Picture a child coming home after a hard day at school. They had a bad argument with a friend and they’re feeling angry and stuck. As they turn the corner to home, they see a word tucked under a bush: Love. They pick it up … read more.
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Kindness rocks!
November 25th, 2022 by Amy Zucker Morgenstern
Forum Topics for December 2022
November 5th, 2022 by webadminThe Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for December 2022:
12/4 Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande – book discussion – Susan Owicki12/11 The importance of seasonal holidays – Dick Duda and general discussion 12/18 … read more.
Weaving the Web: Top Ten List
November 5th, 2022 by Amy Zucker MorgensternTen 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 webadminLifeMoves 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 Amy Zucker MorgensternDear 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 Brooke BisharaThis 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 webadminMeet 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 Amy Zucker MorgensternWe 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.
UUA’s Article II Commission Releases Draft
October 21st, 2022 by Amy Zucker MorgensternPrinciples 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 webadminFree 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.