Category CYRE Newsletter

Get Your Holiday Pie and Support SHYG

October 29th, 2022 by

Help our Senior High Youth Group (SHYG) and eat something delicious this holiday season! SHYG will be making pies.

Please reserve your pie here and bring $20 in cash on Sunday 11/19, just in time for Thanksgiving to pick up your pie outside the … read more.

Spooky Season at UUCPA

October 2nd, 2022 by

Centuries ago in Ireland, travelers along the road reported balls of lights that would dance across the hills and valleys. When followed, these balls would lead errant travelers on an endless journey until they tired and gave up or these mysterious lights disappear when the … read more.

Parents’ Night Out and Pumpkin Carving Contest – Oct 22

October 2nd, 2022 by

Parents! Take the night off and drop your kids off at UUCPA. We will have a short worship service (15 minutes) for parents. For kids, we will have pumpkins to carve and games to play. Please RSVP by October 20, 2022 by emailing Rev. Cat … read more.

Find the Gnomes!

October 2nd, 2022 by

O gnome! Recently three gnomes moved in on campus. They are hiding in the corners of the churches. If your child finds one or all of these gnomes, let Reverend Cat know for a special prize.

“Letter of Understanding” between Amy, Cat, and Dan

June 4th, 2022 by

Amy, Cat, and Dan all want to give Cat’s new ministry at the UU Church of Palo Alto (UUCPA) a chance to take root. They also want to help Dan’s new ministry at First Parish in Cohasset, Mass., take root. UUA regional staffer Melissa James … read more.

Flower Communion May 8

April 30th, 2022 by

The annual Flower Communion service, held this year on May 8, is an intergenerational service. Many children find it enjoyable. Everyone brings a flower from home to the service. Then during the service, everyone gets a chance to choose a different flower to take home … read more.

In-person worship services

March 5th, 2022 by

Beginning Sunday, March 6, we’ll have two in-person worship services, at 9:30 and 11:00. The 9:30 service will have outdoor seating, distanced and masked, in the patio outside the Main Hall. The 11:00 service will have indoors seating, distanced and masked, in the Main Hall.

If … read more.

Holiday cards for incarcerated people – Dec 12

December 11th, 2021 by

On Sunday, Dec. 12, those who come in person to the 9:30 service can write holiday messages to people experiencing incarceration.

We’ll be sending cards to two groups: queer and trans people who are members of “Black and Pink National” (founded by a UU minister), and … read more.

No-rehearsal Christmas Pageant – Dec 19

December 11th, 2021 by

Every year, UUCPA has a light-hearted and participatory “No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant.” This year, families can join in either online or in person.

All children in grades K-8 were mailed a packet of do-it-yourself costumes for the pageant printed on cardstock. Kids can cut them out, color … read more.

Grecia Uribe resigns as Religious Education Assistant

November 6th, 2021 by

Grecia Uribe has decided to resign after four years as our RE Assistant. We thanked her for her loyal service.

This means we’ll be hiring a new RE Assistant soon. If you’d like to be on a hiring committee, please contact Dan Harper.