🌱 Oakley pastor takes on major new role supporting bilingual churches

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• Oakley pastor takes on major new role supporting bilingual churches

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• Wednesday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 59 and low of 47 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 59, low: 49.
• Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., with a high of 58 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Fil Nesta Joins Serve Locally as Director of Bilingual Churches (covchurch.org) — An Oakley resident, Rev. Fil Nesta, has just stepped into a national church leadership role supporting bilingual congregations, bringing fresh attention to local Latino and Spanish-speaking faith communities. Living in Oakley with his family, he’ll work across the denomination to plant and strengthen bilingual churches, aiming to foster a more multiethnic, caring, and just Christian movement.
   

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Friday December 26

• The Red Door Friday Night Market
  Vic Stewart's, 2270 Balfour Rd, Brentwood
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Oakley LEGO® Club
  Oakley Library , 1050 Neroly Road , Oakley
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Alphabet Storytime
  Oakley Library , 1050 Neroly Road , Oakley
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• Sensory Playtime
  Oakley Library , 1050 Neroly Road , Oakley
  10:00 am
• Oakley LEGO® Club
  Oakley Library , 1050 Neroly Road , Oakley
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Midweek Mixup
  Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street; 1st Floor , Brentwood
  3:00 pm
• Youth Arts Connection Workshop
  Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street; 1st Floor , Brentwood
  4:00 pm
• AMS Winter Choir Concert
  Adams Middle School , 401 American Ave , Brentwood
  6:00 pm
• Westmont of Brentwood - Dementia Support Group
  Westmont of Brentwood , 450 John Muir Pkwy , Brentwood
  6:00 pm
• Planning Commission
  Antioch City Hall , 200 H St , Antioch
  6:30 pm
• Wellness Wednesday
  A Steep In Time , 7850 Brentwood Blvd , Brentwood
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Family Storytime for All Ages
  Brentwood Library , 35 Oak Street; 1st Floor , Brentwood
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi this is another abandoned dog.
  It's in Pittsburg at the North Park Plaza. Behind the dumpster at the Fresenius Kidney Care facility. This might be the same dog that I saw a week… (Nextdoor Teakwood)
• ⚠️ Magnitude 3.06 earthquake reported
  Dec 16 - 5:53 AM PST: 2.99 magnitude aftershock occurred near San Ramon, CA. Dec 14 - 10:47 PM PST: 2.66 magnitude foreshock occurred near San Ramon… (Nextdoor )

• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in Oakley. Apply here.
• CHIPOTLE posted a job opening for Crew Member in Oakley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Brentwood

• PopUp Bagels Makes Its Long-Awaited Debut in Brentwood This Week (eater.com)
• Sirens, Santa And Shopping Carts As Brentwood Cops Treat Kids To Target Run (hoodline.com)
• Rob Reiner's Reflections on the Moment He Got 'Validation' as a Creative from Dad Carl Reiner: 'That Was a Big Deal' (people.com)

Antioch

• Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar Reveals Whether He'll Play In Music City Bowl (rockytopinsider.com)
• #NYCtech Week in Review: 12/7/25 – 12/13/25 (alleywatch.com)
• How this Bay Area neighborhood bar sold 30,000 martinis in 2025 (sfchronicle.com)

Danville

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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