Join us this Sunday for Bread Communion, a non-Eucharistic Unitarian Universalist celebration ritual of gratitude and harvest. We will reflect on and celebrate the multiplicity of blessings that we share, the hard work of all who make our nourishment possible, and the community that gathers here to worship together. This is a service for all … Continue reading They All Ate Their Fill
The Bible says the seven deadly sins are pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. What makes them so deadly? Is this list still relevant? Explore with Corless Smith whether some of these sins could be retired and, perhaps, others could be added to correspond to the modern world. Checking out First Unitarian Oakland? … Continue reading Seven Deadly Sins
What does it mean to be a people with roots? Join us as we explore what it means to be rooted, both as persons and an interconnected community. If you’re joining us for the first time, we would like to extend a full welcome! Please answer a few questions on our Guest Connection Card. After … Continue reading What does it mean to be a people with roots?
What does it mean to be a people of cultivating relationship? Join us as we explore both the heartfelt and ethical demands of this community building commitment. If you’re joining us for the first time, we would like to extend a full welcome! Please answer a few questions on our Guest Connection Card. After the … Continue reading What Does It Mean To Be a People of Cultivating Relationship?
Breakout Sunday: Join us for a combination of everybody together and sharing and reflection in breakout rooms. We will begin together for chalice and candles and embracing meditation. We will move into breakout rooms to talk about big questions. One of the Big Questions for 9/29 is this: What kinds of experiences in your life … Continue reading Breakout Sunday
If you ask Perry Como, he will tell you it looks a lot like Christmas when you have too much to do, but the landscape is snow-covered and idyllic. Maybe. In 1849, Edward Sears, a Unitarian minister wrote the words to, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” as a melancholy reflection on real life at … Continue reading A Midnight Clear: Insight from Stillness
Women have played a significant role in the history of the First Unitarian Church of Oakland. Come hear some of their stories and honor their memories. We will also have a chance to celebrate the women who are making history here at UUOakland in the present. Everyone will be invited to participate in this Multigenerational … Continue reading A Women’s History Month Celebration of First Unitarian’s Women Past and Present
The First Principle of Unitarian Universalism affirms the worth and dignity of every person. One of the ways to apply that principle is to learn the practices of affirming aspects of our lives. We will explore the concept of identity, defined as “something without which you’d ‘miss what being human is for you.’” and consider … Continue reading **First Sundays on the 2nd Sunday!
“Authority of the Sacred Whole: How Do We Discern Truths.” Is the whole of US more powerful than any INDIVIDUAL member? What is the authority of our shared ministries? Please join members of the Committee on Shared Ministry – Bev Smrha and Debby Kaplan, and Worship Associate Corless Smith as we look at the power … Continue reading Authority of the Sacred Whole: How Do We Discern Truths – Sunday, March 24th at 10:20 am
“Pathways: Surrendering/Submitting to Something Larger than the Self”. Life is a journey of twist and turns, ups and downs that cannot be totally planned. What do we do when the unexpected, the painful and the mostly uninvited aspects of life, join us on our journeys? Please join Worship Associates Kem Tetlow and Corless Smith as … Continue reading Pathways: Surrendering/Submitting to Something Larger than the Self, Worship 10:20 to 11:40
