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The College Board estimates that the cost of textbooks and supplies for undergraduate students for 2016-17 at $1100 to $1200. Many minority students at Goshen College do not have the funds to absorb this expense. For our Advent 2016 giving project, the Mission Commission will collect money to assist Goshen College minority students who are […]

Everence has donated a new book to our library, Rambam’s Ladder:  A Meditation on Generosity and Why It Is Necessary to Give, by Julie Salamon.  “With remarkable clarity and sensitivity, Salamon offers a much-needed guide for anyone who believes in the noble precept that to give is to share.” –Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel […]

A new page has been created on the Berkey website to make donations, view payment history and manage your accounts. Visit the page.

The November SLT minutes are now available on the Berkey website for you to read. The page is password protected. It uses the same shared password that is used to access the online directory. If you need assistance, contact the office.

We received word from Phil Keller at GIHN center that there won’t be any guests next week. One family found a rental house this week and another is leaving on Friday. He said families this close to Christmas often get invited to stay with  family members or friends. So we will not be hosting GIHN […]

The church received several 2017 calendars in the mail from various places. If you would like one of these calendars, you will find them on top of the literature rack by the mailboxes. Please help yourself.

Berkey is hosting Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network (GIHN) guests in our building, Monday, December 26, – Sunday, January 1. We’re so grateful to all the many volunteers who will be helping throughout the week. There are many layers of involvement — creating a warm space for the families, helping with food preparation, staying overnight, spending […]

If you are planning to help with mat making for the homeless this Sunday during the nurture hour, it would be helpful if you would bring scissors or rotary cutters. Please test them at home to see if they will cut plastic.

December 18:  Middlers, JYF, MYF through adults will participate in the Intergenerational activities planned by the Advent Committee. Nursery through Primary children will meet with their regular Nurture Hour classes. Nurture Classes will not meet: December 25 (Christmas) January 1 (New Year)