Learning Hour Radical Inclusion for All: Mental Health & Disability Microaggressions Today, September 12, 12:15 pm Zoom Meeting

September 12 Learning Hour – Radical Inclusion for All: Mental Health and Disability Microaggressions

Sunday, September 12, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09 As Christians, our hearts want our church to be inclusive of all. Yet, we often unknowingly exclude those experiencing mental illness or disabilities because we lack the education about how to include them. In this Learning Hour, we will begin filling in those gaps.  Join Helen Walsh and Kerrie Hein on Sunday, September 12 at …

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Sanctuary Choir Resumes In-Person on September 9

Thursdays at 7 pm The Sanctuary Choir will resume in-person rehearsals on Thursday nights in our Sanctuary, starting at 7 pm on September 9. Nourish your spirit in a supportive environment not only through choral classics, but also through dynamic works from contemporary composers, especially female-identifying composers and composers of color. The ability to read music is greatly recommended. Based on …

Lawn Church Welcome Back Molly! Sunday, August 29 4 pm First Church Front Lawn

Lawn Church on August 29 at 4 pm

Sunday, August 29, 4 pmChurch Lawn Rev. Molly is back after her sabbatical, so come and welcome her!  We’ll be thinking about what we might need to ask God for to thrive and be well in the current season we find ourselves in.  It’s all-ages this time, so kids and youth are welcome to participate throughout, and there’s a surprise …

Dinner Picnics in Berkeley for Families

Dinner Picnics in Berkeley for Families

Sat., Oct. 23, 4 to 6 pm – weather permitting!James Kenney Park (1720 Eighth St.), Berkeley 94710 Join us for the final fall dinner picnic of the season on Sat., Oct. 23. Bring yourselves, your kids (all ages welcome), a picnic, park toys and games to share (bubbles, sidewalk chalk, balls, Frisbees, etc.). Hosted by Gail & Sean Poust as …

COVID Protocols at First Church

We are currently worshipping in hybrid format, with some congregants in person and others online, and we expect to continue doing so for the forseeable future. As the pandemic stretches into a long tail, we remain committed to prioritizing outdoor gatherings when possible and sensible. We will consider less-risky options before choosing riskier options. We are aiming for outdoors over …

Progressive Bible Study

Every Wednesday at 7 pm On Zoomhttps://zoom.us/j/798618498 In the Progressive Christian Bible Study (PCBS), we understand what we do as conversation, conversation with the text, with our ancestors in faith, with time (theirs and ours), and with G-d. And that conversation is not a monologue (or for the spiritually squeamish)! Every voice counts. PCBS is unabashedly ‘progressive’ in orientation. For …