Earth Week Film Screening – The Letter: A Message for Our Earth
Sat., April 27, 7 pmUnitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, 1 Lawson Rd, Kensington For Earth Week, the First Church Green Team recommends viewing the new film, The Letter: A Message for Our Earth, Sat., April 27, 7 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley (UUCB). This film is a new documentary about how spiritual values call us to take action on …
Did You Know…?
…that Rev. Riana Shaw Robinson (First Church’s Public Theologian in 2020) invites folks to join a cohort with Liberated Together? It’s specifically for white folks that have already done some work around racial identity and are trying to show up well for the BIPoC folks in their lives. You can find out more about the cohort here. If you decide …
Save the Date
Save the date for an in-person gathering of First Church men on Sat., May 18. Our program consists of gathering as a large group in Loper Chapel and then dividing into smaller groups of three to five people for in-depth sharing for an hour, and then we repeat with a different set of sharing questions. As an open and affirming congregation, all …
Popsicles Needed for Cal Finals Week
Sun., May 5 – Bring Popsicles to church! Hey First Church! We need your help at making Cal Finals Week a little easier for our Cal Berkeley neighbors by providing them with a gloriously abundant number of popsicles. We hope to offer them a cool off during finals week on Tues., May 7 with popsicles and puppy cuddles. Pick up …
Second Sunday Sandwiches
Sun., April 14, 9 amCloister Our helpful Second Sunday Sandwiches ministry is this coming Sunday. We rely on donations for supplies and helping hands to finish the work. Please enter your information in the Google document to volunteer in the coming months (click here to donate supplies or funds). Contact Richard Brabham (510/207-0545) with any questions. Please come at 9 am …
Did You Know…?
…that the celebrated writer and activist Bill McKibben will deliver the Jim Antal Keynote Lecture for the UCC’s second annual Earth Summit on Sat., April 20 at 1 pm ET? This two-and-a-half-hour online and in-person event will additionally feature a panel of award-winning grassroots leaders who are currently in a David-versus-Goliath struggle against Formosa Plastics, one of the world’s largest producers of …
Save the Date – 3rd Annual FCCB Triathlon
Sat., Sept. 7, 2024Alameda Mark your calendars now for the next DIY triathlon with your church family: Sat., Sept. 7, 2024 in Alameda. Just like the last 2 years, we’ll swim 1/4 mile, bike 14 miles, and run 3 miles in Alameda, almost entirely along a flat Bayside route. Interested but not sure you are able — or want to …
Blue Fire Update – Community Building
Thurs., April 4, 2024 As you can see the construction of the new building is moving ahead. The roof is on and the entire exterior is covered with a waterproof material that is the newest technology and it will protect the building from water intrusion for many years. Most of the windows have been installed and the exterior doors are …