Cookies for Cal Students!

Sun., Dec. 10, 10 am – bring cookies to churchTues., Dec. 12, 11:30 am to 1 pm – Sproul Plaza Help us offer our Cal student neighbors some love during their finals week by bringing cookies to church, Sun., Dec. 10. Please provide a list of ingredients and especially mark any gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free cookies for those with allergies or …

Do You Love Baking, Eating & Sharing Christmas Cookies?

Bring your favorites to any of these holiday events (please drop off your cookies with a list of ingredients or recipe): Sun., Dec. 10 – Christmas Cookie Swap – in Loper Chapel before or after 10 am worship. Take a few cookies home with you and help wrap up the rest for the Cal student event on Tuesday! Tues., Dec. …

Christmas Eve Gift Bags for our Unhoused Neighbors – Update

First Church members can help this giant elf catch his breath by getting on over to Realm or PayPal and chipping in for the Christmas Eve Gift Bags. Please donate early to help us plan and purchase. With your help, the Justice & Service Ministry is hoping to assemble 30 bags on Sun., Dec. 17, each stuffed with about $80 worth of …

Advent Text Prayers Are Back!

Twice a day, at 10 am and 4 pm, receive a short text prayer to help you connect to the sacredness of the season.  If you received them last year, you’ll automatically receive them again.  If you haven’t been receiving them and want to, sign up with the link here: https://www.remind.com/join/3b33bch

Donate Mens’ Pants & Shoes – It’s Not too Late!

Do you still have mens’ pants that are too small or too large or just not worn somewhere in your closet? Do you replace your running/gym shoes periodically? It’s not too late to donate these unused (and clean) items for members of the Trinity Center, Walnut Creek. In fact, it’s never too late to donate mens’ clothes and shoes to the …

Christmas poinsettia

Dedicate a Christmas Cuetlaxochitl (Poinsettia) in Honor of a Loved One

Dedication deadline: on or before Tues., Dec. 12, 5 pm Remembering loved ones who are on our hearts and minds is a meaningful part of the Christmas season. One way to honor them during Christmas is to purchase a cuetlaxochitl (pronounced kwet-la-sho-she, the original Nahuatl name for poinsettia, which were cultivated by the Aztecs long before the European colonization of …

2023 Advent Devotional “Glow” & Rev. Molly’s Advent Calendar Now Available

This season’s Advent Devotional, entitled Glow and written by the United Church of Christ’s Stillspeaking Writers’ Group (Rev. Molly is a contributor), is now available! Print copies will be available in the Hall of Entrance beginning Sun., Nov. 26. If you prefer a digital copy, you can purchase a .pdf copy here for $3. Copies of Rev. Molly’s Advent Calendar …