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	October 2026
				1 Bible Talk & Life Cafe Bible Talk & Life Cafe October 1, 2026 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm First Congregational Church of Alameda, 1912 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501, USA In person in the church Narthex, or Zoom FCCA UCC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89056379750?pwd=1JvXwf1AtBSZWYb5yQtQ74jZ7nn9Xg.1 Meeting ID: 890 5637 9750 Passcode: 732376 --- One tap mobile +16694449171,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US +16699006833,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US (San Jose) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89056379750/invitations?signature=ybw54P-L9WS441mw62Mq0GlQSY2XAKPsZKsYBPxM5Ik See more details	2	3
4 Chancel Choir Practice Chancel Choir Practice October 4, 2026 9:15 am - 10:00 am Fellowship Hall See more details Service of Worship & Sacrament of Holy Communion, Rev. Laura Rose preaching Service of Worship & Sacrament of Holy Communion, Rev. Laura Rose preaching October 4, 2026 10:30 am - 11:45 am Worship with us in-person! Or, watch online with us by going to www.fccalameda.org/livestream. See more details Fellowship Time Fellowship Time October 4, 2026 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Join us for community, coffee, and light snacks. Sign up to provide refreshments here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a49adab28a0fb6-fellowship See more details	5	6 Scout Pack #73 Scout Pack #73 October 6, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm See more details	7 Worship Team meeting Worship Team meeting October 7, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm See more details	8 Bible Talk & Life Cafe Bible Talk & Life Cafe October 8, 2026 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm First Congregational Church of Alameda, 1912 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501, USA In person in the church Narthex, or Zoom FCCA UCC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89056379750?pwd=1JvXwf1AtBSZWYb5yQtQ74jZ7nn9Xg.1 Meeting ID: 890 5637 9750 Passcode: 732376 --- One tap mobile +16694449171,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US +16699006833,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US (San Jose) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89056379750/invitations?signature=ybw54P-L9WS441mw62Mq0GlQSY2XAKPsZKsYBPxM5Ik See more details	9	10
11 Chancel Choir Practice Chancel Choir Practice October 11, 2026 9:15 am - 10:00 am Fellowship Hall See more details Service of Worship, Rev. Laura Rose preaching Service of Worship, Rev. Laura Rose preaching October 11, 2026 10:30 am - 11:45 am Worship with us in-person! Or, watch online with us by going to www.fccalameda.org/livestream. See more details Fellowship Time Fellowship Time October 11, 2026 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Join us for community, coffee, and light snacks. Sign up to provide refreshments here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a49adab28a0fb6-fellowship See more details	12 Grief & Loss Journey Group Grief & Loss Journey Group October 12, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Currently meeting on Zoom every 2nd Monday, led by Linda Shively. Please contact Linda directly for the Zoom link. See more details	13 Scout Pack #73 Scout Pack #73 October 13, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm See more details	14	15 Bible Talk & Life Cafe Bible Talk & Life Cafe October 15, 2026 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm First Congregational Church of Alameda, 1912 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501, USA In person in the church Narthex, or Zoom FCCA UCC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89056379750?pwd=1JvXwf1AtBSZWYb5yQtQ74jZ7nn9Xg.1 Meeting ID: 890 5637 9750 Passcode: 732376 --- One tap mobile +16694449171,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US +16699006833,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US (San Jose) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89056379750/invitations?signature=ybw54P-L9WS441mw62Mq0GlQSY2XAKPsZKsYBPxM5Ik See more details	16 Midway Shelter Meal Midway Shelter Meal October 16, 2026 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Alameda Midway Shelter provides safety for women and children who are suffering from homelessness and domestic violence. They provide hot meals, clothes and toiletries, individual case management, counseling for goal setting, parenting classes, weekly life skills group, and domestic violence education. HOW YOU CAN HELP: Volunteers from FCCA provide a prepared meal for 25-30 people on the 3rd Friday and 5th Sundays of the month, for a total of 16 meals throughout the year. Typically, one or two people take responsibility for each category, each to provide a different portion of the meal. Individuals sometimes get together to share preparation or to help deliver the food. You can call the shelter to find out the number of residents in advance. Whatever portion you sign up for, you are responsible for getting it to the shelter by dinner time (5:00pm). We do not stay and serve the meal. If you cannot get to the shelter by that time, you might ask to drop it off at another volunteer’s home the evening before or contact Anne McKereghan to arrange for a drop off at church the night before. Sign up online: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A49ADAB28A0FB6-midway1#/ See more details Spirited Families Gathering Spirited Families Gathering October 16, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm See more details	17
18 Chancel Choir Practice Chancel Choir Practice October 18, 2026 9:15 am - 10:00 am Fellowship Hall See more details Service of Worship, Rev. Laura Rose preaching Service of Worship, Rev. Laura Rose preaching October 18, 2026 10:30 am - 11:45 am Worship with us in-person! Or, watch online with us by going to www.fccalameda.org/livestream. See more details Fellowship Time Fellowship Time October 18, 2026 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Join us for community, coffee, and light snacks. Sign up to provide refreshments here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a49adab28a0fb6-fellowship See more details	19 Dine & Connect Dine & Connect October 19, 2026 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Fellowship Hall Dine & Connect grew out of a desire to assist the unhoused in our community, or anyone who may need a hot meal: elders, the disabled, families, or anyone who is food-insecure. The Alameda All-Faiths Coalition partnered with Building Futures, the City of Alameda, the Alameda Food Bank, and Operation Dignity to try to connect the folks who attend the dinners with needed housing, medical, and social services. What started as a dinner once a month has now expanded to four locations in Alameda, including our very own First Congregational Church every 3rd Monday! Sign up to Volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A49ADAB28A0FB6-dine#/ See more details	20 Scout Pack #73 Scout Pack #73 October 20, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm See more details	21	22 Bible Talk & Life Cafe Bible Talk & Life Cafe October 22, 2026 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm First Congregational Church of Alameda, 1912 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501, USA In person in the church Narthex, or Zoom FCCA UCC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89056379750?pwd=1JvXwf1AtBSZWYb5yQtQ74jZ7nn9Xg.1 Meeting ID: 890 5637 9750 Passcode: 732376 --- One tap mobile +16694449171,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US +16699006833,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US (San Jose) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89056379750/invitations?signature=ybw54P-L9WS441mw62Mq0GlQSY2XAKPsZKsYBPxM5Ik See more details	23	24
25 Chancel Choir Practice Chancel Choir Practice October 25, 2026 9:15 am - 10:00 am Fellowship Hall See more details Service of Worship, Rev. Laura Rose preaching Service of Worship, Rev. Laura Rose preaching October 25, 2026 10:30 am - 11:45 am Worship with us in-person! Or, watch online with us by going to www.fccalameda.org/livestream. See more details Fellowship Time Fellowship Time October 25, 2026 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Join us for community, coffee, and light snacks. Sign up to provide refreshments here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a49adab28a0fb6-fellowship See more details	26	27 Scout Pack #73 Scout Pack #73 October 27, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm See more details	28 FCCA Book Club FCCA Book Club October 28, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Church-Main-Narthex (20) Monthly Meeting of the FCCA Book Club: 7pm in the Narthex See more details	29 Bible Talk & Life Cafe Bible Talk & Life Cafe October 29, 2026 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm First Congregational Church of Alameda, 1912 Central Ave, Alameda, CA 94501, USA In person in the church Narthex, or Zoom FCCA UCC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89056379750?pwd=1JvXwf1AtBSZWYb5yQtQ74jZ7nn9Xg.1 Meeting ID: 890 5637 9750 Passcode: 732376 --- One tap mobile +16694449171,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US +16699006833,,89056379750#,,,,732376# US (San Jose) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/89056379750/invitations?signature=ybw54P-L9WS441mw62Mq0GlQSY2XAKPsZKsYBPxM5Ik See more details	30	31

