The First Church Accompaniment Team is currently assisting a newly arrived immigrant family as they get settled in the Bay Area. There are lots of ways to help! The family’s biggest needs are stable housing and employment. Do you know someone with a low-cost room or in-law unit near public transit? Do you have a connection who hires monolingual Spanish speakers? …
Wednesday July 1, 6-8PMhttps://zoom.us/j/906176831 For our second Story Slam (in the style of The Moth!), young adults are invited to prep a 5-min personal story inspired by the theme “Second Chances.” Maybe you have been given a second chance at life. Maybe you got a second chance to make the team the next year around. Maybe you have given someone a few too …
Sunday, June 28, 12:15 – 1:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143 Marta Black from FCCB’s Green Team was recently trained by former Vice President Al Gore and his Climate Reality Project, who work internationally to educate and motivate people to take action on the climate crisis we face. As a Climate Reality Leader, she will present a one-hour slide show with current data on our …
Sunday, June 28, 7pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85296975451Call-in: (669) 990-9128 ID: 889 6774 0143 Taizé, an ecumenical form of meditative prayer, originated in the French village of Taizé. During the prayer service, we sing short chants as a form of meditation. In addition to the chants, there are readings, prayer intercessions, and silence. A Taizé service is a peaceful, calming, and spiritually uplifting time of prayer. All …
The votes are in! An amazing 93% of submitted votes support our church moving forward with the construction of a new community building on the site of Pilgrim Hall and taking the next steps to find a partner to develop affordable housing on the northwest part of our campus! The Blue Fire committee is working with our architects to refine …
Pride Sunday is June 28 at 10amWatch on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/firstchurchmedia/live Just because we can’t take to the streets in the thousands doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate with full-throated joy the being and blessing of queerness! We’ll celebrate Pride Sunday on June 28. Rev. Quinn Caldwell, a popular Daily Devotional author and preacher extraordinaire will be our guest preacher for the day, …
Learning HourSunday, June 21, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143 The second arrow is a Buddhist metaphor that is particularly useful in working with chronic pain, discomfort, or anxiety. Barbara McHugh and Bill Coffin will talk about the teaching, the science that supports it, and the practices that it leads to.