One way of keeping our congregation strong is by staying connected. You are invited to join us every Tuesday morning from 11:00 – Noon for an hour of checking in, sharing, listening and prayer. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Discussion Topic: Heart, Head, or Body/Gut?
It has been said that people tend to be one of three types, “Heart types,” “Head types,” and “Body/Gut types”. Each represents a center of intelligence that we naturally tend to lead from to make decisions. Which one do you think you are?

• Heart Types: You primarily act through your feelings and intuition, prioritizing empathy, emotional connection, and a positive self-image. You may struggle with shame and how others perceive you.

• Head Types: You process the world through thought, analysis, and gathering information to feel safe or secure. Your knee-jerk reaction is to be anxious or fearful of future consequences.

• Body/Gut Types: You process experiences through your instinctual gut feelings, focusing on personal autonomy, boundaries, and safety. Your typical reaction is often to get angry when things don't go as expected.


Check the latest edition of The ParishScope or Monday Links email to join this week’s meeting!

ACC CHOIR

The ACC Choir rehearses Mondays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

BELL CHOIR

The ACC Bell Choir rehearses from 7:15pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Interested in joining our choir? Contact our Music Director, Jeffrey Frederic Paul, to learn more!

Earth Day in Kensington

Local organizations are coming together in Kensington to celebrate Earth Day! Come enjoy hands-on activities for all ages and opportunities to learn and engage on Sunday, April 26th, at Arlington Community Church (52 Arlington Avenue) from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The free community event, co-hosted by ACC and Hearts Leap Kensington, will begin with a land acknowledgement by Good Guest Kensington, and will feature a petting zoo, live music for children, community art, educational materials and environmental experts. 

Event Schedule:
10:00am - Land Acknowledgement by Good Guest Kensington
10:30am - Petting Zoo by Heirloom East Bay (until 12:30pm)
11:00am - Kid's Music by Melita (until 12pm)

Tabling Organizations:
Kensington Community Council 
Kensington Library Seed Program
Good Guest Kensington 
El Cerrito Trail Trekkers 
Elders Climate Action 
Interfaith Power & Light 
Zakat Foundation
Arlington Community Church

Activities:
Community Art Project by El Cerrito Resident Artist, Susan Kuchinskas
Heirloom Farm Petting Zoo 
Children's Music by Melita 
Children's Recycled Art & Hands on Activities by Hearts Leap
Green Cleaning Supply Recipes
Blessing Tree 
Postcard Writing 
Children's Activity Books from EC Recycling

The following weekend, on Sunday, May 3, at 11:30 a.m., ACC will be showing the documentary,  "Unraveling," which tells us what happens to our used clothes when they get sent to India for recycling. It is a complex process! The film will be shown in the Fireside Room.

This event is happening in place of morning worship for ACC! Volunteers needed, please see Pastor Jen to learn how you can help!

One way of keeping our congregation strong is by staying connected. You are invited to join us every Tuesday morning from 11:00 – Noon for an hour of checking in, sharing, listening and prayer. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Discussion Topic: Heart, Head, or Body/Gut?
It has been said that people tend to be one of three types, “Heart types,” “Head types,” and “Body/Gut types”. Each represents a center of intelligence that we naturally tend to lead from to make decisions. Which one do you think you are?

• Heart Types: You primarily act through your feelings and intuition, prioritizing empathy, emotional connection, and a positive self-image. You may struggle with shame and how others perceive you.

• Head Types: You process the world through thought, analysis, and gathering information to feel safe or secure. Your knee-jerk reaction is to be anxious or fearful of future consequences.

• Body/Gut Types: You process experiences through your instinctual gut feelings, focusing on personal autonomy, boundaries, and safety. Your typical reaction is often to get angry when things don't go as expected.


Check the latest edition of The ParishScope or Monday Links email to join this week’s meeting!

ACC CHOIR

The ACC Choir rehearses Mondays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

BELL CHOIR

The ACC Bell Choir rehearses from 7:15pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Interested in joining our choir? Contact our Music Director, Jeffrey Frederic Paul, to learn more!

