The Family, Children and Youth (FamChY) Ministry is extending our outreach to include a Childcare Supervisor for our infants up to two years of age. We are looking for someone who would be available each Sunday from 9:30-11:30 am and occasionally other events as needed. The job posting is currently on Indeed under Childcare Supervisor in Berkeley. Please consider this …
It’s a Party!
Sun., Nov. 3, 11:30 amPillar Room The Family, Children and Youth (FamChY) Ministry invites you to join us for a Livescan Party! We want to increase the number of interested and available volunteers, primarily for our Children’s Space and childcare opportunities. FamChY is holding a time after church Nov. 3 at 11:30 am in the Pillar Room because when we …
Kaya Oakes to Preach Oct. 27
Sun., Oct. 27, 2024 at 10 amSanctuary We’ll be joined in worship by the salty, brilliant, darkly hilarious Kaya Oakes who will be bringing us themes from her new book, Not So Sorry: Abusers, False Apologies and the Limits of Forgiveness, about the role Christian forgiveness has in a culture of rampant, unrepentant abuse. Kaya is a Catholic laywoman, journalist and author …
Become a Sustaining Giver
It’s our Season for Commitment here at First Church! You should be receiving a letter (read letter here) from our Stewardship, Finance, and Administration ministry inviting you to prayerfully consider how you’ll be able to contribute to the financial needs of our congregation. If you’re already a sustaining giver—thank you! I’d love to invite you to give your sustaining gift …
Oct. 20 Learning Hour: Re-Integrated Spirituality/Religion in Healthcare
Sun., Oct. 20, 2024, 11:45 amLoper Chapel Do you know that religion, medicine, and healthcare have been related in one way or another in all population groups since the beginning of recorded history? Care for those with mental-health challenges in the West also had its roots within monasteries and religious communities. Only in recent times have these systems of healing …
Trunk or Treat 2024
Sun., Oct. 27, 4 pm2330 Durant Ave. parking lot & play yard Join us for our annual Trunk or Treat safe trick-or-treating event in the First Church parking lot (entrance at 2330 Durant Ave.). There will be a costume contest with prizes, fun decorated car trunks, and mac and cheese from Homeroom for dinner. FREE to all! Please RSVP here if you’d …
Silent Retreat – Now Pay What You Can!
Fri.- Sun., Oct. 25 -27, 2024St. Dorothy’s Rest Retreat Center, Camp Meeker, CA Deadline to register for the Silent Retreat is TODAY (Thurs., Oct. 10) and good news! We are offering the remaining spots as pay-what-you-can! Click on the registration button below. Registration costs were $390 for a private room or $680 for couples sharing a room. If you need …
Election Night Watch Party
Tues., Nov. 5, 2024, 6 – 10 pmLoper Chapel, Pillar Room, Hall of Entrance Remember the wonderful, terrible Election Night Watch Party we held at church in 2016? If you were there, well: we ended dancing to Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” And we have. We’re approaching another monumental presidential election, and this time Covid won’t stop us from gathering …