Message for June 10, 2018

Reflections, Sermons
Listen to the most recent message from Sunday worship at Berkeley Friends Church. The speaker is Louise Neal. The passage from Scripture is Matthew 5:43-48. [audio mp3="http://www.berkeleyfriendschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-10-11-03-09-processed.mp3"][/audio]
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This Sunday, June 10, 2018

Events
Sun 10:00 AM Sunday School Sun 11:00 AM Worship Sun 12:15 PM Fellowship Time Sun 1:00 PM Choir Tue 7:15 PM Bible Study and Prayer Meeting Please gather with us! Christ’s blessings! The Ministry and Counsel Committee Choir will meet Sunday, June 17 at 9:00 AM. Monthly Business Meeting and Potluck Luncheon is Sunday, June 17. Please bring a dish or be prepared to contribute $3.00 for supplies. We need a diversity of salads, casseroles, fruit, breads, etc. Be creative! Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra will perform Mendelssohn’s St. Paul Oratorio in Hertz Hall on the Cal campus, Friday-Sunday, June 22-24. Free. Grab a flyer in the lobby, or visit https://bcco.org/ or both. The American Red Cross will have an Interfaith Community Blood Drive. It will be held in the…
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Message for June 3, 2018

Reflections, Sermons
Listen to the most recent message, “Calling a Pastor for Geneva: Calvin as the Christian Unconscious,” from Sunday worship at Berkeley Friends Church. The speaker is Keith Barton. The passages from Scripture are Romans 5:12, 19; Romans 8:10, 20-22; I Corinthians 15:22. [audio mp3="http://www.berkeleyfriendschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-03-11-04-36-processed.mp3"][/audio]  
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This Sunday, June 3, 2018

Events
Sun 9:00 AM Trustees/Choir Sun 10:00 AM Sunday School Sun 11:00 AM Worship Sun 12:15 PM Fellowship Time Sun 1:00 PM Special Called Monthly Meeting for Business Tue 7:15 PM Bible Study and Prayer Meeting Please gather with us! Christ’s blessings! The Ministry and Counsel Committee This evening, Friday, June 1, Peace Environment, and Christian Social Concerns will be showing “Healing Justice,” a World Trust film by Shakti Butler. Doors open at 6:30; film starts at 7 PM. The film addresses the question: “How can restorative practices be used to shift the way we address crime and violence in our communities to produce safer, healthier, thriving communities for all? We will have a Called Monthly Meeting this Sunday, June 3 at 1 PM to consider Ministry and Counsel’s recommendation to…
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This Sunday, May 27, 2018

Events
Sun 10:00 AM Sunday School Sun 11:00 AM Worship Sun 12:15 PM Fellowship Time Sun 1:00 PM Peace, Environment and Christian Social Concerns Tue 7:15 PM Bible Study and Prayer Meeting Please gather with us! Christ’s blessings! John H Maurer, for the Ministry and Counsel Committee We will have a Called Monthly Meeting on Sunday, June 3 at 1 PM to consider Ministry and Counsel’s recommendation to call Micah Bales and Faith Kelley as co-pastors. We hope you can join us. (The Missionary Outreach and Christian Education meeting that had originally been scheduled for this time is cancelled.) Trustees and the Choir will meet next Sunday, June 3 at 9:00 AM. Peace Environment, and Christian Social Concerns will be showing “Healing Justice,” a World Trust film by Shakti Butler, on…
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Message for May 20, 2018

Reflections, Sermons
Listen to the most recent message, “New Life from the Spirit,” from Sunday worship at Berkeley Friends Church. The speaker is Micah Bales. The passages from Scripture are Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Acts 2:1-21. [audio mp3="http://www.berkeleyfriendschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-20-11-09-32-processed.mp3"][/audio]
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This weekend, May 19-20, 2018

Events
Sun 9:00 AM Singing Ensemble Sun 10:00 AM Sunday School Sun 11:00 AM Worship Sun 12:15 PM Lunch Sun 1:00 PM Monthly Meeting for Business Tue 7:15 PM Bible Study and Prayer Meeting Please gather with us! Christ's blessings! John H Maurer, for the Ministry and Counsel Committee This weekend the Ministry and Counsel Committee invites you to meet Micah Bales and Faith Kelley and one of their children, 8-month old son Francis. Tomorrow, Saturday, May 19, please join them for lunch at 1:00 PM or dinner at 6 PM, both in Fellowship Hall. The following day, Sunday, May 20, Micah will be bringing the message during worship. Their visit is part of our discernment process for a half-time pastor position at BFC. Birthright Quakers, Micah and Faith currently work…
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Message for May 13, 2018

Events, Reflections, Sermons
Listen to the most recent message, "Mothers for Peace Day, its Origin and Challenge Today," from Sunday worship at Berkeley Friends Church. The speakers are Keith Barton and Louise Neal. The passages from scripture are Matthew 4:17; Matthew 5:9; Mark 2:17; Romans 3:8. [audio mp3="http://www.berkeleyfriendschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-13-11-06-43-processed.mp3"][/audio] Read the unabridged interview from the October 2016 issue of The SUN online: An Unlikely Friendship, An Israeli And A Palestinian Make The Case For Peace, by Judith Hertog.
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This Sunday, May 13, 2018

Events
Sun 10:00 AM Sunday School Sun 11:00 AM Worship Sun 12:15 PM Fellowship Time Sun 1:00 PM Singing Ensemble Tue 7:15 PM Bible Study and Prayer Meeting Please gather with us! Christ's blessings! John H Maurer, for the Ministry and Counsel Committee Tomorrow, Saturday, May 12, Ashley Wilcox will give a two-hour workshop on prayer at BFC starting at 1:00 PM. (There will be no potluck.) Next weekend (May 19-20), the Ministry and Counsel Committee invites you to meet Micah Bales and Faith Kelley and one of their children, 8-month old son Francis. Their visit is part of our discernment process for a half-time pastor position at BFC. Birthright Quakers, Micah and Faith currently work as a pastor team for the Washington City Church of the Brethren in Washington D.C. …
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Message for May 6, 2018

Reflections, Sermons
Listen to the most recent message, "Light and Love," from Sunday worship at Berkeley Friends Church. The speaker is Veneita Porter. The passages from scripture are Matthew 4:12-16; 5:23-25; 6:23-26; 8:12-15; 8:10; 22:13-14; 25:30-31; Luke 1:68-79; 11:33-36; 23:43; John 1:1-5. [audio mp3="http://www.berkeleyfriendschurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-06-11-09-58-processed.mp3"][/audio]
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