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LaCasa thanks us for sending a group to volunteer at Help-A-House. Despite the nasty weather, a lot of great work was accomplished. They were inspired by everyone’s energy and enthusiasm.

Due to rain, the service project has been rescheduled for this Monday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. The Mission Commission is seeking volunteers to: 1. Assist in picking up litter and debris on both sides of Berkey Ave. from the city limits west to CR.17. 2. To install the garden fence for this year. Pizza […]

Plan to attend our next congregational meeting on May 15 which has a number of proposals you may be interested in. You will soon receive more information about these agenda items through your email and in your church mailbox. 1.  Approve minutes of the February 21 meeting. 2.  Hear about our budget and giving so […]

Baptism Sunday is May 22. Please remember Evan Krabill and Abby Rudy-Froese in prayer, as they prepare for baptism. You are invited to come for breakfast at 9:00 a.m. Breakfast is a finger food potluck–no hot dishes, please–to keep the clean up simple. We will leave the church at 10:00 a.m. to caravan to Martin’s […]

Amos and Janice Hostetler shared last Sunday about their niece Sheryl Hostetler, in Ecuador. If you would like to donate to the Shekinah Foundation in Ecuador where Sheryl works, visit the Rosedale Mennonite Mission’s website. The website gives several options for making donations, including a paypal option. A designation box allows you to send your […]

If you would like a printed copy of the Berkey May calendar, there are extra copies on the literature rack by the mailboxes. The monthly calendar can always be viewed and printed from the link in the right hand column of The Owl Newsletter.

Lord Willing?, by Jessica Kelley is a non-fiction book from Herald Press that is new to our church library. The book depicts the story of when Kelly’s four year old son was diagnosed with brain cancer, Kelley couldn’t stomach Christian cliches. God’s will? Divine design? The Lord’s perfect plan? Kelley boldly tackles one of the […]

The latest addition of the Anabaptist Disabilities Network’s newsletter features Ellie Wenger. The article is titled I’m famous! The Rich Life of a Teen with Disabilities, by Kathy Nofziger Yeakey. You are invited to read the article online.

Thank you for all the gracious words, gifts of time or food, prayers and other acts of kindness following Twila Nafziger’s death. It is a blessing to be a part of such a caring congregation. – The Nafziger, Berry, & Hostetler families.