Bay Area churches, temple and mosque close, offer livestreams

The novel coronavirus threat and state and county-imposed cap on large gatherings hasn’t just impacted the Bay Area’s museums, sports arenas, businesses and schools. Churches, temples and mosques are canceling services and shabbat, postponing events and livestreaming services, prayers and dharma talks.

Among them:

South Bay

Calvary Church in Los Gatos is closed to the public through April 1. Pastors will livestream sermons at 10 a.m. today, which can be watched live or viewed at a later date at calvarylg. com.

Cathedral of Faith in San Jose has canceled inperson gatherings, but is livestreaming all of its services — 5 p.m. Saturdays; 8:30, 10 and 11:45 a.m. Sundays; 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays — at live.cathedraloffaith.org/, on Facebook @Cathedraloffaithlive, and on Apple TV.

Saratoga’s St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church has suspended in-person worship services for today and March 22, but will livestream services at 10 a.m. Sundays at st-andrews-saratoga.org/worship.

San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin has canceled its Sunday services for today, March 22, 29 and April 2, and will be livestreaming services at 9:30 and 10 a.m. today and 10 a.m. for the next three Sundays, broadcasting its Sjbetsuin dharma talks on Youtube. Find details at sjbetsuin.com.

Venture Christian Church in Los Gatos will be closed to general public through April 9, but will be livestreaming its services at 5 p.m. Saturdays, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Sundays; venture.cc.

Awakening Church in San Jose is offering online only services at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Sundays; 7 p.m. Wednesdays at awakeningchurch.com/live and will not meet in-person through April 4.

Vive Church locations in Morgan Hill and San Jose will be closed to the public today but livestreaming services at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m at live.vivechurch.org.

Temple Emanu-el in San Jose is streaming services at templesanjose.org/livestreaming and canceling some programs.

Congregation Sinai in San Jose is canceling shabbat, a retreat and various talks and programs; sinai-sj.org.

The South Bay Islamic Association mosque in San Jose is open for daily prayer, but salat al-jumuah has been canceled and group classes and events have been canceled. The Alisra wa al-meraj event planned for Saturday will either be cancel or held online; sbia.info.

The Diocese of San José has suspended public Masses, classes and gatherings at all its parishes, missions and chapels until further notice; dsj.org.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has suspended all gatherings.

Community Christian is hosting in-person Sunday services at 8:40, 10 and 11:20 a.m. at the Morgan Hill location. All of those services will be livestreamed as well, communitychristian.us. Also, the Campbell location will be meeting at Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose at 9 a.m. today, while the Gilroy location meets at 5 p.m.

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Church Foxworthy in San Baptist Jose is canceling all gatherings for two weeks, but will livestream Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. at foxworthy.org/watch-live. html.

East Bay

Storyline Church in Oakland will be holding services via livestream only at 10 a.m. today and March 22, thisisstoryline.com/ live.

Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church has temporarily canceled services, but sermons can be seen online atmvpctoday.org/.

Oak Life Church in Oakland is hosting online only 10 a.m. Sunday services until at least Easter (April 12). Video services will be available on its Youtube page. There will also be watch parties each Sunday morning on its Facebook group page. Find more information at oaklifechurch.com.

Temple Isaiah in Lafayette is livestreaming its shabbat services at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at temple-isaiah.org/.

Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church will not be holding gatherings its large today worship or March 22, but there will be several smaller, 45-minute gatherings of 40 people or less in the sanctuary, multipurpose room and parlor, rooms large enough for social distancing, at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; wcpres.org.

Vive Church in Oakland will be closed today but livestreaming services at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at live.vivechurch. org/.

Temple Israel of Alameda is postponing shabbat and Passover seder services; templeisraelalameda.org

Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland has temporary canceled all events, including Friday prayers (Jumma) on March 20; iccnc.org.

Regeneration Church in Oakland is not listing any cancellations or postponements at this time, but check regenerationweb.com/ for updates before going.

Hillside Covenant

Church will not be hosting its regular services today or March 22, but instead meeting in smaller groups in members’ homes. The church also will be streaming its 10 a.m. Sunday service on the website, Facebook page and Youtube.

Community Presbyterian Church in Danville livestreams all of its services — 5 p.m. Saturdays, 9 and 10:45 a.m. Sundays — at cpcdanville.online. church. But the church will not be holding inperson services for the rest of March.

Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church is offering online-only worship services through March. The church will be livestreaming its 9 a.m. Sunday service at livestream.com/lopc, then rebroadcasting it at 11 a.m.

Peninsula

First Lutheran Church in Palo Alto has canceled some events, but will continue to host in-person worship services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.; flcpa.org.

Mountain View Church is encouraging people to consider attending either the 8:30 or 11:30 a.m. services, as opposed to the 10 a.m. service (which traditionally draws the largest crowd). Also, the Sunnyside campus will join the main campus through at least April 13. Find details at mountainview.org.

True North Church in Palo Alto is suspending in-person Sunday services for at least the month of March, but will livestream worship services at 11 a.m. Sundays through its Facebook page, facebook. com/truenorthsv/.

Kol Emeth in Mountain View is canceling some programs and livestreaming its services; kolemeth.org.

First Congregational Church in Palo Alto will be livestreaming its 10 a.m. Sunday service at zoom.us/j/670796753

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto will be livestreaming its 10 a.m. Sunday service; saint-marks.com/.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto will be limiting in-person attendance to 50 people for each of its services. Find details on its livestream services atuucpa.org/whats-happening/covid-19-faq/.

Services can also be heard at 88.7-FM.

Vive Church in Palo Alto will be closed today but livestreaming services at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.; live.vivechurch.org/.

Grace Pres in Palo Alto services at 9 and 10:45 a.m. will be livestreamed only; gracepres.com.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has suspended all gatherings.

San Francisco

Reality church will not be meeting at its regular location today or March 22, but rather at its House to House community groups; realitysf.com.

Cornerstonesf plans to have its Mission campus open today, but will also be livestreaming its services at 9 and 11 a.m., cornerstonesf. churchonline.org/.

Congregation Emanuel is suspending all inperson programming until April 5. Find information on how to livestream Friday night services at emanuelsf. org/staying-healthy/.

Vive Church in San Francisco will be closed today but livestreaming services at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m, live.vivechurch.org/.

Congregation Sherith Israel is suspending all in-person programming until March 24; sherithisrael.org/3-13-shabbat#.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has suspended all gatherings.