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Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto

505 East Charleston Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306

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650-494-0541

uucpa@uucpa.org

We gather,
our different paths entwined,
to deepen our spiritual lives:
nourishing connection,
learning from each other,
caring for each other,
tending to our world.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
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Justice News

  • Announcing the Justice Partner Slate for FY26-27

    Announcing the Justice Partner Slate for FY26-27
  • Heart and Home – Sign up to Bring a Meal or Serve Dinner

    Heart and Home - Sign up to Bring a Meal or Serve Dinner
  • Approval of Request to Use UUCPA Banners

    Approval of Request to Use UUCPA Banners
  • UUCPA Backpack Drive with Onyxx Village Connection starts Jan 25

    UUCPA Backpack Drive with Onyxx Village Connection starts Jan 25
  • UUCPA Recommended Exhibit: County of Santa Clara Displays “Honoring the Children of Palestine. They deserve to play” Memorial To Honor the Children Killed

  • Action Council approves signature gathering

    Action Council approves signature gathering
  • Undie Sunday Thank You!

    Undie Sunday Thank You!
  • November service project updates

    November service project updates
  • Announcing New UUCPA Action Council Members – Updated

    Announcing New UUCPA Action Council Members - Updated
  • Announcing a New Justice Project: Immigrant Action

    Announcing a New Justice Project: Immigrant Action
  • Buy Fair Trade Chocolate for Halloween

    Buy Fair Trade Chocolate for Halloween
  • Want to help humanitarian efforts in Gaza?

    Want to help humanitarian efforts in Gaza?
  • Immigration Action Assistance for Yamileth

  • Hotel de Zink: Every Meal Covered—Thank You!

    Hotel de Zink: Every Meal Covered—Thank You!
  • The LA Immigration Court Came Through!

  • Sign Up to Volunteer at the Silicon Valley Pride Interfaith Booth!

    Sign Up to Volunteer at the Silicon Valley Pride Interfaith Booth!
  • Join Clean Money Aug. 26 Lobby Day for UUCPA endorsed bill

    Join Clean Money Aug. 26 Lobby Day for UUCPA endorsed bill
  • August 2025 Action Council Endorsements

    August 2025 Action Council Endorsements
  • Making UUCPA a sanctuary for all

    Making UUCPA a sanctuary for all
  • Thanks from Heart and Home

    Thanks from Heart and Home
  • Weaving the Web: The life-cycle of a group

    Weaving the Web: The life-cycle of a group
  • Nonprofit Support Letter Signed

    Nonprofit Support Letter Signed
  • Palo Alto Affordable Housing Fair – May 17, 2025

    Palo Alto Affordable Housing Fair - May 17, 2025
  • Notification of endorsement request

    Notification of endorsement request
  • Two Noteworthy Non-UUCPA Events Coming Up

  • What to do if ICE shows up at your congregation, place of worship, non-profit business, clinic, or private employer – May 7

    What to do if ICE shows up at your congregation, place of worship, non-profit business, clinic, or private employer - May 7
  • UUCPA comes out for justice in deportation dispute

    UUCPA comes out for justice in deportation dispute
  • UUs represent! June 29

    UUs represent! June 29
  • Reminder:  FY25-26 Justice Partner Nominations

    Reminder:  FY25-26 Justice Partner Nominations
  • Interfaith Iftar dinner, March 9

    Interfaith Iftar dinner, March 9
  • Upcoming Speaker Event – HEATHEN Religion and Race in American History at St. Mark’s

    Upcoming Speaker Event - HEATHEN Religion and Race in American History at St. Mark's
  • Requesting Justice Partner Nominations for FY25-26

    Requesting Justice Partner Nominations for FY25-26
  • Twofer democracy Sunday, Feb 16

    Twofer democracy Sunday, Feb 16
  • Weaving the Web: Feeling overwhelmed?

    Weaving the Web: Feeling overwhelmed?
  • Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice Chooses Love

    Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice Chooses Love
  • Organize for Trans and Migrant Liberation! Jan 5@11:45am

    Organize for Trans and Migrant Liberation! Jan 5@11:45am
  • Board votes unanimously to support Amah Mutsun

    Board votes unanimously to support Amah Mutsun
  • Action Council Supports Amah Mutsun Tribe

    Action Council Supports Amah Mutsun Tribe
  • Weaving the Web: Protecting our partners

    Weaving the Web: Protecting our partners
  • A grateful message from your ministers

    A grateful message from your ministers
  • Silicon Valley Pride Interfaith Booth Success!

