From the Associate Minister of RE – Rev. Dan Harper

  • “Letter of Understanding” between Amy, Cat, and Dan

    Amy, Cat, and Dan all want to give Cat’s new ministry at the UU Church of Palo Alto (UUCPA) a chance to take root. They also want to help Dan’s new ministry at First Parish in Cohasset, Mass., take root. UUA regional staffer Melissa James suggested that to help both these new ministries flourish, any ...
  • Flower Communion May 8

    Flower Communion May 8
    The annual Flower Communion service, held this year on May 8, is an intergenerational service. Many children find it enjoyable. Everyone brings a flower from home to the service. Then during the service, everyone gets a chance to choose a different flower to take home with them. This uniquely Unitarian Universalist service was developed at the ...
  • In-person worship services

    Beginning Sunday, March 6, we’ll have two in-person worship services, at 9:30 and 11:00. The 9:30 service will have outdoor seating, distanced and masked, in the patio outside the Main Hall. The 11:00 service will have indoors seating, distanced and masked, in the Main Hall. If you’re bringing children to Sunday school, be sure to arrive ...
  • Holiday cards for incarcerated people – Dec 12

    Holiday cards for incarcerated people - Dec 12
    On Sunday, Dec. 12, those who come in person to the 9:30 service can write holiday messages to people experiencing incarceration. We’ll be sending cards to two groups: queer and trans people who are members of “Black and Pink National” (founded by a UU minister), and people who are members of the “Church of the Larger ...
  • No-rehearsal Christmas Pageant – Dec 19

    No-rehearsal Christmas Pageant - Dec 19
    Every year, UUCPA has a light-hearted and participatory “No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant.” This year, families can join in either online or in person. All children in grades K-8 were mailed a packet of do-it-yourself costumes for the pageant printed on cardstock. Kids can cut them out, color them in, and use them whether they watch online or ...
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