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The MYF is providing Valentine cookies for all children’s classes up through JYF this Sunday, which just happens to be Valentine’s Day! Thank you, MYF, for your thoughtfulness in providing this treat!

This Sunday our Lent worship series begins, using the overall theme of “Living Ink: Embodying God’s Story.” This theme suggests that the physical ink of the Bible becomes living ink as we embody God’s story in our lives. By watching us, others can read the ways our lives convey something of Christ. A special component […]

Bryan Moyer Suderman announces his new CD: “I’m very excited to announce that the new CD has arrived, and is available for purchase. You can read more about the album and purchase it here – I think it’s the most personal, the most raw, the most humorous, and perhaps the most hopeful and inspiring record […]

During Advent 2014, several people wrote “Mary’s Musings,” short meditations, imagining what Mary would have thought and felt. A new page on the Berkey website has been created so that you may read the musings and also view the charcoal of Mary that was used in the Advent series. You will find the page under […]

This coming week the Stephen Ministry training class will be considering the subject of “Assertiveness: Relating Gently and Firmly”. In this presentation they will be finding out the difference between passive, assertive, and aggressive behavior and gaining skills that will help both in relating with others and in affirming their own worth. We thank God […]

Please take time to read Mike’s update on the Mission’s bulletin board. Mike’s update provides information regarding his work, including descriptions of the Karen, a minority ethnic group from Burma. Mike describes this group as expert foragers whose written language “looks beautiful, organic and futuristic, like something out of Avatar.” Near the end of the […]

Our winter congregational meeting will follow a potluck lunch on Sunday, February 21. The agenda includes: Approving minutes of the November 15 meeting. Reading and reflecting on our mission statement. Reviewing a financial report for the fiscal year to date. Hearing about repairs, upgrades, and improvements to our facility. Summary of what the Spiritual Leadership […]

Visit the Berkey website to find two new pages under the Resource tab: 1. Creation Care: This page provides information about how we are caring for creation here at Berkey. There are also links on the page to learn more about our battery recycling program and to sign up for monthly e-newsletters from Mennonite Creation […]

We are looking for two adults (one male and one female) to accompany/lead the youth on their service trip this summer to DOOR Chicago. The trip will be July 3-8. While DOOR provides leaders for their portion of the program, we need adults who will be responsible for our group. All of your expenses will […]