Justice + Outreach

Led by our Justice Outreach Ministry Team, we have a strong tradition of service in support of the concrete needs of the Alameda community, as well as advocating for social justice locally and nationally. Our faith teaches us to embody love in these ways. This is how we care for each other and the world.

"If God has given me a gift, a talent, or the ability to help someone in need, then why wouldn't I? I believe this is what we are here for."

- Dories Arias

Faith Formation

We are always being shaped by the world around us. Every aspect of our lives influences who we become and how we live out our values and beliefs. Faith Formation at FCCA empowers us to discover how our faith can be part of what forms us. Then we can be intentional about becoming the people we want to be, and creating a world where all of us can flourish.

Adults

We believe that our faith lives are dynamic, always growing and changing, so we seek to create opportunities to ask questions, explore new ideas and perspectives, and share spiritual practices that nourish and sustain us.

Youth

We believe church can be a place that empowers youth, as beloved children of God, to ask questions about God and life, explore who we are in the world, and collectively imagine and work towards possibilities for creating a more loving and just future for all.

Children

We believe in nurturing a sense of wonder and creativity within children so that we can connect to God in every aspect of our lives and develop a capacity for curiosity that will sustain us and empower us to grow.

You've provided us with a place to serve, a place to heal and laugh, a place to breathe and meditate among believers, a place to light candles for our loved ones, a place to sing joyously, and a place to feel accepted just as we are.

- Kris & Jerry Brooks

Care + Prayer

Our pastor is available for spiritual nourishment, prayer, and support, and welcomes inquiries about the church or progressive Christianity.

In a world where we are increasingly separated from each other, FCCA is a place that nurtures togetherness through care for one another. Our Congregational Care Team keeps us connected and whole through a variety of care-giving, from hospital visits to handwritten notes, while our Circle of Prayer prays regularly for the concerns and joys of our community and its friends. Make a prayer request.

The Good News Ministry Fund is intended to serve the concrete needs of people in the Alameda community. Church members or regular visitors may submit an application on behalf of someone in need. Requests are considered for any need that is not readily served by existing social service agencies in our area. Examples include material needs such as school supplies or medical expenses not covered by insurance, or other goals such as family counseling. The Good News Ministry is a concrete expression of FCCA’s promise that “all members of this church are ministers.”

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