Events

This Sunday, 6/4, it's once again BFC's collection day for our contributions to the Berkeley Neighborhood Food Project, so please bring your green bags with you to bring into worship! Our Sunday schedule begins with the Trustees, gathering to consider the care of our building and grounds at 9 AM. Then Sunday School for children and adults convenes at 10 AM. We gather for Worship at 11 AM, with song, prayer, silence, and a message from Giuseppe Rensi focused on John 1, entitled, "And the Word was (in human) flesh." Fellowship time follows worship, and then at 1 PM, the Missionary, Outreach and Christian Education Committee will return to their first Sunday meeting schedule--but without pizza! Please gather with us!

This Sunday, 5/28, is a more-or-less usual fourth Sunday at Berkeley Friends Church: We'll start with the Singing Ensemble, rehearsing at 9 AM; Sunday School for adults and children is at 10 AM; Worship meets at 11 AM, with group song, prayer, waiting stillness, music from the Singing Ensemble, and a message from the first part of Hebrews 12; Fellowship time follows worship; And the Peace, Environment, and Christian Social Concerns Committee meets at 1 PM. Please join us!

It's another full Sunday at Berkeley Friends Church. Here's what's happening: The Stewardship & Finance Committee kicks things off, meeting at 9 AM. Then our regular Sunday School classes for adults & kids follow at 10 AM, along with an ad hoc meeting of the Food Pantry Oversight Committee. Then we gather for Meeting for Worship at 11 AM, with song, prayer, corporate waiting on the Lord, and a message on I Peter 2:2-10. Fellowship time follows worship... ...and then the Singing Ensemble rehearses at 1 PM. Also: Note that the potluck fellowship meeting scheduled for Saturday, 5/20 at the Sims residence has been postponed until we can find a time that will work for more folks. Please stay tuned for a new date and time!

It's a minimalist fifth-Sunday schedule at Berkeley Friends Church, but note the special events afterwards: The Nominating Committee will meet at 9 AM; Sunday School for children and adults will be at 10 AM; Worship is at 11 AM, with song, prayer, stillness, and a message on Colossians 2:1-7; Fellowship Time follows worship, for as long as Friends would like to stay, but some folks will be leaving promptly for: The 2017 Berkeley CROP Hunger Walk, at St. Mary Magdalen, 2005 Berryman, Berkeley; registration at 1 PM, walk starts at 1:30 PM. The Berkeley Quakers team is very close to their fundraising goal: $3,630 of $4,000 as of this afternoon! And you can still donate! Or, if you’re not walking, there will be a presentation on “What It Means to…

This weekend some events have shifted around on the calendar a bit due to the time called Easter: First, this Saturday, 4/22, the Peace, Environment & Christian Social Concerns Committee will meet from 10:00-11:15 AM. All committee members, please attend if you are able--there are some important items on the agenda. Then on Sunday, 4/23, we begin with Sunday School classes for children and adults, meeting at 10 AM. Meeting for Worship follows at 11 AM, with corporate song, prayer, waiting worship, and a prepared message (or maybe just a mess!). A potluck lunch follows, and then our Monthly Meeting with a Concern for Business will convene at 1 PM. All members are expected to attend, and attenders and visitors are welcome as well. Please gather with us in the…