Journey with Jesus
Sunday, March 28, 5 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88577916366 Come experience the stories of Holy Week with all your senses! Children and youth (grades K-12) are invited to join Carolyn and Sara on March 28 at 5 pm for an interactive, kid-friendly service to begin our Holy Week remembrance. We’ll gather on Zoom to retell ancient stories that are at the core of our …
Photos Needed
Do you have photos of watching the Sunday livestream or doing any other church activities during the last year? If so, please send them to [email protected]! Thank you!
Palm Sunday Parade Invitations: Submit a Video and/or Participate in a Pre-Recorded Parade
Remember how moving and fun it was to see us all waving our palms last Palm Sunday? This year, you have two options for participating in our second (and hopefully last?) virtual Palm Sunday parade: Submit an individual video: Find some foliage, draw a palm, or pick one up from church (this Friday, 3/19, 1-4 pm) or participating Neighborhood captains, then film …
Learning Hour — “Love & Wisdom: Christianity & Buddhism”
Sunday, March 7, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09ID: 889 6774 0143 Passcode: 261432 Barbara McHugh’s presentation will be based on the premise that most religions have two poles: love (interconnectedness) versus wisdom (self- and world-transcendence). There’s an argument for believing that Buddhism emphasizes wisdom training over loving other people, while Christianity does the opposite, but perhaps for many people the two religions have …
Commemorate a Loved One – Donate an Easter Lily
If you’d like to donate a lily in honor of a family member, friend, or other meaningful person in your life, email Louise Halsey ([email protected]) the name of the person(s) you’d like to honor, indicating if the lily is “in thanksgiving for,” “in memory of,” or “in honor of” your beloved. The cost is $30 for each lily. Donations support …
Watch Party and Chat: What do Christians Owe the Reparations Movement?
Thursday, March 11, 12 pm Watch Party, 1 pm Chathttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89734349905?pwd=M01tRGtMQkthQXAzWWREanJadlRoQT09ID: 897 3434 9905 Passcode: 609807 Let’s have a “party” with 5 other UCCs in the East Bay who, like us, have committed their Lenten offering to a new Black homeownership fund! One small step toward addressing the racial wealth gap as part of a wider reparations movement. As we seek …
Addressing Racism in Homelessness
By Alice Clark On behalf of EveryOneHome, Moe Wright has announced an important report just issued by the Oakland-Berkeley-Alameda County Continuum of Care (CoC) titled “Centering Racial Equity in Homeless System Design.” This report declares the intention by the CoC to include racial equity in addressing homelessness in Alameda County. Fully aware, as never before, of the force of structural racism …
Men’s Mini Retreat
Saturday, April 179:30 am – 12 pmSign Up Herehttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81362427438?pwd=ZnA4NWZ2dDM4ZTI4RzdzSTQ1S0JyQT09ID: 813 6242 7438 Passcode: 625673 Feeling out of touch? Out of sync? Missing connecting at church with old and new friends? Twelve months of Covid makes it tough on people of all ages at school, at work, or in retirement. Everyone is facing challenges of all shapes and sizes. This mini retreat …