Lawn Church Welcome Back Molly! Sunday, August 29 4 pm First Church Front Lawn

Lawn Church on August 29 at 4 pm

Sunday, August 29, 4 pmChurch Lawn Rev. Molly is back after her sabbatical, so come and welcome her!  We’ll be thinking about what we might need to ask God for to thrive and be well in the current season we find ourselves in.  It’s all-ages this time, so kids and youth are welcome to participate throughout, and there’s a surprise …

Dinner Picnics in Berkeley for Families

Dinner Picnics in Berkeley for Families

Sat., Oct. 23, 4 to 6 pm – weather permitting!James Kenney Park (1720 Eighth St.), Berkeley 94710 Join us for the final fall dinner picnic of the season on Sat., Oct. 23. Bring yourselves, your kids (all ages welcome), a picnic, park toys and games to share (bubbles, sidewalk chalk, balls, Frisbees, etc.). Hosted by Gail & Sean Poust as …

COVID Protocols at First Church

We are currently worshipping in hybrid format, with some congregants in person and others online, and we expect to continue doing so for the forseeable future. As the pandemic stretches into a long tail, we remain committed to prioritizing outdoor gatherings when possible and sensible. We will consider less-risky options before choosing riskier options. We are aiming for outdoors over …

Progressive Bible Study

Every Wednesday at 7 pm On Zoomhttps://zoom.us/j/798618498 In the Progressive Christian Bible Study (PCBS), we understand what we do as conversation, conversation with the text, with our ancestors in faith, with time (theirs and ours), and with G-d. And that conversation is not a monologue (or for the spiritually squeamish)! Every voice counts. PCBS is unabashedly ‘progressive’ in orientation. For …

August 15 Learning Hour: Blue Fire Committee

Sunday, August 15, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09ID: 889 6774 0143 Passcode: 261432 The Blue Fire Committee is looking forward to presenting the latest plans for the replacement of Pilgrim Hall on Sunday during the Learning Hour. The committee has been working with our architects to prepare plans for submission to the City of Berkeley that will move us through the approval process …