We gather,
our different paths entwined,
to deepen our spiritual lives:
nourishing connection,
learning from each other,
caring for each other,
tending to our world.
With our annual meeting and budget vote just around the corner, we are in the final stretch of our pledge drive — and we need your help to carry us over the line.
Where We Stand
111 congregants have pledged a total of $497K — including 16 first-time pledgers!
Along with the matching fund, we are now at $502K!
We are $48,000 away from our goal of $550,000, all of which is needed to continue bringing you all the benefits UUCPA has to offer.
The Matching Fund — Over $9,000 Still Available
As a reminder, a group of generous donors has created a matching fund to encourage others to pledge and increase their giving. The matching fund offer has been extended to April 18.
If you have pledged before: Any increase above last year’s pledge will be matched dollar for dollar.
If you are a new pledger: Your entire pledge will be doubled.
More than $9,000 in matching funds is still waiting to be claimed. Every new or increased pledge between now and the annual meeting brings us measurably closer to our goal — and puts that matching money to work for our community.
If you haven’t yet made your pledge, or if you’re considering an increase, now is the moment. Let’s cross the finish line together. Send an email to pledge@uucpa.org, or pick up a pledge card and drop it by the office.
Ever wonder how your pledges determine the size of our budget and how much we have for things like salaries and programming? Or, how much it costs to keep our campus open? Or, if UUCPA has any other sources of income besides pledges?
Come to the Main Hall for the Money Matters Info Session on tomorrow, April 12, from 12 noon to 1PM for answers to these questions and more! Learn about how UUCPA works financially and how UUCPA is planning to use its funds in the coming 2026-2027 fiscal year. You’ll also get the latest status update on our current pledge drive.
Tomorrow is usually Second Sunday lunch. Instead, there will be bagels, fruit, Jeff’s famous baked goods, and Mayo and Liam’s choir-approved Meyer lemon bars offered between the service and the Money Matters Info Session. Never fear—Second Sunday lunch will happen on April 19!
Childcare providing pizza and movie in Room 2 for kids. Childcare will run until the Money Matters Info Session is complete.
To attend the meeting remotely, use the same Zoom link as the 10:30AM service.
We look forward to seeing you there!
-The UUCPA Board and Finance Committee
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Our next meeting is April 15th, 7-8:00, on Zoom. We’ll discuss the novel A Case of Conscience (1958) by James Blish (256 pages, audio 8 hrs, 1 mins) This link on the UUCPA website has the Zoom information. All are welcome. Spoilers: We assume … read more.
Save the date, UUCPA! Our own Paul Kostka is bringing a Family Dance Party to the Main Hall on Saturday, April 18, 2–4 PM and we’d love to see you there This joyful, all-ages event is co-sponsored by BACDS Family Week and is open to everyone who loves to dance. … read more.
UUCPA’s native garden will be on the California Native Plant Society sponsored garden tour on Sunday, April 19 from 10-4. Donors to CNPS may receive a small CA native plant propagated from the church or our home gardens, so come see us at the GNGT table next to … read more.
The Nominating Committee is pleased to present this year’s candidates for election to the Board of Trustees, the Ministerial Search Committee, the Nominating Committee itself, and for delegates to the General Assembly. The congregation will vote on these nominations at the Annual Meeting on Sunday … read more.
