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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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    9:00 AM - Meditation
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    Setup for Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    01 Aug
    08/01/2016    
    11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    UUCPA - Main Hall
    • Fundraising
    Yard Sale
    Time to clean out your closets, garages, junk rooms, sheds, and any- where else you stash things you don’t really want any more. The sale [...]
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    Setup for Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    02 Aug
    08/02/2016    
    11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    UUCPA - Main Hall
    • Fundraising
    Yard Sale
    Time to clean out your closets, garages, junk rooms, sheds, and any- where else you stash things you don’t really want any more. The sale [...]
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    Setup for Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    03 Aug
    08/03/2016    
    11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    UUCPA - Main Hall
    • Fundraising
    Yard Sale
    Time to clean out your closets, garages, junk rooms, sheds, and any- where else you stash things you don’t really want any more. The sale [...]
    More Info
    Setup for Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    04 Aug
    08/04/2016    
    11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    UUCPA - Main Hall
    • Fundraising
    Yard Sale
    Time to clean out your closets, garages, junk rooms, sheds, and any- where else you stash things you don’t really want any more. The sale [...]
    More Info
    Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    05 Aug
    08/05/2016    
    9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    UUCPA - Main Hall
    • Fundraising
    Yard Sale
    Time to clean out your closets, garages, junk rooms, sheds, and any- where else you stash things you don’t really want any more. The sale [...]
    More Info
    Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    06 Aug
    08/06/2016    
    9:00 am - 1:00 pm
    UUCPA - Main Hall
    • Fundraising
    Yard Sale
    Time to clean out your closets, garages, junk rooms, sheds, and any- where else you stash things you don’t really want any more. The sale [...]
    More Info
    Meditation
    Meditation
    08/06/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    Room 6
    • Adult
    Meditation
      An ongoing meditation group that welcomes new members. We have a period of sitting meditation followed by readings and group discussion.   Contact:           Marilyn [...]
    More Info
    Campus Workday
    Campus Workday
    08/06/2016    
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    UUCPA
    • Adult
    Workday
    WORK DAYS Date:                 1st Saturday every month Time:                 9 am-Noon Location:         UUCPA Campus Contact:           Michael Plass (workday@uucpa.org)   Consider making things even better by joining [...]
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    Forum - Why Do We Accept Endless War?
    07 Aug
    08/07/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:00 am
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    Forum
    Topic: Why Do We Accept Endless War? - Dick Duda The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. Everyone is [...]
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    First Sunday Sing Out
    First Sunday Sing Out
    08/07/2016    
    10:30 am - 11:00 am
    Patio
    • Adult
    • Music
    First Sunday Sing Out
    Come sing with us! We’ll sing favorite songs from the book Rise Up Singing. Anyone who likes to sing is welcome – and if you [...]
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    Monthly Writing Group
    07 Aug
    08/07/2016    
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Room 9
    • Adult
    Monthly Writing Group
    Interested in Writing? UUCPA's Writing Group invites you to join us. We begin by sharing a page or two of something we've written, sometimes on [...]
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    Thespians
    Thespians
    08/08/2016    
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Room 9
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    Thespians
      Play Reading We sight-read a different play three times every month. The host provides scripts and we assign parts at the meetings. The group [...]
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    Elder Journey
    09 Aug
    08/09/2016    
    1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    Room 6
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Seniors
    Elder Journey
      All elder members and friends of the UU community are welcome to attend – and you can define elder. One of our ministers leads [...]
    More Info
    Film Discussion Group
    Film Discussion Group
    08/09/2016    
    7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
    • Adult
    • Ongoing Events
    Film Discussion Group
      If you enjoy watching good films and would like the opportunity to discuss them with other people, we hope you will consider joining the [...]
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    2nd Friday Bridge Club
    2nd Friday Bridge Club
    08/12/2016    
    6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    2nd Friday Bridge Club
    If you know how to play bridge, please join us at the Second Friday Bridge Club. We have a very friendly, casual game. You don't [...]
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    Meditation
    Meditation
    08/13/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    Room 6
    • Adult
    Meditation
      An ongoing meditation group that welcomes new members. We have a period of sitting meditation followed by readings and group discussion.   Contact:           Marilyn [...]
    More Info
    Choral Workshop
    13 Aug
    08/13/2016    
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    UUCPA - Main Hall
    • Choir
    • Music
    Do You Like To Sing?  Are you thinking about joining the choir? Or would you just like to brush up on your vocal skills? Then join the [...]
