The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for June 2024:
6/2 Great Decisions – NATO’s future – Bob Greene
6/9 A dramatic event that taught you a life lesson – Kay Culpepper
6/16 Why I am (or am not) … read more.
Hi Everyone – Happy Mother’s Day! We hope you can join us for lunch.
Here is our menu:
– Tuna Salad,
– Potato Salad,
– Roasted Asparagus,
– Hummus,
– Rolls,
– Whole Wheat Pita,
– Three Bean Salad
Salad Bar including
-Romaine,
-Spring Mix,
-Tomatoes,
-Olives,
-Goat Cheese,
-Red Onion,
Dessert is ice cream and strawberries.
And as always
Light wheat bread, peanut butter, and jelly.
Edie Keating and the Kitchen Team 🙂
Please join with the Green Sanctuary Committee as we dedicate one of the new native Valley Oaks on the UUCPA campus in honor of Bill Hilton, a leader in our efforts to combat climate change on campus and in the wider community. The dedication will be at noon on May 12, just as we are finishing up 2nd Sunday lunch and right before the Green Sanctuary Committee meeting. We will assemble in the small parking lot behind the kitchen.
Barbara Smith-Thomas
For the Green Sanctuary Committee
Thursday June 20 is the longest day of the year – we hope you can join us for a Summer Solstice Celebration.
Come at 6 for a grilled dinner (hot dogs, veggie burgers…) with potluck sides and dessert, followed by an outdoor summer solstice ceremony. Children and adults are welcome.
Would you like to meet once or twice to help us plan our ceremony? Contact us at food@uucpa.org.
Meanwhile – save the date and enjoy some sunshine!
🌞Rebecca Shapley and Edie Keating
If you are new or recently returned to UUCPA, please be our guest for a Newcomer Lunch on July 14, 2024, after the service in a room TBA.
This is a casual way to get to know our community and learn about UUCPA activities that might interest you. We’ll treat you to pizza and salad with both vegan and gluten-free options.
UUCPA members: Sorry, this one isn’t for you! We’ll see you at the 2nd Sunday Lunches and 4th Sunday Brunches.
Hello SciFi/Fantasy Fans,
Our next meeting is May 15, 7-8:30, on Zoom.
We’ll discuss the novel Upgrade, by Blake Crouch.
At the end of the meeting, we will choose a book for our October meeting.
Contact:
Jane Chronis (scifi+owner@uucpa.org)
Saturday, May 18, 2:30 – 4:30PM in the UUCPA Main Hall! This one is a collaboration between UUCPA, and the Bay Area Country Dance Society (BACDS), who feature such dances in their week long family summer camp: https://bacds.org/familyweek/ . BACDS is providing the caller, musicians, and break entertainment, and UUCPA is providing the hall and sound support.
So what kind of dances might you expect at the community dance? Easy-to-learn fun dances designed to get all ages up and dancing! Dances that have been done in the past include:
Jump Jim Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvAzqa4c8vE
Brandy Rump Bump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG44_0XJbQk
Sasha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OBKjTjI1NM
All dances will be taught and called. Invite your friends! Free admission!
You may have read about this international phenomenon, created in Denmark in 2000: a library full of human “books,” each of whom is prepared to speak from their own experience as a person with a frequently-misunderstood ethnicity, mental health condition, disability, social status, occupation, … read more.