
Tuesday Mission Commission, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Elders, 6:30 a.m.

Upcoming Sunday Morning Services:
July 27 ``The Anthrôpos Problem,'' John 9:1-7

From the Christian Education Commission
S p eakers in the Global Missions a dult Christian e ducation c lass for Ju ly and August :
Today Richard and Nancy Yoder, ``Study and
         Ministry in the 3 <sup>rd</sup> World''
July 27 Tonya Bontrager, ``Victim Offender
Reconciliation (Saskatoon) ''
August 3 Bob Pflederer, Beth and Lee Roy Berry,
         ``VS as a Service Opportunity''
August 10 Peter and Jan Shetler, ``Learning from
         the Lives of our Tanzania Mennonite Church
         Brothers and Si sters''
August 17 Jim and Terri Plank Brenneman, ``The
         Urban Emerging Church Experience''
August 24 Allan Dueck, ``Nurturing Faith in our
         Children and Youth''
August 31 Marion and Meredith Yoder, ``Teaching
         English in China''

From the B uilding Committee
         The Buil ding Committee has had several meetings with the Design Team this month, and DJ Construction is researching prices.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The goal is to have final drawings and firm pricing by September. We anticipate presenting these to the congregation Sunday, September 21.       A vote is tentatively scheduled for October 12 .

         An ad hoc group including Dee Albrecht, Roxanna Sommers, Kathy Stiffney and Terri Brenneman is also working on aesthetic details .        The most recent drawings should be posted t oday . Please stop by and view them.

From the Library Committee

New books now in the library:

*        Lost Sons , by Judy Cle mens -Detective Stan Windemere' s son, a sailor in the U.S. Navy, disappears in Russia ; and Stan finds himself unable to focus on his job. He learns of another lost son, Clayton Kratz, who also disappeared in Russia in 1920.
* Death and Life in America , by Raymond Downing who offers a bold critique of western medicine and sees med ical care as one of the fallen `` principalities and powers '' in need of redemption. Downing has been on the faculty of the Moi School of Medicine in Kenya since 2005.
* T rackless Wastes & Stars to Steer By , by Michael King . I f you have given up on the church because it is too critically closed or too uncritically open , or if your house of faith is beginning crumble , or else you haven' t yet begun to build that house, read this book.
* Speak to M e of Love , by Robin Lee Hatcher. Will the light that Faith brings be enough to overcome the shad ows of Drake's troubled heart? Drake, Faith and her children must turn to their Savior for light that can cut through even the deepest darkness.
* Kentucky Chances , by Cathy Marie Hake . Three brothers find romance far from home.
* Broken on the Back Row , by Sandi Patty. The heart touching narrative of Sandi' s happy childhood, her stellar career, her fall from public acclaim, and the steps she worked through with her church to find forgiveness and peace.

Berkey Avenue Announcements
                  The Library Committee is looking for John Grisham's The Innocent Man . Please return it as soon as possible.

         Paul Leichty and Twila Charles will be married this Saturday in Williamsport, PA. The congregation is invited to an open house reception on Sunday, August 10, 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship. The couple requests no gifts . Instead, you can donate to Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADNet) or the Sudanese Education Fund. Details are on the bulletin board.

         The annual Berkey golf outing will be September 28. More details to follow.

         Jered Liechty is looking for a job . Options include, but aren ' t limited to, general labor or warehouse work, computer repairs, customer service, or food service. If you have ideas, call Jered at 574-538-2565 (leave a message if he' s not there) or e-mail . Thank you!

C ommunity Announcements
         Amigo Centre is looking for persons or a couple interested in hospitality ministry in a camp and retreat center context on some weekends and weekday evenings. Good people skills and some light maintenance skills are needed, along with a desire to serve others and help them connect with God, creation and others. Housing could be part of the compensation for your work. C ontact Kent Mille r at Amigo, 269-651-2811 or .

Mennonite Media documentaries from the past several years will be airing on Hallmark Channel through Faith & Values Media four Sundays in August, 7 a.m. ET/PT and 6 a.m. CT
August 3: Finding Hope in Recovery: Families
Living with Addiction
August 10: Hunger No More: Faces Behind the Facts
August 17: Journey Toward Forgiveness
August 24: Embracing Aging: Families Facing
Change
For more information go to m ennomedia.org or thirdway.com , or call 800-999-3534 .

Our Church
Office Hours :    Tuesday-Friday
                  8 : 30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
                 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.

Statistical Report for Ju ly 13 , 2008
Attendance: 1 6 3
                          
Today, Ju ly 20 , 2008
         Greeters:        Andrew and Lydia Martin
                  Bob and Lorraine Pflederer       
         Bulletins:       Allen Garboden and Chuck Hernley
         Nursery:         Diane Beam and Jim Alvarez
         Offering Counters:       Lowell Nafziger
                                    Denise Risser
         Audio/Visual Operator:   Ben Buckwalter

Next Sunday, Ju ly 2 7 , 2008
Greeters:       Andrew and Lydia Martin
                  Bob and Lorraine Pflederer
         Bulletins:       Allen Garboden and Chuck Hernley
         Nursery:         Sue Byler and Janie Sohar
         Offering Counters:       Steve Garboden
                           Dale Shenk
         Audio/Visual Operator: Ben Buckwalter
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Pastors: Dan Schrock and Anita Kehr (on sabbatical) .
Youth Coordinators: Cindy Baker and Lois Mast .
Elders: Beth Berry, Evan Bontrager, John Mast, Dan
Nafziger, Trish Shenk, and Peter Shetler .