Our lives are defined by transitions like birth, adoption, graduation, new jobs, relationships, divorce, and retirement. This week in worship we will honor the many transitions in our lives and acknowledge how life’s seasons have transformed us. We will also dedicate ourselves as a community to the raising of the children among us. If you would like to dedicate your baby or child during this service, please send Rev. Kristin an email at revkristin@uucb.org by April 9.
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Tree of Life
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Spring Into Action
As the rains leave and the sun shines through, it’s time to acknowledge the gifts of spring and consider, too, what they ask of us!
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Doctors of Durability
Each year this congregation bestows a special honor upon members who have turned 80. This week in worship we will welcome our newest “Doctors of Durability” and hear wisdom from some elders as we explore together how to grow in resilience.
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The Ends Are Just the Beginning
Visa International founder Dee Hock said “Make an empty space in any corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it.” This week in worship we will empty some space in our minds and hearts for creativity to fill us as we begin to think about the future of our congregation. The annual budget meeting will immediately follow worship with childcare in the nursery.
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Memories and Memorials
Memorial Day is more than the traditional start to summer. How do we remember about our past, especially the wars we have fought and the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for their country, in way that promotes healing and spiritual growth?
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The Blessing of Growth and Learning
Join us this Sunday as we say “thank you” to all of our Family Ministry volunteers and the Rev. Amanda Weatherspoon, preaches her last sermon as our Intern Minister.
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Offspring of Skywoman, Children of Eve
Drawing from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s experience as a botanist and member of the Potowatami Nation, this story/sermon will look at the joining of generations and the origin stories we tell about the earth and all its creatures.
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On Being Otherwise
We are blessed this Sunday to welcome former UUA President, the Rev. John Buehrens, into our pulpit again.
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Washed in the Power of Love
Our religious ancestors believed in a universal salvation; a Love that was too large to turn anyone away. Unlike our Christian ancestors, many of us no longer believe that is the blood of sacrifice that saves but rather the all encompassing agape Love that once touched, is so transformative that we will save ourselves here in this reality. Please join us as we explore a re-envisioning of Unitarian Universalist salvation and the power of Love.
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The Individual and the Community
Our UU 1st principle calls on us to respect the “inherent worth and dignity of every person.” Our 7th Principle calls on us to respect the “interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part.” How can we as a congregation, a religious movement, and a society, work to create a world that recognizes both the worth of every person and our part in the interdependent web of community.
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The Limits of Reason
Reason is an important part of liberal faith but it alone is not enough. Join us this Sunday for a service about the many building blocks for strong, liberal faith.
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Personal Theology: Cordell Sloan and Karen Voorhees
09-16-2018
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Fireside Room
Two UUCB visionaries, Cordell Sloan and Karen Voorhees, discuss their take on what the future is likely to hold for us. Karen brings her knowledge of Big History (PhD, cultural history) and spirituality (36 years as a meditator). Cordell brings his knowledge of UU history, his background in tech and his own deeply grounded spirituality. “We Have Seen This Movie Before: Reasons for Optimism About the Future in Spite of Today’s Headlines.”
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Personal Theology: Rev. Dr. John Buehrens
09-02-2018
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Fireside Room
Rev. Dr. John Buehrens, Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School graduate, former UUA President, retired Senior Minister of the First UU Society of San Francisco. He is also the author of six books, the latest of which is Transcendentalist Disciples: Spiritual Friendships Among Boston Leaders for Anti-Slavery, Women’s Rights, and Social Reform, 1830-1885. Rev. Buehrens will discuss “The Transcendentalists: Roots and Wings. Part 1: What You Don’t Know You Don’t Know About the Transcendentalists.”
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Personal Theology: Rev. Dr. John Buehrens
09-09-2018
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Fireside Room
Rev. Dr. John Buehrens (see bio above.) Part 2: “The Forgotten Female Transcendentalists.”
Why we should know more about such women as Elizabeth Peabody, Margaret Fuller, Lydia Maria Child, Caroline Healey Dall, and Julia Ward Howe, among others. Brief stories of each will help to expand our understanding of the Transcendentalists’ role in helping to launch the American movement for women’s rights.
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Personal Theology: Rabbi Harry Manhoff, PhD
10-14-2018
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Fireside Room
Rabbi Harry Manhoff, PhD, a superfan and collector of comic books, a Congregational Rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom in San Leandro, a lecturer at St. Mary’s College, and an author. “Politics and Prayer: The History of the Siddur (Jewish Prayer).”
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Remembrance Sunday
This Sunday we honor and remember our ancestors and all we’ve loved and lost. Everyone is invited to bring a picture or other small item to place on the altar that represents someone you wish to remember.
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Living Forwards
As Kierkegaard said “Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards.” This week in worship we will wrestle with how to honor the past without being limited by it.
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Maccabees, Menorahs, and the Mysteries of Hanukkah
This week in worship we will contemplate Hanukkah’s mysteries and rededicate ourselves to being servants of light and goodness.
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The Possibilities Among Us
Church is one of the last places in our society where people don’t have to be segregated by age, yet so many of our experiences in this congregation are still divided according to how old we are. This week in worship we will consider how worshipping and learning together as a whole community more often could open us up to the possibilities already right here among us.
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2020 Vision
The year 2020 is 345 days from now. I remember well the turning over of the numbers as 1999 became 2000, the sense of anticipation. A year from now, what will we be doing, what is possible, who do we want to be?
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