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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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June 29, 2016 • webadmin

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505 E Charleston Road
Palo Alto
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    2:00 PM - Prop 4 Speaker and Volunteer Training
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    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)—Emily Dickenson, Poems: Third Series
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)—Emily Dickenson, Poems: Third Series
    07/01/2026    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
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    By Your Side Singers - Practice
    01 Jul
    07/01/2026    
    7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
    Hamaker Library
    • Music
    • Small Groups
    By Your Side Singers
    Join us for warm, welcoming small-group singing of beloved songs from our hymnals and other sources. In our practice sessions, we sing together and develop [...]
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    Campus Workday
    Campus Workday
    07/03/2026    
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    UUCPA
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Workday
    Please join the workday crew on Friday, July 3, 9:00 - 12:00 or later --> Note, Friday, not Saturday.  This is a work holiday for [...]
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    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    07/04/2026    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Meditation
    The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
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    Resonant Reading (Saturday)—William Stafford, The Way It Is
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)—William Stafford, The Way It Is
    07/04/2026    
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5. [...]
    More Info
    Forum
    Forum
    07/05/2026    
    8:45 am - 10:15 am
    Library
    • Forum
    • Small Groups
    Forum
    Discussion Topic: Tipping points in your life Discussion Leader: Michael Abramson The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second [...]
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    No Sunday School. Childcare is available
    05 Jul
    07/05/2026    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    UUCPA
    • Children
    • Children & Youth
    • Elementary
    • Learning
    • Sunday School
    Sunday School
    Happy 4th! We wish you a happy and safe weekend wherever and whatever your family may be doing. RE is off this week. There is [...]
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    Thriving Together - A Health & Wellness Support Group (in-person)
    Thriving Together - A Health & Wellness Support Group (in-person)
    07/05/2026    
    11:45 am - 12:45 pm
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Thriving Together
    Small changes create big results! This in-person support group is designed for anyone looking to improve their quality of life through better sleep, nutrition, movement, and [...]
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    First Monday Film Discussion Group
    06 Jul
    07/06/2026    
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    • Adult
    • Adults
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Adult Learning Journey, Film Discussion Group
    We gather via video conference on the first Monday of the month for an hour-long discussion of a movie we have chosen and each watched [...]
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    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-The Infinite Beyond Us-Hugo
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-The Infinite Beyond Us-Hugo
    07/08/2026    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
    More Info
    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    07/11/2026    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Meditation
    The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
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    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-A Spiritual Journey— Wendell Berry
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-A Spiritual Journey— Wendell Berry
    07/11/2026    
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5. [...]
    More Info
    Forum
    Forum
    07/12/2026    
    8:45 am - 10:15 am
    Fireside Room
    • Forum
    • Small Groups
    Forum
    Discussion Topic: My heroes Discussion Leader: Michael Abramson The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday of [...]
    More Info
    UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages - Blanket Fort Sunday
    12 Jul
    07/12/2026    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    UUCPA
    • Children
    • Children & Youth
    • Elementary
    • Learning
    • Sunday School
    Sunday School
    This Sunday Join us for the Blanket Fort Sunday! We’ll be competing to see who can make the coziest fort outside on the playground. Sunday [...]
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    2nd Sunday Lunch
    2nd Sunday Lunch
    07/12/2026    
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Patio
    • Food
    • Newcomers
    2nd Sunday Lunch
    Join us for Second Sunday Lunch, a home-cooked, nutritious, delicious food for a very reasonable donation. We go through the buffet line in the Fireside [...]
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    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Roses-Aldous Huxley
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Roses-Aldous Huxley
    07/15/2026    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
    More Info
    Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group
    Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group
    07/15/2026    
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Sci Fi Fantasy
    We'll discuss the 1999 movie “Galaxy Quest” [SciFi comedy/spoof] From Rotten Tomatoes: *The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show -- now scraping a living through [...]
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    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    07/18/2026    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Meditation
    The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
    More Info
    Prop 4 Speaker and Volunteer Training
    Prop 4 Speaker and Volunteer Training
    07/18/2026    
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Room 4/5
    • Justice
    • Justice Projects
    • Special Events
    You are invited to a Speaker and Volunteer training for Proposition 4, the California Fair Elections Act: Saturday July 18 from 2-5 PM, in Room [...]
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    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-On Break
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-On Break
    07/18/2026    
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5. [...]
    More Info
    Forum
    Forum
    07/19/2026    
    8:45 am - 10:15 am
    Library
    • Forum
    • Small Groups
    Forum
    Discussion Topic: Newfoundland and Icebergs Discussion Leader: Dan Stofle The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, on the second Sunday [...]
    More Info
    UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages
    19 Jul
    07/19/2026    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    UUCPA
    • Children
    • Children & Youth
    • Elementary
    • Learning
    • Sunday School
    Sunday School
    Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.  We will check in and offer [...]
    More Info
    Action Council Meeting
    19 Jul
    07/19/2026    
