Category Newsletter

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.

Justice Partner LifeMoves has job openings

November 5th, 2022 by

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.

Weaving the Web: Real conversation

October 29th, 2022 by

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.

Board Seeking Counsel on Priority Areas

October 22nd, 2022 by

This past summer, the Board set three priority areas for our attention this fiscal year. Those areas are:

Reconnecting our community in-personCaring for volunteersRecommitting to anti-racism work at UUCPA

Of course, the Board cares about all aspects of UUCPA, but these three areas are getting some extra attention … read more.

Board Member of the Month – October 2022 (Heather)

October 22nd, 2022 by

Meet Your Leaders! 

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, … read more.

Phone problems? Please persist!

October 21st, 2022 by

We were having some troubles with our phone system at UUCPA this week, so if you have encountered any difficulties in getting through, please try again next week or email us now. Staff email addresses are all here.

In particular, the … read more.

Graphic of numerous Unitarian Universalists in various candid and portrait shots, with the text "Unitarian Universalist Association Article II Study Commission." UUA logo and a photo of a chalice.

UUA’s Article II Commission Releases Draft

October 21st, 2022 by

Principles revised with an eye to what is “inspirational, memorable and poetic, inclusive, welcoming, and explicitly anti-racist”

For two years, a commission of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has been reviewing Article II of the association’s by-laws, which is where the principles, purposes, and sources of … read more.

BYO Halloween Fair Trade Chocolate – Free Samples this Sunday

October 15th, 2022 by

Free samples of Fair Trade chocolate will be available on the UU The Vote table this Sunday!

Action Council will not be selling fair trade chocolate this year, so you will have to buy your own (BYO) for trick-or-treating.  However, we have done the research for … read more.

Forum Topics for November 2022

October 15th, 2022 by

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

11/6 The fishing industry and the status of fish in the world – Katherine Pering and Cecil Bridges11/13  How the South won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing … read more.

Spotlight on: Web / Weekly Update content updating

October 11th, 2022 by

I’ll be posting frequently about ways to connect via volunteering. Why? Because alongside small groups, volunteering is usually the fastest, surest way to feel like you are really a part of a community. The key is to choose something that you enjoy and that fits … read more.