Church Member Action Needed before August 1st to support NO COAL in OAKLAND campaign! Earth Justice needs your vote and signature to authorize First Unitarian Church to sign on to a letter to Governor Brown asking him to endorse No Coal in Oakland and to reduce activities that proliferate fossil fuels in California before he … Continue reading Announcements 7/20/18
Sun., June 24, Monthly Community Potluck Wendte Hall, After Service. Immediately Following Worship on the 4th Sunday of the month, please join us for our monthly community potluck. Please bring newly cooked or purchased food; enough for at least 6 servings. All types of food is welcome. Drop off food in the Wendte Hall before … Continue reading Announcements for the week of June 21st
IMPORTANT: Election– Quorum Needed! Sun., June 3, Special Meeting of the Congregation In Hamilton Hall Directly Following Worship Please join us in Hamilton Hall on Sunday, June 3, immediately following worship, for a Special Meeting of the Congregation to elect five new members of your Board of Trustees. This brief meeting is essential as we … Continue reading Announcements for the week of May 26
Sun., May 27 God Matters – Ongoing Open Discussion Group about Faith, 9:30-10:10 AM, Starr King Room. A twice monthly supportive discussion group. Contemplative readings, a brief meditation, non-crosstalk sharing then opened up to group discussion. All experiences of Spirit welcomed. Facilitated by Kenji Oshima. With all that’s happening in the world and in our … Continue reading Announcements Week of May 21st
Church Office is Reopened! We would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding as we worked off of church grounds while the new carpet was settling in. We are back open during normal office hours! office@uuoakland.org. First Sundays for Racial Justice This Sunday, May, 6t,h Please come listen and talk with Refa One, … Continue reading Announcements May 3, 2018
Annual All Church Picnic May 20th at 12 noon Lake Temescal Regional Park Landvale picnic site near the North Entrance 6500 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618 The whole church is invited to a picnic following Flower Communion on May 20th for an afternoon of connection and fun! Please bring your own place setting and an ample … Continue reading Please join us for the All Church Picnic May 20th
First Unitarian Church of Oakland received recognition from the Unitarian Universalist Association as a 2017-2018 Breakthrough Congregation for our ground-breaking perspective on religious exploration, including our summer program – Chalice Camp. In the coming months, the UU World magazine will be doing a story on our innovative approach to children and family ministries. Seven years … Continue reading Children and Family Ministries Wins Breakthrough Congregations Award
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
Beloved Conversations is Back! Have you wanted to engage with the church’s racial justice work in a heartfelt and soul-stretching way? Consider applying to be part of the next round of Beloved Conversations, a small group which explores the spiritual and intellectual effects of racism in our lives. Laila Ibrahim and Amanda Smith will be … Continue reading Beloved Conversations
