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CAPC Pastor Monte McClain will introduce the panel and present short video interviews of some of the people with whom the church is working. See Op-Ed below for further discussion about the panel's topic and the challenges to be met.

RCPC and RDA thank College Avenue Presbyterian Church Pastor Monte McClain and members of his staff and church community for their generosity and support helping to host a Halloween party on a cloudy October day. Albert Hussian handled sound equipment and seating, while Rockridge mother and daughter team, Linda D...

By Monte McClain

...he church is in need of more help and partners – both in volunteers Babies and caregivers learn reading through play at the Baby Book Club. Volunteers staff the serving line during Friday Night Meals at College Avenue Presbyterian Church. /Monte McClain /Monte McClain and in donations – to fund the meals. We had to shut the meal down in late summer for a month to concentrate on raising more funds. One hundred percent of all donations to the Friday Night Meal goes to purchasing food; there...

By Monte McClain

from local people that the meal can take place. by Monte McClain F Volunteers Needed Have some extra time? We will need volunteers to help in our socially-distanced, anti-contagion, protocol-observing effort, to provide this holiday meal. We’ll be looking for help with cooking (at distance), preparing t...

By Pastor Monte McClain

by Pastor Monte McClain Iwhich our altruism is awakened or renewed. We’re more willing to lend a hand. We’re more eager to help our neighbors. We’re more ready to give of our money and time. The opportunities for helping others within our own city are legion; man...

By Reverend Monte McClain

Presbyterian Church Hosts Its Annual Thanksgiving Meal Community Support Invited by Reverend Monte McClain We are faced these days with great challenges whose magnitude can push us toward apathy, indifference and inaction: gentrification; failing schools; ecological collapse; food injustice; racial profiling; homelessness; financial inequality;...

By Reverend Monte McClain

... and changing city of Oakland. For 31 years, the College Avenue Presbyterian Church community (CAPC) has hosted an annual Thanksgiving Day Community Meal. Begun to build a deeper sense of ➧➧T’ksgiving Meal, page 8 Thanksgiving Day Servers /Monte McClain

By Reverend Monte McClain

by Reverend Monte McClain, Pastor For nearly 25 years, the College Avenue Presbyterian Church community has hosted an annual Thanksgiving Day community meal. Begun as a way to build a deeper sense of community and to respond to concrete needs, the meal continues ye...

By Monte McClain

by Monte McClain, CAPC pastor The rush and clatter of College Avenue’s successful restaurant scene has long overshadowed a little-known weekly meal program offered by the College Avenue Presbyterian Church (CAPC). For more than 20 years, the CAPC congregat...

By Monte McClain

by Monte McClain, Pastor, College Avenue Presbyterian Church For more than 20 years, the College Avenue Presbyterian Church community has hosted a Thanksgiving Day Community Meal. Initially begun to build a deeper sense of community in our neighborhood and...

By Monte McClain

...teer or for more information, contact the church office at 510/638-3665 or capc1@sbcglobal.net, or volunteer coordinator Mike Castner at 510/658-3487 or look for the Thanksgiving section on the church Web site at www. capcchurg.org. Pastor Monte McClain in his office at the College Avenue Presbyterian Church. Photo: D. Kinkead RAYCO ENERGY Free Solar Energy has never looked this good. 1. Residential Systems for your home 2. Commercial Systems for your business 3. Non-Profit Systems for yo...

by the CAPC Pastoral Committee After several years of searching, the congregation of College Avenue Pres- byterian Church (CAPC) welcomed a new installed pastor this fall: Monte McClain. Monte and his family are long-time Oak- landers. He served as pastor to Fruitvale Presbyterian Church in the Dimond District for seven years before leaving to pastor a congregation of the French Reformed Church in the town of Poissy, just...

By Becky Alseth

...on the city’s Creek to Bay Day web site: www. oaklandcreektobay.org. Are you interested in neighborhood creeks in Oakland and the East Bay? Visit the Oakland Museum of California watershed website: http://museumca.org/ creeks/MapOak.html. /Monte McClain /Monte McClain Rollover Collision at Controversial Intersection Sparks Calls for Action Hardy Park Dog Run. “Motorists approach the on-ramp like they are getting ready for take-off. They have little regard for pedestrians in the crosswalks...

