On the longest night of the year, many Pagans honor the passing of the old Sun and the birth of the new Sun. We’ll remember various tales of the Winter Solstice in between Yule carols (to familiar holiday tunes). Come to be nourished by the sacred Darkness and celebrate the returning light with Piper Rowanoak-Swim … Continue reading Sunday December 22, 2024 – The Longest Night: Celebrating Yule
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
