Events

It's going to be a busy weekend at Berkeley Friends Church--we hope to have you with us! 1) This coming Saturday, 11/2, you are invited to meet Colin Saxton, General Secretary of Friends United Meeting (FUM), at a series of informal meals. FUM is a global fellowship of Friends that we are part of,  that supports ministries of communications, evangelism, global partnerships and leadership training in many places in the world. Come meet Colin, learn more about this work that you share in, and dialogue with him about how FUM can be a resource for BFC. You can read more about Colin here. There will be breakfast at Nikki Gage's at 9 AM, lunch at Brian & Stephanie's at 12:30 PM, and dinner at Dorothy Kakimoto's at 6 PM. You…

Dear Friends: This coming Sunday, 10/20, the Singing Ensemble will meet to rehearse at 9 AM. Then, Sunday School classes for children and adults meet at 10 AM. We gather for worship at 11 AM, seeking God's presence together with an extended period of open worship along with corporate prayer and Spirit-filled singing, including a presentation from the Singing Ensemble. Our monthly potluck lunch follows worship; please bring a dish to share if you can, or a few dollars to help with the purchase of supplies. (If you are bringing something to eat, please also bring a list of ingredients so that people know what's in your dish.) Then at 1 PM, we will have a special event: a baby shower for Wendy and Micah Remington-Bowie! Please stay and bless…

Dear Friends: It's a full weekend at Berkeley Friends Church. Here's what is scheduled: 1) Tomorrow, Saturday, 9/14, we will host the quarterly meeting of the Christian Friends Conference--Western Region (CFC). You are invited to take part in waiting worship and Bible reading in the manner of Conservative Friends, and to share fellowship and an open discussion with Christian Quakers from around the Bay Area and beyond. 9 AM - 4:30 PM. Beverages and bagels will be provided in the morning; please bring your own lunch. See the attached for a schedule with full details. 2) Also on Saturday, the Knit & Crochet Fellowship will meet at the meetinghouse, at 11 AM. They will coordinate with CFC to share the space. Come see what these crafty folks are up to!…

Dear Friends: Here's what's happening this weekend at Berkeley Friends Church: 1) Saturday, 8/10, is the bimonthly Harvest Day for the Berkeley Neighborhood Food Project. All of the donations from the various neighborhoods will be coming in to the Food Pantry that morning. Volunteers are still needed to receive, weigh, sort and store the donations! You can come by as early as 9:30 AM and there will be things to do through 1 PM. Also, if you're participating in BFC's "neighborhood" and didn't bring in your bag last Sunday, you're welcome to bring yours by any time between 10  AM and 12:30 PM. 2) On Sunday, 8/11, things start with our Sunday School classes for adults and children at 10 AM. In worship at 11 AM, it will be our…

Dear Friends: After the heavy schedule of last weekend, this Sunday, 8/1 will be a little more relaxed: A reminder: we will be bringing in our green bags with us when we come to worship! The Berkeley Neighborhood Food Project's bimonthly Harvest Day is next Saturday, and we want to bring all of the church's contributions together this Sunday in worship. So before you head out the door this Sunday, be sure to grab that bag full of food and bring it with you, and then when you get here, bring it into worship with you! The schedule: we'll start off with the Trustees Committee, meeting at 9 AM. Then, at 10 AM, our Sunday School classes for children and adults will meet. In meeting for worship at 11 AM,…

Dear Friends: A number of us have attended the vigil against nuclear weapons and other nuclear technology at the Livermore Labs every year on Good Friday. The organizations that sponsor this effort also have a similar event to commemorate Hiroshima and Nagasaki every year. The details follow. Brian ======================= Unfinished Business and Our Most Urgent Responsibility:  Banning the Bomb at Livermore Lab and Globally Tuesday, August 6 7:00am Livermore Lab NW corner Vasco Rd & Patterson Pass Rd, Livermore, CA with Daniel Ellsberg, Keynote Speaker  and special guests: Rev. Nobuaki Hanaoka, Hibakusha, survivor of the bombing of Nagasaki  Cecile Piñeda, author Pete Yamamoto, poet Genyu Kai, traditional Okinawan music Each year, to commemorate the anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we hold an event at Livermore National…

Dear Friends: This Sunday, 7/21, things start with the Singing Ensemble rehearsal at 9 AM. Then, Sunday School classes for children and adults meet at 10 AM. We gather for worship at 11 AM, seeking God's presence together with an extended period of open worship along with singing and prayer as a body. Our monthly potluck lunch follows worship; please bring a dish to share if you can, or a few dollars to help with the purchase of supplies. (If you are bringing something to eat, please also bring a list of ingredients so that people know what's in your dish.) Then at 1 PM, we will gather for Monthly Meeting with a Concern for Business. Members should please attend, and all others are welcome. (Please note that while the…