510/638-3665 or capc1@sbcglobal.net. — Pastor Monte McClain G /Monte McClain Volunteer cooks and servers from the 2011 CAPC Thanksgiving dinner. Put yourself in this year’s picture: See contact details below. GRUBBCO.COM 510.652.2133 3070 Claremont Avenue • Berkeley 510.339.0400 1960 Mountain Boule...

By Jonathan Gabel

... 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. In response to a direct request made by the author to Parking Division Director Noel Pinto, the city of Oak- land disclosed operating costs and revenues for the RPP Program during fiscal Oct Town Hall: Rockridge Schools /Monte McClain College Avenue Presbyterian to Host Community Thanksgiving Feast ➧➧RPP Pays Off, page 10 by Monte McClain, pastor For more than 20 years, the College

...e Presbyterian Church (CAPC) i Visistba Bible School (VBS) made its annual pilgrimage to “Big Frog” on August 16. The trip isn’t just about play, although there’s plenty of time for that, too. Forty children and adults, led by the Reverend Monte McClain, pictured at left, converged on the park to work. Some of the kids have grown up playing in the park, others were visiting for their first time. In either case, the enthusiastic VBS campers picked up two huge bags of trash and filled eight...

... love all their pastas, the antipasto platter and their tiramisu is amazing.” — Christine Garofoli “My favorite is À Côté for the cozy atmosphere, menu meant for sharing, great bar selection and the pommes frîtes (best in the East Bay).” — Monte McClain “People overlook how wonderful a good brunch spot can be for a date­—you can eat well then have the whole day ahead of you to go out and enjoy. Kitchen Story is perfect and gives all the vibes plus delicious food. Whether or not it’s a dat...

Help College Avenue Presbyterian Church Hand Out Thanksgiving Meals to Those in Need Partner with us to provide 200 Turkey Meals for our neighbors at Thanksgiving. COLLEGE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH capcoakland.org by Rev. Monte McClain hunger, solitude, joblessness or eco- nomic pressures. A financial gift of $7.50 provides a hearty turkey dinner with all the fixings for someone else. For as little as $30, you can feed a family of four. Donations from people like you are...

By Chris Ayan

Thanksgiving Day Meals To-Go at College Ave. Presbyterian Church by Rev. Monte McClain or nearly 50 years, the College Avenue Presbyterian Church Oakland community has partnered with the greater Rockridge community to host a neighborhood-empowered annual Thanksgiving Day community meal. Since the appearance of Covid in 2020,...

... at www.capcoakland.org/ thanksgiving-meal, email the church office at cap- coakland@gmail.com, or call (510) 658-3665. Thank you for partnering with CAPC by responding to help those in need. n Thanksgiving, from page one Photo provided by Monte McClain struggling with hunger, solitude, job- lessness, and high inflation. A financial gift of $7.50 provides a hearty turkey dinner with all the fixings for someone in need. For as little as $30, you can feed a family of four. Donations from pe...

By Rafael Davis

...r — Romeo & Juliet. The play, put on by the Oakland Tech High School drama program, opens November 16th and runs through the Oak Tech Drama, see next page A Thanksgiving Day Tradition Continues at College Avenue Presbyterian Church by Rev. Monte McClain For more than 40 years, the College Avenue Presbyterian Church (5951 College) has been hosting a

By Tina Faulkner

Community Thanksgiving Day Meal Tradition Continues at College Avenue Presbyterian Church by Tina Faulkner & Rev. Monte McClain F

By Leonora Sea

...ideration. These draft maps are intended to start the conversation on what new boundaries could look like and how they would impact local communities. REDISTRICTING, see page 4 Presbyterian Church To Host Community Thanksgiving Day Meal by Monte McClain Fv RCPC SURVEY REQUEST v What Do Rockridge Neighbors Want? The Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) wants your input. Neighbors are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute survey to share your thoughts on what you believe should...

