Gathering for Sunday services in person and online, 10:15 am.
It’s here! One of our regular educational programs for middle schoolers is Neighboring Faith Communities, a mix of experiential and discussion-based learning about a few of the many religious communities of our area. This year, we are pioneering an intergenerational version, and the first adult … read more.
The presidential debate is September 10, 6-7:30, overlapping slightly with our usual Dismantling White Supremacy meeting time. Since many of us will be watching the debate, we will convene at 8 for a short, 45-minute session. That will give everyone time to stretch, scream, dissect … read more.
Four years ago, many of us participated in Trans Experience and Spirituality, which incorporated sessions of the “Trans Inclusion in Congregations” program created by the Transforming Hearts Collective. Now the Transforming Hearts Collective is offering two webinars on building trans justice and … read more.
Dear UUCPA folks,
Can you believe Rev. Cat has only been at UUCPA for two years? The stories she brings to every service, the Game Nights and Parents’ Nights Out that build community, the family chapel services, and the kind, wise presence she brings to her … read more.
Beloved Conversations, a groundbreaking program from Meadville Lombard Theological School’s Fahs Collaborative, helps Unitarian Universalists create a better world. It places the experiences, needs, and wisdom of BIPOC+* individuals, and communities, at the heart of our learning in several ways:
Curriculum Design: The content is … read more.
Every couple of years, the program for the Purple Class (middle-school-age) is a mix of experiential and discussion-based learning called Neighboring Faiths. They visit several faith communities over the course of the year, attending the service and talking with a leader of the community … read more.
The work of organizing BIPOC Unitarian Universalists through Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM) Bay Area continues to grow in leaps and bounds! At the Spring Retreat in May at First UU Oakland, over 30 people attended, representing 15 congregations, over three time zones, … read more.
UU the Vote, which has mobilized so many voters in its brief history, invites us to a webinar about the work ahead.
Three of the special guests:
Nora Rasman, Side With Love Democracy Strategist
Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, Highlander Research & Education Center Co-Executive Director
The Palo Alto Human Relations Commission (HRC) recently extended an invitation to the city’s faith-community leaders to share their concerns and perspectives. Amy was able to be there and address the HRC, and the Palo Alto Weekly has summarized the event.
When the Dismantling White Supremacy group re-convenes on Tuesday, August 13, we’ll all share about a book we’ve read (or a podcast we’ve listened to, or a movie we’ve watched) that was created by a person of color.
Immersing ourselves in someone else’s perspective is a … read more.