“Skin In the Game Kind of Love” – Unitarian Universalism encourages us to believe that love is the “spirit” and love is the “doctrine of our faith communities.” How do we allow LOVE to reveal the BEST of who we are and place us on a path of being powerful loving Spirit Beings? How do … Continue reading “Skin In the Game Kind of LOVE”, Sunday June 16th. Worship at 10:20
“I Sing The Body Electric!” All are invited to celebrate the transformative power of music that is central to the worship life of First Unitarian Church of Oakland. Join, Worship Associate Debby Kaplan, Rev. Sheri, Pastor Jacqueline, Joyful Noise and Crescendo Choir for our annual “Worship Concert”. Joyful Noise will bring their spirit filled celebratory … Continue reading “I Sing The Body Electric”, Choir Music Sunday – June 2, Worship at 10:20
In the Unitarian Universalist tradition, youth complete a year-long coming of age program of study, self-reflection, and service sometime between 8th and 10th grades. Unitarian Universalism is a non-creedal faith, and each member is called to engage a “free and responsible search for truth and meaning” within the theological heritage and values of our religion. … Continue reading Coming of Age Credo Service
“Breath & Heart: Sublime Authority”. Resurrection may not be central to your theological house or maybe it is. However you engage the stories of Easter, Passover and Spring, come let us worship together. We will celebrate the flow of our breath and the beat of our heart as our sublime authority to live renewed each … Continue reading “Breath & Heart: Sublime Authority” , Annual Bread Communion/Easter Service – April 21, at 10:20am
“RISE-UP for Climate Justice”. What do our children, economic equality and racial justice have to do with climate change?All are welcome for worship as we explore the intersections of various oppressions and the deadly impacts of global warming. Kristen Tam a member of Youth vs. Apocalypse and Mukla Kelkar from Bay Area Sunrise Movement will … Continue reading RISE-UP for Climate Justice: Sunday-April 14, Worship at 10:20
In celebration of Women’s History Month please join Daisy Quan, Worship Associate Kate Lenhardt, and Pastor Jacqueline as diverse female identified persons tell stories about their relationships with Ms. Authority. Crescendo Choir and Joyful Noise under the direction of Renee Witon and Stefan Schneider will create a music container to nurture our spirits. Rev. Sheri … Continue reading Reflections of Ms. Authority: Women’s Voices – Sunday, March 3 – Worship at 10:20 am
February 24, 2019, the historic First Unitarian Church of Oakland celebrates our 150th Anniversary and looks to the heritage and future of the city we love. 10:20 am Services All Our Lives are Building Stones With Revs. Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs, Pastor Jacqueline Duhart, and Rev. Sheri Prud’homme. Our final guest speakers in our month … Continue reading All Our Lives are Building Stones
First Unitarian Church of Oakland celebrates 150 years! Our third guest speaker in our month of celebration is Rev. Chris Long who did his internship with the church from August of 2006 through June of 2008. It is hard to believe ten years have passed since the end of my two-year, part-time Ministerial Internship with this historic, … Continue reading Rise UP: Unitarian Universalism in Oakland, California in 2025, How Will We Prepare?
First Unitarian Church of Oakland celebrates 150 years! Our second guest speaker in our month of celebration is Rev. Robert Latham who served as the church’s interim minister from 2000-2002. Racism in America is a white issue. While it is about human worth, it has generally expressed itself through economics. Its bottom line is a battle … Continue reading Racism in America: The Battle Between Democracy and Despotism
First Unitarian Church of Oakland celebrates 150 years! Our first guest speaker in our month of celebration is Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, President of Starr King School for the Ministry. We live now in times so perilous that we might be forgiven for losing courage. Yet the progressive faith that unites us also offers us … Continue reading Faith for a Future
