This Sunday June 7, 2020

SUN 11:00 AM– Meeting for Worship; prayer requests and announcements

TUE 7:30 PM– Bible Study

WED 8:00 PM– Membership Class

God is with us, right here and now. We open our lives to our creator. God cares for us and gives us glory. We open our hearts to our creator. God appoints us keepers of the earth. We dedicate ourselves to our creator.

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We will be joining Whittier First Friends Church for their Zoom worship on this Sunday June 7 at 11:00 AM. Whittier is also a part of the Western Association of Friends along with BFC.

Bible Study starts 7:30 PM on Tuesdays via Zoom. Bible Study is currently reading  Jesus, Christ and Servant of God: Meditations on the Gospel According to John by David Johnson.

Happy Hour – Friday June 19 from 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.  Join us on the BFC Zoom for a time of hanging out, checking in and enjoying human interaction.

Special All Ages and Stages Worship on Saturday, June 27 at 4:00 PM. This intergenerational time of learning and worship will be interactive and energetic – using our whole bodies, minds and souls. While great for families with kids, all are welcome to come and join in.

Annual Gathering for Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends will be virtual via Zoom due to the current pandemic. They are now accepting registrations for the sessions, which will be June 12-14, 2020. Please send an email to registrar@scymf.org with your name, email address, Church or Meeting affiliation if you have one, the names of your family members who will be online with you and which session(s) you plan to attend. Families and couples are asked to use one screen per family unit in order to help with logistics. You must pre-register to receive the Zoom link for any session. More information can be found on their website.

Census 2020: Don’t forget to respond to your notice either online, by phone or by paper form after April 8th. The census will only ask 9 questions and by law cannot be shared with anyone including ICE, the police, or other government agencies. An undercount will have a huge effect on our area. For example, if we have an undercount of 6% in Alameda County, the county will lose $1 billion over 10 years. For more information see the Census website.

Barclay College is offering a free summer course on “Centering Down in a Time of Frenzy.” It will be held June 8-28 through an online portal
which allows for flexible scheduling of reading and online discussion. Aaron Stokes, their Director of Online Learning, is the instructor.
This three-week course teaches the longtime Quaker practice of Centering Down as an alternative approach to the worries of the season. Contact Aaron Stokes at aaron.stokes@barclaycollege.edu to register.