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Dear Friends: Here's what's happening this weekend at Berkeley Friends Church: 1) Saturday, 8/10, is the bimonthly Harvest Day for the Berkeley Neighborhood Food Project. All of the donations from the various neighborhoods will be coming in to the Food Pantry that morning. Volunteers are still needed to receive, weigh, sort and store the donations! You can come by as early as 9:30 AM and there will be things to do through 1 PM. Also, if you're participating in BFC's "neighborhood" and didn't bring in your bag last Sunday, you're welcome to bring yours by any time between 10  AM and 12:30 PM. 2) On Sunday, 8/11, things start with our Sunday School classes for adults and children at 10 AM. In worship at 11 AM, it will be our…

Dear Friends: After the heavy schedule of last weekend, this Sunday, 8/1 will be a little more relaxed: A reminder: we will be bringing in our green bags with us when we 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 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! The schedule: we'll start off with the Trustees Committee, meeting at 9 AM. Then, at 10 AM, our Sunday School classes for children and adults will meet. In meeting for worship at 11 AM,…

Dear Friends: A number of us have attended the vigil against nuclear weapons and other nuclear technology at the Livermore Labs every year on Good Friday. The organizations that sponsor this effort also have a similar event to commemorate Hiroshima and Nagasaki every year. The details follow. Brian ======================= Unfinished Business and Our Most Urgent Responsibility:  Banning the Bomb at Livermore Lab and Globally Tuesday, August 6 7:00am Livermore Lab NW corner Vasco Rd & Patterson Pass Rd, Livermore, CA with Daniel Ellsberg, Keynote Speaker  and special guests: Rev. Nobuaki Hanaoka, Hibakusha, survivor of the bombing of Nagasaki  Cecile Piñeda, author Pete Yamamoto, poet Genyu Kai, traditional Okinawan music Each year, to commemorate the anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we hold an event at Livermore National…

Dear Friends: This Sunday, 7/21, things start with the Singing Ensemble rehearsal at 9 AM. Then, Sunday School classes for children and adults meet at 10 AM. We gather for worship at 11 AM, seeking God's presence together with an extended period of open worship along with singing and prayer as a body. Our monthly potluck lunch follows worship; please bring a dish to share if you can, or a few dollars to help with the purchase of supplies. (If you are bringing something to eat, please also bring a list of ingredients so that people know what's in your dish.) Then at 1 PM, we will gather for Monthly Meeting with a Concern for Business. Members should please attend, and all others are welcome. (Please note that while the…

Dear Friends: Here's what's on the roster in the next few days at Berkeley Friends Church: 1) Tomorrow, Saturday, 7/13, the Knit & Crochet Fellowship will meet at 11 AM. Come, share & learn! 2) On Sunday, 7/14, things start at 9 AM with the Stewardship & Finance Committee, meeting to make sure the meeting's finances are in order. Then at 10 AM, our regular Sunday School classes for adults and children will meet. We gather for worship at 11 AM, with a meditation on Psalm 130 and what it means to wait on the Lord. Fellowship time follows worship. During this time, the Trustees will hold a special meeting for any interested members and attenders to look at potential colors for the meeting house exterior. The group will meet…

Dear Friends: Here's what will be happening this Sunday, 7/7 at Berkeley Friends Church: We'll start off with the Trustees Committee, meeting at 9 AM. Then, at 10 AM, our Sunday School classes for children and adults will meet. In meeting for worship at 11 AM, we will be privileged to hear from our member Tomi Nagai-Rothe, who will share about her recent trip to Israel/Palestine with CPT, including a reflection on Luke 19:41-42. There will also be a special musical offering from Susan Angst, Wendy Remington Bowie, and Charles Blue. Fellowship time follows worship, and then the Missionary, Outreach and Christian Education Committee will meet at 1 PM. Also: next Sunday, 7/14, the Trustees are holding a special meeting for any interested members and attenders to look at potential…

Dear Friends: Here's what's happening this weekend at Berkeley Friends Church: 1) On Saturday, 6/22, we will have a Work Day to take care of the grounds. We'll be concentrating on trimming trees & bushes, weeding, striping the parking lot, and other outside tasks. We'll work from 10 AM to 3 PM; please bring your gardening tools and a brown bag lunch! 2) On Sunday, 6/23, things start at 10 AM with our regular Sunday School classes for adults & children. Meeting for Worship begins at 11 AM, including further meditations on covenant in the Gospels. Fellowship time follows worship, and then the Peace, Environment, and Christian Social Concerns Committee meets at 1 PM. 3) Plans are still in flux for a visit to the Secrest/Miche family in Lakeport on…

Dear Friends: There's a lot going on in the next few days at Berkeley Friends Church and elsewhere. Here are some reminders: 1) This evening, 6/13, two of our committees will meet here at BFC: Missionary, Outreach and Christian Education will gather at 5:30 PM (there will be pizza), and Ministry and Counsel at 7:30 PM, or earlier if everyone has arrived. Please don't forget to join us if you're on one of these committees! 2) On Saturday, 6/15, we will host the quarterly meeting of the Christian Friends Conference--Western Region (CFC). You are invited to take part in waiting worship and Bible reading in the manner of Conservative Friends, and to share fellowship and an open discussion with Christian Quakers from around the Bay Area and beyond. 9 AM…