From the January Potluck/Meeting:
SJC members with Helen Toy’s leadership organized to march as a contingent at the January 20 Women’s March in Oakland.
Jane Eisenstark led us in looking at where we are in looking at racism. It was mentioned that white people and people … read more.
Berkeley Food and Housing Project provides emergency food, shelter,
housing placement and support services to homeless individuals and families.
The Richmond Emergency Food Pantry is a 100% volunteer organization. The Pantry’s only administrative expenses are rent, insurance and the cost of a once-a-year fundraising mailing. Every penny beyond that is spent on the food operations, putting food into the hands of more than 40,000 … read more.
Responding to the Call to Service, Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) transforms the lives of homeless, hungry and disenfranchised people.
September Good Neighbor (sharing our offerings): Read-Aloud Volunteer Program is a relationship-based program that fosters in children the joy and love of learning through reading and story-telling. The Read-Aloud Volunteer Program is a non-profit organization that recruits and places adult volunteers to read … read more.
In addition to beautiful music during services there are some special events coming in January. The first one is part of the ongoing series celebrating song; SongFests are performance of classical and popular songs from centuries past and from today. And we will have auditions for … read more.
Relationships are always complex situations. Our 20+ year partnership with Homorόdύjfalu is more than just their village/congregation and our congregation. Their church is a member of the Hungarian Unitarian Church (HUC) just as UUCB is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). We are … read more.
The LFDC/s meeting in December included discussions of two “field trips”: one, led by Jim Acock and Lonnie Moseley, who attended a concert in Santa Cruz featuring Rhiannon Giddens: the other, led by Christina Creveling (who sings with Oakland Interfaith Gospel Community Chorus), as some … read more.
We are happy to welcome back Mary Ellen Morgan after a leave of absence for heart surgery, which was very successful. At the same time, Larry Nagel is taking a leave of absence for hip replacement surgery and leaving the reigns of the Buildings & … read more.
The Social Justice Council Potluck meeting on Sunday, November 12, heard 90-second presentations from 15 of the 16 organizations nominated to receive Good Neighbor donations each month in the coming church year. After the presentations, the members voted for 11 of the organizations. The results were as follows:
YEAH! Shelter … read more.
