By Rev. Kelly ColwellApril 21, 2021 As we continue through this strange shoulder season when some of us have been fully vaccinated for months, others are still waiting for their first appointments, and still others (particularly children and young teens) aren’t sure when or if they will be eligible, we want to find some ways to help bridge the gap …
Learning Hour: Making California Prisons Visible
Sunday, May 2, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09ID: 818 4802 9793 Passcode: 341668 Many prisons in California are in rural and out of the way places. Living where we do we don’t often see these institutions and we tend not to think about them. This Learning Hour reminds us of the three dozen or so California State Prisons and when they were built. …
Asynchronous CROP Walk
Register & Give Here★ Snap a selfie (wearing your blue church “Motley pew” T-shirts for extra credit) on any walk this week you want to claim as your CROP Hunger walk! Post it to the private church Facebook group to inspire us all, AND/OR, if you’d be included in the pre-worship slide sho, email to [email protected]. Even if we can’t walk shoulder-to-shoulder this year, we …
UCC Thursdays for the Soul: Stop the Hate
A special webinar led by PAAM, UCCThursday, April 15, 12:30 pmRegister Here #StopTheHate – A Call to Prayer and Action by the Pacific Islander/Asian American Ministries (PAAM) of the United Church of Christ Angry! Outraged! Upset! There are no words to reflect what is happening in our Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Brutal attacks on the elderly and vulnerable …
Risen in These Bodies: Exploring Disability Theology with Disability Theory
Begins Wednesday, April 14Wednesdays, 12-1 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83166515680?pwd=QXNqK2NNbjdBMU9US1ZnZVdqd0Z2Zz09ID: 831 6651 5680 Passcode: 104727 This Easter season, take the opportunity to wrestle with our theology of disability with guest leader Rev. Miriam Spies, a minister in the United Church of Canada who is working on doctoral research in disability theology. Rev. Miriam brings the field of disability studies (and “crip theory”) into conversation …
New Members: February 2021
Welcome to our most recent new members! Cindy A (she/her) Cindy is an ordained minister of the UCC and a Chaplain who has been serving the sick and the most vulnerable for over 25 years. She works in the Psychiatric unit and cancer center, providing pastoral care and counseling to patients and staff. She loves her job and considers it …
Earth Day: “Kiss the Ground” Film Discussion
Virtual DiscussionApril 24, 7 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89502260280?pwd=aDZWMWkyMExCOW9GeW9uakhDckxnZz09ID: 895 0226 0280 Passcode: 681740 This year for Earth Day, FCCB’s Green Team invites you to watch “Kiss the Ground” documentary and then follow up on April 24 at 7 pm participate in a virtual discussion. The film is available now on Netflix, or at Interfaith Power & Light’s website after April 1.