This congregation bears an important responsibility: to care for the historic building that serves not only as our home, but also as a popular meeting place for the community. Significant work has been accomplished this year, as was evidenced by the scaffolding that was up for months and now finally has come down. It is … Continue reading Sunday November 8, 2026: Celebrating Our Building
Today’s service, led by Rev. Laurel and featuring a special guest, will center around a solidarity sharing about the conditions of children in the Philippines. Gain a deeper understanding about the challenges the Filipino people face through the eyes of children who have been affected by displacement, military presence in their communities, and other violations … Continue reading November 15, 2026: Global Solidarity for the Next Generation
The First Unitarian Church of Oakland has a longstanding tradition of having a multigenerational “bread communion” on the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day. The ceremony is an open invitation to connect with one another by taking turns offering a basket of bread to the person on the other side of the table. The service will be … Continue reading Sunday November 22, 2026: Breaking Bread Together – A Service of Thanksgiving
This Sunday’s service will be filled with music! Our guests will be the music duo Jaeger & Reid – Judi Jaeger and Bob Reid. Some of you may remember when Judi and Bob joined Emma’s Revolution and Aileen Vance here last year at the community sing-along honoring the life and music of Pete Seeger – … Continue reading Sunday November 29, 2026: Returning, Repairing and Regenerating
Each Sunday, the First Unitarian Church of Oakland hosts worship that connects us both to shared values in community and to something larger than ourselves. True to our Unitarian Universalist practice, what we connect to ranges from theistic to nature-based to non-theistic and many things in-between, but is always held as part of the multifaceted … Continue reading Sunday December 6, 2026
Each Sunday, the First Unitarian Church of Oakland hosts worship that connects us both to shared values in community and to something larger than ourselves. True to our Unitarian Universalist practice, what we connect to ranges from theistic to nature-based to non-theistic and many things in-between, but is always held as part of the multifaceted … Continue reading Sunday December 13, 2026
Each Sunday, the First Unitarian Church of Oakland hosts worship that connects us both to shared values in community and to something larger than ourselves. True to our Unitarian Universalist practice, what we connect to ranges from theistic to nature-based to non-theistic and many things in-between, but is always held as part of the multifaceted … Continue reading Sunday December 20, 2026
Each Sunday, the First Unitarian Church of Oakland hosts worship that connects us both to shared values in community and to something larger than ourselves. True to our Unitarian Universalist practice, what we connect to ranges from theistic to nature-based to non-theistic and many things in-between, but is always held as part of the multifaceted … Continue reading Thursday December 24, 2026 5pm: Christmas Eve Family Service
Each Sunday, the First Unitarian Church of Oakland hosts worship that connects us both to shared values in community and to something larger than ourselves. True to our Unitarian Universalist practice, what we connect to ranges from theistic to nature-based to non-theistic and many things in-between, but is always held as part of the multifaceted … Continue reading Thursday December 24, 2026 8:00 pm
Each Sunday, the First Unitarian Church of Oakland hosts worship that connects us both to shared values in community and to something larger than ourselves. True to our Unitarian Universalist practice, what we connect to ranges from theistic to nature-based to non-theistic and many things in-between, but is always held as part of the multifaceted … Continue reading Sunday December 27, 2026