Thanksgiving Feast: A Rockridge Tradition — by Rev. Monte McClain Volunteer Donates Unwavering Support… And Sweets to OPD — by Judith Doner Berne For 40 years, the College Avenue Presbyterian Church (CAPC) has been hosting a neighborhood-em­ powered annual Thanksgiving Day Community Meal. The brainchild ...

a place for us to use our skills, resources and time to serve others: renewing our muscle memory of compassion, altruism, and empathy. Photo: Rev. Monte McClain This Thanksgiving, CAPC will once again be hosting its annu­ al Thanksgiving Day Community Meal on “It’s a calling,” she said of her deci­ sion to use the administrative skills she honed working at UC Berkeley, to sup­ port the day- to-day...

...se members of our Rockridge Community, including con­ gregational members, lo­ cal merchants and local residents. the thanks do help keep the Rice Krispie treats (the officers’ favorites) coming on days when my energy's going.” Photo: Rev. Monte McClain Indeed, she started out bringing in her homemade cookies, but two knee replacements early this year have lim­ ited her time on her feet. So brownies and Rice Krispie treats are quicker to make. “The OPD took such good care of me when I had...

By Stuart Flashman

org/centennial for more details. — Pastor Monte McClain

by Rev. Monte McClain ome November 4, College Avenue Presbyterian Church celebrates its 100th year on College Avenue. The Church community began downtown in 1890, but purchased new land as Oakland expanded northward and eastward in the busy year of 1913. The co...

Opening the program, CAPC’s Rev. Monte McClain dispelled some myths about the homeless, or, using a term he prefers, those without housing. He explained that many so-called homeless do have some- place they call home, but they lack their own, private, space. Instead, they live with fri...

By Spectrum Community Services

... you want if or when you become ill or approach death? Do you know what they want? Find more information about this event online at www.capcoakland.org/the-conversa- tion-project or about the project at thecon- versationproject.org. — Rev. Monte McClain, College Avenue Presbyterian Church

By Becky Alseth

...usinesses sponsored one of a selection of youthful works of art offered in a choice of bone, fire hydrant and dog shapes. “During each of our summer sessions, we have the kids participate in community improvement projects,” explains Pastor Monte McClain. “Painting plaques to help raise money for the local dog park was a lot of fun for the children and

...to our outstanding library staff, who have worked hard and managed to do more with less. Branch and FORL News ‘Pancake Tuesday’ Fun at College Avenue Presbyterian Church February 8, 2013 Merchants 5-8 pm Restaurants from 5 until Closing by Monte McClain, Pastor Celebrate Pancake Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras, with neighbors and friends Tuesday, February 12 from 6-7 p.m. at College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue. We’ll be serving a free pancake dinner

.... To purchase advance tickets, order online at www.imathlete. c o m / e v e n t s / bicycledreams. For more informa- tion about the event, visit www. btceb.org. CAPC Forms New Baby Book Club for Rockridge Babies and Their Parents by Pastor Monte McClain, College Avenue Presbyterian Church College Avenue Presbyterian Church announces a new and special reading group just for babies, ages newborn to 12 months, and their parents or caregivers. From the moment they are born, babies begin to ga...

...efully accepted. It’s because of such donations that the meal takes place. You can also give of your time. Help is Attendees and volunteers at last year’s College Avenue Presbyterian Church Thanksgiving Feast gather for a post-meal photo. /Monte McClain information, you can call the volunteer coordinator Mike Castner at 658-3487 or contact the church office at 638-365 or capc1@sbcglobal.net, or look for the Thanksgiving section on the church website at www.capcchurch.org.

... was a time for our members to meet, share information and get to know one another. Guest speaker City Council President Jane Brunner gave an update on the state of the city. Susan Bernosky, RDA president, welcomed new members, includ- ing Monte McClain, new pastor of the College Avenue Presby- terian Church. We spoke on the RDA’s accomplishments for 2010. We acknowledged our successful partnerships with Bob Franklin of BART and with the RCPC. We were pleased to report that the RDA has fa...

...rian Church, 5951 College Avenue, Friday mornings at 10:30 a.m., from January 27 through April 6. Ms. Smith works for the Contra Costa County Library, Walnut Creek Branch. For more information, contact the church at 510/658-3666, or e-mail montemcclain@ gmail.com. The Church’s web site address is: www.capcchurch.org.