Sun., July 10, 11:15 amCloister Are you curious about what you can do to deal with plastic pollution? See for yourself this Sunday at the Green Team Table in the Cloister. Learn simple strategies and alternatives to plastic that can help reduce plastic pollution. Also please don’t forget to sign the “Plastic Free July” pledge at https://www.Plasticfreejuly.org to reduce your …
Young Adult Outing to Stranger Things Experience
Sat., July 9, afternoon Young Adults are invited to join Rev. Kelly (and Rev. Sheryl) for the Stranger Things Experience in San Francisco on July 9, probably early afternoon. Because tickets are going fast, please let Rev. Kelly know by the end of the day on Sun., June 26 so she can get the right number of tickets!
Announcing the Retirement of Bruce McNaught
Long-time staff member Bruce McNaught will be retiring from his position as Facilities Manager on July 8! We thank Bruce for nearly 25 years of faithful service to our community. For all the toilets fixed, for all the bushes trimmed, for all the graffiti cleaned up, for all the electrical issues solved, for every time the heating system worked perfectly… …
Did You Know…?
…that the 52nd San Francisco Pride Parade & Celebration takes place this Sun., June 26 at 10:30 am? First Church flyers affixed with “Queer Love Is Holy!” stickers and Swedish fish candy will be distributed to parade goers at the Interfaith tent. …that you can join fellow First Churchers, their families and friends in training for a low-key, informal Triathlon …
Borrow a Book – Mental Health Disability Library Cart
Sun., June 26, 11:15 am The Mental Health Disability Library Cart will be available this Sun., June 26, during the After Party for you to peruse, and maybe find a book you would like to borrow. Printed catalogs for both the adult and children’s libraries will be available with descriptions of the books. You can also view the Mental Health Ministry Adult Book …
Algorithm Unwrapped – Workshop
Fri., June 17, 7 – 8 pm on ZoomRSVP: tinyurl.com/algosinjune Middle and high school youth (and anybody else who wants to talk about algorithms on social media!) are invited to a special workshop with a team of recent graduates from UC Berkeley’s School of Information. Friday night, June 17, from 7-8 pm on Zoom, we’ll learn more about how platforms …
First Baptist Church of Berkeley Closing After 133 Years of Ministry
— Rev. Dr. Nancy E. Hall, Pastor ([email protected]) At the end of June, First Baptist Church of Berkeley (FBCB) will close, with our last public worship service on Sun., June 19 at 11 am. Our church and yours, First Church Berkeley, have a long relationship that we’d like to honor here. In 1975, having sold FBCB’s historic property at Haste …
Juneteenth Lawn Church
Sun., June 19, 4 pmFront Patio & Lawn, Dana St. We’re reviving Lawn Church—last summer, it was our way of seeing each other in person while we were still worshiping online, but this summer it’s a way to connect in a more casual and playful way, and a way to let our neighbors “overhear” us without having to come all …