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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.

LifeMoves is one of the most effective providers of shelter and services across Silicon Valley. There are two job openings, should anyone be looking for worthwhile work:

Case ManagerProgram Coordinator

Brian Weller can provide job descriptions.

This Sunday, October 30, we hold our annual service of remembrance.

If you are attending in person, at either 9:30 or 11, you are invited to bring photos and mementos to bedeck the physical altar. There will also be a place to light candles, and to write … read more.

Come to church dressed in your most ghoulish apparel October 30 ready to participate in the Halloween parade after the 9:30 service (approx 10:30 am). Prance, dance and go ‘boo’ in our Halloween Parade. Awards will be handed out to all our fiendish friends. No need to bring candy, the church has it covered.

Immediately after the service on Sunday, you are welcome to follow me and Mary to the memorial garden in front of the Main Hall. We will dedicate a new bench and bricks, and give our gift of water to the tree that symbolizes our ancestors, … read more.

Sunday October 30th, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Fireside Room and Zoom

Santa Clara County Board Supervisor Joe Simitian joins us for a life and death analysis of the power our local law enforcement – in this case the Sheriff’s Office – holds in its hands. For over four years Joe has driven the effort to establish civilian oversight for the Sheriff’s Office – which does not report to anyone in the County. The appalling incidents impacting real people – the majority people of color living here – cried out for transparency and accountability for that powerful office. San Mateo County residents formed Fixin’ SMC last year and tapped Joe to advise them on how to build their effective civilian oversight entity – that story is still unfolding. Entrenched power vs. humane values – the battle in our own back yards. Please join us for insights locally and from around the country on what works, what clearly doesn’t, and implications for the path forward.

Location: Fireside Room (in-person* with zoom access possible)

Dear UUCPA folks,

Can I confess something? I think about 20% of my motivation in becoming a UU minister was to recreate a peak experience of my teenage years. Experiences, since it wasn’t one time but something that happened most Fridays during the school year. That’s … read more.

Help our Senior High Youth Group (SHYG) and eat something delicious this holiday season! SHYG will be making pies.

Please reserve your pie here and bring $20 in cash on Sunday 11/19, just in time for Thanksgiving to pick up your pie outside the … read more.

Please join us for a Mission Conversation In-person: Sunday, October 23, during Fourth Sunday Brunch, 10:30–11:00am. Let’s talk over waffles! Task Force members will be seated at different tables, and we invite you to join us for conversation! We especially welcome parents, young adults, and youth to talk with us at this event!
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Online: Monday, October 24, on Zoom, 8:00–9:00pm. For this event, we especially welcome all who attend UUCPA services and classes primarily online, as well as parents, young adults, youth, and anyone for whom online in the evening works best!

The Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523750014?pwd=Tm9yTDdlK1BtZ1FxT2hFYWYwUFgxdz09 (Meeting ID: 845 2375 0014; Passcode: 651748)

This coming Tuesday, October 25, is the next session of White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy. We’ll be looking at the “Model Minority” stereotype often applied to Asian Americans — that they are intelligent, skillful in math and science, hard working, and deservedly successful. This may sound great,, but in reality the myth of the model minority has negative impacts on Asian Americans and on other minority groups. We’ll view and discuss the video “How the Asian ‘Model Minority’ perpetuates Anti-Blackness”, which was created by an Asian-Canadian woman. She discusses how the myth arose and how it has been applied to support White Supremacy

If you would like to attend this session and are not subscribed to the email list, please email dismantlingwhitesupremacy+subscribe@uucpa.org. Zoom information for the session will be sent to this list early next week. We welcome new attendees* at any time!

*All people of whatever race or background are welcome to attend any or all sessions. We call the group “White Folks . . . ” because we recognize that the work of dismantling white supremacy is for white people to do. It’s also important to have anti-racism learning spaces for white folks, where they can grapple with new ideas about racism and speak candidly about their fears and misconceptions. It can be painful for people of color to witness these conversations, so we have created this space apart from the main body of the congregation.