Welcome!

We create loving community
through worship and service to others.

Live Oak is a progressive religious community in the heart of Alameda. We walk diverse paths to find meaning and purpose, but are united by our belief in the worth and dignity of all, and the obligation to express our faith through acts of justice and compassion. Join us as we create a diverse, spirit-growing, justice-seeking community.

We look forward to welcoming you! Be our guest in our fully wheelchair accessible home: 1700 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda (in the Christ Episcopal Church building at the corner of Santa Clara and Grand).

Join us in the sanctuary for worship and music on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month (January through December). And for occasional educational or recreational activities, too.

Accessibility is important to us. The sanctuary, guild room, parish hall, bathrooms, and courtyard are wheelchair accessible. We also offer assisted listening devices in the sanctuary. And we have large-print Orders of Service (programs) and hymnals. Just ask the greeter at the welcome table if any of these are useful for you. And please do tell us if you have other needs that we might be able to accommodate.

Children and youth join the adults for the first 15 minutes of each worship service, which includes music and a story for all ages. Children and their teachers then head to their classrooms. Several times a year, the children stay and participate with the adults in a multi-generational service. Children are, of course, always welcome to stay with a parent in the service. Likewise, parents are always welcome to go into the classroom with their child(ren).

Supper after: Many friends and members stay after our programs for a fellowship meal. Everyone is invited to stay to get to know us and to break bread together. We hope you will join us.

For more details, please contact info@uuliveoak.org.

Next Up: Live Oak's Sunday Program

Sunday, October 2, 4:00 p.m.
On the Value of Tradition… and Other Spiritual Lessons from "Fiddler on the Roof":
A Service in Honor of the Jewish High Holy Days
Worship led by Richard Stromer

Judaism is a religious perspective that Unitarian Universalism frequently draws upon as a source of wisdom and inspiration. In this service, our annual observance of the Jewish High Holy Days, we will explore some of that Judaic wisdom and inspiration in the guise of Fiddler on the Roof, one of the most iconic musicals in theatrical history. Why is that fiddler on the roof? And how does tradition help him keep his balance up there? Most importantly, what happens when traditions need to evolve to reflect the changing nature of a rapidly-evolving world?  Explore these and other paradoxes of spiritual life through the story, themes, and music of a much-beloved work of Jewish culture. 

Current Job Opening (9-12-16): Children Religious Exploration Teacher

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