Summer Forum: “Making Room for the Stories We Don’t See,” Presenter, Charlie Clason, UUCB Intern

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18 Aug

Summer Forum: "Making Room for the Stories We Don't See," Presenter, Charlie Clason, UUCB Intern

August 18, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. In-Person, Fireside Room, and On Zoom, please give yourself a gift on August 18 by attending Summer Forum's presentation by UUCB Intern, Charlie Clason. Charlie has spent this 2024 summer at UUCB sitting in on  various program meetings, talking with congregants about social justice as it relates to their spirituality, helping with different projects and bringing to these activities her perspective and wisdom....Click the heading for more about Charlie and for the Zoom link.
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Personal Theology: Dr. Rosemary McNatt, President of Starr King School for the Ministry

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15 Sep

Personal Theology: Dr. Rosemary McNatt, President of Starr King School for the Ministry

September 15, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30-10:30 Personal Theology is pleased to host Rev. Dr. Rosemary McNatt, President of Starr King School for the Ministry, as our first speaker for the Personal Theology program for 2024-25.  On Zoom and possibly in-person.
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Personal Theology: Dr. Win Williams, ‘The Pandemic as a Rite of Initiation and Our Missing Third Step’

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29 Sep

Personal Theology: Dr. Win Williams, ‘The Pandemic as a Rite of Initiation and Our Missing Third Step’

September 29, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30-10:30 a.m. In-Person and on Zoom. UUCB Member, Dr. Win Williams, will speak to us on the topic of ‘The Pandemic as a Rite of Initiation and Our Missing Third Step.’ Win's brilliant and delightful discussion will draw on the work of Michael Meade--his teacher and mentor. And engage us in discussion about what we experience when we face Life’s challenges, and how we as a community reintegrate members who have been through these challenges with healing and honoring what those members have experienced i.e. the ‘missing third step’.
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Personal Theology: Love at the Center: Rev. Sheri Prud’homme

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06 Oct

Personal Theology: Love at the Center: Rev. Sheri Prud'homme

October 6, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. in-person in Fireside Room and online Zoom, Rev. Dr. Sheri Prud'homme presents on "Love at the Center: Theological Reflections on the UUA's newly revised Article II." Rev. Sheri (she/her) is on the core faculty of Starr King School for the Ministry and an ordained minister of religious education. She has published articles related to UU history and theology. Click heading for more information and the LINK.
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Personal Theology: Report from Transylvania, Anne Greenwood and Stephanie Ann Blythe

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27 Oct

Personal Theology: Report from Transylvania, Anne Greenwood and Stephanie Ann Blythe

October 27, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. in-person in Fireside Room and online in Zoom, UUCB members Anne Greenwood and Stephanie Ann Blythe will provide a report on their recent travels to our sister church in Transylvania with fascinating pictures and stories.  Click the heading for more information and the link.
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Personal Theology: “Keeping the Heart Open in Uncertain Times,” James Baraz, co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center

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03 Nov

Personal Theology: "Keeping the Heart Open in Uncertain Times," James Baraz, co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center

November 3, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
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.
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Personal Theology: “What is Enduring in UU Identity?” Rev. Jay Atkinson

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17 Nov

Personal Theology: "What is Enduring in UU Identity?" Rev. Jay Atkinson

November 17, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. UUCB member, historian and emeritus minister, Rev. Jay Atkinson, will talk with us about "What is Enduring in our Unitarian Universalist Identity." With the results of the election now known, there will be much discussion with Rev. Jay about our UU identity and values. This presentation will be quite engaging. Click the heading for the Zoom Link.
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Personal Theology: THREE UU POETS, Deborah Schmidt, Kathleen McClung, Lee Rossi

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01 Dec

Personal Theology: THREE UU POETS, Deborah Schmidt, Kathleen McClung, Lee Rossi

December 1, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. IN-PERSON and ON ZOOM, UUCB is excited to welcome three Unitarian Universalist Poets to read their poetry selections that shine a light on how their work reflects their common faith. Please come hear Kathleen McClung (Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco), Lee Rossi (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City), Deborah Bachels Schmidt (Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley). Click the HEADING for the Link.
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Personal Theology: Now What? An Integral View of the World We Face, Dr. Karen Voorhees

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08 Dec

Personal Theology: Now What? An Integral View of the World We Face, Dr. Karen Voorhees

December 8, 2024    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. IN-PERSON and ON ZOOM, PT is delighted to welcome back, Dr. Karen Voorhees. Karen is a UUCB Member and has given several presentations at Personal Theology about her optimism for the future of our species and planet. Today she will revisit this subject in the light of current events. In times of such turmoil, uncertainty and distress, how can we prepare ourselves for what lies ahead?  Click HEADING for Link.
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Personal Theology, Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Bernstine presentation: “The Burden of Hope” Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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19 Jan

Personal Theology, Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Bernstine presentation: "The Burden of Hope" Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 19, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. In-Person and available on Zoom. There are people whose very presence instills a sense of solidity, hope, resilience, and compassion.  The Rev. Dr. Alvin Bernstine is one of those people.  Click the heading for the Zoom link and more information on Rev. Bernstine.
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