Life After Pandemic

Tuesday, April 28, 6-7 pmhttps://zoom.us/j/96390309488(669) 900-9128 ID 963 9030 9488. We universally agree that the pandemic is changing our culture and society in profound ways. We also all wonder: what changes will endure?  This article on Medium generated a lot of interest on social media. We’d love to read it together as a church, and ask ourselves some big questions …

Sabbatical Dreaming: Pausing with Purpose

If you missed the Sabbatical Dreaming zoom call last week but you’d still like to tell the Dream Team your ideas to include in what we hope will be a successful grant application, you can go to this Google form and fill in answers to these questions: What would a synchronous “sabbath” for First Church look like during our lead …

Blue Fire Committee Update — Congregational Forum

Sunday, April 26, 11:30 amZoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99325221560Phone: (669) 900-9128  ID: 9932 5221 560 The moment so many of us have been waiting for is here: Sunday directly after worship and a body break, at 11:30 am, we will meet by Zoom webinar to hear the recommendation for rebuilding after the fire from our 8-person Blue Fire team. Because we will be …

Helping Those Sheltering in Motels

Berkeley Food and Housing has informed us that the agency is now sheltering vulnerable older homeless individuals in motel rooms so they can isolate. Here is a a short list of items that would be very welcome. Please collect all the items on the list in a shopping bag and let Alice Clark know at [email protected]. She will arrange pick up …