Earl Lectures at PSR
Beginning Tues., Sept. 17, 2024 This year’s annual Earl Lectures at our partner, Pacific School of Religion (PSR), are particularly on point! Click here to read more about the series on Disruptive AI, Christian Nationalism and Democracy. The series also includes a local screening of the film Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy at the Elmwood Theater – how about a church …
Nevada Repro Rights Canvassing Trip for People of Faith
Our church has been invited to participate with several area synagogues in a canvassing trip to Nevada on behalf of Planned Parenthood of Northern California. If you believe in reproductive autonomy and want to put faith words to your convictions on behalf of this historic election, consider joining our group! The trip will take place Sun., Sept. 22 – Tues., …
Care First and Jails Last News
— Willem VandeKamp, First Church Liaison to Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Jails (ICJJ) Care First, Jails Last is the policy adopted by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in 2021. In The Carillon of August 1 you read that a Task Force adopted 58 recommendations on May 23, 2024 to make Care First, Jails Last a reality in Alameda …
Oakland Pride Sept. 8 – Volunteers Needed
Sun., Sept. 8, 2024 First Church Berkeley is hosting a booth for Oakland Pride. Come join us for an hour, two hours, or more! Please sign up here to help us with our Oakland Pride booth and represent First Church as a loving and welcoming presence as we celebrate our Queer and Trans siblings. Email Rev. Hannah if you have …
Did You Know…?
…that Soccer Without Borders was the offering plate recipient for the month of August 2024? In case you wanted to learn more about this organization, watch a video about their mission here.
Guest Preacher Greg Tre Harris
Sun., Sept. 1, 2024, 10 amSanctuary Dynamic preacher Greg Tre Harris (they, she, he, all) will be back with us in the pulpit Sun., Sept. 1! Greg is “hungry for the Word of God and thirsty to be used as a vessel for the Master’s Plan.” Though a young man, Greg has experienced his share of physical pain. After a …
Register Now: Fall All-Church Retreat!
Fri. – Sun., Sept. 13 – 15, 2024Monte Toyon Retreat Center, Aptos, CAFirm Registration Deadline: Wed., Aug. 28, 5 pm We have a new venue for our historic Fall All-Church Retreat! While we will miss the loveliness of St. Dorothy’s Rest, it was not kind to folks with mobility issues, and didn’t have a big enough whole-group gathering space. We …
Guest Preacher Rae Ingram
Sun., August 18, 2024, 10 am worship We welcome Rae Ingram to the pulpit this Sunday! Rae loves God, loves people, and life. Rae is a graduate from Chicago Theological Seminary, where she obtained her Master of Divinity, with a concentration in Chaplaincy. Rae is an active and engaged member of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California. Rae …
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