2nd Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving | | |
Join members of the Southern Berkshire Interfaith Clergy Council, and members of South County churches for a reflective service, followed by pie and the opportunity for connection and community.
Join us at 5:30pm to be a part of a special Interfaith Pop-Up Choir and participate in the service!
If you would like to contribute a pie (homemade or store bought is fine!) to the gathering, please email info@hevreh.org with subject line “Interfaith Thanksgiving”.
Sponsored by the Southern Berkshire Interfaith Clergy Council || Hosted at Hevreh
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Prepared Food Sale - This Sunday
For early gift giving or for your Thanksgiving table - an opportunity to buy Padre Pollo's pulled pork, his famous sauce, or both, as well as jams, marmalades, spicy cranberry spread, or 100% organic apple sauce, nothing added, or in Chai flavored. Check or exact change please. All proceeds support local food pantries.
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On November 22, 2026, Christ Trinity Church will hold our Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is event where you, the parishioners, choose where you would like our yearly, budgeted Mission resources to go! The Vestry Council typically budgets $8,000 a year for Outreach.
The Vestry Council decided this year to focus on local organizations only as the need is great in our own area. Sunday’s event designee list includes Elizabeth Freeman Center, Berkshire Immigrant Center, Community Access to the Arts (CATA), Stanton Home Day Programs, Railroad Street Youth Project, Volunteers in Medicine (VIM), and seeing rainbows.
The two local Food Pantries and Berkshire Bounty will be funded by proceeds from the Annual Christmas Bake Sale.
We will have seven baskets, each with a designee and description of its outreach. We will give each of you “fake” money in the amount of $120, which you will use to support the missions in which you are most interested.
This will be accompanied by a catered Super Coffee Hour, during which the results are tabulated and then revealed and celebrated.
This event is part of our Vestry Council’s endeavors to bring more sharply into focus the gift of intentional giving. It is our hope that by seeing to whom our outreach goes and participating in the decision-making, parishioners will feel more attuned in their giving.
Please join us!
- Lillie M
| | Witness some of the most mind-boggling stunts — and biggest laughs — in movie history when we screen Buster Keaton’s Sherlock, Jr. with a live score performed by Joanna Seaton and Donald Sosin on November 28th! A benefit screening presented in partnership with Christ Trinity Church of Sheffield to raise money for Berkshire Bounty, join us for a program that includes a singalong of songs from 1924, a slideshow of famous Sherlocks, an additional Buster Keaton short film, and Keaton’s iconic feature about a projectionist who dreams he’s a world famous detective. | | |
Christ Trinity
Christmas Bake Sale:
Saturday Dec. 12,
from 9am till 2pm
Signup sheets will be available this coming Sunday. The sale is 12/12 from 9a - 2p. We're hoping again for a sell out!
Everyone can contribute to this wonderful event and we hope you will, whether it is with a prepared food, baked goods or any holiday treat, helping get everything ready for the sale, or the day of the event. Find your place and join the fun. Thanks for being a part of this.
New Additions to the Christmas Bake Sale
Pre-made foods by Rene will be available after church services on Sun. 11/15 and
11/22 for Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday shoppers.
Homemade marmalades, jams, Spicy Cranberry Spread and two homemade organic apple sauces. Frozen apple sauce, in quart containers, comes in two flavors: Chai and 100% Natural. If you’d like to join her with some of your items, let her know.
Holiday vendors. We’re looking for a few holiday vendors to sell home crafted items that will complement the Christmas Bake sale. There is a $15 vendor fee. If interested, contact Rene.
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The Future is Peace
An Evening with Maoz Inon & Aziz Abu Sarah
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Sunday, December 13th at 7pm at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire (livestream also available by registration)
Each attendee must register individually. Click here
What does it take to choose peace in the face of profound personal loss? Join Israeli peace activist Maoz Inon and Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu Sarah for The Future Is Peace: An Evening with Maoz Inon & Aziz Abu Sarah, a conversation about grief, reconciliation, and the possibility of a different future. Both men have experienced devastating personal losses connected to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Inon’s parents were killed in the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023. Abu Sarah’s brother died after being detained by the Israeli army. Though their experiences might have placed them on opposing sides of a seemingly intractable conflict, the two have chosen a different path: working together to advance peace and co-authoring The Future Is Peace. Their partnership offers a compelling challenge to the assumption that cycles of violence and retaliation must continue. Through their personal stories and shared commitment to reconciliation, Inon and Abu Sarah invite audiences to consider what it means to transform grief into action and to build a future beyond hatred and division.
The evening will feature a conversation moderated by Rabbi Jodie Gordon, followed by an opportunity for audience questions and answers. Books will be available for purchase.
Biographies:
Aziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian peacemaker, co-founder of InterAct International, and co-author with Maoz Inon of The Future Is Peace. The loss of his brother, who had been detained in an Israeli prison, was a turning point. Aziz's grief and initial desire for revenge transformed into a lifelong commitment to reconciliation. From his roots in Jerusalem, he has become a global advocate for peace, implementing projects in over 80 countries. In 2009 he co-founded MEJDI Tours, introducing the groundbreaking Dual Narrative™ approach with Israeli and Palestinian guides leading tours together.
Maoz Inon is an Israeli social entrepreneur, co-founder of InterAct International, and co-author with Aziz Abu Sarah of The Future Is Peace. After losing his parents in the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, Maoz transformed his grief into a global call for reconciliation. From grassroots communities to universities, parliaments, and international forums, he inspires audiences with his conviction that “Peace is possible” and “Hope is an action.”
| | And mark December 19th in your calendar for the next Sound Bath in the sanctuary. | | |
Still Got Your 2026 Thrivent Card to Use?
Not sure if you've used your card this year? You've still got time to do so for many causes, including local food pantries, but you need to do it soon. You can find out by calling Thrivent Client Services Center at 800-847-4836 and saying “Thrivent Action Teams” at the prompt. With your name, Thrivent member number, or birthdate, they'll quickly let you know. I find this quicker and easier than logging into my account and going from there.
If you still have a card to use in 2026, consider getting to support our local food pantries. Dennis and I will shop for you and make sure you can close your Action Team Project out before the end of the year. Questions?
Let me know - renewood@gmail.com or 413-248-1172
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