Dr. Wolff will present, “Longevity – A Path to Social Justice,” where he shares the latest in scientific discoveries in how to live longer and healthier. With extra time in our life we can better accomplish our goals to make the world a healthier, happier, more just place. Dr. Robert Wolff (he/him)Dr. Wolff is a … Continue reading Longevity – A Path to Social Justice
What does it mean for a faith community to move beyond reform and into transformation? In a world shaped by punishment, surveillance, and family separation, abolition calls us to imagine something more radical than band-aid fixes to broken systems; abolition calls us to build entirely new ways of living together. We will consider how churches … Continue reading Becoming an Abolitionist Church
Sage Chioma will share a moving journey of discovery, and how unknowingly walking in the footsteps of her ancestors led her to profound connection, healing and revelation of her place in the American story and a fuller sense of what it means to belong. Sage Chioma (she/her)Sage Chioma is a poet, playwright and practitioner of … Continue reading Expanding the Circle of Remembrance 250 years later may the Circle be Unbroken: Honoring the Black Patriots
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
