Rev. Dan’s Writing
From the Associate Minister of RE – Rev. Dan Harper
Outdoors service at 9:30 am
There will be an outdoor service at 9:30 on Sundays (except September 26). Seating will be limited to allow for physical distancing, so please pre-register. If you forget to pre-register and the service is full, you will be allowed to sit in your car with your window down to listen to the service. Also, within a ...UUCPA Winter Solstice Ceremony
Join us to celebrate the Winter Solstice Ceremony – remotely via zoom! Have your own candle and delicious snacks at hand. We will have beautiful music and images, and each other’s company on the longest night of the year. Monday, December 21, 7 pm. Join the services via Zoom: zoom.us/j/485021387. The password is available on UUCPA’s outgoing voicemail message, 650-494-0541 ...Samhain (or All Hallows’ Day) Dinner • November 1, 2019
Samhain (or All Hallows’ Day) is the Pagan root of Halloween. This holiday honors our ancestors and loved ones who have passed. We will have hearty food (as we recover from so much Halloween sugar!) and some beautiful rituals commemorating those who are no longer with us. We will save a seat for the departed, ...Halloween Parade • Sunday, October 27, 2019
All kids are invited to wear their Halloween costume! After Sunday school is over, we’ll have our annual Halloween parade. Please gather on the patio. The middle school teens will serve as judges and give out an award to every costume; in the past, these somewhat silly awards have been for “Most Robotic,” “Greenest”(as in ...Midweek meditation: From fear to fulfillment
Midweek meditation: from fear to fulfillment Thanks to the creativity and drive of UUCPA member Randy Helmonds, we will be hosting the Blood Donation Olympics on Saturday, October 26. I want to share my story with you. In my family, donating blood has always been one of those no-brainer acts of mercy, like giving clothes we didn’t ...