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Don’t forget! THIS Sunday, October 12, 2025, our Sunday worship start time is 10:30AM. This change is in response to several requests to move our Sunday worship start time later as well as to pick a time that is intuitively easy to communicate and remember. Enjoy the extra 15 minutes to arrive, greet friends, and settle … read more.

Part of the wonder of the auction is it’s an opportunity to have fun together! And YOU can make that happen. Here’s how:

Volunteer before or during the auction—You can decorate the main hall; greet partygoers; prepare, donate, or serve party food; monitor auction rooms (tech-savvy); clean up; and more …

Sign up at Auction 2025 Volunteer Signup Sheet.xlsx – Google Sheets -OR-after service on Sundays at the Auction table on the patio.

Consider what to donate to the auction—Your donation makes the UUCPA Auction the biggest and best party of the year. Donation ideas—an outing, hiking or biking event, picnic, dinner, themed party, or event hosted by you. A homemade savory or sweet. The offer of a talent or skill. A weekend at your family’s cabin. Or a fun happening or service you dream up to share with our community.

To be included in the auction catalog, submit your Auction donation by November 3 at https://auctria.events/uucpa2025 or on Sundays at the Auction table on the patio.

The Auction Party, on November 15 from 5:30 to 9 p.m., offers something for everyone: For kids, there will be organized games, a prize store, and popcorn and cartoons during the live auction. A professional balloon artist to create festive, wearable balloon art. Dancing to live music. Mingling in the Main Hall while enjoying delicious food and drink. The silent auction for a quieter environment. 

Auction questions? Email auction@uucpa.org.

The UUCPA Action Council has voted to adopt the work of the recently formed Immigrant Action Task Force as a Justice Project for the coming months.  The Task Force is accompanying an immigrant from Honduras, in conjunction with All Saints Episcopal Church of Palo Alto, … read more.

Are you planning to hand out chocolate this Halloween?  Did you know that some well-known chocolate brands purchase their chocolate from farms and plantations that use child or slave labor?  And some other brands choose to look the other way or don’t track their ingredient sourcing carefully. 

Buying Fair Trade chocolate is a good way to support … read more.

Humanists at UU invite you to a Watch Party for California Freethought Day, Sunday, October 12, from 12 to 5 pm, in Room 4-5.  The live event will be outdoors at the California State Capitol Building and livestreamed to UUCPA’s Room 4-5. The day is sponsored in part by … read more.

Our next meeting is October 15, 7-8:30, on Zoom. We’ll discuss the novel “The Saint of Bright Doors”  by Vajra Chandrasekera. At the end of the meeting, we will choose a book for our December 17th meeting. Bill Hackenberger (scifi+owner@uucpa.org)

On October 18 from 2-4:30pm, come join us for an afternoon of dancing, crafting, singing, stilting, and socializing. Called by Susan Petrick with music by the Opporchoonists. Susan will teach easy-to-learn dances from American and British Isles folk traditions suitable for all ages.

This regular announcement describes the current closures and cautions on campus, as we prepare for our Campus Vision remodel project. Current status on closures can also be found under “Recent News” on the church website homepage.

FOR YOUR SAFETY AT ALL … read more.