    Silicon Valley Pride Interfaith Booth Success!
  • Special post-debate session of Dismantling White Supremacy

    Special post-debate session of Dismantling White Supremacy
  • Transforming Hearts Collective to present webinars on building trans safety and justice

    Transforming Hearts Collective to present webinars on building trans safety and justice
  • Volunteers & Riders Needed for LifeMoves Ride to End Homelessness – Sept 14

    Volunteers & Riders Needed for LifeMoves Ride to End Homelessness - Sept 14
  • Sign up for a shift at the interfaith booth at the Silicon Valley Pride Festival Aug 24-25!

    Sign up for a shift at the interfaith booth at the Silicon Valley Pride Festival Aug 24-25!
  • Announcing Expansion of UUCPA Safe Parking Program

    Announcing Expansion of UUCPA Safe Parking Program
  • UUA re-certifies UUCPA as a Welcoming Congregation

    UUA re-certifies UUCPA as a Welcoming Congregation
  • Learn about / act on reparations bills

    Learn about / act on reparations bills
  • Outlet, May’s Justice Partner

    Outlet, May's Justice Partner
  • Proposed Slate of Justice Partners for 2024-25

    Proposed Slate of Justice Partners for 2024-25
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12:00 AM - Hotel de Zink
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7:30 PM - Trans Experience and Spirituality: A Welcoming Congregation seminar
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10:00 AM - Gardening @ UUCPA
5:00 PM - Craft-and-check-in
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9:00 AM - Campus Workday
9:00 AM - Saturday Meditation
4:00 PM - Sacred Text Reading Group
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9:00 AM - Forum - Book Review: Ann Appelbaum’s Twilight of Democracy
9:30 AM - Sunday Meditation
9:30 AM - Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
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12:00 PM - Brown Bag Books - The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
7:00 PM - Ensure Peace of Mind with Smart Estate and Trust Planning
7:00 PM - CYRE Committee Meeting
more...
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10:00 AM - Gardening @ UUCPA
5:00 PM - Craft-and-check-in
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7:00 PM - 2nd Friday Bridge Club
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9:00 AM - Saturday Meditation
4:00 PM - Sacred Text Reading Group
6:00 PM - Humanists at UUCPA
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9:00 AM - Forum - Insights from Your Career
9:30 AM - Sunday Meditation
9:30 AM - No Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
more...
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7:00 PM - Finance Committee Meeting
7:30 PM - Parents/Caregivers of Teens Group
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7:15 PM - White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
14
8:00 PM - The Wild Diversity of Christianity
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10:00 AM - Gardening @ UUCPA
5:00 PM - Craft-and-check-in
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9:00 AM - Saturday Meditation
4:00 PM - Sacred Text Reading Group
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9:00 AM - Forum - America’s Industrial Future
9:30 AM - Sunday Meditation
9:30 AM - Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
more...
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7:00 PM - Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting
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2:00 PM - UU the Vote Phone Banking
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7:00 PM - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: The Day the Earth Stood Still
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10:00 AM - Gardening @ UUCPA
5:00 PM - Last craft-and-check-in
7:00 PM - Board of Trustees Meeting
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9:00 AM - Saturday Meditation
4:00 PM - Sacred Text Reading Group
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9:00 AM - Forum - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for December
9:30 AM - Sunday Meditation
9:30 AM - Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
more...
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2:00 PM - UU the Vote Phone Banking
7:15 PM - White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
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8:00 PM - Shared Myths of Abrahamic Religions
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10:00 AM - Gardening @ UUCPA
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9:00 AM - Saturday Meditation
4:00 PM - Sacred Text Reading Group
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Hotel de Zink
Hotel de Zink
09/01/2020 - 09/30/2020    
All Day
UUCPA
  • Justice
  • Justice Projects
Hotel de Zink
Hotel de Zink is the name of a rotating homeless shelter that UUCPA participates in as one of our Justice Projects. During the month of [...]
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Trans Experience and Spirituality: A Welcoming Congregation seminar
Trans Experience and Spirituality: A Welcoming Congregation seminar
09/30/2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Special Events
  • Welcoming
Please join UUCPA’s Welcoming Congregation team on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 7:30 pm – 9 pm, for an engaging Zoom seminar on the diversity of the transgender [...]
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Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/01/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
UUCPA
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Gardening
Every Thursday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it's planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks.  We keep 6 feet apart [...]
More Info
Craft-and-check-in
Craft-and-check-in
10/01/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
craftcheckin
Calling all crafters! Join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, knit, crochet, repair, draw, [...]
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Craft-and-check-in
Craft-and-check-in
10/01/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Adult
  • Classes
  • Learning
  • Small Groups
craftcheckin, Online
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
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Campus Workday
Campus Workday
10/03/2020    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
UUCPA
Workday
Task list for the October 3, 2020 work day: Check on the filters for the furnaces and wash them. The lights in the covered patio [...]
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Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
10/03/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
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Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/03/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
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Forum - Book Review: Ann Appelbaum’s Twilight of Democracy
Forum - Book Review: Ann Appelbaum’s Twilight of Democracy
10/04/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
  • Forum
Forum
Discussion Leader: Warren Schmidt The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
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Sunday Meditation
Sunday Meditation
10/04/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
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Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
04 Oct
10/04/2020    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
  • Children
  • Children & Youth
  • Elementary
  • Learning
  • Sunday School
The Red class is currently on hold.  If you are interested in Sunday school classes for 3 and 4 year olds please contact us at [...]
More Info
