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Are you planning to hand out chocolate this Halloween?  Did you know that some well-known chocolate brands purchase their chocolate from farms that use child labor or don’t pay living wages?  And some other brands choose to look the other way or don’t track their ingredient sourcing carefully. Buying Fair Trade chocolate is a good way to support … Continue reading Buy Fair Trade Chocolate for Halloween

Now more than ever, let’s celebrate our foundational belief in the interconnectedness of life by joining together at the Auction on Saturday, November 14, from 5:30–9:00 PM. Invite your new and old friends to join the party—an evening packed with great food, live music, laughter, and friendly competition!  Enjoy the lively music of Seascape Sounds, be … Continue reading UUCPA Auction—coming very soon!

Thanks to everyone who contributed their thoughts in the Congregational Survey and the B4 workshop. Now it is time for the LAST STEP for 2026! We want to hear directly from you about what you hope for in UUCPA’s next minister by joining us at a Listening Circle! Don’t want to read more? RSVP here … Continue reading We Want to Hear From You! Join a Minister Search Listening Circle

FOR YOUR SAFETY AT ALL TIMES, PLEASE RESPECT ANY BARRIERS AND SIGNAGE ON CAMPUS. Closure of the exit driveway is soon. When signs appear, the entrance driveway will have NO PARKING and TWO-WAY TRAFFIC. Please use care. CURRENT CLOSURE STATUS: KITCHEN + CHOIR ROOM The kitchen and choir room are closed for construction until further … Continue reading UUCPA Campus Closures during the Campus Vision Remodel

Are you new or newish to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto? Want to deepen your connection with the congregation but aren’t sure how? Or understand more about what it means to be a UU? If so, Starting Point is for you.  We will meet four Sundays (Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25, Nov 8), … Continue reading Starting Point – September 27 through November 8

Interested in making new connections at UUCPA? Join an informal potluck Circle Supper this fall hosted at a UUCPA member’s home! Over a meal is a great way to get to know each other.  We currently have available supper dates between October 3 and December 5. Use this Circle Supper sign-up form to choose a … Continue reading Join a Circle Supper—Dates Available in Oct and Dec!

Thank you for your support of the playspace. We recognize that this is a change in our community’s culture and in how we share the Main Hall and patio. It’s an experiment we’re undertaking together: sometimes things will work well, and sometimes we’ll learn that we need to do things differently. Our goal is to … Continue reading UUCPA Playspace Update

Have an idea that brings people together? The “Growth Engine” is a fund designed to help your group try it. The UUCPA Board of Trustees has created a small, one-time fund to help our committees and groups try things that build connections — helping newcomers find their place, bringing people together, strengthening the groups that … Continue reading Your UUCPA Group Has an Idea. The Growth Engine Has Funding

On the recommendation of Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice, the Action Council has voted to sign an open letter from a coalition called Shoulder to Shoulder** which denounces recent anti-Muslim bigotry from public officials. There are already many signatories to the letter, both as organizations and individuals, including the Unitarian Universalist Association, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice, Unitarian Universalist … Continue reading Action Council Votes to Sign Letter Protesting Anti-Muslim Rhetoric by Public Officials