Berk_Womens_Comm_Chorus SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH 4PM @MPC:  Berkeley Women’s Community  Chorus presents IMMIGRANTS: Music honoring the tapestry of our country’s people.  Admission free – donations welcome.  Featuring music from Syria, Russia, Mexico, England & Ireland -with string quartet- music by Barnwell, Chen Yi, Gjeilo (Song of the Universal), Hatfield, Ines de la Cruz, Parker, Poelinitz, Whitacre Director:  Debra Golata for more information:  https://bcco.org/womens-chorus

Saturday, April 22nd @ 4pm and 7pm The GRAMMY-winning Pacific Boychoir (including our own Brendan Singer and Marcia Roy!) presents an Earth Day concert at MPC celebrating Spring, creation, and the elements. 19th and 20th Century sacred and secular, treble and mixed-voice choral pieces pervade the program. Works such as “Salut Printemps” by Debussy, hymns by Holst from the Rig Veda, “Abendlied”…

Join author Kristin Hannah at MPC on Saturday, April 29th at 7pm when she presents her bestselling book The Nightingale. The novel tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II, illuminating the sacrifices and challenges of daily life under occupation: the oft-forgotten “women’s war”. We hope you can join us for what is sure to be an heartfelt…

Meet Annie Campbell Washington, Oakland’s Vice Mayor, at MPC on Wednesday, April 12th from 8:30am to 10am. She will be at MPC to answer our questions regarding the trump travel ban and to discuss the City of Oaklands response to the travel ban. Coffee and bagels will be provided. Please rsvp on the People Power Action website so the organizers will know…

The recent decision by the President regarding Muslim immigration has been deeply troubling to the Montclair Presbyterian Church community. We are proud to announce that there have been two strong responses to this Muslim ban. First, our Faith Trio (a partnership between MPC, Kehilla Synagogue, and the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California) released a joint statement against the ban. Read the Faith Trio’s…

REGISTER FOR THE Women’s Retreat!  “Being Awake: Finding Calm in the Storm”  Saturday, March 11th at Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, $45 includes registration, lunch, and continental breakfast.  Free parking.  Pat McBroom, former MPC member now a Zen practitioner will lead us through an experiential fusion of Christian/Buddhist thought.  For more information,click here.  Flyers, information, and sign-ups this Sunday at Family Hour.  For…

NEWEST! During her talk, Arlie mentioned that she had a couple of suggestions on how to improve the current political and social situation. You can now download a PDF of those ideas. Read it and act! NEW! The audio recording of the talk and Q&A session is available for your listening pleasure. Give it a listen! Some Images From the Talk About…

The MPC Auction and Talent Show is coming up on Saturday, Feb 25th. The Talent Show Committee is looking for great acts to join an already impressive lineup. Could the next great addition be you? Here’s some more info about the show: The talent show will be presented in two sections, with the MPC Auction in the middle We’re looking for a wide…

Join Nancy Jo Sales at MPC on Tuesday, Feb 7th at 7pm when she presents her book American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers. This work, the result of interviews with over 200 teenage girls, examines the challenging and often disturbing effect of social media on their lives. We hope you can join us for what is sure to be…

On January 1st, New Year’s Day, we will have Celebration at 5 PM instead of in the morning. You are warmly invited to come, and to join the MPC community for dinner at 6pm following Celebration. We will be singing Christmas carols and celebrating Communion together. There will be Godly Play and nursery care. And, if your inner Broadway diva wants to…