Wed., Feb. 22 @ 12 noonZoom Join us online at 12 pm on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22. Rev. Hannah Turner will be leading us through a short worship service as we remember our humanity and together bring in our Lent season. Zoom information found here.
Feb. 26 Learning Hour: Farm to Table and the Workers Behind it
Sun., Feb. 26, 2023, 11:45 amLoper Chapel Join the Learning Hour on Sun., Feb. 26 to learn about the work of the National Farmworker Ministry (NFWM). Founded in 1972, the NFWM is a faith-based organization that supports farm workers as they organize for justice and empowerment. Grounded in faith, NFWM works side by side with farm workers and their organizing …
Green Ministry Team
Meets 4th Monday of each month at 7 pm on Zoom. The Green Ministry Team (aka Green Team) is an open group that meets monthly to discuss issues and consider action related to a variety pf environmental activities. The mission of the Green Team is to promote environmental stewardship so that we may respect, enjoy, and preserve God’s gift of …
Welcome our New Members: Jan. 29, 2023
Rev. Gillian M-S (she, her) grew up in the UCC and has been a member of five different UCC churches throughout her adult life. From Long Island, New York, she and her wife came to the Bay Area 11 years ago. She started attending FCCB virtually, enjoying the extraordinary efforts of the pastors and congregation, especially in the early stages …
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Turkey/Syria Border – United Church of Christ (UCC) Responds
Thousands were killed in Turkey and Syria by a massive earthquake that struck Mon., Jan. 6 on the border of the two countries. Read more here on www.ucc.org. The UCC is issuing an appeal to assist those affected in the region. Please designate International Emergency on this donation page to support this response.
Did You Know…?
… that Rev. Dr. Sheryl Johnson, associate member of our congregation and wife of Rev. Kelly, has a book coming out this week? Serving Money, Serving God is about the tension we sometimes feel between our highest values as communities of faith and our worries about the budget. If you’ve ever wondered about how we allocate our resources or how we could …
Second Sunday Sandwiches
Sun., Feb. 12, 9 amCloister Join us for Second Sunday Sandwiches and help us make 50 bag lunches for our unhoused neighbors. You are invited to deliver the bagged lunches as you head home or on to your afternoon activities. Click here to donate supplies or funds. Thank you!
Lenten All-Church Reads
Wednesdays, March 1, 15, 22, 29, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, on Zoom Lots of us at First Church Berkeley are bookworms–a chief part of our spiritual practice. We’ve chosen two books to read through Lent this year. If you’d like to get started reading early, they are: On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World, by the incredibly …