NOTE: Sunday services now start half an hour later at 11am The meaning of many of our society’s religious and national symbols has recently been turned upside down or ignored. It’s up to us to be aware of this trickery and to defend the value symbols like the Statue of Liberty represent to our nation … Continue reading Why Symbols Matter
NOTE: Sunday services now start half an hour later at 11am A Feminist Faith for the Common Good explores how faith communities have challenged systems of patriarchy, domination, and exclusion while nurturing more just and compassionate ways of living together. Rooted in the feminist notion that liberation is collective, this worship gathering calls us to … Continue reading A Feminist Faith for the Common Good
NOTE: Sunday services now start half an hour later at 11am Angie will speak about exploring the spiritual journey of finding one’s purpose in life, their calling and how that is manifested. Angie Watson-Hajjem (she/her)Angie Watson-Hajjem is a member of the Live Oak Fellowship in Alameda where she currently sits on the Membership Committee. She … Continue reading My Work in the World
NOTE: Sunday services now start half an hour later at 11am Our deepest faith values tell us we must ABOLISH ICE NOW! “What Minneapolis taught me is that resisting authoritarianism requires trained, sustained resistance, grounded in truth telling and faithful witness.” 1) Resistance must be trained. 2) Sustained resistance matters more than one-day action. 3) … Continue reading ABOLISH ICE NOW! Lessons in Resistance from Minneapolis
With our liberal values under constant attack, it’s temping to rush from emergency to emergency, tossing our attention, time and treasure at the latest travesty. Working to protect our neighbors and our rights as Americans is vital, AND overwhelming. Join us this morning for reflections on the importance of being as compassionate to ourselves as … Continue reading Put Your Own Oxygen Mask On First
The service will focus on what we can do today in our homes, communities, and congregations in the face of the accelerating climate crisis. Being informed helps us choose public policy to accelerate a just transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. It is feasible and cheaper to build an energy system based on renewable energy, but there are forces opposing … Continue reading Energy: Caring for Creation
We welcome Debra Crow of the Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) Berkeley Puppy Raising Club. She’ll be accompanied by her foster puppy Namaka who will one day be a certified guide dog. Join us after the potluck for an interactive session on assisting people who are visually impaired. Learn how to: approach a person … Continue reading Sunday Assembly Celebration – Guide Dogs
Can the old-world tradition of keening help us navigate the grief of our times? Keening is a Scots-Irish Gaelic tradition of lamentation for the Dead. More than merely expressing grief, keening was ritualistically performed by women to help ferry the soul of the recently deceased into the Otherworld. In modern times we know that vocalizing … Continue reading Keening; Grieving for a Dying World
Our faith has always held that love is a verb but what if we understood love as an organizing force, one that moves people from isolated feeling into collective power capable of transforming the systems that shape our lives. Rooted in our Unitarian Universalist tradition and the lived experience of working people, we will lift … Continue reading Organized Love, Organized Power
In our wondrous world, there are mysteries around every corner. Living in a culture that values science and rationality, how does the unknowable fit into our lives? Join us today for reflections on the value of mystery with our guest speaker, Rev. Bonnie Dlott, who identifies as both a scientist and a mystic. Since retiring … Continue reading Mystery and Meaning
