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Freelance journalist Ashwini Gangal was at the May 5, 2024 Human Library hosted by UUCPA, and reported on it in the Palo Alto Weekly.

No paperbacks, only real stories to check out at this Human Library

Due to technical difficulties at the Sunday, May 12 service, the justice partner speaker from Outlet was hard to understand.  Below is the text of their talk.  If you’d like to contact Outlet, their email is: OutletProgram@acs-teens.org.  Their website is: acs-teens.org/what-we-do/outlet/

If … read more.

You may have read about this international phenomenon, created in Denmark in 2000: a library full of human “books,” each of whom is prepared to speak from their own experience as a person with a frequently-misunderstood ethnicity, mental health condition, disability, social status, occupation, … read more.

What a fabulous sleepover we held for our stuffie friends this past week! Much thanks to the stuffie’s host of the most Alex Braille for all his help ensuring they had a blast. Stuffies will be ready for pick up in the lobby of the … read more.

As part of the Campus Vision Project, the Chairs Committee is selecting new chairs for the Main Hall. We need stackable, storable chairs that are beautiful for worship and comfortable for a wide range of people’s shapes and abilities.

We have really appreciated the feedback from … read more.

The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for April 2024:

5/5 Great Decisions – US-China trade rivalry – Dick Duda 

5/12 Unusual music that makes your lips smile, your spirits soar, and your heart sing! – Sarah Doxiadis

5/19 … read more.

” . . . gather in sympathy now and then. Gather in hope, compassion and strength, gather to celebrate once again.”

This is what we do–we are a congregation, and we congregate for all these purposes and more. It is good to be together. Even … read more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQcHNCmjpm8

It happens at least a couple of times a year, sometimes more. An email or phone call goes out, supposedly from someone at UUCPA–usually a minister–asking you to send money, or click on a link, or the like. And . . . it’s a scam.

Scammers … read more.

Spiritual Adventures In Parenting, UUCPA’s group for parents of children between the ages of birth and tween, meets again this Sunday, April 21, from 11:30a.m.–12:30p.m., following the church service.

We’ll gather in the Fireside Room. Childcare will be provided.

We’ll share joys and challenges from the past month. We’ll also share our questions, insights, and surprises from reading pages 177–204 in the book Chaos,
Wonder,
and the Spiritual
Adventure of
Parenting.

***Please note: This month’s session overlaps with UUCPA’s Annual Meeting (which begins at 12:00p.m.). So, if you are a member of UUCPA, please be sure to fill out and return an absentee or proxy ballot. (Here are the instructions for doing so!) That way, your vote will be counted and help ensure a congregational quorum.***

To learn more, email spiritualparenting@uucpa.org.