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Freelance journalist Ashwini Gangal was at the May 5, 2024 Human Library hosted by UUCPA, and reported on it in the Palo Alto Weekly.

Due to technical difficulties at the Sunday, May 12 service, the justice partner speaker from Outlet was hard to understand.  Below is the text of their talk.  If you’d like to contact Outlet, their email is: OutletProgram@acs-teens.org.  Their website is: acs-teens.org/what-we-do/outlet/ If you’d like to make a donation, you may send a check to the UUCPA … Continue reading Outlet, May’s Justice Partner

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, religion, or other such “pillar of prejudice.” The “readers” choose their … Continue reading The Human Library at UUCPA, May 5

What a fabulous sleepover we held for our stuffie friends this past week! Much thanks to the stuffie’s host of the most Alex Braille for all his help ensuring they had a blast. Stuffies will be ready for pick up in the lobby of the Main Hall this Sunday. They got lots of stories to … Continue reading Snapshots from the Stuffie Sleepover!

As part of the Campus Vision Project, the Chairs Committee is selecting new chairs for the Main Hall. We need stackable, storable chairs that are beautiful for worship and comfortable for a wide range of people’s shapes and abilities. We have really appreciated the feedback from everyone on Chair models A, B, and C. Survey … Continue reading A New Test  Chair – Chair D (with and without arms)

The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for April 2024: The Forum meets both in-person and online via video conference.  On the second Sunday of each month, the in-person meeting is in the Fireside Room. On other Sundays it is in the church library. For online … Continue reading Forum Topics for May, 2024

” . . . gather in sympathy now and then. Gather in hope, compassion and strength, gather to celebrate once again.” This is what we do–we are a congregation, and we congregate for all these purposes and more. It is good to be together. Even we introverts like to know we’re not the only ones, … Continue reading Weaving the Web: Gather in Peace, Gather in Thanks . . .

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Be sure to bring your favorite stuffies to church on Sunday if you would like them to attend the Stuffie Sleepover. Teddy bears, dinosaurs, sharks and every stuffie welcome! Pics throughout the week will be shared on this mailing list so friends can see your stuffies having a blast at church.  Stuffies will return on … Continue reading Bring your favorite stuffies to church on April 28

It happens at least a couple of times a year, sometimes more. An email or phone call goes out, supposedly from someone at UUCPA–usually a minister–asking you to send money, or click on a link, or the like. And . . . it’s a scam. Scammers love to pretend they are from a church. They … Continue reading Don’t Get Scammed!