Reverend Ben’s sermon today is something along the lines of “Doo-doo Occurs,” but of course much more dignified for church. Please join us in person or online for Celebration.

Today in Celebration, Father Michael Galvan, descendant of the Ohlone/Miwok tribe and retired Catholic Priest, returns to MPC to preach and then afterwards lecture on culture and spiritual life of California’s Native Peoples. We welcome you to join us in person or online.

It’s James Bell’s baptism! (Son of Kate and Garret Bell and grandson of Shelly Kelly.) Baptisms are the best and we hope you can help bless James into the church, whether online or in person.

This week in Celebration, Reverend Ben will talk about the different ways we might be called spiritually, and how to recognize what we might be called to do. Please join us in person or online!

Today, Rev. Ben has a lesson on the baptism of Jesus and other heresies. Please join us in person or online.

It’s the first Sunday of Advent. Today and for the next four Sundays we will have a wreath processional to begin celebration. We hope you can join us in person or online.

This Sunday we have a very special guest delivering a message on Listening to Creation. Rev. Jerry Drino is a longtime friend and mentor of Rev. Ben. We hope that you join us in person or online.

Reverend Ben will offer some words to help us get through the next few days of election uncertainty. We hope to see you in person or online!

This Sunday at MPC, Rev. Ben will be sharing with us his visit to St. Martin’s church in York, England, as part of our celebration of the International Day of Peace. We hope you join us in person or online for Celebration!

It’s Pride Sunday in Oakland. If you’re not marching we hope you’ll be joining us in person or virtually for today’s celebration. Tara Flanagan is our special guest preacher.