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UUCPA Playspace Update

Thank you for your support of the playspace. We recognize that this is a change in our community’s culture and in how we share the Main Hall and patio. It’s an experiment we’re undertaking together: sometimes things will work well, and sometimes we’ll learn that we need to do things differently. Our goal is to … Continue reading UUCPA Playspace Update

Your UUCPA Group Has an Idea. The Growth Engine Has Funding

Have an idea that brings people together? The “Growth Engine” is a fund designed to help your group try it. The UUCPA Board of Trustees has created a small, one-time fund to help our committees and groups try things that build connections — helping newcomers find their place, bringing people together, strengthening the groups that … Continue reading Your UUCPA Group Has an Idea. The Growth Engine Has Funding

Action Council Votes to Sign Letter Protesting Anti-Muslim Rhetoric by Public Officials

On the recommendation of Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice, the Action Council has voted to sign an open letter from a coalition called Shoulder to Shoulder** which denounces recent anti-Muslim bigotry from public officials. There are already many signatories to the letter, both as organizations and individuals, including the Unitarian Universalist Association, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice, Unitarian Universalist … Continue reading Action Council Votes to Sign Letter Protesting Anti-Muslim Rhetoric by Public Officials

UUCPA Recommends a NO vote on Proposition 45

The Action Council and the UUCPA Board recommend a NO vote on Proposition 45, which modifies timelines for environmental review for certain types of projects. This is a complex proposition, as is the California Environmental Quality law it is attempting to revise.   As such, it is preferable that such changes be fully discussed and vetted by our Legislature, which … Continue reading UUCPA Recommends a NO vote on Proposition 45

UUCPA Recommends a YES vote on Proposition 1

The Action Council and the UUCPA Board recommend a YES vote on Proposition 1:  Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs.  The request to support this proposition came to us from the Rev. Dr. G. Penny Nixon, Faith Director of the Housing Leadership Council and Co-Director of the Peninsula Solidarity Cohort.   The proposition aligns with UUCPA’s long time advocacy for affordable housing and for … Continue reading UUCPA Recommends a YES vote on Proposition 1

Survey Results & You’re invited: UUCPA B4 Workshop – Sat. Oct. 10, 9 am (Zoom)

You are invited to the Break Barriers, Build Beliefs (B4) workshop on Saturday, October 10, from 9 am to 12:30 pm. This workshop is offered by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) for congregations involved in the search for a new minister. The UUCPA Search Committee invites all lay leaders, members, and friends to participate in … Continue reading Survey Results & You’re invited: UUCPA B4 Workshop – Sat. Oct. 10, 9 am (Zoom)

Announcing the Establishment of the UUCPA Endowment Fund!

We’re glad to share a meaningful step for our congregation’s future. At its September meeting, the Board voted unanimously to establish the UUCPA Endowment Fund — a permanent fund to help secure the church’s financial foundation for generations to come. The endowment is inspired and founded by a generous bequest from the estate of the … Continue reading Announcing the Establishment of the UUCPA Endowment Fund!