Join in person or on Zoom. Worship Leader Joyce Cutler fell out of bed in April 2024 and into loving, supportive arms. It’s amazing what strokes can teach you when you’re willing to learn. Join her as she celebrates the love shared with her, as she digs through the pile and finds shards of love, … Continue reading Sunday July 27, 2025 – Letting in Love
Join in person or on Zoom. The Goddess of Love, Justice and Abundance goes on a daring journey, risking it all. What might her mysterious adventure teach us? We’ll explore this ancient Sumerian myth, The Descent of Inanna, as a story of deep transformation that offers sparks of wild wisdom and surprising insight in our … Continue reading Sunday July 13, 2025 – Wild Wisdom
For eleven years, the First Unitarian meditation sangha has offered a chance to come together and cultivate presence, loving kindness, and community each month. Hear from sangha members Joe Cristofolo, Federico Carrera, and sangha co-founder Carol Emert about the role of meditation and the group on their lives. There are two ways to attend this … Continue reading Sunday August 4, 2024 – How Meditation Complements the UU Path
Even the smallest toddler learns quickly what happens when you throw a pebble in a pond or even a puddle: Ripple effects. We have ripple effects on each other. Or, in more flowery language that may not resonate with a toddler, we are all part of an interdependent web. Today, we’ll consider a few aspects … Continue reading Sunday July 28, 2024 – Ripple Effects
Join Hope for Us coaches, Revs. Samantha Wilson and Connie Simon as we finish our year of work together and look to the work ahead. We will be celebrating our relationships and lessons in worship, followed by our annual Congregational Meeting. Rev. Laurel and Dick Bailey will assist, music will be provided by the Crescendo … Continue reading Sunday June 2, 2024 – Celebration Sunday
In the Civil Rights Movement, as well as in Gandhi’s struggle for liberation of the Indian people from British rule, spiritual practices have provided resources for building a movement. Today we will explore how the Serenity Prayer can provide a framework for approaching the seemingly overwhelmingly task of cooling the climate. Where do we get … Continue reading Sunday April 21, 2024 – Courage, Serenity and Wisdom in a Changing Climate
Come celebrate the spirit of the season with Jef Melcher and Laila Ibrahim – our annual No Rehearsal Christmas Pageant! With a spark of imagination and the willing participation of children and youth, we will bring to life, right before our eyes, the Christmas Story as told in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Come … Continue reading Dec. 24, 2023, 5pm – Multi-generational No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant and Carol Sing-a-long
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 Aug. 20, 2023 – The Power of Youth Ministry
Come hear reflections from First Unitarian’s Accompaniment Team. Since June of 2021, we have been accompanying a migrant family from Guatemala. What does it mean to befriend and to be of service to someone who has been harmed by our government’s treatment of migrants and aslyum seekers? There are two ways to attend this worship … Continue reading July 30, 2023 – Small Acts of Kindness = Radical Acts of Defiance
The UUA wrapped up its annual General Assembly in Pittsburgh on June 25th with a powerful, joyous, communal worship service. This Sunday, we will have the opportunity to see this service via stream on the screen in Hamilton Hall. Beginning at 10:30, the service will last 90 minutes, with the sermon coming approximately 2/3 of … Continue reading July 16, 2023 – UUA General Assembly Sunday Service
