OneLife Institute – Spirit, Sound & Silence Retreat
Holy Redeemer Center 8945 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA, United StatesA Beautiful Way to Start Your New Year... Please join us for a special day of healing and renewal surrounded by the peaceful beauty of nature. This Saturday, Jan. 27th, 9:30am-4pm at Holy Redeemer Center, 8945 Golf Links Rd, Oakland 94605. Facilitated by Dr. Liza Rankow * Music by Destiny Muhammad https://vimeo.com/249731489 Enjoy guided healing meditations, a labyrinth walk, visioning process, opportunities for community sharing, and times of deep silence. Activists, organizers, artists, community caregivers, justice-makers, and folks at risk of burnout especially encouraged to attend. Tuition is sliding scale $35-150, with scholarships available and no one ever turned away for lack of funds. Please bring your journal, a potluck item for our shared lunch, a water bottle, and anything you need to be comfortable for the day. Info: onelifeinstitute.org/retreats.html RSVP: onelife@onelifeinstitute.org or 510.595.5598
Imani Community Church – Rockin’ Crab Night
Piedmont Community Church 400 Highland Avenue, PiedmontJoin the Imani Community Church for their annual garlic crab feed fundraiser, Rockin' Crab Night. Imani is raising money for their ADA renovation project. Tickets are now on sale for $55. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the church office, 510-531-5411. Dr. George C.L. Cummings, Senior Pastor www.imanicc.org
New Life Community Church – 5th Anniversary Celebration
Oakland Masonic Center 3903 Broadway, Oakland, CA, United StatesCome and join the celebration as New Life Community Church turns 5! You are invited to be our special guest as we celebrate 5 years of extraordinary impact and grace. Join us on Friday evening, January 26 for a evening of worship and praise. Our guest for the evening will be Pastor Mike McClure, Jr. from the Rock City Church from Birmingham, AL and the Bay Area's own Lena Byrd-Miles. Then on Sunday, January 28, prepare for a uplifting and kingdom worship experience as we are treated to God's word by Bishop Charles Dickerson of the Anew Pearly Grove Baptist Church of Fresno, CA. Our guest psalmist for Sunday morning is New Life's own Jessica La Rel. Rev. Darnell C. Hammock, Pastor www.impactoakland.org
The Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series – Hon. James Clyburn
Merritt College 12500 Campus Drive, Oakland, CA, United StatesThe Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series brings Civil and Human Rights luminaries to the East Bay to address current social, economic and political realities of our day. Now in the seventh year, the highly acclaimed series is co-produced by the Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Center and the Peralta Community College District. The series promotes intergenerational and interracial alliances actively advancing community over chaos, equity over an unjust distribution of resources, and nonviolence over use of force in problem solving. February 1 – Guest Lecturer Congressman James E. Clyburn (South Carolina) Complimentary Admission. Registration required, to RSVP call 510-434-3988 Facebook Event Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_xfkpWib_s
Mysunn Turner and Movement for Christ: Debut Concert & Recording
North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church 1060 32nd Street, Oakland, CA, United StatesScotts Productions and Mysunn Turner presents: Mysunn Turner & Movement for Christ: Debut Concert and Recording Friday, February 2, 2018 - 7:30PM Featuring: Apostle Ross D. Garrision - MC Rusty Watson Minister Johnathan Johnson Psalmist Ashlee Young K.Ross Anthony Washington & Levitical Movement Sis Rhonda Jones JaCoree Prothro Minister Dion Williams
Pastor & Mrs Henry L. Perkins Celebrate 25 Years in Ministry
First Baptist Church of Pittsburg 204 Odessa Avenue, Pittsburg, CA, United StatesSpecial Guest: Dr. Kerwin B. Lee, Senior Pastor Berean Christian Church of Stone Mountain, GA
The Church at Antioch – 2nd Anniversary Celebration
The Antioch Community Center 4703 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA, United StatesCome celebrate our 2nd Birthday with us and to celebrate this incredible day, we will give away another car. There will be 2 services; 10AM and 5PM. We hope to see you there! Rev. Chris Williams, Pastor
First AME Oakland – New Year’s Eve Service
First AME Church 3701 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesBring in the New Year at FAME Oakland! Dr. Harold R. Mayberry, Senior Pastor www.fameoakland.org
Greater St. Paul – Watch Night Service
Greater St. Paul MBC 1827 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Oakland, CA, United StatesNo matter what may have happened this year, the Lord has been kind to us. Bring someone along with you and join us for one of our New Year’s Eve Worship Services as we look back in appreciation of God’s grace in 2016 and look ahead with anticipation for more of His grace in 2017. Special One-Hour Service: 6PM - 7PM Watch Night Service: 10PM Bishop Joseph E. Simmons, Senior Pastor www.gspbc.org
Holiday At The Temple “An Elegant Affair”
Solomon Temple International 655 California Avenue, Pittsburg, CA, United Stateshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDmZ43dNGMw New this year, Marcus McCauley Sessions’ take on the Holidays with a glamorous, soul stirring production “Holiday at The Temple” An Elegant Affair. Join us on the evening of December 9th & 10th for a sweeping string section, live horns, band and top notch singers. Enjoy a Winter Wonderland Bazaar full of luxurious holiday treats. Featured artists: Lena Byrd Miles Dasha Moore Victor V.S Brice Tanya Fitzgerald Victor Brice Aliya Hall Timothy Mays Sangin Sara Joshua Carter Tamara Edwards Come dressed in your best and experience your holiday favorites ….. with a twist. Gospel, Classical, and Jazz will tickle your ears and put you right in the holiday spirit. More importantly this amazing production has partnered with Hope Resources, Inc. Our goal is to bring the community together in unity. Partial proceeds will be donated Hope Resources, Toys for Tots and Shepard’s Gate Women’s Shelter.
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