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Performance by the Berkeley Women’s Chorus: Heaven and Nature Sings

The Berkeley Women’s Community Chorus will be giving a free concert here at MPC on November 20 @4:00pm. Featuring–with string quartet —  Ola Gjeilo’s setting of Walt Whitman’s Song of the Universal;                                                                                                                             …

Faith Trio Harvest Dinner 2016

Please join us for the annual Interfaith Harvest Dinner on Saturday, November 5, 2016, 6:45 – 9:00 PM at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California 1433 Madison Street, Oakland (near 14th St.). This event, hosted by the Faith Trio, is a wonderful opportunity for people of the three Abrahamic faiths to celebrate community and common ground. View/Download the Harvest Dinner Flyer…

Women’s Fall Retreat October 7-9

WOMEN’S FALL RETREAT October 7-9: Registration will continue this Sunday, September 25 for the retreat at the beautiful Ralston-White Retreat Center in Marin County. This Sunday will be the LAST registration day for the retreat.  Our theme will be “Midwives, Harlots, and Saints: Women of the Bible and their Legacies,” led by the Rev. Dr. Carol Miles. Rev. Dr. Miles will guide our explorations of…

WE ARE THE BRIDGE – AN INTERFAITH ART EXHIBIT

WE ARE THE BRIDGE – AN INTERFAITH ART EXHIBIT – coordinated by The Faith Trio.  FREE OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, September 18 @1PM.  This exhibit showcases over 30 artists from multiple faith traditions, the majority of whom live and work in the Bay Area. The artwork selected reflects the theme of bridge-building: between faiths as well as from conflict to resolution and reconciliation.…

Tour Berkeley Presbyterian Mission Homes

Berkeley Presbyterian Mission Homes will hold an open house on September 17th from 2PM – 5PM.  Stop by to see how BPMH builds multi-faith community of students, scholars, and global leaders b y providing temporary housing, compelling dialogue and opportunities for growth.  Guided tours will be given at 2PM, 3PM, and 4PM – visit homes, meet international residents, hear their stories, and…

Adult Education Classes Fall 2016

Signups for classes start September 4th!  Interesting and thought-provoking classes to stimulate your brain!  Brain exercises contained in these pages:Adult Ed Fall 2016 How to Participate in Adult Education Classes Adult Education classes are open to all adults. Participation means a commitment to attendance any assigned preparation notification to the convener when an absence will be unavoidable Please contact Linda Benson or…

On Injustice

Trigger warning – this is a serious post. A smiling blond man has taken over my newsfeed with a sickening frequency, and it’s not Donald Trump this time. Even the presidential election can’t overpower the big news story that all my friends are talking about. The Stanford rapist Brock Turner and his recent sentencing – a light sentence of only 3-6 months…