What do you “own” that is precious to you?  Not physical things, but things that you’ve inherited from your ancestors.  But maybe it is partly physical – do you have your father’s eye color?  Did you inherit a willingness to try new things or go on adventures, maybe like an immigrant grandparent?  For April, let’s use this prompt:

What have you inherited that you rarely stop to question?

Join us for the discussion and perhaps you’ll want to write something about this topic.

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On this third Sunday of Eastertide we will continue looking to the risen Christ to show us “The Ways of Life.” This weeks’ Scriptures point us to the heart. When Jesus appeared to two disciples on the Road to Emmaus, even before they recognized him, their hearts were “burning within them.” And after Peter’s Pentecost sermon, his listeners were “cut to the heart!” What role do our hearts play in showing us the ways of life?

Tim K. Murphy will lead us through this week's Hymns and Special Music selections from the ACC Ensemble. Allan Gardiner will serve as Liturgist and Pastor Jen will lead worship and preach. Childcare will be available during the service for children ages 2 and up.

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If you are unable to attend today's in-person service, simply visit our YouTube channel and look for the Live Stream video link at the top of our page..

Starting promptly at 10 am you'll see the top video as a Live-Stream. Click on the video and you will be able to enjoy the service as it is happening live at ACC! You may need to refresh the page a few times before the live video becomes active.

Visitors, please check in with us at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/virtual-visitor

Online giving is easy at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/online-giving

"Be still and know that I am God"
- Psalm 46:10

Please plan to join us as we gather in meditative contemplation from 10:00 until 11:00 on Saturday in the Sanctuary.

Join us for our third annual food truck fundraiser benefiting the Black Wealth Builders Fund on Thursday, April 16, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. We’ll have food from Curbside Kitchen and Southern Jazz Kitchen, music, speakers, and fun for everyone. More details to follow!

One way of keeping our congregation strong is by staying connected. You are invited to join us every Tuesday morning from 11:00 – Noon for an hour of checking in, sharing, listening and prayer. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Discussion Topic:Show & Tell
“Share something with the group! Whatever you'd like!”


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ACC CHOIR

The ACC Choir rehearses Mondays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

BELL CHOIR

The ACC Bell Choir rehearses from 7:15pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Interested in joining our choir? Contact our Music Director, Jeffrey Frederic Paul, to learn more!

On this second Sunday of Easter we will begin a new sermon series, “The Ways of Life,” based on Peter’s sermon on Pentecost. Throughout Eastertide we will explore the ways that the risen Christ points us to life, this week contemplating the significance of his wounded hands (John 20:19-31). Why were the scars of Jesus’ suffering so important after his resurrection, and what does their inclusion reveal to us about the ways of life? We’ll have music from our Choir and Bell Choir led by Jeffrey Frederic Paul. Tim K. Murphy will accompany this week’s hymns and provide this week’s Prelude and Postlude. Caro Grosvenor will be this week’s Liturgist and Pastor Jen will lead worship and give this week’s sermon. Childcare will be available during the service for children ages 2 and up.

Click HERE To Preview This Week’s Bulletin
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If you are unable to attend today's in-person service, simply visit our YouTube channel and look for the Live Stream video link at the top of our page..

Starting promptly at 10 am you'll see the top video as a Live-Stream. Click on the video and you will be able to enjoy the service as it is happening live at ACC! You may need to refresh the page a few times before the live video becomes active.

Visitors, please check in with us at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/virtual-visitor

Online giving is easy at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/online-giving

One way of keeping our congregation strong is by staying connected. You are invited to join us every Tuesday morning from 11:00 – Noon for an hour of checking in, sharing, listening and prayer. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Discussion Topic:
"TBA…”


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ACC CHOIR

The ACC Choir rehearses Mondays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

BELL CHOIR

The ACC Bell Choir rehearses from 7:15pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Interested in joining our choir? Contact our Music Director, Jeffrey Frederic Paul, to learn more!

Easter Sunday Celebration

Join us on Easter Sunday as we celebrate the gift of life! This special service for all ages will feature joyful traditional hymns, an engaging and interactive "Moment for the Young & Young at Heart," special music from our choir and a guest cellist, as well as our bell choir. We'll have goody bags for children, and childcare will be available during a portion of the service. Please join us for refreshments in our Social Hall following the service!

