Missed the debut performance of Kate Lucchese’s original play about our church’s role in the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII? No worries, it was recorded! You can watch it here, or forward to interested others. Notes from the director, Kate: “To quote my friend Joy Goto, a long-time member of Berkeley Methodist United Church, this play brings ‘the beautiful, …
Ancora Sings in Worship this Sunday
Sun., April 27, 2025 , 10 am Don’t miss Ancora—the treble ensemble of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir—singing for us this Sunday during our 10 am worship service!
Black Wealth Builders Fundraiser May 8
Thurs., May 8, 4:30-6:30 pmArlington Community Church (52 Arlington Ave., Kensington) You’re invited to attend a food truck fundraiser at the Arlington Community Church to benefit the Black Wealth Builders fund. There will be speakers, music, food trucks, and ice cream for all who donate!
Local UCC Climate Hope Affiliate Group Forming – Find Out More
Sat., May 3, 1 to 3:30 pmArlington Community Church (52 Arlington Ave, Kensington) The Environmental Justice Ministry of the national office of the United Church of Christ (UCC) has recently established its Climate Hope Affiliates (CHA) program; a program to empower people of faith to address the related issues of climate change and societal injustice. I’m writing to invite those …
Did You Know…?
…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 …