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Many thanks to those who prayed for me, sent cards, visited, and fed my family the first few days following my stroke. The Lord is so good– not only was it a lite stroke, but in the process the Occupational Therapist diagnosed an inner ear problem which has given me dizziness and headaches for a […]

We’re eager for your help in matching people’s gifts with opportunities in the congregation. On Monday, February 29, you’ll receive an email from the church asking you to nominate people in the congregation who have particular gifts for serving as commission members, youth sponsors, and delegates. You’ll also have a chance to nominate people during […]

The prayer circle participants met on Monday evening, February 22 for our first time of intercession for Berkey prayer requests. They will continue meeting each Monday night at 7:00 p.m. If you are still interested in joining, you are welcome to come to the small room off the Jubilee Hall (formerly Lois’s office) to join […]

This Sunday we have a potluck meal. Please bring a main dish and either a salad or dessert, as well as your own table service.

It is time to renew subscriptions for The Mennonite. If you would like to receive this monthly magazine, you will need to turn in your payment by March 6. The cost is $37.00. Checks should be made out to Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship and handed to Ruth Hathaway or placed in the treasurer’s mailbox.

We will be hosting Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network (GIHN) guests at Berkey from February 28 through March 6. Please be in prayer for our guests and also for those of us from Berkey who volunteer in many different ways to make our guests feel cared for and welcome.

This coming week, the Stephen Ministry trainees will learn the principles of confidentiality so that anyone who is ministered to by a Stephen Minister can be confident that any communication will be kept secret and private. We thank God for the continuing dedication of our Stephen Minister trainees and ask your continued prayers for them […]

Please mark your calendars; the dates for Bible School this year are June 6-10. More information will be coming soon.

This coming week the Stephen Ministry training class will be considering the subjects of “Maintaining Boundaries in Caregiving” and “Crisis Theory and Practice: Danger versus Opportunity”. In these presentations they will be learning how to guard against being manipulated and how to recognize their own tendencies to foster dependency by doing too much. They will […]