Rev. Dan’s Writing
From the Associate Minister of RE – Rev. Dan Harper
UUCPA comes out for justice in deportation dispute
About ten of UUCPA’s members and friends were part of the crowd on April 15, 2025, at a protest demanding that the Trump administration obey the Supreme Court by returning Kilmar Ábrego García home. Through what ICE calls an “administrative error,” Ábrego García was sent to El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center last month. The protest ...Forum Topics for April, 2025
The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for April 2025: 4/6 U.S.-China Relations – Dick Duda (Great Decisions) 4/13 Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future? – Richard Heydt 4/20 The value of kindness – Susan Owicki 4/27 Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & Selection of Forum ...Plant a Tree for Neighbors, April 12
Help Canopy plant 15 trees in south Palo Alto’s Ramos park neighborhood on April 12, 9 am to 1 pm. Register here by April 1 (indicate you are coming from UUCPA on the reg form). Join folks from the UU Fellowship of Sunnyvale and the UU Church of Palo Alto. Our collaborative Climate Justice Revival ...UUCPA Pledge Status and Reminder
For this week’s update on our annual 25-26 pledge drive, we continue to move toward our budget goal of $540k that will support all the expenses for the staff and programs. To date 109 members (a fair amount of new members) have pledged $417k, which leaves us $123k short. For context, last year’s pledge drive ...Nominees for the Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee, and GA Delegates
The Nominating Committee is pleased to present this year’s candidates for election to the Board of Trustees, to the Nominating Committee itself, and for delegates to the General Assembly. The congregation will vote on these nominations at the Annual Meeting on Sunday April 27. For the Board of Trustees (May 2025 through April 2028 except as ...