For the 2025 season of Lent, Rev. Kelly will be writing and sending twice-daily text prayers again! Starting Ash Wed., March 5, every day at 10 am and 4 pm, you’ll receive a prayer by text so you can take a moment to breathe, pray, and connect to the season and your community. If you were already receiving them, you’re …
2025 Dimanche Gras – Fat Sunday!
Sun., March 2, 2025, 11:15 am Front Patio, Dana St. Because we draw from such a wide region and want as many people to be able to participate in our Mardi Gras festivities as possible, we’ll be celebrating Dimanche Gras–Fat Sunday!—on Sun., March 2 during our After Party. We’ll have a stack of crêpes (regular and GF) from Crepevine and …
Reminder: First Church Electric Vehicle Fair this Sunday
Sun., Feb. 23, 11:15 amFirst Church Berkeley parking lot (entrance 2330 Durant Ave.) First Church’s Green Team is sponsoring an Electric Vehicle (EV) Fair in the church parking lot immediately after worship this Sunday. First Church members who own EVs will be available to provide information about various issues around EV ownership–such as range, cost, tax credits and other incentives, …
Melissa Wins Asylum for her Family!
Melissa and her children, who arrived in Berkeley and First Church in 2020 from Honduras after escaping a dangerous situation, won their petition for asylum this week! That means she can continue her new life here. What a blessing! At the San Francisco Immigration Court on Wed., Feb. 19, 2025 Melissa provided testimony before a federal immigration judge, the final …
News about Justice in the Alameda County Jail
— Willem VandeKamp, Liaison to the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in our Jails for First Church Berkeley The Interfaith Coalition for Justice in our Jails (ICJJ) published its latest Newsletter and I would like to share it with you as a congregation. As a member of the Coalition, we support its work and through their work we contribute to justice …
Guest Preacher: Rabbi Maya Zinkow
Sun., Feb. 23, 2025, 10 am worshipSanctuary We welcome Rabbi Maya Zinkow to the pulpit this Sunday! Rabbi Maya (she/her) loves her role as Campus Rabbi at Berkeley Hillel, the Jewish Student Center at Cal Berkeley. She is west coast-born, midwest-raised, and east coast-schooled. She received rabbinic ordination and a Master’s in Jewish Women and Gender Studies at the Jewish …
Our Whole Lives (OWL) Training Offered in March
Fri. – Sun., March 14 – 16, 2025Danville Congregational UCC, 989 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Danville CA 94526 Register Now for the Our Whole Lives (OWL) Facilitator Training (for grades K-1 and 4-6), hosted by Danville Congregational Church from Fri. March 14 through Sun., March 16! OWL training focuses on the need for people of all ages to have access …
Save the Date – Third Annual FCCB Silent Retreat
Fri., Nov. 14, 6 pm – Sun., Nov. 16, 2:30 pm Put it on your calendar now to give yourself the gift of a weekend away for quiet introspection, prayer, and rest with other FCCB friends. This year we’ll be at a closer location, San Damiano Retreat House in Danville, where you’ll have the chance to enjoy the views of …
Prayer & Faith-Sharing Groups: Six-Week Lenten Series
In-person, Mondays 7-8:30 pm, March 10-April 14 or Wednesdays 1-2:30 pm, March 12-April 16Mon. sessions – Pillar Room; Wed. sessions – SanctuaryRegister HERE & Pay HERE Do you need some help or suggestions for how to jump-start or deepen your current prayer life?Do you want to journey with others who are intentionally cultivating their relationship with God?Are you wondering how …