Fri.- Sun., Oct. 25 -27, 2024St. Dorothy’s Rest Retreat Center, Camp Meeker, CA Register for the FCCB Silent (or “Mostly Silent”) Retreat from Fri., evening, Oct. 25 – Sun., Oct. 27 at St. Dorothy’s Rest Retreat Center in Sonoma. If you need a weekend away to re-charge, re-connect with God, rest, find healing, explore new methods of prayer, or simply …
Deadline: Thurs., Oct. 31, 5 pm First Church Berkeley, along with other congregations in the United Church of Christ (UCC), is invited to participate in a national study of church attenders. The “Attender Survey” is a part of the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC) project and Faith Communities Today (FACT) research initiative in which the UCC participates. Since …
Sat., Sept. 7, 7 to 8 pmFirst Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th St., Oakland, CA — Willem VandeKamp, First Church Liaison to Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Jails (ICJJ) As reported earlier this year, the Bureau of Prisons abruptly closed the federal women’s prison in Dublin in April and transferred the more than 600 women imprisoned there to prisons …
…that you’re invited to participate in community discussions about fair housing challenges and opportunities in Alameda County and to complete an online community survey about fair housing topics? (Survey deadline is Sept. 13, 2024) Your participation will inform a regional fair housing plan for the following communities and housing authorities: Alameda County, Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, …
Wed., Sept. 18, 2024, 5:30 to 7 pmBadè Museum, Berkeley — Rick Santos, President & CEO Church World Service As valued supporters of Church World Service (CWS), the First Church Berkeley community is invited to attend a private event on Wed. evening, Sept. 18, at the Badè Museum in Berkeley. Join Rev. David Vásquez-Levy (CWS Board Chair), Rev. Patricia de …