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    Forum - How to Tax the Super-Rich
    14 Aug
    08/14/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:00 am
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    Forum
    Topic: How to Tax the Super-Rich – Cecil Bridges The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. Everyone is welcome [...]
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    CYRE Teacher Training
    14 Aug
    08/14/2016    
    10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Room 4/5
    • Training
    CYRE
    We will offer two training sessions for returning, new and interested CYRE teachers. Have you considered teaching, but are curious to know more? Come to [...]
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    2nd Sunday Lunch
    2nd Sunday Lunch
    08/14/2016    
    12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
    Patio
    • Adult
    2nd Sunday Lunch
    Join us for home-cooked, nutritious, delicious food for a very reasonable donation. We go through the buffet line in the Fireside Room and eat in [...]
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    Thespians
    19 Aug
    08/19/2016    
    1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    Fireside Room and Zoom
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    Thespians
    Play Reading We sight-read a different play three times every month. The host provides scripts and we assign parts at the meetings. The group chooses [...]
    More Info
    Meditation
    Meditation
    08/20/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    Room 6
    • Adult
    Meditation
      An ongoing meditation group that welcomes new members. We have a period of sitting meditation followed by readings and group discussion.   Contact:           Marilyn [...]
    More Info
    Forum - How Will AI/Robots Transform Society?
    21 Aug
    08/21/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:00 am
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    Forum
    Topic: How Will AI/Robots Transform Society? Bob Ohlmann The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings in the Fireside Room. Everyone is welcome to [...]
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    Ancient Texts for a New Age
    21 Aug
    08/21/2016    
    12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Classes
    • Learning
    ARE Fall 2016
    More interesting if taken together, but each session stands alone, so it is also fine to attend one and not the other. Led by sabbatical [...]
    More Info
    Friends of Poetry
    Friends of Poetry
    08/21/2016    
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Room 9
    • Adult
    • Ongoing Events
    Friends of Poetry
      You might come just to listen and see what we’re about; or you might come with a poem you have long enjoyed or one [...]
    More Info
    Elder Journey
    23 Aug
    08/23/2016    
    1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    Room 6
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    • Seniors
    Elder Journey
      All elder members and friends of the UU community are welcome to attend – and you can define elder. One of our ministers leads [...]
    More Info
    Thespians
    Thespians
    08/23/2016    
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Room 9
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    Thespians
    Play Reading We sight-read a different play three times every month. The host provides scripts and we assign parts at the meetings. The group chooses [...]
    More Info
    Green Sanctuary Fourth Friday Film
    26 Aug
    08/26/2016    
    7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Green Sanctuary
    Green Sanctuary, GS Fourth Friday Film
    Films are shown on the fourth Friday of the month on a variety of topics and themes in the Fireside Room starting at 7:30 pm. Check out [...]
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    Meditation
    Meditation
    08/27/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    Room 6
    • Adult
    Meditation
      An ongoing meditation group that welcomes new members. We have a period of sitting meditation followed by readings and group discussion.   Contact:           Marilyn [...]
    More Info
    Sacred Harp All-Day Singing
    Sacred Harp All-Day Singing
    08/27/2016    
    9:30 am - 3:30 pm
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Classes
    • Learning
    • Music
    Sacred Harp Singing
      Join the democratic and participatory American song tradition of Sacred Harp singing. NPR calls it “full-body singing,” Rolling Stone describes the sound as a [...]
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    Visit San Antonio Masjid
    27 Aug
    08/27/2016    
    10:45 am - 12:15 pm
    Hatemi Masjid
    • Adult
    • Classes
    • Learning
    We will meet at 10:45 am in the church parking lot and carpool to the Masjid. We will tour the masjid and our hosts will [...]
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    Forum - October Topic Selection
    28 Aug
    08/28/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:00 am
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Learning
    • Ongoing Events
    Forum
    Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, and International Interest, and Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for October The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday [...]
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    4th Sunday Brunch
    4th Sunday Brunch
    08/28/2016    
    10:30 am - 11:00 am
    Patio
    • Adult
    4th Sunday Brunch
    Join us every 4th Sunday after the first service for brunch.  The usual fare includes waffles, hard boiled eggs, and fruit salad. Contact Edie if [...]
    More Info
    Ancient Texts for a New Age
    28 Aug
    08/28/2016    
    12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    • Classes
    • Learning
    ARE Fall 2016
    More interesting if taken together, but each session stands alone, so it is also fine to attend one and not the other. Led by sabbatical [...]
