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To honor the coming of epiphany and the arrival of the wise ones from the East, enjoy Martin's rendition of We Three Kings. See you at 9:30 as we go live for the first time in 2021. For some reason this transition to the new year has my head spinning... like the wise ones of old, it feels like we are all looking for a guiding star. https://youtu.be/aL5LGt6PhnI

This Week @OSLC we wish you and your loved ones a Happy and Healthy New Year! Coming in January 2021: A Zoom Study of Lynn Japinga's book "From Widows to Warriors: Women's Stories from the Old Testament". Start reading now. Class begins January 25 at 7.

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Sunday, November 22nd at 4:00 pm. Cosponsored by ICCCC & Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition, and the C5 (Contra Costa County Clergy Cohort) or the Faith in Action East Bay.... A community gathering with faith leaders from across the County who work together to protect the poor and serve those in need. Online! Information here! The service will be streamed online, thanks to the tech team at Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church! https://boxcast.tv/v/interfaith-thanksgiving-service-284220 Cosponsored by the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County ([email protected]), the Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition ([email protected]) & the Contra Costa County Clergy Cohort of Faith in Action East Bay ([email protected]).

Interfaith Election Healing Services (online) will be hosted tonight through Friday night, from 7:30 to 8 p.m., by leaders from differing congregations from around the county. Register in advance for these meetings: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUlf-6hpz4uHNw3DDTcuDyZfuQI7pIu4 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For more information, contact Rev. Will McGarvey at [email protected] or 925-933-6030.

This morning we invite you to create a small home altar to honor the loved ones who have passed from life and linger now within our hearts and souls. In the spirit of All Souls & Dia de los Muertos, we will hold their lives close and allow their spirits to dance with us again. In past festivals, the music has been provided by Cascada de Flores, so this year a link to a concert they performed at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley.... can you spot Pastor Dan in the front row? Welcome to the morning as we celebrate life and death together. https://youtu.be/BmWxN3M6Fqg

Episodes 5 - 7 include interviews with three distinguished academics in our body politic today. Professors Katie Walker Grimes of Villanova University, Sharon Jacob of the Pacific School of Religion, and David Grewal from the UC Berkeley School of Law join Leonard McMahon for a conversation on religion, race, gender, law, social policy, critical theory, and mass media. As we approach perhaps the most momentous election of the modern era, each brings not only theoretical expertise but a deep commitment to our democracy and an abiding concern for the shape it is in today. Q&A: Send questions for our Q/A Episode with the host at the completion of this three part series to [email protected] Host: Leonard McMahon, Doctoral Student in Political Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California Curator: Rev. Dan Senter

This Week @OSLC we turn our clocks back one hour on Saturday night so we can be rested for our annual (albeit modified) All Souls and Día de los Muertos Festival at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. We also are announcing a new worship experience to begin November 8!

Sunday Reflections on integrating a more "portable" spirituality....

Using the most recent opinion piece by Thomas Friedman in the New York Times, Pastor Dan reflects on the benefits of a portable faith as we look past our experience of this pandemic. While we know we have not turned the corner on COVID, we can begin to build the kind of assets that may help us heal and rebuild from the damage it has inflicted. Enjoy this musical selection by Martin Morley as we imagine what it might take to build a relationship with the sacred for our time. https://youtu.be/-_6vhPjq7VU

SOUL FORUM Episodes 5 - 7 include interviews with three distinguished academics in our body politic today. Professors Katie Walker Grimes of Villanova University, Sharon Jacob of the Pacific School of Religion, and David Grewal from the UC Berkeley School of Law join Leonard McMahon for a conversation on religion, race, gender, law, social policy, critical theory, and mass media. As we approach perhaps the most momentous election of the modern era, each brings not only theore...tical expertise but a deep commitment to our democracy and an abiding concern for the shape it is in today. Q&A: Send questions for our Q/A Episode with the host at the completion of this three part series to [email protected] Host: Leonard McMahon, Doctoral Student in Political Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California Curator: Rev. Dan Senter Find Soul Forum on your favorite Podcast platform.

This Week @OSLC we share news from our Middle School/Confirmation group and from our Youth Peer-to-Peer Ministry. Both have room for more participants and invite you to join! We also need a champion to schedule our Winter Nights Shelter volunteers.

COVID Presentation by Susan Strasser.

This morning, Martin offers a twist on Finlandia. As you reflect on the challenge to live into a path toward Justice, let this music invite you into new frontier. https://youtu.be/pVsM5I_Npck