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Community Speaker Series Event, March 6 (UUCPA co-sponsored)

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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.

UUCPA Campus work day, Saturday Morning, March 3, 9-12.

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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

Announcing Two UUCPA Endorsements

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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.

Spiritual Adventures In Parenting meets on Feb 18 at 11:30am

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Spiritual Adventures In Parenting, UUCPA’s group for parents of children between the ages of birth and tween, meets again this Sunday, February 18, 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 121–148 in the book Chaos,
Wonder,
and the Spiritual
Adventure of
Parenting.

To learn more, email spiritualparenting@uucpa.org.

Extended Comfort Survey for New Main Hall Chairs

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The Chair Committee appreciates everyone who sat in the sample chairs and filled out one or more surveys. The answers have been enormously useful. THANK YOU!! As a result, we have eliminated Chair B from further consideration. Chairs A and C are still both serious … read more.

Learning about our local Community Land Trust at Dismantling White Supremacy, Feb 13

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On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, two leaders of the South Bay Community Land Trust (CLT) will make a presentation to UUCPA’s Dismantling White Supremacy group. South Bay CLT, like us, recognizes the historically racist exclusion of BIPOC and other marginalized communities from opportunities of housing and development, and actively works to dismantle these structures by centering the voices and lived experiences of those most impacted by the housing crisis: for example, by the makeup of their board. Community Land Trusts are a powerful partner in reversing the effects of decades of housing discrimination, since they buffer residents from the volatility of economic crises, land speculation and gentrification through permanent affordable housing.

Sadly, Zoombombing is a reality for anti-racism groups. If you would like to attend this session and are not subscribed to the Dismantling White Supremacy email list, please email dismantlingwhitesupremacy+subscribe@uucpa.org. Zoom information for the session will be sent to this list early next week. We welcome new attendees at any time!

Thanks,
Amy

SciFi/Fantasy Discussion Group Next Meeting — February 21 — the 1999 movie “Bicentennial Man”

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Hello SciFi/Fantasy Fans,
Our next meeting is February 21, 7-8:30, on Zoom. We’ll discuss the 1999 movie “Bicentennial Man”
Visit the UUCPA website to get the Zoom information. All are welcome. We assume that you’ve seen the movie.

At the end of the meeting, we will choose a movie or video for our April meeting.

Contact:
Jane Chronis, scifi+owner@uucpa.org