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Palo Alto, CA 94306

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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.

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Our Buildings – Richard Heydt

June 23, 2019 • webadmin
https://episodes.castos.com/uucpa/7-Reflection.mp3

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:07:38 | Recorded on June 23, 2019

Richard Heydt’s reflection from the 6/23/2019 worship service titled: Our Buildings

Our Buildings

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Resonant Reading (Wednesday)—Emily Dickenson, Poems: Third Series
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Resonant Reading (Saturday)—William Stafford, The Way It Is
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UUCPA Main Hall & Online
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07/06/2026    
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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
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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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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
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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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07/12/2026    
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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 [...]
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07/12/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Roses-Aldous Huxley
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Prop 4 Speaker and Volunteer Training
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Resonant Reading (Saturday) - On Break
Resonant Reading (Saturday) - On Break
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UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages
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07/19/2026    
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Resonant Reading (Wednesday) - HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey
Resonant Reading (Wednesday) - HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey
07/22/2026    
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Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
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Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
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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) - On Break
Resonant Reading (Saturday) - On Break
07/25/2026    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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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. [...]
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07/26/2026    
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Library
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Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for September The Forum meets in the Fireside [...]
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UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages - Charades!
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07/26/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
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We are playing Charades this Sunday for Summer Sunday school! Join us on the playground after service dismisses the children. Childcare is available in Room [...]
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UUCPA Main Hall & Online
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Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Once the Soul was Perfect-Malick
Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Once the Soul was Perfect-Malick
07/29/2026    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
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Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer - On Courage
Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer - On Courage
07/29/2026    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto
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Shared with UUCPA by member Linda Henigin: I'm sharing an invitation to a late-breaking event with your fabulous congregation -- Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer, [...]
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Campus Workday
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Saturday Meditation
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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) - Self as a process-Olendzki
Resonant Reading (Saturday) - Self as a process-Olendzki
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Resonant Reading, Spiritual practice, Spotlight
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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
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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
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Forum
Forum
5 Jul 26
Palo Alto
05 Jul
No Sunday School. Childcare is available
5 Jul 26
Palo Alto
05 Jul
Sunday Service
5 Jul 26
Palo Alto
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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
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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
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Forum
Forum
12 Jul 26
Palo Alto
12 Jul
UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages - Blanket Fort Sunday
12 Jul 26
Palo Alto
12 Jul
Sunday Service
12 Jul 26
Palo Alto
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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
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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
more...
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Forum
Forum
19 Jul 26
Palo Alto
19 Jul
UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages
19 Jul 26
Palo Alto
19 Jul
Sunday Service
19 Jul 26
Palo Alto
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Resonant Reading (Wednesday) - HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey
Resonant Reading (Wednesday) - HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey
22 Jul 26
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Saturday Meditation
Saturday Meditation
25 Jul 26
Resonant Reading (Saturday) - On Break
Resonant Reading (Saturday) - On Break
25 Jul 26
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Forum
Forum
26 Jul 26
Palo Alto
26 Jul
UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages - Charades!
26 Jul 26
Palo Alto
26 Jul
Sunday Service
26 Jul 26
Palo Alto
more...
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Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Once the Soul was Perfect-Malick
Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Once the Soul was Perfect-Malick
29 Jul 26
Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer - On Courage
Julia Angwin & Ami Fields-Meyer - On Courage
29 Jul 26
Palo Alto
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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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