    11:45 am - 1:15 pm
    Room 9
    • Action Council
    • Committee Meetings
    • Justice
    Action Council
    https://www.uucpa.org/justice/action-council/
    More Info
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)
    07/22/2026    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
    More Info
    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    07/25/2026    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Meditation
    The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
    More Info
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-On Break
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-On Break
    07/25/2026    
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5. [...]
    More Info
    Forum
    Forum
    07/26/2026    
    8:45 am - 10:15 am
    Library
    • Forum
    • Small Groups
    Forum
    Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for September The Forum meets in the Fireside [...]
    More Info
    UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages
    26 Jul
    07/26/2026    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    UUCPA
    • Children
    • Children & Youth
    • Elementary
    • Learning
    • Sunday School
    Sunday School
    Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.  We will check in and offer [...]
    More Info
    4th Sunday Brunch
    26 Jul
    07/26/2026    
    11:15 am - 11:45 am
    Patio
    • Food
    4th Sunday Brunch
    Join us every 4th Sunday after the service for brunch.  The usual fare includes waffles, hard-boiled eggs, and fruit salad. Contact Edie if you would [...]
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    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)
    07/29/2026    
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
    More Info
    Campus Workday
    Campus Workday
    08/01/2026    
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    UUCPA
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Workday
    Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
    More Info
    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    08/01/2026    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Meditation
    The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
    More Info
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-Self as a process-Olendzki
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-Self as a process-Olendzki
    08/01/2026    
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Small Groups
    Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice
    An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5. [...]
    More Info
    Events on 07/01/2026
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)—Emily Dickenson, Poems: Third Series
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)—Emily Dickenson, Poems: Third Series
    1 Jul 26
    01 Jul
    By Your Side Singers - Practice
    1 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    Events on 07/03/2026
    Campus Workday
    Campus Workday
    3 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    Events on 07/04/2026
    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    4 Jul 26
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)—William Stafford, The Way It Is
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)—William Stafford, The Way It Is
    4 Jul 26
    Events on 07/05/2026
    Forum
    Forum
    5 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    05 Jul
    No Sunday School. Childcare is available
    5 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    Thriving Together - A Health & Wellness Support Group (in-person)
    Thriving Together - A Health & Wellness Support Group (in-person)
    5 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    more...
    Events on 07/06/2026
    06 Jul
    First Monday Film Discussion Group
    6 Jul 26
    Events on 07/08/2026
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-The Infinite Beyond Us-Hugo
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-The Infinite Beyond Us-Hugo
    8 Jul 26
    Events on 07/11/2026
    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    11 Jul 26
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-A Spiritual Journey— Wendell Berry
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-A Spiritual Journey— Wendell Berry
    11 Jul 26
    Events on 07/12/2026
    Forum
    Forum
    12 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    12 Jul
    UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages - Blanket Fort Sunday
    12 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    2nd Sunday Lunch
    2nd Sunday Lunch
    12 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    more...
    Events on 07/15/2026
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Roses-Aldous Huxley
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Roses-Aldous Huxley
    15 Jul 26
    Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group
    Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group
    15 Jul 26
    Events on 07/18/2026
    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    18 Jul 26
    Prop 4 Speaker and Volunteer Training
    Prop 4 Speaker and Volunteer Training
    18 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-On Break
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-On Break
    18 Jul 26
    Events on 07/19/2026
    Forum
    Forum
    19 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    19 Jul
    UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages
    19 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    19 Jul
    Action Council Meeting
    19 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    more...
    Events on 07/22/2026
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)
    22 Jul 26
    Events on 07/25/2026
    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    25 Jul 26
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-On Break
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-On Break
    25 Jul 26
    Events on 07/26/2026
    Forum
    Forum
    26 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    26 Jul
    UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages
    26 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    26 Jul
    4th Sunday Brunch
    26 Jul 26
    Palo Alto
    more...
    Events on 07/29/2026
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)
    Resonant Reading (Wednesday)
    29 Jul 26
    Events on 08/01/2026
    Campus Workday
    Campus Workday
    1 Aug 26
    Palo Alto
    Saturday Meditation
    Saturday Meditation
    1 Aug 26
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-Self as a process-Olendzki
    Resonant Reading (Saturday)-Self as a process-Olendzki
    1 Aug 26
     

    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.

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    Justice Partner - Peninsula Interfaith Climate Action (PICA)

    The Justice Partner for July is Peninsula Interfaith Climate Action

    PICA is a Regional Working Group of California Interfaith Power and Light which was formed in October of 2014 with members from about a dozen congregations from the San Francisco Bay Peninsula area.  At their monthly meetings, PICA members work to

    • reduce the carbon footprint at their facilities by sharing information and best practices on energy, water and resource conservation,
    • develop and put on educational programs for their members and the general public, including film showings and talks by scientists, authors and activists; and
    • work on local, state and national legislative issues by writing letters and meeting with elected officials.
    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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