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The Christian Education Commission is promoting a children’s Spanish book drive as an Advent Giving Project. The books will be given to The Center for Healing and Hope who provides resources and support for underserved people in our community. We would like to collect as many intercultural and bilingual (Spanish/English) children’s books as possible. Bring […]

Our Christmas Eve Service on Sunday, December 24, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Following the service we will have a time of fellowship and refreshments. There will not be a morning service that day.

Through the holiday season, Berkey cookbooks will be available for sale in the Fellowship Hall. These make great Christmas gifts for friends and family. Each book is $10.00; donations are also welcome. All proceeds go to Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network. There is a jar beside the books to collect your money. Please write your name […]

This coming week is the final Stephen Ministry training class, in which they will be considering the subject of “Follow Me”. In this presentation they will be reviewing what they have learned and getting ready for their commissioning as Stephen Ministers. Stephen Ministry is an important dimension of our ministry here at Berkey Avenue. We […]

We still have some white and purple potatoes available in the southwest corner of the fellowship hall. The money goes to support students at Model school. Please help yourself to the potatoes and make a donation.

Peace Club will meet this Sunday, right after the Nurture Hour. We will frost Christmas cookies and while the frosting sets, we will have a pizza lunch in Jubilee Hall. Then we will bundle up and share some cookies and carols in the church’s neighborhood. We hope the timing will work well for families who […]

We will be hosting homeless families from our community this week, December 10-16, through the Goshen Interfaith Hospitality Network (GIHN). Please note we are now hosting at the permanent site at St. Mark’s Church instead of at Berkey. Thank you to the many Berkey volunteers who are signed up to help throughout the week — […]

Worship: On Sunday, December 24, there will not be a morning service. However, that same day, we will have a Christmas Eve service. Please mark your calendars and watch for more details. Nurture: The Winter Quarter begins December 3 and continues through February 25. Nurture Classes will not be meeting November 26, December 24 nor December 31.

This coming week the Stephen Ministry training class will be considering the subject of “Helping Suicidal Persons Get the Help they Need”. In this presentation they will be working with a questionnaire that provides much significant information about suicide and shows how to minister to suicidal people. Those who are participating in Stephen Ministry training […]