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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...
  • Post Election Gathering
    • 11-06-2024
    • Post Election Gathering: Wednesday November 6, 5-7pm If you’d like to connect with other UUCB members and friends to process our thoughts and feelings about the election, come on up the hill to be with community. We’ll gather in the Atrium and Social Hall, feel free to bring snacks or drinks to share!
  • 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...
  • What Webs Require: Building Capacity for Restorative Justice at UUCB
    • 11-10-2024
    • What Webs Require: Building Capacity for Restorative Justice at UUCB Sunday November 10th, 12:30pm-2pm with Rev. Sam Wilson and Rev. Marcus Liefert What if our Unitarian Universalist theology interdependence could lead us to transform our society’s understanding of conflict and repair? Explore how we can live out our faith by mending the bonds that connect us, practicing accountability with compassion, and fostering healing within our communities. In this workshop, we’ll look at what it takes...
  • 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.

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A liberal church supporting a free and responsible search for truth and meaning, social justice, and respect for the interdependent web of all existence.

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We should really refer to the web of life as “the web of life and death.” As we honor our beloved dead with a ritual of memory, we tell a story that reminds us of the necessity of death for the flourishing of life.
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