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Sun 9:00 AM Choir 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! — The Ministry and Counsel Committee This Sunday, June 17, we will be having our Monthly Business Meeting preceded by a potluck lunch. A $3.00 contribution is requested if you have not brought a dish. First time guests do not need to pay. Peace, Environment and Christian Social Concerns will meet next Sunday, June 24, at 1:00 PM. A warm welcome to Micah Bales and Faith Kelly! Micah and Faith have accepted our call to become co-pastors of Berkeley Friends Church. Ministry and Counsel is working with them to set their start…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

Sun 9:00 AM Trustees/Singing Ensemble Sun 10:00 AM Sunday School Sun 11:00 AM Worship Sun 12:15 PM Fellowship Time Sun 1:00 PM Missionary Outreach and Christian Education 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 Singing Ensemble will meet next Sun. May 13 at 1:00 PM. Bake Sale!  This Sunday the children will sell cookies, crispy treats, and lemonade to raise money for the Friends School in Belize.  The children will be selling these yummy items in front of the church and fellowship hall.  Please consider purchasing an item to help raise money for the Friends School in Belize. Saturday, May 12, Ashley Wilcox will give a two-hour workshop on prayer.  There will be no…

Sun 9:00 AM Singing Ensemble Sun 10:00 AM Sunday School Sun 11:00 AM Worship Sun 12:15 PM Fellowship Time 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 Trustees and Singing Ensemble will meet next Sun. May 6 at 9:00 AM. Missionary Outreach and Christian Education will meet next Sun. May 6 at 1:00 PM. THIS SUNDAY (April 29 [corrected]) Berkeley Crop Hunger Walk will begin with a rally and registration at 1:00 PM at St. Mary Magdalen (located at 2005 Berryman St.) All money raised will go to the Berkeley Food Pantry, Church World Service (CWS), Youth Spirit Artworks, Dorothy Day House and YEAH! Youth Engagement Advocacy, and Housing. You may walk with the team…

The Ministry and Counsel Committee invites you to meet Micah Bales and Faith Kelley of Washington, D. C., and their son Francis (8 months) when they visit Berkeley May 18-20. Their visit will be part of their discernment process and conversation with M&C about accepting a half-time pastor position at BFC. Micah and Faith work as a pastor team and currently worship with the Washington City Church of the Brethren, though both of them are birthright Quakers. M&C will organize lunch and dinner meetings open to all on Saturday May 19 so that everyone will have an opportunity to talk with them. Micah will preach on Sunday (May 20). We encourage you to read Micah's blog at http://www.micahbales.com/ before he, Faith and Francis arrive next month. Stay tuned for more…