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Worship Assoc. meet with Rev. SotoMay 1, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
See more details - ■ Church Musicians meet w/Rev. Soto
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Operations Team meeting w/ Rev. SotoMay 2, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
See more details - ■ People of Color& Mixed Race Caucus, Allies of Racial Equity, and JTW Transformation Team meet w/ Rev.Soto
People of Color& Mixed Race Caucus, Allies of Racial Equity, and JTW Transformation Team meet w/ Rev.SotoMay 2, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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• | 4- ■ (Closed) CoSM meets w/ Rev. Soto
(Closed) CoSM meets w/ Rev. SotoMay 4, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am
See more details - ■ OPEN FORUM for drop ins w/Rev. Soto
OPEN FORUM for drop ins w/Rev. SotoMay 4, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
See more details - ■ Circle of Oak Beltane
Circle of Oak BeltaneMay 4, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
OFFSITE- Email for Location & Time! Sat., May 4th, Circle of Oak Beltane, Offsite. Announcing that UU Oakland's Pagan Interest Group has acquired a less clunky working title! We are now the Circle of Oak, a name we will be journeying with for the rest of the ritual year, until Samhain (Halloween). Our next event is this Saturday, May 4th, a fire festival in honor of Beltane. Come join us offsite in a public-transit-accessible Oakland backyard for fire-jumping and Maypole dancing. Email airtribepriestess@gmail.com to join in! See more details
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5- ■ After service Special Congregational Meeting to vote
After service Special Congregational Meeting to voteMay 5, 2019
After the Service there will be a special meeting with the congregation to vote on calling Rev. Soto to be our next settled minister. Everyone is invited to attended but only Members are aloud to vote. See more details - ■ Poetry Circle
Poetry CircleMay 5, 2019 9:30 am - 10:10 am
Church Library Bring a favorite poem including ones you’ve written. For info, contact Ron Weisberg, ronwei@yahoo.com. See more details - ■ Worship Not Every Day an Aurora Borealis: Love in a Time of Struggle 10:20 am
Worship Not Every Day an Aurora Borealis: Love in a Time of Struggle 10:20 amMay 5, 2019 10:20 am - 11:20 am
Not Every Day an Aurora Borealis: Love in a Time of Struggle-Sunday May 5, Worship at 10:20am
May 5, 2019 at 10:20 am Candidate Rev. Theresa Soto, Crescendo Choir, Joyful Noise Band, Rev. Sheri Prud'homme, Worship Associate Jim Briggs
Candidate Rev. Theresa Soto has sojourned with the First Unitarian Church of Oakland from Saturday April 27 thru Sunday May 5th. Sunday, May 5th, Rev. Soto will offer their final sermon before the congregation takes a vote to call Rev. Soto as their next settled parish minister. If you have not met Rev. Soto, please join us this Sunday. The sermon title is “Not Every Day an Aurora Borealis: Love in a time of Struggle.” This is a time for all ages worship service. Music will be provided by Joyful Noise Band and Crescendo Choir. We are a radically inclusive, justice centered, anti oppressive beloved community. All are welcome and all are worthy. See you Sunday. See more details - ■ 1st Sundays for Anti-racism and Anti-Oppression
1st Sundays for Anti-racism and Anti-OppressionMay 5, 2019 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
First Sundays for Anti-racism and Anti-Oppression Racial Identity Caucusing & Potluck First Sunday of Every Month | 12:00 to 2:00 pm Starr King Room All are welcome. Potluck begins as soon as possible after worship service.
No need to bring food to participate. Childcare available upon request. Racial identity is not shaped in a neutral environment. Caucusing provides supportive space where: · Self-identified people of color explore how their identity forms in response to racial oppression. · People who identify as white explore how their identity forms in response to white supremacy. · People who identify as multiracial with white European ancestry may participate with the caucus of their choice or create another. As people of faith on a spiritual journey toward wholeness, we gather to understand the dynamics of racial identity and to overcome barriers and oppression created by an individual, institutional, and cultural racism. We warmly invite you to join us! Sponsored by Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Team. For more info contact jtw@uuoakland.org. See more details
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Finance Team MeetingMay 11, 2019 9:15 am - 12:15 pm
Crompton Library See more details
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12- ■ Justice Council Coordinating Team meeting
Justice Council Coordinating Team meetingMay 12, 2019 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Meeting on the third floor around the board table in the OYC space. See more details - ■ Worship 10:20 am
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Personnel Committee Mtg.May 16, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Crompton Library See more details
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19- ■ Worship 10:20 am Blessings of Faith IN Action: Flower Communion
Worship 10:20 am Blessings of Faith IN Action: Flower CommunionMay 19, 2019 10:20 am - 11:20 am
Blessings of Faith IN Action: Annual Flower Communion Service.
