Sunday, January 3, 2016

9 & 11 am

Worship Service – Who Shall Inherit the Church? Nick Allen and Rev. Greg. New year, old church. While the boat of liberal religion has always moved in the cultural tides, the institutional church has long offered a mooring. Many UUs now contend that our institutional survival demands we cast off from the congregation and move to choppier waters. Where do we float in a post-church society?

January theme: Courage
10 am Personal Theology, Fireside Room – Perspectives on Grief, Death, and Dying in the Present Day, Rev. Theresa Hardy, UUCB Community Minister
12:15 pm Legacy Building with Nick Allen, Fireside Room – youth and adults of all ages exploring how we will pass the legacy of UUCB on to future generations (see below)
12:15 pm Confronting Racism: Literature, Film and Drama Contingent, Music Room – The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander
12:30 pm Humanist Connections, Safir Room  – Dreaming:  Philosophy of Mind, Gabriel Escobar, followed by potluck lunch at 2 pm
   

January Good Neighbor: CCISCO, Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Organization. “CCISCO helps everyday people win extraordinary victories by providing a vehicle for them to speak, act and engage in the public arena. We believe in the power of relationships and that by acting together on our common values, we can imagine and create a more just, equitable and inclusive world. CCISCO is committed to building civic engagement and increasing public participation by those most affected by injustice in Contra Costa County. We are a multi-racial, multi-generational, interfaith federation of 20 member institutions representing 38,000 families across our region.”

Today in Family Ministry (More at UUCB Families Discussion list)

8:30 am Childcare Available, Skytown Building, to 1 pm
9:45 am Parents’ Support Group, R.E. Building, Rooms 3 & 4
11 am Children attend beginning of Worship Service, then adjourn to classes
11 am Middle and high school youth will attend the full service
12:15 pm Teacher Reflection Circle, Family Ministry Office
12:15 pm Parents are encouraged to attend Legacy Building with Nick Allen, Fireside Room