    More Info
    Hotel de Zink
    01 Sep
    09/01/2016    
    8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
    UUCPA
    • Justice
    Hotel de Zink
    Hotel de Zink is the name of a rotating homeless shelter that UUCPA participates in.  During the month of September, we provide 15 men or [...]
    More Info
    Hotel de Zink
    02 Sep
    09/02/2016    
    8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
    UUCPA
    • Justice
    Hotel de Zink
    Hotel de Zink is the name of a rotating homeless shelter that UUCPA participates in.  During the month of September, we provide 15 men or [...]
    More Info
    Meditation
    Meditation
    09/03/2016    
    9:00 am - 10:30 am
    Room 6
    • Adult
    Meditation
      An ongoing meditation group that welcomes new members. We have a period of sitting meditation followed by readings and group discussion.   Contact:           Marilyn [...]
    More Info
    Campus Workday
    Campus Workday
    09/03/2016    
    9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    UUCPA
    • Adult
    Workday
    WORK DAYS Date:                 1st Saturday every month Time:                 9 am-Noon Location:         UUCPA Campus Contact:           Michael Plass (workday@uucpa.org)   Consider making things even better by joining [...]
    More Info
    Humanists at UUCPA
    03 Sep
    09/03/2016    
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Fireside Room
    • Adult
    Humanists at UUCPA
    This meeting features social time, a potluck, 20-minute presentation and all-peer discussion. We usually have more than 15 attendees. Topics are selected by the group [...]
    More Info
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    Setup for Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    1 Aug 16
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    Setup for Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    2 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    03 Aug
    Setup for Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    3 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    04 Aug
    Setup for Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    4 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    05 Aug
    Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    5 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    06 Aug
    Annual Yard & Used Books Sale
    6 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Meditation
    Meditation
    6 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Campus Workday
    Campus Workday
    6 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    07 Aug
    Forum - Why Do We Accept Endless War?
    7 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    First Sunday Sing Out
    First Sunday Sing Out
    7 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    07 Aug
    Monthly Writing Group
    7 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Events on 08/08/2016
    Thespians
    Thespians
    8 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Events on 08/09/2016
    09 Aug
    Elder Journey
    9 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Film Discussion Group
    Film Discussion Group
    9 Aug 16
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    2nd Friday Bridge Club
    2nd Friday Bridge Club
    12 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    Meditation
    13 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    13 Aug
    Choral Workshop
    13 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Events on 08/14/2016
    14 Aug
    Forum - How to Tax the Super-Rich
    14 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    14 Aug
    CYRE Teacher Training
    14 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    2nd Sunday Lunch
    2nd Sunday Lunch
    14 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    19 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    20 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    21 Aug
    Forum - How Will AI/Robots Transform Society?
    21 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    21 Aug
    Ancient Texts for a New Age
    21 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Friends of Poetry
    Friends of Poetry
    21 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Events on 08/23/2016
    23 Aug
    Elder Journey
    23 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Thespians
    Thespians
    23 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Events on 08/26/2016
    26 Aug
    Green Sanctuary Fourth Friday Film
    26 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
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    Meditation
    Meditation
    27 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Sacred Harp All-Day Singing
    Sacred Harp All-Day Singing
    27 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    27 Aug
    Visit San Antonio Masjid
    27 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Events on 08/28/2016
    28 Aug
    Forum - October Topic Selection
    28 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    4th Sunday Brunch
    4th Sunday Brunch
    28 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    28 Aug
    Ancient Texts for a New Age
    28 Aug 16
    Palo Alto
    Events on 09/01/2016
    01 Sep
    Hotel de Zink
    1 Sep 16
    Palo Alto
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    02 Sep
    Hotel de Zink
    2 Sep 16
    Palo Alto
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    Meditation
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    3 Sep 16
    Palo Alto
    Campus Workday
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    3 Sep 16
    Palo Alto
    03 Sep
    Humanists at UUCPA
    3 Sep 16
    Palo Alto
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    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 - United Effort

    The Justice Partner for September is United Effort

    United Effort helps homeless people find affordable housing and jobs, and access safety net programs every Saturday from 8:30-10:30 am, and every Wednesday from 8:00-9:00 am, as a complement to the meal, shower, and laundry programs at Hope’s Corner in Mountain View. They also provide job and computer literacy training.  United Effort is currently an all-volunteer organization.



    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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