Personal Theology: Poets, Judy Wells and Dale Jensen, Invitation into Personal Theology through Poetry

26 Oct

Personal Theology: Poets, Judy Wells and Dale Jensen, Invitation into Personal Theology through Poetry

October 26, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Personal Theology - 9:30 a.m. In-person in Fireside room and on Zoom. Join us for a rare opportunity to experience poetry that illuminates the human spirit from two distinct yet deeply connected perspectives. Berkeley poets, Judy Wells and Dale Jensen (spouses) invite us into their and our own personal theologies through verse that is as insightful as it is alive. Click the heading for more details and Zoom link.

Personal Theology – Josh Kornbluth, “Fighting Fascism and Depression”

Personal Theology - Josh Kornbluth, "Fighting Fascism and Depression"

Personal Theology - Josh Kornbluth, "Fighting Fascism and Depression"

November 9, 2025    
12:00 am
9:30 a.m. In-Person in the Fireside Room and on Zoom, UUCB is delighted to have actor, performer, storyteller, Josh Kornbluth share with us his Marsh performance on "Fighting Fascism and Depression."  Come and be delighted and the chance to talk to Josh during the Q&A.  And Josh will be at UUCB AGAIN on November 23 to show us how to passionately and outrageously share/perform our own stories! Click the heading for the link.

Personal Theology – Josh Kornbluth “Gather Around, We’ve Got a Story to Tell”

Personal Theology - Josh Kornbluth "Gather Around, We’ve Got a Story to Tell"

Personal Theology - Josh Kornbluth "Gather Around, We’ve Got a Story to Tell"

November 23, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. in-person in the Fireside Room and on Zoom, Josh Kornbluth, writer, actor, performer, In-person and on Zoom, Fireside Room, "Gather Around, We’ve Got a Story to Tell." All of us have experiences that could be fashioned into a verbal story or narrative to tell if only we knew how to get started. Josh will discuss how he takes his thoughts and ideas and forms them into a story to share with others. Hopefully, his suggestions will prompt attendees to give it a whirl themselves! Click the heading for the Link.

Personal Theology: Liesl Dees, Ministerial Intern, The Church of the Big Blue Dome: Landscape as first Theology

Personal Theology: Liesl Dees, Ministerial Intern, The Church of the Big Blue Dome: Landscape as first Theology

Personal Theology: Liesl Dees, Ministerial Intern, The Church of the Big Blue Dome: Landscape as first Theology

January 4, 2026    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. In-person in the Fireside room and online in the Zoom room, UUCB is delighted to have 2025-26 ministerial intern, Liesl Dees, as Personal Theology's first presenter of the 2026 year!  Liesl will talk with us of her spiritual journey growing up in New Mexico and attending "The Church of the Big Blue Dome" which she now calls "religious naturalism."  So many of us encounter the divine when in nature and Liesl's talk will inspire and encourage us to share our own experiences during the Q&A time.  Click the heading for the link.

Personal Theology: Dr. David Belden, “Amazing grace: How UUs saved me from burnout…”

Personal Theology: Dr. David Belden, "Amazing grace: How UUs saved me from burnout..."

Personal Theology: Dr. David Belden, "Amazing grace: How UUs saved me from burnout..."

January 11, 2026    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. Personal Theology, In-person in the Fireside Room and online in the Zoom Room. Presenter: Dr. David Belden.  "Dave," as many of his UUCB friends call him is a gift to this community and he has shared snippets of his extraordinary life.  In this Personal Theology talk, "Amazing grace: How UUs saved me from burnout." Dave will read excerpts from his new book, "The World Remakers' Child." The book is about moving in and out of movements dedicated to changing the world. So: joy and despair, faith, burnout, and renewal. And how finding Unitarian Universalism saved him from burnout! Click the heading for the Zoom link and more information about Dave's talk and his new book. Dave will have his book for sale in the Fireside Room.

Personal Theology – UU Mystic, Alice Yeager, The Journey of a UU exploring the Mystical

Personal Theology - UU Mystic, Alice Yeager, The Journey of a UU exploring the Mystical

Personal Theology - UU Mystic, Alice Yeager, The Journey of a UU exploring the Mystical

March 1, 2026    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30-10:30 a.m. ZOOM ONLY. UU Mystic, Alice Yeager, will share with the UUCB community about her spiritual journey beginning with her family’s history attending the 1st Unitarian Church of Baltimore in Maryland to her sudden psychic opening where she experienced all five “clair" senses as apparently latent until then, suddenly becoming heightened multi-sensory psychic abilities, i.e. clairvoyance (visual), clairsentience (physical sensations), clairaudence (auditory), clairscentist (smells) and clairgustance (tastes). Click the heading for the link and more information about Alice. This is a not to be missed talk!

Personal Theology: Painter and Sculptor, Kim Thoman, “How a Life Becomes Art”

Personal Theology: Painter and Sculptor, Kim Thoman, "How a Life Becomes Art"

Personal Theology: Painter and Sculptor, Kim Thoman, "How a Life Becomes Art"

March 22, 2026    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. In-Person in the Fireside room and streamed to Zoom, we'll get the answer to "What shapes an artist’s vision over a lifetime?" The Personal Theology Committee is delighted to have painter and sculptor, Kim Thoman, share images from more than forty years of artwork, reflecting on the creative journey behind her recently published book, Kim Thoman: 40 Years of Painting. Click the heading for more about Kim and the Zoom link.

Easter Dance Workshop

Easter Dance Workshop

Easter Dance Workshop

April 4, 2026    
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wouldn’t it feel good to move your body a bit more? To notice the places that you are carrying tension and breathe through those, elongate and and find some release? Might it feel good to find a sense of creative collaboration and play that nourishes your spirit? Join dance artists Sarah Bush & KJ Dahlaw for a movement workshop for all ages and all bodies on Saturday April 4, 2026 from 2-5 pm.Workshop is free to attend. Donations to SBDP & UUCB also welcomed. 

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

April 5, 2026    
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Easter Egg Hunt 10 am Egg Hunt 11 am Worship

Easter Worship Service

05 Apr

Easter Worship Service

April 5, 2026    
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Rev. Marcus Liefert Easter egg hunt at 10 am Service at 11 am Parking will be impacted by higher attendance. Please plan accordingly.