The Easter story is set in a garden, so this year, as we’ve been focussing on the earth and connecting with creation, we’re going to really lean into the garden setting and try to bring it to life by filling the front of the sanctuary with plants! Please bring a potted plant from your home or garden on Easter Sunday (or two, or three…however many you can comfortably transport!). When you arrive, simply place your plant(s) at the front of the sanctuary to help create our very own ACC garden! Then, take your plant(s) back home after the service.

Click HERE To Preview This Week’s Bulletin!
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If you are unable to attend today's in-person service, simply visit our YouTube channel and look for the Live Stream video link at the top of our page..

Starting promptly at 10 am you'll see the top video as a Live-Stream. Click on the video and you will be able to enjoy the service as it is happening live at ACC! You may need to refresh the page a few times before the live video becomes active.

Visitors, please check in with us at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/virtual-visitor

Online giving is easy at:

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Join us on Thursday of Holy Week for a potluck dinner of soup and bread combined with a special service for Maundy Thursday in Social Hall. We’ll begin the evening remembering Jesus' last supper with his disciples and the command to "love one another" as we share food and fellowship around tables. Then, we’ll begin the transition into the story of Good Friday, holding space for grief, but finding strength in community and hope in the promises of our faith and the persistence of life.  

The service will begin at 6pm and end around 7:30pm.

We will begin eating around 6:15pm.

Click HERE To Preview the Maundy Thursday Bulletin!

One way of keeping our congregation strong is by staying connected. You are invited to join us every Tuesday morning from 11:00 – Noon for an hour of checking in, sharing, listening and prayer. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Discussion Topic:
"TBA…”


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ACC CHOIR

The ACC Choir rehearses Mondays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

BELL CHOIR

The ACC Bell Choir rehearses from 7:15pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Interested in joining our choir? Contact our Music Director, Jeffrey Frederic Paul, to learn more!

On this Palm Sunday, we’ll consider the role of creation in the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem, from branches to donkeys to seeds. We’ll explore the symbolism in the branches, in this ancient story and today. And as we reflect on another weekend of “No Kings” protests across the country we’ll see what our Scriptures, and the branches we wave, say about what kind of leadership we long for, and what kind of “kingdom” Jesus brings.

We’ll enjoy special music this Sunday from our choir and bell choir, directed by Jeffrey Frederick Paul, and accompanied by Tim K. Murphy. Faith Abel will serve as liturgist, and Rev. Jen Chapman will preach and lead the service. Childcare will be available during the service for children ages 2 and up.

Click HERE To Preview This Week’s Bulletin!
Click HERE To Begin Live-Stream Worship!

If you are unable to attend today's in-person service, simply visit our YouTube channel and look for the Live Stream video link at the top of our page..

Starting promptly at 10 am you'll see the top video as a Live-Stream. Click on the video and you will be able to enjoy the service as it is happening live at ACC! You may need to refresh the page a few times before the live video becomes active.

Visitors, please check in with us at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/virtual-visitor

Online giving is easy at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/online-giving

"Be still and know that I am God"
- Psalm 46:10

Please plan to join us as we gather in meditative contemplation from 10:00 until 11:00 on Saturday in the Sanctuary.

One way of keeping our congregation strong is by staying connected. You are invited to join us every Tuesday morning from 11:00 – Noon for an hour of checking in, sharing, listening and prayer. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Discussion Topic:
"TBA…”


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ACC CHOIR

The ACC Choir rehearses Mondays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

BELL CHOIR

The ACC Bell Choir rehearses from 7:15pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Interested in joining our choir? Contact our Music Director, Jeffrey Frederic Paul, to learn more!

On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, in the midst of dry valleys, death, and destruction, we’ll listen for prophetic voices, leaning into hope instead of fear. There is plenty of bad news when it comes to the care of our planet, but there is good news too! So as we explore the story of Lazarus’ resurrection we’ll mourn with Martha, Mary, and Jesus over the reality of death, but also look for signs of life, asking God to breathe new life into us so we can rise up like the dry bones in Ezekiel 37.

