Gathering for Sunday services in person and online, 10:15 am.
If you’re planning to buy chocolate for Easter or Mother’s Day or other Springtime events, the Action Council urges you to consider fair trade chocolate. Much of the world’s chocolate (and coffee and tea) is grown and harvested by children, some of them in … read more.
The 2024 Nominating Committee (Kim Carlson, Autri Dutta, Ed Haertel, Esa Jacobi, and Marilyn Stoddard) is delighted to put forward two outstanding candidates for election to the Board of Trustees: Autri Dutta and Judy Lookabill. The election will occur during the congregation’s Annual Meeting on April 21. … read more.
Would you like to suggest a non-profit organization for Justice Partner? Each month the Church supports a social justice organization by donating one Sunday’s plate collection to the organization. Suggestions for new partners and support for existing partners should be sent to the Action Council … read more.
Spiritual Adventures In Parenting, UUCPA’s group for parents of children between the ages of birth and tween, meets again this Sunday, March 17, from 11:30a.m.–12:30p.m., following the church service.
We’ll gather in the Fireside Room. Childcare will be provided.
We’ll share joys and challenges from the past month. We’ll also share our questions, insights, and surprises from reading pages 151–175 in the book Chaos, Wonder, and the Spiritual Adventure of Parenting.
To learn more, email spiritualparenting@uucpa.org.
Connect with other UUs in the Pacific Western Region. Our 4th Regional Assembly will be held in Denver on April 19 and 20, at the beautiful First Universalist Church. You can attend either in person or online. The keynote address will feature a conversation between our … read more.
It’s pledge week, a.k.a. Celebrate This Wonderful Community Week!
This Sunday, March 10, we have an extra-special Second Sunday Lunch, with ice cream sundaes for dessert. At that lunch, our emcee Sven Thesen will draw the first of six prizes. The way to get your name … read more.
Our next SciFi/Fantasy meeting is March 20, 7-8:30, on Zoom. We’ll discuss the novel Piranesi, by Susannah Clarke.
At the end of the meeting, we will choose a book for our May meeting.
Contact: Jane Chronis (scifi+owner@uucpa.org)
The Action Council of the UUCPA has joined the Becoming Beloved Community Task Force at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church as a co-sponsor for their free speaker series, Community, Faith, and Racial Justice. They have invited us to attend the first talk by Dr. Lerone A. Martin, Professor and Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Research and Education at Stanford University entitled, Soul Force: Martin Luther King, Jr., The Triple Evils and American Democracy
Anyone may attend and admission is free, but we would love people to register so we can plan seating. tinyurl.com/march6speaker.
Join the Buildings, Grounds, and Garden team to improve UUCPA on this Saturday Morning!
Last month, we did a great job cutting back plants along the exit drive,
fixing the slamming door in the main hall (!!), and clearing off the
office roof.
This month there are:
o New LED tubes to install in the office.
o If dry, there is painting on bench edges in the patio.
o A little more trimming along the exit drive.
o Removing 2 holly oak trees along the creekside, and weeding.
And more! Questions: Contact Robert Neff for questions about the workday.
— Robert Neff
This message is to inform the congregation that the Board of Trustees has voted for UUCPA to co-sponsor the following two efforts:
1. A speaker series to be offered by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto entitled Community, Faith, and Racial Justice. The series begins on March 6. … read more.