UU Oakland members & friends– Would you help greet at church for a Sunday? We need more people at the welcome table before Sunday service. It’s a great way to get to know your fellow church members, and to make a real difference with visitors & newcomers! The work is pretty straightforward — greet people, … Continue reading Please help greet on a Sunday morning
First Unitarian Church of Oakland Annual Meeting Sunday, March 11, 2018 Noon (after the worship service) View or Download the 2018 Annual Report Please download the report to your tablets, smartphones, or other devices you will be bringing to the meeting. This will allow us to limit the amount of paper used for printing. View … Continue reading Annual Meeting: 2018
Ministerial Search Committee: We’re Ready to Vote! Dear Members of the First Unitarian Church of Oakland: We are about to select our Ministerial Search Committee. We’ve gathered nominations from the congregation and we are blessed with twelve fine folks who have said “YES” to standing for selection to the Search Committee. They are: Rinda … Continue reading Ministerial Search
Dear Members of the First Unitarian Church of Oakland: We are entering a new phase in the search for our next called minister.
The Board of Trustees of the First Unitarian Church of Oakland is considering recommendations from the Committee on Shared Ministry (CoSM) to move from two Sunday worship services to only one. This is what we do in the summer; the proposal is to have that schedule all year long. The CoSM proposes that this change … Continue reading Moving to One Service Sundays Year Round
The Worship Associate program is looking for new members. If crafting worship from words, rituals, and music sounds exciting to you…if you want be part of articulating the vision of this church community…if speaking from your heart and working with some very talented people appeals to you, then please consider applying to be a … Continue reading New Worship Associate Training
At its March meeting, the Board of Trustees took up consideration of a policy that would bar members and active friends of the congregation from being employees of the Church. This has been an open item for a while, is discussed throughout UUA congregations, and we had hoped to have a discussion at the Annual … Continue reading Should We Modify Our Policy on Members and Active Friends Being Employees?
Are you thinking about attending UUA General Assembly (GA) in June? How about the Pacific Central District Assembly (DA) in April? Would you like to be a delegate? (Would you like to know what these things are?) District Assembly is a chance to get together with others from local congregations. This year, all three candidates … Continue reading Delegates to General Assembly and District Assembly
Here are a few images from January 21, 2017, Oakland Women’s March. UU’s from Oakland, Berkeley, Kensington found each other and “marched” together. “Marched” is not really accurate. We Stood around, sang, and conversed for 2+ hours as we waited for the march to move. I hear the crowd estimate is now at 100,000, stretched … Continue reading Unitarians At Oakland Women’s March
The congregation will be voting on changes to our Bylaws at the Church’s Annual Meeting (Sunday, 19 March 2017) The Board of Trustees is recommending a series of changes to our Church Bylaws. Some of these are pro forma and simply bring us up-to-date, but others are significant enough to warrant discussion. The Bylaws committee … Continue reading Updating Our Bylaws
