Rev. Dan’s Writing
From the Associate Minister of RE – Rev. Dan Harper
Your UUCPA Group Has an Idea. The Growth Engine Has Funding
Have an idea that brings people together? The “Growth Engine” is a fund designed to help your group try it. The UUCPA Board of Trustees has created a small, one-time fund to help our committees and groups try things that build connections — helping newcomers find their place, bringing people together, strengthening the groups that help make ...Starting Point – September 27 through November 8
Are you new or newish to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto? Want to deepen your connection with the congregation but aren’t sure how? Or understand more about what it means to be a UU? If so, Starting Point is for you. We will meet four Sundays (Sep 27, Oct 11, Oct 25, Nov 8), after ...Announcing the Establishment of the UUCPA Endowment Fund!
We’re glad to share a meaningful step for our congregation’s future. At its September meeting, the Board voted unanimously to establish the UUCPA Endowment Fund — a permanent fund to help secure the church’s financial foundation for generations to come. The endowment is inspired and founded by a generous bequest from the estate of the Cassel ...Playspace and Seating Update
Thank you all for your support and feedback with the playspace experiment this past month. We heard that while the playspace is appreciated; the lobby is isolating and that’s the opposite of our goal for this space. We are continuing this experiment by moving the playspace to the back row of the side opposite the ...January Book Event to be Co-Sponsored by UUCPA
The Action Council and the Board of Trustees have approved a request from the Welcoming team for UUCPA to be a co-sponsor of the following event coming in January 2027: Nico Lang Book Event on January 18, 2027: Book talk by longtime LGBTQ+ journalist Nico Lang (they/them) about their recent book, American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving ...