…that you could hear one of the world’s leading climate scientists, Katharine Hayhoe, give the Jim Antal Keynote lecture as part of this year’s annual United Church of Christ (UCC) Earth Summit on Sat., April 26 at 2 pm Eastern? To find out more and to register, click the link here.
2025 Easter Offering: Las Casas – English Language Program
This year’s Easter Offering will be donated to Las Casas, a nonprofit English as a Second Language program in East Oakland that serves a vulnerable population of very low-income immigrants, most of whom are from Central American and speak indigenous languages. With 4 part-time staff members and 60 volunteers, Las Casas teaches some 300 students who need English to secure …
Commemorate a Loved One – Donate Easter Flowers
If you’d like to donate Easter flowers 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 flowers are “in thanksgiving for,” “in memory of,” or “in honor of” your beloved. The cost is $30 for each dedication. Donations support …
Easter Sunday Services 2025
Here’s what’s happening on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025! Hope you’ll be in community with us. Easter Sunrise Service (April 20, 6 am): We’ll gather in the parking lot of Lawrence Hall of Science. Join a tender and intimate group in welcoming the good news of resurrection in song, story, and community. Bring a folding chair if standing for 45 …
We Need Eggs!
Easter Sunday. April 20, 10 amFirst Church Berkeley The Families, Children & Youth (FamChY) Ministry is asking folks to bring plastic eggs filled with allergy-friendly treats. Think: erasers, temporary tattoos, stickers, those little squish-y animal things…etc. Bring in the filled eggs anytime before the start of our Easter Sunday 10 am worship service so they can be hidden. Thank you!
Easter Reveal!
Sun., April 20, 10 am We will do our traditional fun-and-expansive Easter Reveal at the 10am service on Easter, with a special ‘job’ for our kids! If you’d like to participate in making the reveal happen, let Molly know. In the meantime: Molly needs helpers this Sunday (April 13) after worship to cut shapes out of construction paper as part …
Berkeley CROP Hunger Walk – May 18, 2025 – Save the Date!
Sun., May 18, 2025, 1:30 pmSt. Mary Magdalen, 2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley, CA 94709 The Berkeley Crop Hunger Walk this year will be on Sun., May 18 at 1:30 pm. The Justice and Service Ministry will be setting up a First Church team where you can sign up to participate. Of the money collected, 75% will go to Church World …
