Berkeley Chinese Community Church

Happy Birthday, Vyolet Chu! We celebrate your 98 years on earth. May God Bless you and your loved ones!

In case you're interested... BCCC members share these opportunities to make our community safer: Raising Awareness & Ending Hate Crimes Towards the Asian Community https://www.ctvnews.ca//social-media-users-rally-to-honour

If you'd like to join our neighbors in virtual prayer tonight... begins 645pm via page below.

Memory Lane the wedding of Florence Ong and Wing Tow Jue. Photos: Wedding Party, article in BCCC ETC newsletter, and article in local newspaper. The Jue family were active members of BCCC. Wilton Lee’s uncles, the famous Jue brothers were noted members of BCCC Basketball team. Their older sister, Renmi, is Wilton’s mom. Thanks for sharing these photos, Wilton!

Worship materials for this weekend... "By Our Love"

Weekly Message from Pastor Kathryn: February 19-26, 2021 Hello Dear Ones, Checking In...Continue reading

Soulful Ash Wednesday sung prayer written and performed by Acapella. Peace upon all beginning the 2021 Lenten journey.

Weekly Worship Message from Pastor Kathryn: March 19, 2021 Hello Dear Ones, Tomorrow is the first day of SPRING the vernal equinox when day and night are the same length. Let us notice the warm, caring support dwelling beside the cold, hurtful sentiments of xenophobia. ...Continue reading

Ash Wednesday Message from Pastor Kathryn: February 17, 2021 Hello Dear Ones, Today, Ash Wednesday, is a day of releasing to God what which no longer serves that we might rise with Jesus Christ on Easter morning. Today, we join Christians globally and eternally, through prayer and rituals of release of harm and hurt, turning to God.... We are offering an on-line ZOOM service at 2pm today, February 17th. Please bring ash, if you made some, or a bit of dirt and an open heart. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87859480513 If you’re not available or would rather have a private devotion at home, here’s a link to DIY Ash Weds at-home devotional service: https://inthebiglove.com//ash-wednesday-diy-ashes-making-/ Let us begin this season of Lent buoyed by God. The Holy One is our source of hope and healing, the font of eternal truths, and the infinite heart-beat of transforming love. Let us all rest in God’s Big Love today. Finally, a new PBS series premiers this week The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song, from Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. of Harvard University. What a perfect way to begin Lent, walking with our siblings in faith. This is how we go forward with each other, with God revealed to us in Jesus Christ. In the Big Love, Pastor Kathryn MORE Out of the Bag: Ashes, Part 1 Making Ash Wednesday ashes at home https://youtu.be/MBa0NLlt8Co Out of the Bag: Ashes, Part 2 Why we wear ash crosses on our foreheads https://youtu.be/UB-XRK1WUDk New to ZOOM? ZOOM is a free service that you must download on your device before using links to access online events. Open a free account here: https://zoom.us/ St Francis Peace Prayer Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred let us sow love; where there is injury pardon; where there is discord union; where there is doubt faith; where there is despair hope; where there is darkness light; where there is sadness joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be comforted as to comfort; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in forgiving that we are forgiven; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Informative and hopeful... creating safety for our community and others.

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Late winter beauty at BCCC and a St Valentine’s Day Blessing: There is but one love, Dear Ones, it is the Love of God. This Big Love flows through all that is. It moves from one being to another. It flows from one era to another. It continually seeks reunion with all beings. It endlessly attends the wellbeing of everything. May God’s Redemptive Love, made manifest in the person of Jesus Christ, bless you and your loved ones today. Peace be with you, Dear Ones! Amen.

Worship materials for this weekend...

Weekend Worship Message from Pastor Kathryn: January 9, 2020 Hello Dear Ones, The opening words of Charles Dickens’ novel about the French revolution came to mind today: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything befo...Continue reading

Midweek Message from Pastor Kathryn: January 6, 2020 Hello Dear Ones, This national leadership transition is not going to be easy, is it? The eruption today in Washington, D.C. has been long in coming. We are witnessing the unraveling of a kind of white supremacy that leads by might and is stoked fear. Please continue to pray for our nation and for us to keep choosing God’s Dream for Humanity....Continue reading

Election Day Message from Pastor Kathryn: November 3, 2020 Hello Dear Ones, Across our country people are voting and votes are being counted typical behavior for a democracy. However, this election cycle is different, isn’t it? Since COVID 19 broke out our behaviors have changed and we’ve witnessed a magnification of the conflicts and challenges throughout our nation. These are very tense times....Continue reading

Special Message from Pastor Kathryn: January 6, 2020 Dear Ones, I write today as we listen to the news of violence in our nation’s capital including our temple of democracy. Knowing you are already praying for all who are in danger, all who are providing protection, all who are discerning next steps, and all who are engaging in violence let us take some solace in being connected one to another during this frightening time.... This is truly a most unusual time, but not unlike experiences other human societies have known. Even our beloved Jesus lived in a time when dangerous powers attempted to rerail justice. Our scripture reading last Sunday spoke to this the story of the magi and King Herod. Just as God spoke wisdom then, God will speak wisdom now. Dear Ones, be gentle with yourselves. Take a break from the news, if it is too much. It is surreal to watch and see events far away. As you pray, consider doing something lighting a candle, touching your Bible -- these physical actions ground us to eternal reality. And, if you know of someone directly impacted by events in Washington DC right now, please let us know so we can specifically pray for them. Later today I will post the regular Mid-Week email. Until then, may God’s strength and hope, clarity and justice descend upon us, all of us. In the Big Love, Pastor Kathryn

Don’t forget to fall back one our tonight! Photo: Elise Amendola/AP

May God bless 2021!

Worship Materials 11/1/2020 (Chinese) 121 - 3...Continue reading

Worship Materials for 11/1/2020 (English)

Midweek Message from Pastor Kathryn: October 29, 2020 Hello Dear Ones, Well, there are different kinds of spooky, aren’t there? Bravo to one and all for staying strong through Red Flag Warnings and power outages. Thank you for safely checking in with each other and your neighbors....Continue reading

Loving God, we give thanks for our right to vote and know that the outcome of this and all elections affect our lives. We pray for healing for the divisions among us, patience as some of us wait hours to vote, and calm as we wait for the results of the election. Give us wisdom to make choices that benefit the least among us, and let us unite around the common good, mercy, and justice. May Your love sustain us. Amen. -- UCC

Hello friends, prayers for all of you to be safe during this big Red Flag Warning. This important resource was shared today during the Gathering:

Weekend Worship Message from Pastor Kathryn: October 24, 2020 Hello Dear Ones, Oh my, here we are again with power outages and Red Flag warnings. At the request of the City of Berkeley, Aidan and I moved into the church offices today ahead of potential fires. (Residents of the Berkeley Hills, esp. those who park on the street, were asked to relocate if possible.) A big THANK YOU to Derrick who arrived ahead of us and prepared the space for us. I hope all of you have safe pla...Continue reading

At Home ritual for welcoming soul friends...

Midweek Message from Pastor Kathryn: October 21, 2020 Hello Dear Ones, Have you noticed the beautiful fall leaves? They remind us of the changing of the seasons. The natural world’s visible transitions invite us to wonder about our own mortality, too....Continue reading

Rose Wong Lee August 15, 1931 October 1, 2020 Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your Master. Gospel of St Matthew 25:12...Continue reading