Sunday, May 23, 4 pmAll Ages, Sign in RequiredArrive early if you would like to assemble a Pentecost craft We describe Pentecost as the “birthday of the church” and this Pentecost, as society begins to re-open with falling COVID rates and rising vax rates, marks our spiritual rebirth as a community. On Sunday morning at 10 am, we’ll have virtual …
Sunday, May 23, 12:15 pmhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88967740143?pwd=M1pqRE92SnZBbjZKNmpvelBKVTNRdz09ID: 889 6774 0143 Passcode: 261432 Disappearing forests, shifting place names, an ancient university and mysterious calls from God: this is not your parents’ Saint Patrick story. Walk with amateur hagiographer Dr. Kate Lucchese through recent scholarship and her personal experience with the places and politics surrounding the origins of Ireland’s patron saint. Complete with maps!
We offer Reverend Kit our best wishes as she and her family prepare for a return to the East Coast in July, and we offer our support in their transition. With Reverend Kit’s upcoming departure, we have developed the following approach to our staffing needs. We are pleased that Reverend Kelly will move from 80% time to full time for …
May 13, 2021 Dear beloved First Church community, It is with mixed emotions that I share a major life update: My husband Nate and I have made the bittersweet decision to move back to Massachusetts this summer, in order to raise our children closer to our families. My last Sunday will be July 11. While we’ve long imagined a “one-day” …
Sunday, May 9, 10 amYouTube | Facebook | Vimeo This Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, we will delve into the complexity, grief, and gift of mothering in a suffering world, as we welcome special guest Rev. Liz Tichenor — part of our occasional “Art Meets Life” series bringing artists and other luminaries into conversation-as-preaching-moment. Liz is the author of The Night Lake, which Anne …
We’re so excited about celebrating and centering LGBTQ folks all June this year, and we’re hoping to feature as many members of the community in worship leadership as possible! Our dream is that we would see or hear every corner of our queer community at First Church in June. So, if you’re gay, lesbian, queer, trans, nonbinary, some other part of …
First Church Berkeley is going big for Pride this year—instead of celebrating one Sunday, we’re taking the whole month of June to celebrate queer bodies, queer love, and queer faith! All four Sundays in June will feature queer preachers, starting with our very own Rev. Kelly Colwell. And instead of just resting in our affirming position, we’re asking the big …
Miriam Spies is a crip theologian whose research aims to challenge the church in how it views leadership and who it desires to fill those roles. Her life with a physical disability has led her to challenge models of inclusion and theological unity that do not leave room for people’s voices or needs. Miriam is a PhD student at Emmanuel …
Calling all graduates! We will be celebrating our graduates (preschool, fifth grade, 8th grade, high school, college and graduate school) in 2 Sundays during worship. We would love to share an image of you so your church family can see what you look like nowadays as we read your names and pray for you together. Please submit photos asap to [email protected] if …