James by Percival Everett The novel is a re-imagining of Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain but told from the perspective of Huckleberry’s friend on his travels, Jim, who is an escaped slave. The novel won the 2024 Kirkus Prize, the National Book Award for Fiction, and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Social Justice … Continue reading Social Justice Book Club Read July 6, 2025
Learning True Love: Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War by Sister Chan Khong Sister Chan Khong’s autobiography, Learning True Love, tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey through the many years of her life. The book’s centerpiece is her moving account of her return to Vietnam, her homeland, after 40 years of exile. She … Continue reading Social Justice Book Club Read May 4, 2025
Come Meet Our New Minister on March 23! On Sunday, March 23, our new Minister, Rev. Amelia Petersen will be in the Bay Area and will be visiting UUCIL. We will have a “Meet and Greet” after Church on that day. This is an opportunity to get acquainted with her before she begins her Ministry with us … Continue reading Introducing Rev. Amelia Petersen!
We aim to provide a list of resources that we think may help us to meet this moment of disruption in our nation. We will list sources of information, practices that some people are using to remain effective, actions that are taking place, and organizations that we can join or collaborate with, for example. If … Continue reading Meet The Moment!
Our plate tithe partner for July to December of 2024 received a check for over $3,000 which will purchase 816 bus passes for our neighbors in need of transportation. Thank you so much for the generous donations!
Happening This Week Membership TeamToday 12 – 1:30pm in the Church Office– Social Justice CommitteeToday 12 – 1:30pm in the Board RoomZoom Meeting ID: 821 1672 3747Passcode: Love– Choir RehearsalMonday, 2/10 7pm in the Sanctuary– Shawl MinistryTuesday, February 11, 1:30 – 2:30pm in the Tot Green Room– Newsletter Inputs Due to office@uucil.org Wednesday, February 12, … Continue reading Sunday Morning Announcements 2/9/2025
Invitation from David G. Haubert, Alameda County District 1 Supervisor My office is committed to ensuring that everyone in our community feels safe and informed. Both documented and undocumented persons have rights in the United States. It’s important to know your rights and access resources. Join us for an informative Immigration & Refugee Know Your Rights Town Hall, where experts … Continue reading Immigration & Refugee Know Your Rights Town Hall
Monday, May 10, 5-8 PM at Blue Oaks Church in Pleasanton.Details at: https://churchsecurity-101.com/etn/eastbay-church-security-seminar/
The donations of clothing that you placed under our Giving Tree were delivered to Christi Williams of Open Heart Kitchen to be passed on to Vineyard Resource Center and those in the Emergency Shelter. Christi was shocked at the large amount given saying “This is amazing!” She expressed sincere gratitude on behalf of all those who will … Continue reading Giving Tree Success
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende – please note new date This story is a fable joined by today’s hard news. Allende disrupts the mainstream narrative about our southern border. She discovers something in Nogales, via El Salvador and Vienna: the human capacity for hope and decency in the midst of despair. From … Continue reading Social Justice Book Club Read April 6, 2025
