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Both services are indoors again this Sunday

November 19th, 2022 by

The brisk fall weather continues, so we will once again have both services inside the Main Hall. As always, outdoor seating on the patio will also be available for those who prefer it, and the video screen will be set up there. 

As far as we heard, last … read more.

Please join us for the Transgender Day of Remembrance Service this Friday

November 15th, 2022 by

I and the Welcoming Congregation Renewal Committee encourage you to mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance with us and Unitarian Universalists all over the world by attending UPLIFT’s service this Friday.

See you there,

Amy

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on … read more.

It’s chilly! Come inside and get warm – Nov 13 services to be held indoors

November 12th, 2022 by

The weather on Sunday is predicted to be as it has been all week: sunny, beautiful, and just a bit too cold for sitting still for an hour. So the 9:30 service, like the 11:00, will be held inside the Main Hall. As always, outdoor seating on … read more.

Campus Vision Town Hall Nov 13 & Congregational Meeting Nov 20

November 12th, 2022 by

Curious how your Vision of UUCPA’s future combines with others’? Join us at an important Town Hall Meeting Sunday, Nov. 13 at 1 pm in the Fireside Room as our architect discusses details of our Vision and will be available to answer any questions you have. Want to read all the details? You got it! You will be able to see that report on the UUCPA website October 31.
Once-in-a-lifetime Town Hall meeting this Sunday! Architect Karin Payson will be joining us to go into more detail about the plans for the Campus Vision Project. This will be your opportunity to:
Learn more about the Campus Vision Project plan. Find out how your vision of our church’s next 75 years combines with others Ask the architect any questions you may have

Get the most out of the meeting–find more details (including Karin’s report) and the latest updates on the Campus Vision page. Questions for the team? Campus@uucpa.org

This meeting is critical for our congregation–the next step is a Special Congregational meeting Nov 20 (details to come) where we’ll vote on how we move into our future.

Join us this Sunday, Nov. 13, at 1pm!

In-person: Fireside Room After 2nd Sunday Lunch (so there’s food!), Childcare available, Proof of vaccination on file (you can bring your card or email a photo of it to jeff@uucpa.org ahead of time)

Remote: Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98512481089?pwd=eVM5S0RicVVkYW91c2thYmZ1OEExdz09
Meeting ID: 985 1248 1089
Passcode: Vision

Second Sunday Lunch – The New – The Left Over – The Yummy! (Nov 13)

November 12th, 2022 by

You have been promised a once-in-a-lifetime Town Hall Meeting this Sunday.  How can a Second Sunday Lunch announcement follow that? Uhhh – with leftovers? But really good leftovers! Here is your food plan for the whole weekend!

Saturday, Nov 12 5:30 to 7:00 pm: UUCPA Auction … read more.

Seeking your fall fruits and flowers!

November 12th, 2022 by

As we give thanks for life’s bounty in the November 20 intergenerational service, Rev. Cat and I want to fill an altar with persimmons, guavas, pumpkins, garlic, black-eyed Susans, stunning fall leaves, whatever your trees and gardens are producing. Will you bring them to the … read more.

Campus Work Day and Potluck Lunch – Nov 5

November 5th, 2022 by

Are you interested in getting together in person, in community with other UUCPA folks? Come to the work day on Saturday, November 5 from 9 am-noon and stay for the potluck. Or if you don’t have time for the work day, just come for the lunchtime potluck, noon – 1ish pm. If you don’t have a side dish to share, come to the potluck anyway, we should have plenty of food.

Highlight tasks for this month:

Putting up 2 more solar light strings above the patio.
Fix door closer in the main hall bathroom.
Paint the keep-out lines in the no-parking lot space behind the main hall.
Fix light tubes, or ballasts, in the McFadden Patio, and the Fireside room.
Put up the Peace Pole
Turn on the heat for the ministers’ offices (!).
Gardening out front.

Daylight Saving Time ends November 6

November 5th, 2022 by

Remember, clocks go back in the early hours of Sunday, November 6, 2022. Enjoy the extra hour of your weekend, and we’ll see you at the service / Forum / Religious Education / all of the above!

Forum Topics for December 2022

November 5th, 2022 by

The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for December 2022:

12/4 Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande – book discussion – Susan Owicki12/11 The importance of seasonal holidays – Dick Duda and general discussion 12/18 … read more.

Weaving the Web: Top Ten List

November 5th, 2022 by

Ten things to love about the UUCPA Auction:

10. Grooving to live music by The Outer Half

9. Fabulous finger food

8. That moment when the ticket number is called and the raffle winner

jumps up with a big, incredulous … read more.