Cheiko Chambers will play her flute, accompanied by music director, Jeffrey Frederick Paul, and we’ll enjoy special music from our choir, accompanied by Tim K. Murphy. Susan Russell will serve as liturgist, and Rev. Jen Chapman will preach and lead the service. Childcare will be available during the service for children ages 2 and up. 

Click HERE To Preview This Week’s Bulletin!
Click HERE To Begin Live-Stream Worship!

If you are unable to attend today's in-person service, simply visit our YouTube channel and look for the Live Stream video link at the top of our page..

Starting promptly at 10 am you'll see the top video as a Live-Stream. Click on the video and you will be able to enjoy the service as it is happening live at ACC! You may need to refresh the page a few times before the live video becomes active.

Visitors, please check in with us at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/virtual-visitor

Online giving is easy at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/online-giving

One way of keeping our congregation strong is by staying connected. You are invited to join us every Tuesday morning from 11:00 – Noon for an hour of checking in, sharing, listening and prayer. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Discussion Topic:
"TBA…”


Join Zoom Meeting:
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ACC CHOIR

The ACC Choir rehearses Mondays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

BELL CHOIR

The ACC Bell Choir rehearses from 7:15pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Interested in joining our choir? Contact our Music Director, Jeffrey Frederic Paul, to learn more!

Packing up and Moving On
|Most of us have moved households at least one time in our lives.  For this month’s discussion, think about what you miss from one of these moves.  Maybe it was a specific view or garden, maybe a good neighbor.  Maybe you didn’t know you would miss it until you had already moved!

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On this fourth Sunday of Lent, guest pastor Rev. Julie Stokstad will reflect on healing—of the earth, in connection with our Lenten study, and of our communities and ourselves. In biblical times, people struggled to understand how healing could occur. In much the same way, people today sometimes find it hard to accept that healing is part of God’s work in the world.

Tim K. Murphy will lead us through this week's Hymns and Special Music selections from the ACC Ensemble. Dea Harrell will serve as Liturgist. Thanks to Rev. Julie Stokstad who will lead the service while Pastor Jen is out sick. Childcare will be available during the service for children ages 2 and up.

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If you are unable to attend today's in-person service, simply visit our YouTube channel and look for the Live Stream video link at the top of our page..

Starting promptly at 10 am you'll see the top video as a Live-Stream. Click on the video and you will be able to enjoy the service as it is happening live at ACC! You may need to refresh the page a few times before the live video becomes active.

Visitors, please check in with us at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/virtual-visitor

Online giving is easy at:

https://www.arlingtoncommunitychurchucc.org/online-giving

One way of keeping our congregation strong is by staying connected. You are invited to join us every Tuesday morning from 11:00 – Noon for an hour of checking in, sharing, listening and prayer. No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Discussion Topic:
"TBA…”


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ACC CHOIR

The ACC Choir rehearses Mondays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

BELL CHOIR

The ACC Bell Choir rehearses from 7:15pm - 8:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Interested in joining our choir? Contact our Music Director, Jeffrey Frederic Paul, to learn more!

On this Third Sunday of Lent we’ll explore the intersection of creation justice and other justice issues. We’ll hear from Terry Lovett, a local mother turned activist after her son, Jalani, died during his incarceration. As the Israelites thirsted in the wilderness and the Samaritan woman longed for living water, we too will lean into our longings for justice and life. 

We’ll enjoy special music this Sunday from our Choir, and a duet by Elise Cheval and our music director, Jeffrey Frederick Paul, accompanied by Tim K. Murphy. Sara Laferte will serve as Liturgist, and Rev. Jen Chapman will lead the service.Childcare will be available during the service for children ages 2 and up.

Click HERE To Preview This Week’s Bulletin!
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If you are unable to attend today's in-person service, simply visit our YouTube channel and look for the Live Stream video link at the top of our page..

Starting promptly at 10 am you'll see the top video as a Live-Stream. Click on the video and you will be able to enjoy the service as it is happening live at ACC! You may need to refresh the page a few times before the live video becomes active.

Visitors, please check in with us at:

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Online giving is easy at:

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