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We're in a busy month, filled with fun, discovery and relational connections. Come sing with the choir tonight, and then stay for Movie Night at 7pm.
Don't forget Sunday is the Halloween Parade. You can come to church in costume. If you're bringing candy to help with what we'll distribute, you can leave it in the box in the front lounge as you arrive. Thanks in advance for your help!
Hoping to see you Sunday, if not before,
Monte
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Movie Night : Wednesday, October 26th 7:00 - 9:45 pm. Bring a favorite Italian dish to share in our potluck dinner as we watch the award-winning film "Cinema Paradisio" together and share briefly around the beauty of the film. Our movie nights going forward will be monthly on the 2nd Thursday night 7-10p each month.
Rockridge Halloween Parade :: Annual Halloween Parade along College Avenue | Sunday, October 30th beginning at 12 noon. Come to worship in your costume! Monte needs help planning and decorating. Contact him to help. [email link] Photos from last year…
Celebrating Día de los Muertos (All Saints' Day) in worship on Sunday, November 6th at 10:30am. Bring a photo or memento of loved ones who have gone before us into the mystery of death and promise of resurrection. We'll use them to create an altar table in our celebration.
The Conversation Project – have you had the conversation? :: Community forum on Wednesday, November 9th at 7:30pm and in worship on Sunday, November 13th in worship. Talking about dying isn't easy, but it's vitally important. 90% of people say that talking with their loved ones about end of life care is important. Yet only 27% have actually done so. We’ll talk this day about life and death, and how to talk about both and how you want to live them with your loved ones. Start the conversation online here...
Memorial Service for Rev. Ben Weir | Saturday, November 19th at 2:00pm at First Presbyterian Church, Oakland.
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Annual College Avenue Halloween Parade. Continuing Rockridge’s great, ghoulish tradition, the Rockridge District Association (RDA) and the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) invite you to celebrate Halloween on College Avenue. From noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, October 30, participating merchants will host trick-or-treating along both sides of College Avenue, from Alcatraz to Broadway. The event starts at 12pm in our church garden. More info online here...
Alameda County is looking for poll workers to help make our election day possible. Click Here to view County Employee Poll Worker Program Information and Application
The election is just a few weeks away. Do you know where your polling place is? Find it online here...
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"Neighboring Jewish Congregation Opens Doors to Parishoners From Damaged Berkeley Church" NBC Bay Area (video report)
"Lutheran Minister Preaches A Gospel Of Love To Junkies, Drag Queens And Outsiders" on Fresh Air (podcast). Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber is the author who coined the phrase "offensively ordinary" used in last Sunday's sermon.
"Sinfulness, Hopefulness, and the Possibility of Politics" OnBeing Podcast, a conversation with Daved Brooks AND E.J. Dionne — part of the ideas wrestled with in last Sunday’s sermon too.
Do you have an article or blog post to recommend to our community? If so contact Monte before Tuesday night of each week to have it potentially included in the next e-news edition.
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We had a rich worship in which we shared the sacred stories of how women have shaped us in our lives of faith. Check out a video of the liturgical installation we created as our call to worship.
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Celebrating the Leadership of Women in worship
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We also had a blast at the square dance. Here's a brief video of the moves and fun.
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Videos and Photos of Saturday's Square Dance fun!
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PRAYER REQUESTS SHARED LAST SUNDAY
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Monte has been at a digital communication conference this week learning about best practices for online church communication. One of the recommended practices is to be very careful in sharing private information without first obtaining personal authorization to share it electronically. This applies in particular to prayer concerns. So in the immediate short run Monte is taking the executive decision to suspend publishing online the prayer requests shared in Sunday worship, until we come up with a coherent church plan around such online sharing.
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Text of the Day: 2 Samuel 7:1-17; Luke 1:30-33; Luke 13:18-21
Links to [blog entry] [text study sheet]
The Vocabulary of Faith Bible Study 9:30-10:15am in the library.
SUNDAY LEADERSHIP
Ushers: Fredora Darmstadt, Jeff Trobwridge
Liturgist: Jeff Trowbridge
Coffee Hour: Elaine Price & Monte McClain
Godly Play:
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TODAY : WEDNESDAY
Choir Practice 5:30-7:00pm (Sanctuary) More Info..
[Choir News for this week...]
Movie Night | 7-9:30pm | "Cinema Paradiso" bring an Italian dish to share in the community potluck.
THURSDAY
Session Meeting:
Thursday 7:30-9pm
FRIDAY
Friday Night Meal 6-7pm
SUNDAY
Vocabulary of Faith Class this week 9:30-10:15am
Worship10:30am
Come in a Halloween Costume if you like!
Choir Practice 11:50am
College Avenue Annual Halloween Parade, starting at 12pm in our church garden
WEDNESDAY
Choir Practice 5:30-7:00pm (Sanctuary) [More Info...]
Celtic Prayer Mid Week Small Group | 7-8:30pm
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5 Emma Fleming
7 Cameron Beatty
14 Mike Castner
26 Chinyere Okereke
28 Emily Hirschman
30 Josh Beatty
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09 Marc & Louise Hirschman
10 Ward & Marda Stothers
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CONNECT WITH CAPC OAKLAND ONLINE
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