Even the Coconut Tree
In Person, Facebook Live and YouTube. None of us fell out of a coconut tree—we are all connected to the vast network of all that is. In this web, even the coconut tree and whatever falls out of it are part of a larger story and context.
In Person Coffee Hour
Be our guest for Coffee in the Atrium before and after the service. Light lunch in the Social Hall after the service.
Special Events
- Personal Theology: "Keeping the Heart Open in Uncertain Times," James Baraz, co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center
- 11-03-2024
- 9:30 a.m. The Personal Theology program is delighted to have James Baraz, co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center as our speaker on Nov 3, 2024. He is actively working on the upcoming election and understands that the closer we get to election day, the more stress we are feeling. His one-hour talk, "Keeping the Heart Open in Uncertain Times," is designed to help us keep an open heart and develop balance in tough times. Also, he has a fondness for UUCB as he and his wife, Jane, were married here approximately 42 years ago! Click the heading for the link and more about this much needed talk -- pre-election.
- LGBTQIA+ Potluck
- 11-03-2024
- Sunday Nov. 3, from 5 - 7 pm. This will be a kick off of the survey of LGBTQIA+ individuals to find out what they need to feel more included in the UUCB family. Also to find out the strengths and support that already exists. There will be a fun photo booth to take selfies. There will be no childcare, but youth are welcome. If you would like to volunteer get in touch with Marsha...
- Church du Soleil
- 11-09-2024
- Sunset Worship Designed for Gens XYZ / Millennialish All ages welcome. Kids' Corner for our younger guests If your idea of worship is watching the sky melt into twilight, letting the music carry you away, and finding connection in stories and silence, come find your people. We’ll do our best to keep it real and just the right amount of weird. Need some inspiration, a place to recharge, or just somewhere different to...
- Entanglement: What does it mean to live on stolen Indigenous land in the 21st century?
- 11-17-2024
- What does it mean to live on stolen Indigenous land in the 21st century? How can supporting Indigenous women-led work be part of the answer? Entanglement, a collaborative artist’s book created by two women of white European ancestry, reckons with these questions. While the stories in Entanglement are about the town of Kensington, CA located in Lisjan Nation territory, the inquiry is relevant to non-Indigenous settlers living anywhere on Turtle Island. In this intimate and interactive program, Entanglement’s authors will talk about the...
- 2024 Messiah Sing Along
- 12-07-2024
- Messiah Sing Along! December 7, Saturday, at 4 pm. Come enjoy the evergreen wonders of Handel's masterpiece, with orchestra and soloists, and the audience singing the chorus numbers and a number of solos. We'll gather for the joy of making music together. Hallelujah! Tickets at the door and in advance: $20 ($15 students). No one turned away for lack of funds. A livestream option will be available. Visit uucb.org
- Befana: A Christmas Fable
- 12-22-2024
- Befana; A Christmas Fable. Sunday December 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., Kirke Mechem's heart-warming, 40 minute-long cantata on the old Italian Christmas story of "La Befana". A joint project with SF Choral Society. Tickets $20. No one turned away for lack of funds. Livestream option available.
Events at UUCB
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UUCB - Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley
A liberal church supporting a free and responsible search for truth and meaning, social justice, and respect for the interdependent web of all existence.
1 week ago
Spirals, Rips and Anchor Points
The strength of a web relies on its complete interconnectivity coupled with localized independence. As we consider the covenants large and small that our lives are woven into, how do we orient to stay connected to one another and stay committed to our deepest values even when the strands are inevitably torn?
The strength of a web relies on its complete interconnectivity coupled with localized independence. As we consider the covenants large and small that our lives are woven into, how do we orient to stay connected to one another and stay committed to our deepest values even when the strands are inevitably torn?
2 weeks ago
Diyos sa Gugma (God of Love): Building Bridges with the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Philippines (UUCP)
There are over 3,000 Unitarian Universalists in the Philippines in 24 congregations and 10 newly forming fellowships. Most of the churches are located in remote rural farming and fishing villages. What can UUs from the Philippines teach us about their unique expression of our shared global liberal religious faith? How can building bridges of mutuality guide American UUs on our path of becoming the anti-racist, multicultural, multi-racial church we know our faith calls us to be? ... See MoreSee Less
There are over 3,000 Unitarian Universalists in the Philippines in 24 congregations and 10 newly forming fellowships. Most of the churches are located in remote rural farming and fishing villages. What can UUs from the Philippines teach us about their unique expression of our shared global liberal religious faith? How can building bridges of mutuality guide American UUs on our path of becoming the anti-racist, multicultural, multi-racial church we know our faith calls us to be? ... See MoreSee Less
3 weeks ago
LITQUAKE October 11, 2024
San Francisco's Literary Festival October 11, 2024
An Evening with Booker Prize Winner Paul Lynch ... See MoreSee Less
San Francisco's Literary Festival October 11, 2024
An Evening with Booker Prize Winner Paul Lynch ... See MoreSee Less
3 weeks ago
What Spiders Know
In the midst of the Jewish High Holy Days, the traditions of Yom Kippur offer rigorous standards for repair and forgiveness. The international peace and conflict consultant John Paul Lederach invites us to look to spiders as experts in the field of weaving and tending to webs. ... See MoreSee Less
In the midst of the Jewish High Holy Days, the traditions of Yom Kippur offer rigorous standards for repair and forgiveness. The international peace and conflict consultant John Paul Lederach invites us to look to spiders as experts in the field of weaving and tending to webs. ... See MoreSee Less
4 weeks ago
Get Out The Vote parties throughout October: we will be writing postcards to voters in voter suppression states to make sure they can exercise their right to vote. The next one is on Saturday Oct. 5 at 4 pm.
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4 weeks ago
Becoming Earthlings
As we celebrate a Climate Justice Revival with other UUs across the country, we ask what it will take for our species to naturalize as citizens of the earth. ... See MoreSee Less
As we celebrate a Climate Justice Revival with other UUs across the country, we ask what it will take for our species to naturalize as citizens of the earth. ... See MoreSee Less