Nurturing a space for radical inclusion, growing hearts to embrace wonder & mystery, experiencing transformative ancient rituals in the context of NOW, feeling diverse music & dance as sacred text, & doing our part to heal Mother Earth from the toxicities of human greed - these are a few of the faithful actions that make Church. Come & be moved by our annual Flower Communion. Please bring a flower to represent what is & the seeds of what is yet to be. Take home a flower to remind you of a beloved Church community that aspires to be a source of the changes we long for. Jim Briggs will serve as Worship Associate, Rev. Sheri & Pastor Jacqueline are the clergy leads. Music offered by Joyful Noise Band & Crescendo Choir. This is a multi-generational service. All are welcome and all are worthy. See more details
• | 20- ■ Meditation Sitting Group with Carol Emert- Meets in Rockridge
Meditation Sitting Group with Carol Emert- Meets in RockridgeMay 20, 2019 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm
The First Unitarian meditation sangha welcomes meditators of all backgrounds and experience levels. Silent meditation begins at 7:15 PM for 40 minutes, followed by check-ins and tea. BART accessible in Oakland’s Rockridge community. For location and accessibility questions, contact Carol Emert. See more details
• | 21- ■ Tea, Biscuits, and a Chat with Pastor Jacqueline
Tea, Biscuits, and a Chat with Pastor JacquelineMay 21, 2019 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Third Floor Open Space Members, Friends, and Allies of First Unitarian Church of Oakland, To everything there is a season! Our shared journey of serving the mission, vision, and communities that define you as members of this liberal, progressive, faith has come to an end. Being your called minister and partnering with so many faith-filled lay ministers to grow love and justice within, among, and beyond the brick and mortar of this Church has been a privilege, a sacred honor, and a childhood dream come TRUE!
Beginning Tuesday, May 21, I will host three weekly evenings of tea and biscuits from 5:30-8 PM. This is an opportunity to meet with me and share whatever is on your heart. Together, let’s help pave the way to opening your heart deep and wide to your next settled minister. On any of these Tuesday evenings (May 21, May 28 and June 11), if you prefer one to one time, please email me at pastorjacqueline@uuoakland.org to schedule a 20-minute appointment. Or, you can just show up and possibly have one-to-one time, or join a group conversation. I will meet you in the open space just in front of the elevator on the 3rd floor of the church. Day time slots on other days are available with an appointment.
Mark your calendars for tea and biscuits and chat with Pastor Jacqueline.
Tis the season!
Ever4ward,
Pastor Jacqueline See more details - ■ Covenant Group
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26- ■ Affinity Group on Disability
Affinity Group on DisabilityMay 26, 2019 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Crompton Library Sun., April 28, Disability Identity Discussion Group, 9:15-10:15 AM, 3rd floor library. This group is for Church members who identify as disabled and for members who aren’t sure. Questions of disability identity and culture will be explored, especially in the context of our Church’s commitment to build an intentionally multigenerational, multiracial, multicultural, anti-oppressive religious community. Join us on the fourth Sunday of each month. Debby Kaplan debby@swansway.com is the convener. See more details - ■ Worship 10:20 am
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PotluckMay 26, 2019 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Potluck After Service, Wendte Hall. 4th Sunday Potlucks after Service. Please join us as we break bread and sit with each other in the community. We hope to see you then! Questions? Please contact Ron Weisberg. See more details - ■ Orientation to Membership
Orientation to MembershipMay 26, 2019 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Orientation to membership Our Orientation to Membership Workshop takes place on the 4th Sunday of each month at 12 noon, Room TBA. This is for visitors and potential new members; long-term members are welcome to attend too. The workshop is designed to help you decide whether Unitarian Universalism and the First Unitarian Church of Oakland is right for you, and allows you to get connected to others in the community. For more info, contact Rev. Sheri revsheri@uuoakland.org See more details
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Tea, Biscuits, and a Chat with Pastor JacquelineMay 28, 2019 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Third Floor Open Space Members, Friends, and Allies of First Unitarian Church of Oakland, To everything there is a season! Our shared journey of serving the mission, vision, and communities that define you as members of this liberal, progressive, faith has come to an end. Being your called minister and partnering with so many faith-filled lay ministers to grow love and justice within, among, and beyond the brick and mortar of this Church has been a privilege, a sacred honor, and a childhood dream come TRUE!
Beginning Tuesday, May 21, I will host three weekly evenings of tea and biscuits from 5:30-8 PM. This is an opportunity to meet with me and share whatever is on your heart. Together, let’s help pave the way to opening your heart deep and wide to your next settled minister. On any of these Tuesday evenings (May 21, May 28 and June 11), if you prefer one to one time, please email me at pastorjacqueline@uuoakland.org to schedule a 20-minute appointment. Or, you can just show up and possibly have one-to-one time, or join a group conversation. I will meet you in the open space just in front of the elevator on the 3rd floor of the church. Day time slots on other days are available with an appointment.
Mark your calendars for tea and biscuits and chat with Pastor Jacqueline.
Tis the season!
Ever4ward,
Pastor Jacqueline See more details - ■ Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees MeetingMay 28, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
First Unitarian Church of Oakland, 685 14th Street, Oakland, CA, Program Room Our Board of Trustees regularly meets at 7:00 pm, usually on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Board meetings are open to the entire congregation; you are most welcome to come and observe your board in action. See more details - ■ Church Book Group
Church Book GroupMay 28, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Church Book Group Church Book Group
Meets 4th Tuesdays (most months),
7:30 to 9:30 PM, at the Stopers’ home. The group discusses nonfiction books that relate to the church's mission in the areas of justice, nature, history, psychology, etc. There is a core of regulars and drop-ins are always welcome. Watch the Chalice Chatter, the website and the church e-list to see in advance what books have been selected for the next month or two. For information about accessibility and/or anything else about the group, contact Emily Stoper, Emily.stoper@gmail.com See more details
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