Sat., Feb. 3, 3:30 to 5:30 pmHome of Craig & Pat Pratt You are invited to a fundraiser dinner this Sat., Feb. 3, from 3:30-5:30 pm at the Pratt’s home in Oakland’s beautiful Montclair Hills, to help subsidize our church’s first ever Alabama Civil Rights Pilgrimage Trip and make it affordable for all! Please reserve your spot by clicking on …
Sat., Feb. 10, 7:30 pmSanctuary Do you know what sound a dodo makes? No one alive knows, but this concert will attempt to answer this burning question and more! Contralto Sara Couden—praised in Opera News for her “unusually rich and resonant” voice—will bring a program both silly and sublime. From lamenting a pet canary to rhapsodizing about the wonders of the outdoors, …
Sun., Feb. 4, 2024 @ 10 am, in-person & live-streamed Watch our Annual Meeting here. View & download the 2023 Annual Report here. First Church Berkeley’s 149th Annual Meeting takes place this Sun., Feb. 4 during our 10 am worship service with lunch to follow. Join us as we worship together, reflect on the milestones of 2023, hear about this year’s …
In an effort to strengthen California’s green energy goals with justice and equity, please help us repeal the California Utility Tax that is being decided on this week! See below for a sample script. Statement to make to Senator Nancy Skinner and to Assembly Member Buffy Wicks or their staff: Please vote to repeal the utility provision of AB 205 …
Sundays, Jan. 28 & Feb. 4, after worshipAll are invited and encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting of the Congregation on two sequential Sundays, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4. We’ll vote on the proposed budget for 2024 after worship this Sun., Jan. 28. Next Sun., Feb. 4, we’ll review the past year in the life of our church and vote …
Dear FCCB Family, I am reaching out to share an invitation from the current FCCB African-American Listening Circle members to join in and be a part of a healing circle that is specific to the African-American experience. During our time, we offer listening presence as a peer to peer support and spiritual practice. Please consider joining this community for a …
Sat., Feb. 3, 3:30 to 5:30 pmHome of Craig & Pat Pratt The Montgomery Alabama Pilgrimage Team is planning a fundraiser on Sat., Feb. 3 at the home of Craig & Pat Pratt in the Oakland Hills. In addition to heartful donors, we need hardy souls who have the courage to eat personal pizzas they will assemble in the Pratt’s …
Fri., March 15 to Sun., March 17San Damiano Retreat House, Danville, CA If you missed the fall FCCB silent retreat (or you participated and left wanting more!), Ann Naffziger will be leading another one this spring. Although not an FCCB event, it will follow almost exactly the routine from the fall silent retreat, this time at San Damiano Retreat House …