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Coffee Hour and After Service Lunch
Be our guest for Coffee in the Atrium before and after the service. Light lunch in the Social Hall after the service.

4/26 The Ice is Listening: Luminescence/KSO Concert

4/26 The Ice is Listening: Luminescence/KSO Concert

The Kensington Symphony Orchestra and Singers from UUCB, UUSF, and the wider choral community will present “The Ice is Listening,” a powerful exploration of the theme of ice and awareness of our environment and the need to care for it.

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4/26 Earth Day Event: The Fellowship of the Ice

4/26 Earth Day Event: The Fellowship of the Ice

“The Fellowship of the Ice” – a talk by Dr. Leslie Field. Dr. Field founded the Bright Ice Initiative in 2022 as a 503(c3). She holds engineering degrees from MIT and UC Berkeley and teaches “Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Climate Change” at Stanford University. The talk offers a lovely thematic connection to the concert that follows it in the sanctuary. 

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4/27 Earth Day Event

4/27 Earth Day Event

“Montezuma CCS – Putting Us at Risk, Distracting Us from Real Climate Solutions,” with Rebecca Franke from the SF Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club, co-chair of the Energy and Climate Committee. We’ll learn about a proposed carbon capture and storage project in Solano County that would put local communities and wetlands at great risk, and we’ll learn about opportunities to help to oppose it.

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Special Events

  • EARTH DAY EVENT: The Fellowship of the Ice
    • 04-26-2025
    • A talk by Dr. Leslie Field. Dr. Field who teaches “Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Climate Change” at Stanford University. The talk offers a lovely thematic connection to the concert that follows it in the sanctuary. 
  • The Ice is Listening. Earth Day concert with UUCB’s Luminescence Choir and Kensington Symphony Orchestra
    • 04-26-2025
    • The Kensington Symphony Orchestra and Singers from UUCB, UUSF, and the wider choral community will present “The Ice is Listening” by Cecelia McDowell and “Serenade to Music” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. McDowell sets poems by Kate Wakeling into a powerful exploration of the theme of ice and awareness of our environment and the need to care for it. Williams’ rapturously beautiful “Serenade to Music” describes the beauty of the land and stars.     
  • Personal Theology: ‘How is Personal Theology Related to Health Equity?’ Presenter, Dr. Peter Boland
    • 04-27-2025
    • 9:30 a.m. Personal Theology, in-person and on Zoom. An active attendee with UUCB, Dr. Peter Boland, is a national thought leader and has challenged the healthcare industry to make good on its (broken) promise of ‘better care, less cost’ for everyone.  He has generously offered to talk with us at Personal Theology on why health equity is both an economic imperative and a moral necessity. Click the heading for the link and more information on Peter.
  • EARTH DAY EVENT: Montezuma CCS - Putting Us at Risk, Distracting Us from Real Climate Solutions
    • 04-27-2025
    • 1 pm We’ll learn about a proposed carbon capture and storage project in Solano County that would put local communities and wetlands at great risk, and we'll learn about opportunities to help to oppose it. 
  • Leadership Retreat
    • 05-02-2025 - 05-03-2025
    •   YOU’RE INVITED!  Two-Day Retreat Friday evening May 2 at UUCB Saturday May 3 all day at Mt. Diablo UU RSVP HERE by March 31, 2025 Friends! Come and join us at a retreat! If you are a member and have been considering deepening your relationship with the congregation and would like to learn more about getting involved at UUCB, join us. If you consider yourself a leader in any capacity, join us.  If you have...

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In the UUCB service April 12, brother and sister Chris and Courtney Martin shared personal stories that provided the perfect kick-off for Rev. Marcus' series of services focused on gender. On her Substack, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, Courtney posted an illustrated version of their talk, titled 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. ... See MoreSee Less

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All are welcome to join our Green Sanctuary 2030 Community Meeting on Wednesday, March 19 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET!

In February, we released the new Green Sanctuary materials which are designed to be more manageable, accessible, and impactful for all congregations.

During our March meeting, we'll hear from one of the Green Sanctuary teams working through the materials. UUCB - Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley's Green Sanctuary 2030 team will share how they're Exploring the Possibilities for Mitigation. Learn from each other and build community!

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