Come have dinner with us! In 2026 we’re hosting dinners around topics we think are interesting and which deserve a sit-down meal and conversation with others. For this particular dinner we’ll wonder around mystery—what is it and what value does it hold for us?

We believe that gathering for meals, over intentional conversation, in community is one of our greatest forms of resistance to the things that make us less human. As Ronald Reagan said in his farewell speech in 1989: "All great change in America begins at the dinner table."

You don't need to prepare anything to attend these dinners, just show up ready to eat, to be served a meal, and to engage in conversation, with depth, with others. We’ll throw out a topic and our hope is that the conversations will be structured, but casual. 

RSVP here!

LOGISTICS
Location: Matt & Brenna’s backyard in El Cerrito. Dress warm (though we’ll have a fire pit and some heat lamps going). We’ll send out the exact address once you’ve RSVP’d.

Time: 6:30pm

Kids: Kids are welcome. There will be plenty of space for the kids to move around. We'll also have some coloring activities for kids who don't want to or are not able to participate at the tables in conversation.

Food: Please note below if there are any dietary restrictions and we'll do our best to accommodate. All food and drinks will be provided for.

Cost: There is no cost to these dinners, but if you are able or wanting to contribute, please do! You can send money over by clicking here or just bring some cash to the dinner and we'll have something to collect any donations. 

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We’re rounding up some folks to help out with Youth Spirit Artworks as the decorate tiny homes in their Tiny Home Village & Garden in Richmond! We’ll meet at 1p at their spot at 175 23rd St. in Richmond. Wear clothes you can get dirty (or paint on), bring your own water and snacks, and show up ready to work. Feel free to bring the whole family as there will be stuff for everyone to do, but let Emily know if you can or want to help out so we know about how many of us will be joining (emily@stlucyschurch.org).

We’re starting a book club! Anyone is welcome. For our first book we’ll be reading Marcus Borg’s Convictions and discuss the book over three gatherings. We’ll meet up at Emily’s house on June 3rd at 6p for food and discussion. If you want to join, RSVP to Emily (emily@stlucyschurch.org) and she’ll make sure you get the address for the gathering. For this first gathering we’ll discussion chapters 1-4. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, July 1 at 6p (location TBD), and the final gathering for this book will be on August 5th at 6p (location TBD). If you want to join, but can’t do so in person, click here to join via Google Meet (same link for all three gatherings).

We’re starting a book club! Anyone is welcome. For our first book we’ll be reading Marcus Borg’s Convictions and discuss the book over three gatherings. We’ll meet up at Emily’s house on June 3rd at 6p for food and discussion. If you want to join, RSVP to Emily (emily@stlucyschurch.org) and she’ll make sure you get the address for the gathering. For this first gathering we’ll discussion chapters 1-4. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, July 1 at 6p (location TBD), and the final gathering for this book will be on August 5th at 6p (location TBD). If you want to join, but can’t do so in person, click here to join via Google Meet (same link for all three gatherings).

April 5| 11 AM | Snow Park

Having celebrated Easter the night before, we’ll spend Easter Sunday together over brunch at Snow Park (just off Lake Merritt) with a little bit of liturgy (some songs and a few prayers) and an egg hunt! Feel free to invite friends/neighbors/lovers and bring a dish or any food to share! This service, given that we’ll be out in the wild, will require a little more effort to set-up, clean-up, and to hide the eggs. If you’re able to come a little early and help, or stick around and help clean up afterwards that would be lovely.

April 4| 8 PM | St. Paul’s

The Great Vigil of Easter is intended to be the first and primary celebration of Easter in the Book of Common Prayer and in ancient Christian liturgy and so we at St. Lucy’s will treat it as our primary Easter service. It’s a long service (like 3 hours!), starting in darkness and fire and ending in light and Easter. Emily will be serving as a Deacon in the Vigil at St. Paul’s and we encourage all of you to attend that vigil as well! Click below to read a little more about the Vigil.

April 3| 7:30 PM | St. Paul’s, Oakland

Good Friday is the day we recall the story of when Jesus suffered and was executed in the style of a political rebel by crucifixion. This will be a fairly short, spare, haunting service with a sermon, some songs, and where we’ll pray the solemn collects from the Book of Common Prayer.

April 3| 6 PM | Tommy & Lizzie’s home (RSVP to receive the address)

This is the first event of Holy Week where we remember Jesus' command (Maundy comes from the Latin word Mandatum) to love one another just as Jesus demonstrated when he washed his disciples' feet just before he was crucified. In this service we'll share a meal together, wash each other's feet, and have a simple liturgy with prayers and song over dinner. For this meal, we'll meet in Tommy & Lizzie's home, just as Jesus shared his last meal with his disciples in the Upper Room, which is thought to have been in a home and to have functioned as a dining room. RSVP here so we know how much food to have ready.