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
This Sunday’s short interfaith service will begin earlier than usual, from 9:30-10:00 am to allow us to join the Oakland Pride Parade. Rev. Laurel Liefert, Rev. Kevin Mann, Worship Associate Emily Stoper, and other Oakland faith leaders will raise the spirit and shine a light on LGBTQ+ Pride. After the service, those who want to … Continue reading Sunday August 16, 2026: Oakland LGTBQ+ Pride
The wise writer and activist Rebeca Solnit writes: “Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty it room to act… It’s the belief that what we do matters even though how and when it may matter, who and what it may impact, are … Continue reading Sunday December 28, 2025: Choosing Hope
Join in person or on Zoom. “The first Sunday of each month is a family-friendly Sunday. It starts with a breakfast gathering before the service, and then includes our children and families in the first twenty minutes of the service. This Sunday will continue with the staff appreciation we started last month. The theme for … Continue reading Nov. 2, 2025 – “Giving Thanks for Community” (Daylight Saving Time Ends)
Join in person or on Zoom. “This Sunday we will take time to recognize and thank all the staff members who serve the First Unitarian Church of Oakland. To keep the wheels of this small but mighty congregation turning, some of the staff’s dedicated work may be visible, AND so much goes on behind the … Continue reading Sunday Oct. 5, 2025 – Serving With Grace
Join in person or on Zoom. “The beginning of our church year brings an opportunity for all us to come together and to be part of our Water Communion Service! Bring a small sample of water representing your summer experience to pour into a common bowl. Rev. Laurel Liefert and Worship Associate Marilyn Schumacher will … Continue reading Sunday Sept. 28, 2025 – Water Communion Service
Join in person or on Zoom. Join Rev. Laurel Liefert upon her return after summer break and Worship Associate Sarah Watts for this special 10:00 AM Oakland Pride Sunday service. Come early at 9:50am to enjoy music by the Joyful Noise Band, followed by an abbreviated service from 10:00-10:30am. After the service at 10:30, Rev. … Continue reading Sunday Sept. 7, 2025 – Oakland Pride Sunday
Last Fall Rev. Laurel began a series of services on the book The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski. In this service, Rev. Laurel and Worship Associate Marilyn Schumacher will explore the Fourth Invitation: Find A Place of Rest in the Middle of Things. We imagine rest … Continue reading Sunday March 23, 2025 – Find A Place in the Middle of Things
Rev. Laurel will lead a short service about the Journey of Love we are traveling together as a congregation. The Invitation to Generosity will include a short video by the Interfaith Movement for Human Integity, which is our half-plate recipient for this quarter. Following the service will be the Spring Annual meeting which will include … Continue reading Sunday March 16, 2025 – The Journey of Love
This service begins the series of sermons based on the book The Five Invitations Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski. Rev. Laurel will introduce the first invitation: Don’t Wait. “Whatever we have done with our lives makes us what we are when we die. And everything, absolutely everything, counts.” … Continue reading Sunday October 20, 2024 – Don’t Wait
