Intergenerational Sunday School Program
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Sunday, June 2 marks the beginning of our Summer Intergenerational Sunday School Program. Our Summer SS Goals include: Invite people of different ages in the congregation to interact and know each other by name. Affirm and encourage each other to take risks; everyone participates no matter what age or ability. Notice and name gifts of […]
New to the Library
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This week we are featuring three new books. Stop by the library if you are interested in any of the following selections. Health, Healing and the Church’s Mission: Biblical Perspectives and Moral Priorities by Willard M. Swartley The author critiques the current health care industry and persuasively offers an alternative insight into health and healing […]
Stephen Ministry Training Available
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You’ve heard about Stephen Ministry now. Maybe you have felt a tug to become a Stephen Minister or someone has tapped you on the shoulder to ask you to consider it. Maybe the first training time just wasn’t good for you. We invite you to consider becoming a Stephen Minister. Stephen Ministers are trained to […]
Stephen Ministers Can Help with Life Transitions
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Are you–or is someone you know–going through a transition in life? These transitions happen in all of our lives at one time or another. They include such things as the loss of a job, the loss of a loved one, hospitalization, graduation from college, retirement, a move, the birth of a child. When transitions come, […]
Mission Mosaic Prayer Directory Now Available
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A free copy of Mission Mosaic for 2013‐2014, is now available. This is a prayer directory published by Mennonite Mission Network which contains pictures, descriptions of current International mission workers, International Partners, and Christian Service programs. A copy of the directory is on the literature rack. If you would like the Mission Commission to get […]
Periodical Subscriptions
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Are you interested in receiving Purpose, Leader or Rejoice periodicals in your church mailbox? If you would like to renew your subscription or subscribe for the first time, please contact Ruth Hathaway. The cost per year is: Purpose – 25.00 Leader – 36.00 Rejoice – 26.40 Make your checks payable to Berkey Ave. and give […]
Telling the Colombian Anabaptist Story
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Elizabeth Miller, a member of Berkey Avenue Mennonite, was recently featured on the MCC website. She reflects on her work with MCC as an Anabaptist identity and history promoter in Bogotá, Colombia. ******************** Elizabeth Miller is serving with MCC in Bogotá, Colombia, along with her spouse Neil Richer. Miller works as an Anabaptist identity and […]
Berkey Senior Citizens Valentines
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Berkey Senior Citizens: The Berkey Avenue MYF invites you to an evening of entertainment and scrumptious desserts, Wednesday, February 13 (the day before Valentine’s Day!) We will begin the evening at 7:00 p.m. at the church. If you consider yourself to be a senior (definition: “of a more advanced age”) citizen (definition: “an inhabitant of […]
Congregational Meeting Agenda
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The agenda for our February 17 congregational meeting is: Approve minutes from November 18. Update on the budget. The Elders are making the following recommendation to the congregation. We recommend that the congregation call Dan Schrock to an open-end term beginning May 2013. Discuss and vote on a proposal from the Coordinating Council to change […]
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