Advent Retreat Friday-Saturday, December 1 and 2 The Advent Retreat returns to Silver Penny Farm in Petaluma. Begin your season with renewal, refreshment and fun. All ages are invited to make and decorate cookies, candies, stars, tin ornaments, giant snowflakes, and more. Small Assembly Join your voices to bring the gift of singing carols to friends in area nursing homes and residence facilities. Come for a light lunch and share the joy of the season with a song and a smile.
All ages welcome.
Participants will then carry candles along the south shore of Lake Merritt. Christmas Wreaths Winthrop's annual sale of Christmas wreaths takes place after worship on Sundays in Advent while supplies last. The Youth Groups are collecting shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, razors, shaving cream, mouthwash, hand towels, bath towels and other health and bath supplies for the homeless. A box will be in the Hall of Entrance. The Christmas offering this year will be divided between Options Recovery Services here in Berkeley and the Ziphakimise organization in South Africa.