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— Bill Beatty, Pastor College Avenue Prsbyterian Church

Pastor Bill Beatty — A ‘Man for All Seasons’ Retires

Pastor Bill Beatty of the church will be playing tuba.

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—Reverend Bill Beatty, Pastor

Pastor Bill, from page  “Thank you, Bill, from the bottom of our hearts for the great service you have given not only to your congre- gation, but to the entire Rockridge community.” the 21st century. Over the years Bill has served as chaplain for Kaiser Hos...

entered the café, Bill Beatty’s joyful and still very youthful face emerged from a rear booth. There were enthusiastic handshakes and greetings. We ordered rhubarb pie à la mode and coffee and then we settled down to talk for the next two and a half hours. A new church...

After 36 years of serving the elderly of the Rockridge community, the Senior Center of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue, closed its doors May 9 with an elegant farewell lunch hosted by Pastor Bill Beatty, who is retiring, and adult education teacher Cathy Connelly. Above, top left, Pastor Beatty reads citations awarded to some of the 30 regulars who for years enjoyed afternoons swapping stories, playing games and singing around the piano. ...

old, regain a neighborhood ice cream shop. — Jody London Again, thank you for your care, respect, support and involve- ment in all the activities that we accomplished together over these many years. — Pastor Bill Beatty Safeway, from page  Editor’s Note: The Dreyer’s project application in 1989 provided for ground- level retail/commercial space along the College Avenue side of the building — something RCPC had fought for since 1985. The City’s planners, ...

...e Avenue Monday through Saturday, joyfully greeting one and all, shaking hands, sharing a cup of coffee, being there for those in need. After 34 years as a community leader and pastor of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church in Rockridge, Bill Beatty is retiring. Below, in an interview with Ortrun Niesar, he shares highlights of a ministry that spanned decades of cultural, spiritual and neighborhood change. A celebratory farewell was held at the church on Sunday, June 3. Photo: Ortrun ...

...d districtwide reductions outside the core of classroom services. The church serves dinner to the needy every Friday evening at 6 and also rents space to NOCCS, so connecting the two programs was natural. When Bloom first approached Pastor Bill Beatty about having NOCCS sponsor some of the dinners, she was thinking of it as a “service learning” project: providing the children an opportu- nity to learn civic responsibility. It quickly became a community building effort as well. After sit...

If you would like to volunteer, call Pastor Bill Beatty at 547-3053 or Ginni Palmer at 658-0604. Checks can be

your area of participation with Pastor Bill Beatty (547-3053) or

May |7 Rev. Bill Beatty on the history and vision of College Avenue Presby- terian Church

at 658-3665 for further information. — Rev Bill Beatty, Pastor

registrar of New College (841-9386) for details. — Pastor Bill Beatty

— Editor’s Note: Rev. Bill Beatty of the College Avenue Presbyte- rian Church submitted the following letter to the Planning Commission as his comment on the Dreyer’s Draft EIR. We are printing it here because of the unique location of the Church in relation to the propose...

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People who did know Danny have organized a burial fund in his behalf. Pastor Bill Beatty of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church asks that donations to the Danny Bergstedt Burial Fund be sent in care of: The College Avenue Pres- byterian Church, 5951 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618.

...check us out. Oruer Cuurcues IN Our AREA WELComE A Visir AS WELL Rockridge United Methodist; St. Peter’s Episcopal; Berkland Baptist; St. Augustine Catholic; Memorial Tabernacle Christ Holy Sanctified Church; and St. Clement’s Episcopal. — Bill Beatty, Pastor College Avenue Presbyterian Church

College Avenue Presbyterian Church is located at 5951 Col- lege Avenue, Oakland (658-3665) (next to Dreyer’s), Rev. Bill Beatty, Pastor.

by Rev. Bill Beatty, Pastor

not say good-bye, but thank you for your spirit, love and inspiration. We hope that you will stick around to see your dream for Rockridge come true. 3. The congregation has also decided to establish a Support Ministries Fund (the Pastor Bill & Beth Fund). Please call the church for more details at 510/658-3665. Pastor Bill’s direct line is 510/547-3053. CAPC said good-bye to Bill and Beth Beatty in a day full of celebration on June Small Office Specialists Small Office Specialists Re...

« Sunday, December 16, 1 ~ 6 p.m, Pastor’s Christmas Open House, at Bill and Beth Beatty’s, 5653 Ocean View Drive;