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Meet a Board Member – Barbara Smith-Thomas! 

August 24th, 2024 by

Did you know that our community is led by an all-volunteer Board of Trustees that meets monthly? Anyone is welcome to attend our meetings and learn how UUCPA is governed. In an effort to make the Board more accessible to the entire community, we will … read more.

Sign up for a shift at the interfaith booth at the Silicon Valley Pride Festival Aug 24-25!

August 17th, 2024 by

Silicon Valley Pride is coming up in one week!  UUCPA is once again part of an informal group of faith organizations that organize and staff an interfaith welcome booth at the festival each year. We need volunteers! Sign up here to help set … read more.

Neighboring Faiths for Adults is Coming

August 10th, 2024 by

Every couple of years, the program for the Purple Class (middle-school-age) is a mix of experiential and discussion-based learning called Neighboring Faiths. They visit several faith communities over the course of the year, attending the service and talking with a leader of the community … read more.

Volunteer to Teach RE!

August 10th, 2024 by

We are recruiting teachers and advisors for the fall. Want to teach but never have done it before? Taught for a long time ago and would like to teach again? Do you want to lead a short-term project instead of an entire class for next … read more.

Attention UUs of color: DRUUMM Bay Area meeting info

August 10th, 2024 by

The work of organizing BIPOC Unitarian Universalists through Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM) Bay Area continues to grow in leaps and bounds! At the Spring Retreat in May at First UU Oakland, over 30 people attended, representing 15 congregations, over three time zones, … read more.

Bay Area UU Women’s retreat: Sept 13-15

August 3rd, 2024 by

Registration is now open for the Bay Area UU Women’s retreat at Villa Maria Del Mar in Santa Cruz on September 13-15.  Sign up now for a fun and relaxing weekend on the ocean in Santa Cruz.  The cost for two nights is $350 double … read more.

UU the Vote announces July 30 webinar

July 27th, 2024 by

UU the Vote, which has mobilized so many voters in its brief history, invites us to a webinar about the work ahead.

Three of the special guests: 

Nora Rasman, Side With Love Democracy Strategist

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, Highlander Research & Education Center Co-Executive Director

… read more.

Forum Topics For August, 2024

July 17th, 2024 by

The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for August 2024:

8/4 After Oppenheimer: Nuclear weapons in the news – Dick Duda

8/11 The art of letting go – Susan Owicki

8/18 How do you decide what is human or … read more.

UUCPA participates in city listening session

July 13th, 2024 by

The Palo Alto Human Relations Commission (HRC) recently extended an invitation to the city’s faith-community leaders to share their concerns and perspectives. Amy was able to be there and address the HRC, and the Palo Alto Weekly has summarized the event.

‘Taken for granted’: Faith … read more.

Chair Selection Announcement

July 6th, 2024 by

The Votes are In …

The Winner Is …

Chair D!

After much research to find 4 candidate chairs for us to evaluate, and analyzing responses from many of us, the chair committee has decided on Chair D. It looks good and was the most comfortable for the … read more.