Brown Bag Books - The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
Brown Bag Books - The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
10/06/2020    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Brown Bag Books
by Sandy Tolan
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Ensure Peace of Mind with Smart Estate and Trust Planning
Ensure Peace of Mind with Smart Estate and Trust Planning
10/06/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7:00 PM, presenter, Matthew C. O’Donnell will discuss how to plan for your future, with a question and answer [...]
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CYRE Committee Meeting
06 Oct
10/06/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Committee Meetings
CYRE Committee
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
More Info
Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/08/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
UUCPA
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Gardening
Every Thursday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it's planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks.  We keep 6 feet apart [...]
More Info
Craft-and-check-in
Craft-and-check-in
10/08/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Adult
  • Classes
  • Learning
  • Small Groups
craftcheckin, Online
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
More Info
2nd Friday Bridge Club
09 Oct
10/09/2020    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
2nd Friday Bridge Club
The Second Friday Bridge Club has finally accepted the fact that this pandemic is going to be with us for a while and has decided [...]
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Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
10/10/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
More Info
Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/10/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
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Humanists at UUCPA
10 Oct
10/10/2020    
6:00 pm - 8:40 pm
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Humanists at UUCPA
This meeting features social time, a potluck, a 20-minute presentation, and an all-peer discussion. We usually have more than 15 attendees. Topics are selected by [...]
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Forum - Insights from Your Career
Forum - Insights from Your Career
10/11/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
  • Forum
Forum
Discussion Leaders: Valerie Yakich & Trisha Suppes The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
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Sunday Meditation
Sunday Meditation
10/11/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
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No Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
11 Oct
10/11/2020    
9:30 am
  • Children
  • Elementary
  • Sunday School
There is no Sunday school this week. During Sunday school, young people learn from friendly adults and their peers.  If you would like to review [...]
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Finance Committee Meeting
12 Oct
10/12/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Committee Meetings
Finance Committee
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
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Parents/Caregivers of Teens Group
12 Oct
10/12/2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Moms of Teens, Parent Group, Parents of Teens
This group is for UUCPA Parents/Caregivers who have teenage children. Date: 2nd Mondays each month Time: 7:30-9 pm Location: via video conference. Facilitator: Heather Chen [...]
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White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
10/13/2020    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
  • Action Council
WhiteDismantling
Co-sponsored by the Action Council and the Adult Religious Education Committee, this study/action group meets twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday evenings [...]
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The Wild Diversity of Christianity
The Wild Diversity of Christianity
10/14/2020    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
There's a lot more to Christianity than the stereotypical conservative American Christian evangelicals. We'll do a whirlwind survey of the wild diversity of world Christianity, [...]
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Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/15/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
UUCPA
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Gardening
Every Thursday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it's planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks.  We keep 6 feet apart [...]
More Info
Craft-and-check-in
Craft-and-check-in
10/15/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Adult
  • Classes
  • Learning
  • Small Groups
craftcheckin, Online
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
More Info
Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
10/17/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
More Info
Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/17/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
More Info
Forum - America’s Industrial Future
Forum - America’s Industrial Future
10/18/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
  • Forum
Forum
Discussion Leader: Dick Duda Dick suggests two articles that you might want to glance at before the meeting: 1.  "It’s Time to Build" by Marc Andreessen  2.  "Why We Can't Build" by Ezra Klein  The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
More Info
Sunday Meditation
Sunday Meditation
10/18/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
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Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
18 Oct
10/18/2020    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
  • Children
  • Children & Youth
  • Elementary
  • Learning
  • Sunday School
The Red class is currently on hold.  If you are interested in Sunday school classes for 3 and 4 year olds please contact us at [...]
More Info
Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting
19 Oct
10/19/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Committee Meetings
Buildings and Grounds, Online
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
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UU the Vote Phone Banking
UU the Vote Phone Banking
10/20/2020    
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Justice
  • Justice Projects
UUtheVote
If you want to attend a phone bank with other UUCPA members and friends and the option of starting off with a 30-45 minute training with [...]
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Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: The Day the Earth Stood Still
10/21/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Adult
  • Classes
  • Learning
Sci Fi Fantasy
Out-of-control leaders taking us all to the brink of disaster . . . with the Cold War in the past, we don't have to worry [...]
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Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/22/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
UUCPA
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Gardening
Every Thursday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it's planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks.  We keep 6 feet apart [...]
More Info
Last craft-and-check-in
Last craft-and-check-in
10/22/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Adult
  • Classes
  • Learning
  • Small Groups
craftcheckin, Online
Calling all crafters! Since April, we have been meeting weekly for a weekly check-in while we stitch, knit, crochet, repair, draw, whittle, or whatever we [...]
