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Lent
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 February 13
Ash Wednesday - morning service at 7 am
Ash Wednesday - evening service at 7 pm
dinner begins at 6:30 pm
February 20 - March 27th
During Lent we will have morning prayers at the Chapel on
Wednesdays, 7 am - 7:30 am (followed by breakfast)
March 28-31 Stay tuned for more information on Easter Week, including our great Easter Vigil! |
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Crop Hunger Walk
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 This year's Crop Hunger Walk is coming up soon!
April 21 in Berkeley
Location: St. Mary Magdalen Parish, 2005 Berryman St
Registration: 1:00 p.m., Walk: 1:30 p.m.
Visit the Crop Hunger Walk online! or contact Jennifer Afdahl Rice
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Animate
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 Our next Animate study groups:
Sunday (Jeff's group) - March 10, 9:15am
Tuesday (Sarah & Randy's group) - March 12, 7-9pm
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Rebekah Davis' ordination
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Rebekah Davis will be ordained and installed this Sunday as the Associate Pastor at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in San Francisco.
Some may remember her as our PLTS seminarian over a decade ago in 2000.
She's been in Nebraska for the past decade where she made a run for Congress a couple of years ago (a liberal Democrat in a strongly Republican district).
We're thrilled that she is back in the Bay Area. Congratulations Rebekah!
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Scholarships available
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 The Lutheran Community Foundation is offering scholarships to qualifying high school seniors. Because we have our endowment fund with the lutheran community foundation, we are eligible.
Take a look at the full requirements and instructions on how to apply here! |
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As February ends, turn over a new leaf!
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 Time to turn over a new leaf! (A new initiative at the Chapel curated by Robyn Gee and Pr. Jeff)
The Chapel has faced many challenges this past year. Conflict over kids' ministry and worship patterns tore apart some relationships. We also took on tough conversations about how we function. It's easy to feel a bit exhausted.
But it's time to shake off the winter and start anew. Instead of hibernating in your usual pew, we are urging you to turn over a new leaf with someone you don't usually talk to, or someone with whom you want a fresh start. This season, as we wait for a sign of spring, we are encouraging people to sprout new relationships and repair old relationships. Sprout a new chapel friendship.
Don't let your relationships at the chapel get stuck in the past! Go deeper with someone. Don't let friendship stop at sharing the peace! Make your chapel community feel bigger and better. This effort is not trying to pretend that we will never have conflicts ever again. This is not to say we have to forgive, forget and ignore past hurts. But we do need to live together.
Grab a leaf. Give a leaf.
If there is someone in the chapel that you would really like to sit down with and repair a relationship, but it feels a bit.... awkward! Not to worry -- drop your leaf in the "Assist Me Leaf" basket, and Pastor Jeff will help facilitate a meeting.
In spiritual terms -- embark on a journey of reconciliation and community building with your fellow chapel-goers. In leaf terms -- give someone a leaf and let them know that you see them, you're interested in them and you don't want to be a stranger!
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Donations to LVC
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We've been hearing a lot of Lutheran Volunteer Corps. Peter and Alyssa introduced their work with LVC a couple of Sundays ago and our Social Justice team directed funds to support LVC's important work.
LVC received almost 200 completed application in their first round! Take a look at their Thank You letter to the Chapel!
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 Prayers this week |
 In all things pray! Please remember these petitions.
Pray for the many people involved in ELCA advocacy ministries through its state public policy offices, the ELCA Washington Office, and the Lutheran Office for World Community at the United Nations as they daily seek to further God's work through our hands.
Pray for healing
- For Don as he recovers from surgery
- For Betty, friend of Bob and Miriam, who is recovering well from surgery which resulted in good news regarding the lack of cancer present
- For the Tominaga family, especially Dennis and Janine, as they grieve the death of Dennis' father, Joe
- For Pepe's father who will have heart surgery again soon, and for his mom
- For Tom Ray's colleague, Frank, who is slowly recovering from paralysis due to Guillain-Barré syndrome
- For those who struggle with issues of mental health
- For Annika's friend, Ian, diagnosed with leukemia, and with thanksgiving that is treatment is going well
In thanksgiving for our new chef Erika Ikemoto who has been cooking for our campus ministry
For the ministry of prayer at the Chapel and for all who are involved
For the Chapel community as we work together for justice in our community and in the world
For those venturing into new vocations, that their gifts may be used for the glory of God
For President Phyllis Anderson, who has announced her retirement at year's end, and for Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary as they move into their final year together
Pray for the Roman Catholic Church and for Pope Benedict XVI on the announcement of his resignation at the end of the month. Pray for the Holy Spirit's guiding as a new papal leader is sought.
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Contact Information
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University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley 510-843-6230 www.ulcberkeley.org Annika Mongan: administrator@ulcberkeley.org Pastor Jeff Johnson: pastor@ulcberkeley.org Pastor Sanna Reinholtzen: sannabeth@gmail.com Campus Intern Logan Rimel: logan.rimel@gmail.com Council President Nancy Ulmer: nkulmer@sbcglobal.net Music Director Andy Bouman: andybouman@yahoo.com |
