Justice Council Petition Signing This Sunday: Reinstate Medi-Cal for People Being Released from County Jail. The Justice Council is circulating a petition with other communities of faith. The petition asks the Board of Supervisors to require the sheriff’s department to re-instate Medical-Cal for people leaving the county jail. Medi-Cal is taken away when someone is incarcerated, … Continue reading Week of 10-17-19 New Announcements and Events
WE NEED YOU FOR THE SAFETY TEAM We need several folks to be on the church Safety team. The team is designed to keep us safe and alert on Sunday mornings. As a member of the TEAM you would be responsible OBSERVING people that attend worship and reporting any suspicious behavior. OBSERVE, REPORT AND NOTIFY. … Continue reading Week of 10-03-19 New Announcements & Events
Fri, Oct 11, National Coming Out Day Community Potluck & Sharing Circle, 6 PM – 9 PM, Wendte Hall. 10/11 is NCOD and the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Gay & Lesbian Rights (1987). The Young Adults Group will host an all-church event inviting those of us who are LGBTQI+ or allies … Continue reading Week of 9-26-19 New Announcements & Events
Wi$dom Path will not run this month. It will be rescheduled. <strong>This Sunday, Sept 22, we resume our “4th Sunday potlucks” after worship.</strong> We give thanks to Ron Weisberg and Dave King for their ministry in coordinating the 4<sup>th</sup>Sunday potlucks. This month, the Children and Family Ministries team is working to make it an extra … Continue reading Week of 9-19-19 New Announcements & Events
Sat , Sept 21st , Religious Traditions Discussion Group , 10:30 AM – 12 PM , Starr King Room. The third source of UUism acknowledges the wisdom of many religious traditions around the world. All are welcome to join this month as Anthony McHugh convenes a guided discussion of the psychology of religion based on … Continue reading Week of 9-12-19 New Announcements & Events
Series: Sept 14, 22, Oct 6, 13 Wi$dom Path, 9-10 AM in the 3rd Floor Open Space. Please Join Pastor Theresa and Rev. Sheri. Participants and build awareness of your “money story.” Explore your attitudes and experiences with money, then delve into ways to align faith, values, and a sense of a life calling … Continue reading Week of 9-05-19 New Announcements & Events
Board membership is a wonderful and impressive addition to your resume. While the spiritual rewards to doing all kinds of service for our community are bountiful, you might not have considered how a term on our Board of Trustees can have a very different kind of reward in terms of your working life. Many … Continue reading Join The Board!
Beloveds! Stewardship Celebration Month is coming right up. Your board members and people with stewardship expertise have been meeting to share dreams and make plans. I am looking for someone to serve alongside the planning team and partner with me, by attending meetings, assisting with facilitation sometimes, and consistently tending to follow-up emails and phone … Continue reading A Message from Pastor Theresa
Summer Chaplain Transition- From Rev. Mary Foran Dear First Unitarian Church of Oakland — Thank you for the many blessings of serving as your Summer Chaplain. My time with you ends tomorrow. During August I have had the pleasure of serving and coordinating with Reverend Theresa. We are all fortunate to have them as our … Continue reading Week of 8-27-19 New Announcements & Events
We want to acknowledge the acts of white supremacist violence that were inflicted on people in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas in the recent mass shootings. We know that these are not isolated incidents, but part of an organized white supremacist movement. We want to honor that People of Color in our congregation may … Continue reading Resources for Reflection About Recent White Supremacist Shootings
