Third Sunday of Pentecost 
June 2012

  

NOTE: we are on summer schedule, liturgy begins at 10 am

 

This coming Sunday we hear a reference to the cosmic tree of life in which are nesting all the birds of the air. Yet what we gather around is the cross of Christ. Come be a bird on this tree.  

 

It is also Father's Day when we give thanks for all of those who have parented us, and especially our fathers who have loved and cared for us.   
 
Prayer List 

 

Start a practice of praying for the Chapel community this week -- around the table before a meal, before bedtime, in the morning as you prepare to depart for a busy day. Use this list and remember those in need. We invite your prayers:

 

For our community

 

For all who grieve  

 

For all recovering from surgery

 

For those who have cancer

 

In thanksgiving for our neighbor, Azam

 

For Carmen our new intern and her discernment team, Judy, Don, Sarah, and Emma 

 

For Jennifer's brother Scot, David, Arlene, JR, Brian, David, Foy, Steve and Jan, Ron and Rachel, Nathan and Erin, Betty, Jonathan, Margaret, David and Sally, Laura, Lucas' mother, Jackson's friend Matt, Charlie, Ray, and Troy.    

 

For those who are traveling and vacationing that they may be safe and enjoy their adventures
Quick Links

 

Worship Times

10:00 am Sunday
Eucharist

Thursday night Campus Ministry is on hiatus until fall
Worship Leaders

Presider: The Rev. Jeff R. Johnson

 

Preacher: The Rev. Jeff R. Johnson

 

Music: Andy Bouman

 

Assisting: Steve Schultz

 

Greeter: 

 

Sacristan:   

 

Lector: Jennifer Afdahl Rice

 

Council: Nancy Ulmer

 

Prayer: Pr. Sanna Reinholtzen

 

Family Liaison: Pepe Sanchez Aldaco
Calendar
  • June 16, 9 am breakfast at Pr. Jeff's to discuss Narrative Lectionary Project 
  • June 17, Congregational Meeting to discuss Pr. Sanna's Call 
  • June 25, Pr. Jeff at Yale for a Campus Pastors' Conference
  • June 25-29, Week of Renewal at PLTS
  • June 26, 7:00 pm, Nobel Prize Nominee Madre Guadalupe at the Chapel
  • July 18-22, ELCA Youth Gathering, New Orleans.  Want to attend? 
  • July 27-Aug 7, Pr. Jeff's trip to Palestine with "Bright Stars over Bethlehem"
 
meetingCongregational Meeting

congregational meeting 

This Sunday, June 17th following the liturgy is our Congregational Meeting. 

 

On the agenda is the renewal of Pastor Sanna's call to the Chapel as well as our new fall narrative lectionary project. Please plan on attending!

 

Social Justice vote

social justice

The Social Justice team is in the process of determining its priorities for 2012. Our team is making this process external this year because we want to make sure that we know the issues that the Chapel cares about and to develop a process around the social justice allocation in the budget.

 

Determining the chapel's priority areas is the first step in that process. 

 

Please vote here before June 17th!

Father's Day support

 

This Father's Day please help us support immigrant fathers who were fired from Pacific Steel last fall due to their documentation status. 

 

We can help out these fathers and their families through contributing to their rent fund or hiring them for various jobs and projects. 

 

The workers want to work and have many skills. Consider hiring one of them workers to do

painting, construction, renovation, gardening and other work.  

 

Take a look at the flyer and see how you can help this Father's Day! 

 

Reconciling Works survey

 

Our own Social Justice team is not the only one looking for our opinions. Reconciling Works - formerly called Lutherans Concerned - is conducting a survey on the ELCA's social justice statements and priorities. 

 

Here is the link to complete their survey online.  

Madre Guadalupe at the Chapel

Please join SHARE El Salvador and the Chapel's Social Justice Committee in welcoming

 

2005 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

"Madre" Guadalupe Mejia Delgado

 

Madre Guadalupe was nominated as part of the 1,000 Women of Peace Initiative. 

 

Click here for more information!                            Tuesday, June 26th - 7 pm at the Chapel 

 

 

DREAM Act announcement

Exciting news! 

Obama is about to announce that they will STOP deporting DREAMers!


So please call the White House today and say Thank You this important decision!

Tell them you support them in this decision and are spreading the word that they did the right thing! (202) 456-1111.
 

Read the article and comment! There are many hateful comments, let's comment with love!

 

 

Welcome Carmen!

 

Thanks to Judy Turley, Don Green, Sarah Berg, and Emma Reggio, for serving on the discernment team for our intern, Carmen Miranda.  

 

Carmen will be with us full time through the summer and then part time as the semester gets underway.  Her team will assist her in discerning her call to ministry and help her integrate with her work here in this parish.  

 

Welcome Carmen.  The Chapel has done significant intentional thinking about "discernment" which is reflected in this planning document, thanks Team!

 

Click here to review!

 

Thank You

Youth Engagement, Advocacy and Housing (YEAH) supports young adults aged 18-25 who are currently homeless in Berkeley. The average age they became homeless is 15 1/2 and most have no source of income. 

 

YEAH provides them with shelter and works to reunite them with family or move them into permanent housing. 

 

We are happy to support YEAH through donation. Take a look at their Thank You letter!

 

Contact Information
University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley

Council President Nancy Ulmer: nkulmer@sbcglobal.net