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.
Starting June 19, Join Kristina McNaught and Emma S in doing the 21 Day Racial Equity & Social Justice Challenge by CA4Health! For 21 days, do one action (including watching videos and reading) to further your understanding of power, privilege, oppression, and equity. These actions will take about 30 minutes per day for 21 days. We will be posting questions …
Saturday, June 20, 1:30 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87535610060 There’s still time to watch the film “Just Mercy,” based on the book by Bryan Stevenson, for FREE now through June 30 on Amazon Prime and Vudu. Then join Kit Dunbar & Kara Korbel-Chinula for a discussion this Sat., June 20 at 1:30 pm on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87535610060. The group will be considering questions 2, 4, 5, & 8 from a discussion guide by Dominique Gilliard, author of Rethinking Incarceration. Look for more opportunities …
A group of United Church of Christ (UCC) churches in San Francisco’s East Bay, with generous help from our national denomination, have erased $4.4 million in medical debt for our neighbors in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. This effort began in late February and was completed even as our communities were negatively impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic. While we …
Saturday, June 13, 10 amhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86836429728 We are reaching the last of our Last Wishes Workshops, and with it the last set of tasks related to preparing for our deaths in a healthy and holy way: wills, trusts, and legacy giving. This series has led us to gently confront the fact of our own mortality, and to take a measure of …
When you shop for groceries during this time when reusable bags can’t be brought into stores, put your groceries back in the cart after you purchase them and then load them into reusable bags at your car or bicycle for bringing home.
It’s never been easier to invite a friend to church! Would you invite a friend to join you for virtual worship on Sunday, June 21? These days (perhaps more than ever), we all need spiritual community to sustain our weary souls for the long haul, help us make meaning, and accompany us and hold us accountable as we seek to step up …
Monday, June 15, 5:30 – 6:30 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81231571174Meeting ID: 812 3157 1174 For those needing help connecting to or posting on the private Facebook group Having trouble connecting to our private church Facebook community group? Not sure how to post yourself, or need help troubleshooting? Join young adults Niema and Tara for an open-ended tutorial via Zoom. Come with your questions! …
Respond to the Census online today or call 844-330-2020, and help spread the word and encourage your friends, family and neighbors to “be counted.” Historically communities of color, low-income people, children and immigrants have been undercounted and therefore unequally represented and resourced. Everyone deserves well-funded schools, hospitals, roads and transportation. Help the Census promote equality, not exclusion. For more information, …
We will be resuming Learning Hour Sessions via Zoom beginning with Linda Elsdon’s session at: Sunday, June 14, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143Meeting ID: 889 6774 0143 Photography allows us to express ourselves, helps bring focus to beneficial life experiences and may reduce the stress hormone cortisol. Come along on Linda’s journey with photography and explore what taking photographs can mean to you. For …