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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.

Brown Bag Books book list Nov ’22 – Apr ’23

October 9th, 2022 by

The Brown Bag Books group meets via Zoom, year-round (except in July and August) on the first Tuesday of each month from noon to 2 pm. Monthly sessions are always lively and enjoyable, everyone brings a sense of humor.

Book selections for November 2022 – … read more.

UUCPA Member, Bear Capron’s book launch party, Oct 29

October 9th, 2022 by

Bear Capron has published a memoir, Easy to Love, and UUCPA is the place for the launch party! To get RSVP information, contact Bear Capron from the UUCPA directory or email uucpa@uucpa.org to ask for Bear’s contact info.

There will be music, hors d’oeuvres, and of course … read more.

Text about This Here Flesh reflection group, with the cover illustration from the book: what looks like both a set of lungs and the roots of a tree, in gold

Buy the book and save the date

October 4th, 2022 by

Reflection Group: This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us, by Cole Arthur Riley

Beginning on November 2 and continuing until just before she leaves on sabbatical, Amy will be leading a reflection group on the book This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, … read more.

New in the online art gallery: Jack Owicki

September 25th, 2022 by

Our online gallery features photographs that UUCPA member Jack Owicki has taken in the Palo Alto Baylands as meditation and psychotherapy during the COVID pandemic.

Jack is a Docent Naturalist at the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.  He photographically documents his experiences in nature. … read more.

Lots of new position descriptions available

September 21st, 2022 by

Sure, you’d like to help at UUCPA and meet other people. But what exactly does an usher do? You need details!

Several new role descriptions are now up. Have a look!

Usher

Memorial Reception Lead Host

Memorial Reception Assistant Host

… read more.

Take the UUCPA Mission Task Force survey!

September 21st, 2022 by

Why does UUCPA exist in the world?

As a congregation, we have not paused to reflect on this question in a very long time, and our Board of Trustees and our ministers have proposed that it’s time to do so.

A clear and shared understanding of mission … read more.