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Here’s what’s happening this Sunday, 6/2 at Berkeley Friends Church:

First off, don’t forget to bring your green bag with you when you come to worship! The Berkeley Neighborhood Food Project’s bimonthly Harvest Day is next Saturday, and we want to bring all of the church’s contributions together this Sunday in worship so we can give thanks together, and pray for all of the hungry folks in our community. So before you head out the door this Sunday, be sure to grab that bag full of food and bring it with you, and then when you get here, bring it into worship with you!

Also, if you can come to help at the Harvest Day on 6/8, volunteers are welcome from 10 AM to 12:30 PM to weigh, sort, and store the food contributions.

On Sunday morning, things start with the Trustees Committee, meeting at 9 AM. Then, at 10 AM, our Sunday School classes for children and adults, including the Quakerism class, will gather. In meeting for worship at 11 AM, our member Giuseppe Rensi will share a message. Fellowship time follows worship, and then the Missionary, Outreach and Christian Education Committee will meet at 1 PM.

Please join us for service, learning, worship and fellowship in Christ!

It’s going to be an active weekend at Berkeley Friends Church. Here’s what’s going on:

1) On Saturday, 5/11, the Knit & Crochet Fellowship will gather at 11 AM. Come share what you’re working on, and learn from others!

Note: the Friends Committee on Legislation of California will be having a workshop and board meeting for most of the day in the fellowship hall, so Knit & Crochet will meet in the worship room.

2) On Saturday evening, Tomi Nagai-Rothe will host an information session at BFC on her upcoming delegation with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). Tomi will be going to Palestine/Israel with CPT later this month. Please come to support Tomi and hear more about what she hopes to learn on this delegation. Dinner will be provided! Things will go from 5 PM to 7 PM, in the fellowship hall. (If you haven’t already RSVPed, please let Tomi know as soon as you can that you’d like to come.)

3) On Sunday, 5/12 (which, don’t forget, is Mother’s Day), we will begin with the Stewardship and Finance Committee, meeting at 9 AM. Then, at 10 AM, our Sunday School offerings for adults and children, including the Quakerism class, will  meet. We gather for worship at 11 AM, which will include a special music presentation from Susan Angst and Charles Blue.

Fellowship time follows worship, and then the SInging Ensemble will meet at 1 PM.

We hope to have you join us for fellowship, learning, and worship!

Here is what’s happening this coming Sunday at Berkeley Friends Church, and a reminder about an upcoming event:

1) On Sunday, 5/5, the Trustees Committee are the early birds, meeting at 9 AM. Then, at 10 AM, our Sunday School classes for children and adults, including the Quakerism class, will gather. In meeting for worship at 11 AM, our member Keith Barton will share the fourth installment in his ongoing series, “The Word through Time, Space, and Community,” incorporating Scripture from Leviticus 19, Matthew 18, John 20, and elsewhere. Fellowship time follows worship.

Note: the Missionary, Outreach and Christian Education Committee will not meet this Sunday due to the absence of its  clerk.

2) A reminder about the CPT dinner, information session and fundraiser on Saturday, 5/11: our member Tomi Nagai-Rothe has been accepted to participate in the May/June delegation to Palestine/Israel with Christian Peacemaker Teams! You are invited to learn more about CPT and support Tomi as she prepares for this journey. Dinner will be provided! 5/11 from 5 PM to 7 PM here at BFC.

Please join us for learning, worship and fellowship in Christ! 

There are some important events & schedule changes this week for BFC, so we’re sending this reminder early:

1) This coming Wednesday, 4/17, there will be no Bible Study due to Brian’s absence.

2) Instead, we encourage you to come out on Thursday, 4/18, to hear about the work of Right Sharing of World Resources (RSWR). RSWR is a Quaker-run organization that supports women in the developing world through micro-credit lending, in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and India. Samson Ababu, Kenya Field Representative for RSWR, and Betty Tonsing, the organization’s General Secretary, will speak about their work. See attached flyer for details. 7:30 PM on 4/18, in the fellowship hall. If you can help with setup and/or cleanup, please contact Stephanie Strait.

3) On Sunday, 4/21, the Singing Ensemble will gather to rehearse at 9 AM. Then our regular Sunday School classes for adults & children will meet at 10 AM, including the Quakerism class, in the fellowship hall. Meeting for worship begins at 11 AM, with our regular third-Sunday time of extended open worship and a special musical presentation. Our monthly potluck lunch follows worship, and then Monthly Meeting for Business begins at 1 PM.

Finally, on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 PM, some of us will be walking in the Berkeley CROP Hunger Walk. This annual event, sponsored by Church World Service, benefits efforts to fight hunger in the developing world and right here at home–some of the proceeds will go to our own Berkeley Food Pantry. The 5K walk begins at 1:30 PM at St. Mary Magdalene parish, 2005 Berryman Street in Berkeley. If you would like to support the “Berkeley Quakers” team, you can donate online, or contact Dharma Galang.

May God bless your going out and your coming in, your work and your rest, your learning and your play, until we meet again.