Bring your favorites to any of these three special events (please drop off your cookies with a list of ingredients or recipe): Sun., Dec. 11 – Advent Craft Worship & Cookie Exchange – in Loper Chapel before or after 10 am worship. Take some cookies home with you and leave the rest for the Cal student event on Tuesday! Tues., …
Did You Know…?
…that First Church member Frances Falling will be singing in two holiday concerts from the Pacific Edge Voices, one of which will take place in our Sanctuary on Fri., Dec. 9 at 7:30 pm? These concerts will be honoring Ukrainian culture (not just Ukrainian music). For more info and to purchase tickets, go to https://pacificedgevoices.org/concerts
Donate a Christmas Poinsettia
Dedication deadline: on or before Tues., Dec. 13, 5 pm Remembering loved ones who are on our hearts and minds can be a meaningful part of the Christmas season. A way to honor a loved one is to donate to the First Church Berkeley Flower Fund in their name. Your donation acknowledges that person and also funds fresh flowers for …
Dec. 4 Learning Hour – Affordable Housing Forum
Sun., Dec. 4, 2022, 11:45 amSanctuary Learn more about affordable housing in the East Bay and on our campus! Representatives from our nonprofit affordable housing development partner, EBALDC, will attend the Learning Hour on Sun., Dec. 4, to talk about their organization and some of their recent projects, the need for affordable housing in Berkeley and the East Bay, and …
Did You Know…?
…that our Northern California Nevada Conference (NCNC) of the United Church of Christ needs a new treasurer? Read the job description here. …that the Mental Health and Disability Ministry Team’s Library Cart will be available every fourth Sunday of the month (during the After Party, beginning at 11:15 am)? Read more here.
How to Begin When Your World Is Ending – Copies Available
Molly’s new book, How to Begin When Your World is Ending, is a moving spiritual read (evoking tears and laughter) and is available from every major online bookseller in Kindle and hard copy. Audible version will be available beginning Nov. 28. It also makes a great holiday gift! Molly has copies for sale on Sundays after worship ($15 at-cost rate for …
Honoring Kit Dunbar
Kit Dunbar will be leaving her role as our Business Manager after eight years on staff! She’ll be taking some time to rest and discern before finding the next chapter of her work life. We are so deeply grateful for her years of faithful service as a sunny presence in the office, a faithful steward of our church’s resources, and a …
2022 Advent Devotional – “What’s Left of the Night”
This season’s Advent Devotional, written by the United Church of Christ’s Stillspeaking Writers’ Group (Rev. Molly is a contributor), is now available! You can download a .pdf copy here for $3. Sadly, we won’t have print copies available this year as they are out of stock. However, look for print copies of Molly’s Advent Calendar & Letter as well as …