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This is our best opportunity each year to bring the public into our  large native garden, hopefully inspiring more native gardening on the Peninsula, and sharing our values, especially with respect to the interdependent web. Can you help on Sunday, April 19, when the UUCPA Native Garden … read more.

Starting February 1st, the Thriving Together group is transitioning from a single hybrid meeting to two separate options: an in-person gathering and a Zoom gathering. The in-person group meets at 11:45 am at UUCPA, and the Zoom group meets at 7:00 pm. Both meetings will cover the … read more.

Starting January 25, 2026 during our usual Sunday School time (10:45 AM-11:45 AM), UUCPA is offering K-1 and 4-6 OWL classes (4-6 OWL start date TBA).  “Our Whole Lives” (OWL) for elementary students is a comprehensive sexuality education curriculum.  It is a comprehensive, values-based program designed to provide age-appropriate information on topics … read more.

The Forum meets from 8:45 to 10:15 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for February, 2026:

2/1 Things that we keep because they helped to define who we were – Ann Zeise

2/8 What would you like for the future of the Forum, and … read more.

Happy 2026 Greetings and SalUUtations!

I hope you and yours enjoyed a lovely and restorative holiday season, and wish you all the best in the new year.

I’m writing to say that I’ve been putting together some thoughts that link outlooks on the human soul to personal … read more.

I share with the congregation our deep sense of loss at the passing of Kay and Byron Brown. I also want to honor Kay’s indomitable spirit and no-nonsense approach to life by saying that UUCPA needs your help to find our next Treasurer, a position … read more.

The Forum meets from 8:45 to 10:15 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for January, 2026:

1/4 What are you hoping to make happen in your life in 2026? 

1/11 How long has it been since you made a new friend? Is it time … read more.

This year’s Undie Sunday campaign was once again a great success!  Thank you to everyone who participated!  We donated numerous undies, hats, socks, coats, notebooks, sleeping bags, and more to the Opportunity Center’s annual Holiday Faire.  All items have been delivered, and the Faire will … read more.

Thank you to all of you who have made the 2025 UUCPA Auction a huge success!

 If you donated items to the auction, you should have received an email with the subject “UUCPA 2025 AUCTION donation receipt” from “Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto – UUCPA … read more.

Remember those posts to Announce in early November about upcoming service projects? The projects served two of UUCPA’s Justice Partners, Onyxx Village Connection and LifeMoves, and were sponsored by the Social Justice Action Council and Children and Youth Religious Education committees (and you, indirectly 🙂). … read more.