The Week Ahead at UUCB

Universal Love, Radical Joy
Rev. Kathryn Jay
Sunday June 15 Worship Service 11 am

If we believe that no one is beyond the reach of love, that belief transforms how we see ourselves and how we engage with a world desperately in need of revolutionary hope.

In Person, Facebook Live and YouTube

UUCB’s fiscal year will end on June 30! Please help us end the year well—make sure that by June 16, you have:

  1. Completed your 2024-25 pledge payments (to check on your pledge payment progress, log into your Breeze account)
  2. Submitted any reimbursement requests

If you have questions, email treasurer@uucb.org.

Saturday June 14, 2024

12 pm NO KINGS DAY
Off Site – Joining hundreds of other cities across the country, a march and rally will take place in Oakland to mark NO KINGS DAY – a day to protest the lawlessness of our current administration, a day to insist upon the rule of law and the importance of human rights. Gather at Wilma Chan Park in Chinatown, 810 Jackson St. between 8th and 9th Streets, at 12:45 pm. More info.

Sunday June 15, 2024

Starting at 9:30 am Childcare
In Person – Please email Kathryn Jay, Director of Family Ministry for more information: kathryn@uucb.org.

10:30 am Coffee and Community 
Atrium – Starts at 10:30 am in the Atrium

11 am Worship Service
In Person, Facebook Live and YouTube – Universal Love, Radical Joy. Rev. Kathryn Jay

12 pm Light Lunch
Social Hall – Be our guest for a light lunch in the Social Hall after the service. Helpers to prepare food and clean up are always welcome! For information on how to volunteer, please email Rev. Kathryn Jay.

1 pm Humanist Connections
In Person – Ray Westergard will discuss “The history and current views of the word ‘WOKE’” followed by a group discussion. We will gather for this Sunday meeting in the church Safir room from 1 to possibly 2:30 pm. There will be no Zoom coverage for this meeting.

1 pm Carnival of the Animal Songs You’re invited to listen to lighthearted songs about animals – birds, butterflies, a hippo, an octopus, a serious camel and a sad giraffe, a cockroach commenting on humans, and a monkey. And selections from St-Säens delightful Carnival of the Animals for two pianos. Presented by Bryan Baker & Friends: Benjamin Jin, Inara Morgenstern, Michèle Voillequé, Lori Panossian, Phil Buonadonna, Marta Tobey, Carol Schwamberger, Betsy. Free.

3 pm Moon Circle
Safir Room  – Meets quarterly on the third Sunday, September through June. We hold ritual celebrations of the seventh UU principle, respecting the interdependent web and the sacred circle of life. This is an eco-feminist, Goddess-centered exploration. For more information, contact PhoeBe ANNE Sorgen at (510) 528-9428.

The Week

We are officially in Summer schedule mode. Please check our calendar or with program organizers to see if meetings and events are happening.

Upcoming Events

June 21 – Work Party
June 23-27 – Unplugged Work Week. Office Closed

Announcements & Resources

Chalice Camp is a fun and meaningful week-long summer day camp for 1st through 6th graders. Attending camp deepens our Bay Area youth’s understanding of themselves and helps them develop as Unitarian Universalists. We welcome regular UU church attendees, occasional UU church attendees, and all families interested in learning more about UU values! Learn more and register.
UUCB is having a Ukulele Summer Camp! The family-friendly (K and up) day camp (July 14-18) is a fun way to learn to play and sing with the ukulele with musical instruction, games and activities, and a performance with invited family and friends at the end of camp. Parents are encouraged to enroll and families with two or more campers enrolled receive a discount. Please pass the word along! Donations are gratefully accepted. More info.

Good Neighbor for June

Groundwork Richmond
The mission of Groundwork Richmond is to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships which empower people, businesses and organizations to promote environmental, economic and social well-being.

UUCB Staff and Board Availability 

  • Board Listening Presence: Helen Toy.
  • Rev. Marcus Liefert (Minister) On summer sabbatical.
  • Rev. Kathryn Jay (Minister of Congregational Life): open office hours Tuesday and Thursday. By appointment on Wednesday and Friday. Email
  • Bryan Baker (Director of Music): in person Thursdays and Sunday mornings, and remotely Fridays. Email
  • Janae Heard (Operations Director): in office Tuesdays and Thursdays 11-5. Works remotely M-W-F. Email
  • Peter Barnholdt (Facilities Manager): Tuesday-Friday 11-7:30. Email
  • Charis Domador (Manager of Membership and Engagement): in office Thursdays and Sundays. Works remotely M-W. Email
  • Diana Steinbach (Finance Administrator) works remotely Mondays and Thursdays. Email

Stay in Touch 

  • Pastoral Care Need? If you or a UUCB congregant you know is sick, hospitalized, recovering, grieving or otherwise in need of attention and support, please email us at pastoralcare@uucb.org. In case of a pastoral emergency, you may call Rev. Marcus Liefert at (510) 525-0302 ext. 303  He is always available for pastoral needs, as phone messages will be forwarded to him.
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