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Got party skills to share?

February 1st, 2025 by

The Stewardship Committee is planning a party for March 2 to kick off our Stewardship Week, and another celebration to wrap it up on March 9. If you like doing food prep, decorating, publicizing, or set-up / clean-up, please drop a line to … read more.

A woman with brown hair seen in profile as she plays a grand piano

Take five and share your interests and skills

February 1st, 2025 by

Video: Veronika playing “Take Five”

When the Stewardship Team needs someone who loves graphic design to make the brochure, or the Adult Learning Journey is looking for potential presenters, or when anyone at UUCPA has a volunteer role to fill, … read more.

Forum Topics for February 2025

January 31st, 2025 by

The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for February 2025:

2/2 So Trump won.  Now what?  Michael Abramson

2/9 Space, is anybody out there?  Should we visit? Richard Heydt 

2/16 Birds of Bhutan – Dan Stofle and Dick … read more.

Welcome our new Worship Associates!

January 25th, 2025 by

You may have noticed some new folks in the pulpit: Barbara Saxton, Gary Rosin, Jane Correia, and Jesse Schwab are new Worship Associates. They join Ed Haertel, Jane Chronis, Mary Grebenkemper, Richard Heydt, Steven Mashin, and Thida Cornes to make a wonderful collection of diverse … read more.

UUCPA Co-Sponsorship of Rapid Response Training

January 18th, 2025 by

Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice, along with SURJ Santa Clara County and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, is sponsoring a Rapid Response training session on how to support our at-risk immigrant communities over the coming months.  The training will be held at St. Mark’s at … read more.

Meet a board member – Buzz Frahn

January 4th, 2025 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 asked … read more.

Nov 24 Special Congregational Meeting Outcome

December 21st, 2024 by

At the November 24th congregational meeting, the congregation voted to authorize the Campus Vision Task Force to move forward with the proposed campus vision project, with a total budget of $2.855 million, which represents $300K more than the original Capital Campaign raised. This project … read more.

Board votes unanimously to support Amah Mutsun

December 20th, 2024 by

At their December 11 meeting, the UUCPA Board of Trustees approved a letter to be sent to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, supporting the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in its efforts to protect Juristac and prevent the Sargent Ranch Quarry Project proposed … read more.

Meet a board member – Kevin Crane

December 7th, 2024 by

What are three interesting facts about you?

It seems I am one of the few people living here who was born here, too (in Mountain View). 

I spent my childhood in San Jose, Germany, Spain and went to college in the Midwest. But I have decided that … read more.

Action Council Supports Amah Mutsun Tribe

November 30th, 2024 by

This past weekend the Action Council received a request to sign on to a letter to the Palo Alto City Council advocating support for the efforts of the local Amah Mutsun tribe to prevent development of a sand and gravel pit mine on land in … read more.