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 Sunday December 22, 2024 Worship Service
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 Associate Marilyn … Continue reading Sunday November 24, 2024 – Breaking Bread Together
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
