Sunday, April 11, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09ID: 889 6774 0143 Passcode: 261432 When we pair photos with poems, we can enhance how we experience both. In this session Linda Elsdon will show examples of her photos paired with existing poems as an illustration of PhotoPoetry. Linda is an avid photographer and started the ongoing group Seeing Through Photography at the church in …
Sunday, March 21, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09 In this talk, Dr. Mahjabeen Dhala will draw on two major Islamic pilgrimage sites, the Kaaba in Mecca and the Gauharshad Mosque in Iran, to highlight the narratives of women enshrined within these sites and their foundational role in curating sacred spaces for religious practice, spiritual nourishment, and social justice. Dr. Majabeen Dhala received her MA …
Prolific, iconic Christian singer-songwriter, Alameda neighbor and UCC friend Ken Medema will be with us again for a Learning Hour. Ken, born blind, began to create stories and music at the age of 5, and often works improvisationally, turning trauma into sacred text at the drop of a piano key. On Sunday, March 28 at 12:15 pm, Ken will lead …
Thursday, March 25, 11:30 am-1 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87552208970?pwd=blVMMnpVVkxDeWVuMTlGNndGTlZodz09ID: 875 5220 8970 Passcode: 016767 Bring your lunch and a curious mind; we’ll gather by Zoom with 7 other East Bay UCCs to read this short article together, watch a video by local tribal leader Corrina Gould, and talk more deeply about “what we owe” as reparations to Black, Asian and indigenous communities right …
Due on Monday, March 29 For this year’s Easter worship grand finale dance party, we’re creating a pandemic era music video inspired by Justin Bieber‘s “Holy.” We’d love to include as many people and families as possible! You can participate in all or one of these ways: Learn this simple choreography (https://youtu.be/NyE6RWEDTHw) and film yourself/ household doing the choreography a few times …
Monday, March 22, 7 pmEmail [email protected] for the Zoom link You are invited to a Night of Prayer for the re-opening of the Berkeley Public Schools on Monday March 22, 2021, from 7 to 8.15 PM, via Zoom. Students and Faculty will return to in-person learning on March 29. First Church is joining otherChristian faith communities for this prayer gathering. To join on Zoom …
Teams of volunteer, vaccinated church members are partnering to provide assistance (online & phone) to anyone who may need help obtaining a Covid-vaccine appointment (1st, 2nd or both). We are hoping to capitalize on the experience of our volunteers to navigate the appointment system on behalf of members of our community who may have become overwhelmed or discouraged. We also …
Sleep Improvement Groups Forming Sunday, March 14, 12:15 PMhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09ID: 889 6774 0143 Passcode: 261432 If you could go to sleep easily, sleep peacefully through the night, and wake knowing that you had all the energy you needed for your day, how would your life be better? Become a “First Church Super Sleeper!” Beginning with a Learning Hour on Sunday, 3/14, …