There are five Episcopal Churches in Berkeley each with a distinct style of worship.  The central worship act of the Episcopal Church is Holy Communion (also called the mass or Divine Liturgy).  The Episcopal Tradition has always allowed for diversity in how the mass may be celebrated.  Please join one of the churches on Sunday and join in the oldest act of worship for Christians - the breaking of bread and participation in the life of Christ.

St. Mark’s  www.stmarksberkeley.org 2300 Bancroft Way

Sunday 8AM and 10:00AM - the 10AM service draws on the choir of St. Mark’s and provides a rich musical experience.

St. Clement’s www.stclementsberkeley.org 2837 Claremont Avenue

Sunday 8AM 10:00AM  St. Clement’s features rich musical offerings while using traditional language based on the English Prayerbook of 1662 thus using some of the great spiritual poetry of English worship.

Good Shepherd Berkeley www.goodshepherdberkeley.org corner of Hearst and 9th Street

Sunday 11:00 AM  Good Shepherd is a small church with a close knit family feel.  The service is a mixture of solemn ritual and informality.  The congregation gathers around the altar for communion.

All Soul’s www.allsoulsparish.org 2220 Cedar Street

Sunday 8AM and 10AM  All Soul’s is a vibrant church with many young families.  The music is a mix of traditional hymnody and chant alongside of banjo’s and gospel tunes.

St. Alban’s Albany www.st-albans-albany.org 1501 Washington Ave

8AM and 10AM  St. Alban’s features standard Episcopal worship within the context of a diverse and caring community.  The community reaches out to the neighborhood and treats one another as a family.

Each week Canterbury continues a tradition dating back at least to the 6th century in which Christians sing the final prayers of the day known as Compline (from the Latin for completorium or completion).  Our community uses ancient melodies from eastern and western traditions combined with prayers developed by the Anglican Province of New Zealand.  The melodies ground us in our past while the prayers unite us with the ever expanding realities of faith in the world around us.

Each Sunday we gather for a meal and discussion.  As we are in the season of Lent the topic is based around the Sunday gospel text and how it might relate to our current journey in life.  This Sunday touches on the topics of justice, suffering and mercy.

The Gospel Text is below:

Luke 13:1-9

There were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them–do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.”

Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

Each Thursday at 7:00 there is a prayer in the tradition of Taizé in the canterbury house.  This form of contemplative prayer comes from the community of Taizé in Burgundy, France.  Visited each summer by tens of thousands of young adults, the monastery of Taizé explores reconciliation, simplicity of life and contemplation of God as a community experience.  Visit the website at www.taize.fr

Below are times of Ash Wednesday observances at various parishes in Berkeley:

St. Mark’s 7:30PM www.stmarksberkeley.org

All Soul’s  7:30PM www.allsoulsparish.org

St. Clement’s 6:30PM www.stclementsberkeley.org

St. Alban’s Albany, 7PM www.st-albans-albany.org

Good Shepherd Berkeley 7:30PM  www.goodshepherdberkeley.org

Each week Canterbury continues a tradition dating back at least to the 6th century in which Christians sing the final prayers of the day known as Compline (from the Latin for completorium or completion).  Our community uses ancient melodies from eastern and western traditions combined with prayers developed by the Anglican Province of New Zealand.  The melodies ground us in our past while the prayers unite us with the ever expanding realities of faith in the world around us.

Each week Canterbury continues a tradition dating back at least to the 6th century in which Christians sing the final prayers of the day known as Compline (from the Latin for completorium or completion).  Our community uses ancient melodies from eastern and western traditions combined with prayers developed by the Anglican Province of New Zealand.  The melodies ground us in our past while the prayers unite us with the ever expanding realities of faith in the world around us.

our weekly dinner and discussion continues this week at 6:30 in the Canterbury House.  Please drop in for warm food and lively conversation about things that matter in the intersection between faith and real life.

Each week Canterbury continues a tradition dating back at least to the 6th century in which Christians sing the final prayers of the day known as Compline (from the Latin for completorium or completion).  Our community uses ancient melodies from eastern and western traditions combined with prayers developed by the Anglican Province of New Zealand.  The melodies ground us in our past while the prayers unite us with the ever expanding realities of faith in the world around us.