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The Action Council recently voted to co-sponsor an author event in October on the topic of systemic racism and how to undo it.  The event will take place on the evening of October 26 at the Congregational Church of San Mateo and will feature Richard Rothstein, author of the book The Color of Law, and his … Continue reading Action Council to Co-Sponsor October Author Event

This year our congregation is part of an informal group of faith organizations that organize an interfaith welcome booth at the festival each year.   With the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ hate, our presence at the festival is needed more than ever!  To demonstrate our active support this year, the Action Council has made a donation toward the … Continue reading UUCPA co-sponsors interfaith booth at the 2023 Silicon Valley Pride Festival!

We are eager and excited to start the 2023-2024 Children and Youth’s Religious Education (CYRE) on 9/10/2023. We are still looking for volunteers to help. There is a smorgasbord of ways to get involved in teaching RE and beyond. If any of them speak to you, email Rev. Cat to talk about volunteering.  Please note … Continue reading CYRE Volunteer Opportunities

For the 2023 – 2024 year, CYRE will be offering the following classes interspersed with intergenerational services such as Children’s Chapel and more. RE classes meet two to three times a month Fall 2023 starting 9/10/23 Winter and Spring 2024 starting 1/1/2024  You can view the Calendar here which lists all the class dates plus … Continue reading CYRE 2023 – 2024 Classes and Calendar

The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for September 2023: 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 access, … Continue reading Forum Topics for September, 2023

The Action Council will be staffing a table on the patio on August 6, 13, and 20, so please stop by and visit us there before or after the Sunday service.  We will be sharing information and volunteer opportunities for two important local events: LifeMoves Ride to End Homelessness taking place in Palo Alto on Saturday … Continue reading Action Council Table Returns in August!

Peter started his first week on July 17 and will support UUCPA through 12/31/23. Peter will work on-site office hours and virtual. Please come by his office or contact him (pfarriday@uucpa.org). Schedule: Because Peter works half-time, most often he’s more available during the first half of each week, and takes off time from Thursday afternoon … Continue reading Welcome, Peter Farriday, Sabbatical Minister

If you have recently attended a Sunday service, you know that the ministers and worship associates have begun opening the services with an updated “Land Acknowledgement”, recognizing that we gather on land formerly occupied by indigenous peoples.  The last part of that acknowledgment says the following:  “We were not the people who took this land, … Continue reading Living Our UUCPA Values

The Campus Vision Task Force wants to give you some important updates. First of all, we have signed the contract with the architect, Karin Payson, and the design process has started! Yay!  A Town Hall had been scheduled to discuss the updates, however, this has been postponed as we are waiting for the county and … Continue reading Campus Vision Implementation Kicks Off!