Speaker: Led by Rev. Laurel Liefert

Sunday Jan. 28, 2024 – You Don’t Have To Do It Alone – Reflections from Youth Climate Activism

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How do we actually go about addressing climate change? Most of us individually do the little things like recycling, composting, reducing car usage, and eating less meat. But the very large sources of greenhouse gasses are not us as individuals but businesses. While altering our consumer habits is relatively easy, educating and convincing businesses to … Continue reading Sunday Jan. 28, 2024 – You Don’t Have To Do It Alone – Reflections from Youth Climate Activism

Sunday Jan. 7, 2024 – Tolling of the Bells

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A longstanding tradition of this congregation is to dedicate the first Sunday of the year to remember and honor those who have died. Join Rev. Laurel and Piper Swim for a ritual of remembrance. Children will participate in the beginning of the service. Music will be offered by the Crescendo Choir. There are two ways … Continue reading Sunday Jan. 7, 2024 – Tolling of the Bells

Dec. 24, 2023, 10:20am – Gladden Our Hearts With Song

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Join Rev. Laurel Liefert, Worship Associate Sarah Watts and musician Susan Keiter for this Christmas Eve morning service when we will raise our voices together in singing traditional carols of the season. There are two ways to attend this worship service: In person: Worship service starts at 10:20 AM. We strongly recommend that you wear … Continue reading Dec. 24, 2023, 10:20am – Gladden Our Hearts With Song

Dec. 3, 2023 – Four Candles of Advent

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As the days grow shorter, we begin a month filled with an abundance of interfaith celebrations, including Advent, Bodhi Day (Buddha’s Enlightenment), Hanukkah, Yule, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Kwanzaa. Our first Sunday service this month will be a Unitarian Universalist celebration of Advent, the season of anticipation. Rev. Laurel Liefert and Worship Associate Jeanne … Continue reading Dec. 3, 2023 – Four Candles of Advent

Nov. 19, 2023 – Breaking Bread Together

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The First Unitarian Church of Oakland has a longstanding tradition of having a multigenerational “bread communion” on the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day. The ceremony is an open invitation to commune together by taking turns offering a basket of bread to one another. The communion will be facilitated by Rev. Laurel Liefert and Worship Associates Sarah … Continue reading Nov. 19, 2023 – Breaking Bread Together

Nov. 12, 2023 – The Exquisite Risk

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We live in a power-over world. How can we learn and model another way – power with, also called relational power. Instead of having winners and losers, can we be together and help one another in mutual cooperation? Rev. Laurel Liefert will lead the service with the assistance of Worship Associate Emily Stoper. The service … Continue reading Nov. 12, 2023 – The Exquisite Risk

Nov. 5, 2023 – Regaining Trust

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Trust, our November worship theme, is an essential quality for this faith community to thrive and grow. Each of us, in our own ways, has experienced the pain of having our trust betrayed, of losing faith in something or someone we counted on. As we seek to rebuild, to heal ourselves, our congregation, and our … Continue reading Nov. 5, 2023 – Regaining Trust

Oct. 22, 2023 – Not For Ourselves Alone

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All of us are probably familiar with the question “who am I?” Have you ever asked yourself the equally important question “whose am I?” As individuals and as a faith community, to whom and what are we accountable? This Sunday we will have an Ingathering, a beautiful ceremony of welcome in which we will create … Continue reading Oct. 22, 2023 – Not For Ourselves Alone

Oct 8, 2023 – Our Bodies, Ourselves

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Our bodies remember everything, the pleasure, pain, joy, trauma, even the imprint of our ancestors. Let ours be an embodied faith as we worship, sing, heal, and grow in community. This Sunday we will have a short introduction to Interfaith Light & Power, our renters on the third floor. Joyful Noise Band and Crescendo Choir … Continue reading Oct 8, 2023 – Our Bodies, Ourselves

Oct. 1, 2023 – What Holds Us Together?

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In a community of seekers like ours, with a diverse spectrum of beliefs and unbeliefs, in a faith without a creed- what holds us together? Guest musicians Vincent Raines and Persisters. There are two ways to attend this worship service: In person: Worship service starts at 10:20 AM. We strongly recommend that you wear a … Continue reading Oct. 1, 2023 – What Holds Us Together?