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Board of Trustees Meeting
22 Oct
10/22/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Board of Trustees
  • Committee Meetings
Board
Board meetings are held every fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Fireside Room. Meetings are open to all, but the schedule [...]
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Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
10/24/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
More Info
Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/24/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Adult
  • Classes
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
ARE
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
More Info
Forum - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for December
Forum - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for December
10/25/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
  • Forum
Forum
The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
More Info
Sunday Meditation
Sunday Meditation
10/25/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
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Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
25 Oct
10/25/2020    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
  • Children
  • Children & Youth
  • Elementary
  • Learning
  • Sunday School
The Red class is currently on hold.  If you are interested in Sunday school classes for 3 and 4 year olds please contact us at [...]
More Info
UU the Vote Phone Banking
UU the Vote Phone Banking
10/27/2020    
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Justice
  • Justice Projects
UUtheVote
If you want to attend a phone bank with other UUCPA members and friends and the option of starting off with a 30-45 minute training with [...]
More Info
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
10/27/2020    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
  • Action Council
  • Adult
  • Classes
  • Learning
WhiteDismantling
Co-sponsored by the Action Council and the Adult Religious Education Committee, this study/action group meets twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday evenings [...]
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Shared Myths of Abrahamic Religions
Shared Myths of Abrahamic Religions
10/28/2020    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  • Adult
  • Classes
  • Learning
ARE
We'll look at some of the myths that are shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- the so-called Abrahamic religions -- including differences in the [...]
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Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/29/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
UUCPA
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Gardening
Glenda and Nancy plan to garden as usual on Thursday afternoons at UUCPA where they will keep a distance of at least 6 feet from [...]
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Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
10/31/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
  • Adult
  • Learning
  • Ongoing Events
  • Small Groups
Meditation
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
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Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/31/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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ARE, Online
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
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Events on 09/28/2020
Hotel de Zink
Hotel de Zink
1 Sep 20
Palo Alto
Events on 09/29/2020
Hotel de Zink
Hotel de Zink
1 Sep 20
Palo Alto
Events on 09/30/2020
Hotel de Zink
Hotel de Zink
1 Sep 20
Palo Alto
Trans Experience and Spirituality: A Welcoming Congregation seminar
Trans Experience and Spirituality: A Welcoming Congregation seminar
30 Sep 20
Events on 10/01/2020
Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
1 Oct 20
Palo Alto
Craft-and-check-in
Craft-and-check-in
1 Oct 20
Craft-and-check-in
Craft-and-check-in
1 Oct 20
Events on 10/03/2020
Campus Workday
Campus Workday
3 Oct 20
Palo Alto
Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
3 Oct 20
Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
3 Oct 20
Events on 10/04/2020
Forum - Book Review: Ann Appelbaum’s Twilight of Democracy
Forum - Book Review: Ann Appelbaum’s Twilight of Democracy
4 Oct 20
Sunday Meditation
Sunday Meditation
4 Oct 20
04 Oct
Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
4 Oct 20
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Events on 10/06/2020
Brown Bag Books - The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
Brown Bag Books - The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
6 Oct 20
Ensure Peace of Mind with Smart Estate and Trust Planning
Ensure Peace of Mind with Smart Estate and Trust Planning
6 Oct 20
06 Oct
CYRE Committee Meeting
6 Oct 20
more...
Events on 10/08/2020
Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
8 Oct 20
Palo Alto
Craft-and-check-in
Craft-and-check-in
8 Oct 20
Events on 10/09/2020
09 Oct
2nd Friday Bridge Club
9 Oct 20
Events on 10/10/2020
Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
10 Oct 20
Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
10 Oct 20
10 Oct
Humanists at UUCPA
10 Oct 20
Events on 10/11/2020
Forum - Insights from Your Career
Forum - Insights from Your Career
11 Oct 20
Sunday Meditation
Sunday Meditation
11 Oct 20
11 Oct
No Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
11 Oct 20
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Events on 10/12/2020
12 Oct
Finance Committee Meeting
12 Oct 20
12 Oct
Parents/Caregivers of Teens Group
12 Oct 20
Events on 10/13/2020
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
13 Oct 20
Events on 10/14/2020
The Wild Diversity of Christianity
The Wild Diversity of Christianity
14 Oct 20
Events on 10/15/2020
Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
15 Oct 20
Palo Alto
Craft-and-check-in
Craft-and-check-in
15 Oct 20
Events on 10/17/2020
Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
17 Oct 20
Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
17 Oct 20
Events on 10/18/2020
Forum - America’s Industrial Future
Forum - America’s Industrial Future
18 Oct 20
Sunday Meditation
Sunday Meditation
18 Oct 20
18 Oct
Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
18 Oct 20
more...
Events on 10/19/2020
19 Oct
Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting
19 Oct 20
Events on 10/20/2020
UU the Vote Phone Banking
UU the Vote Phone Banking
20 Oct 20
Events on 10/21/2020
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: The Day the Earth Stood Still
21 Oct 20
Events on 10/22/2020
Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
22 Oct 20
Palo Alto
Last craft-and-check-in
Last craft-and-check-in
22 Oct 20
22 Oct
Board of Trustees Meeting
22 Oct 20
Events on 10/24/2020
Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
24 Oct 20
Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
24 Oct 20
Events on 10/25/2020
Forum - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for December
Forum - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for December
25 Oct 20
Sunday Meditation
Sunday Meditation
25 Oct 20
25 Oct
Red Class Sunday School (preschool)
25 Oct 20
more...
Events on 10/27/2020
UU the Vote Phone Banking
UU the Vote Phone Banking
27 Oct 20
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
27 Oct 20
Events on 10/28/2020
Shared Myths of Abrahamic Religions
Shared Myths of Abrahamic Religions
28 Oct 20
Events on 10/29/2020
Gardening @ UUCPA
Gardening @ UUCPA
29 Oct 20
Palo Alto
Events on 10/31/2020
Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
31 Oct 20
Sacred Text Reading Group
Sacred Text Reading Group
31 Oct 20
 

Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto

505 East Charleston Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Directions

650-494-0541

uucpa@uucpa.org

We gather,
our different paths entwined,
to deepen our spiritual lives:
nourishing connection,
learning from each other,
caring for each other,
tending to our world.

Meet Our Ministers

Rev. Peter Farriday joins us for two years starting in August 2025 to help us discern our main needs and challenges, goals and desires, and together lay a solid foundation for the future, thriving with a new longer-term minister.


Rev. Catherine (Cat) Boyle joined us in 2022. Embracing wonder, embracing curiosity and embracing life is her credo. Cat's background in theater shows up in her creativity in religious education, and infuses her worship with energy.

Learn about all our ministers here.

Justice Partner

Justice Partner – Canopy

The Justice Partner for April is Canopy

Canopy is a Palo Alto-based non-profit that plants and cares for trees where people need them the most.  Their mission is to grow urban tree canopy in Midpeninsula communities for the benefit of all.  Their vision is a day when every resident of the Midpeninsula can step outside to walk, play, and thrive under the shade of healthy trees.  Canopy continues to have a strong focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  They prioritize tree planting and stewardship, education, and advocacy in communities where people do not have a thriving urban forest due to limited resources, competing priorities, historical development, and urbanization patterns.

We gather on unceded, stolen land of the Tamien and Ramaytush people. We acknowledge these communities in the interest of truth and justice, awareness and gratitude. In order to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism, we pledge to join the Tamien and Ramaytush people whenever they ask us for solidarity.
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