Rev. Dan's Writing

From the Associate Minister of RE – Rev. Dan Harper

Undie Sunday Thank You!
This year’s Undie Sunday campaign was once again a great success! Thank you to everyone who participated! We donated numerous undies, hats, socks, coats, notebooks, sleeping bags, and more to the Opportunity Center’s annual Holiday Faire. All items have been delivered, and the Faire will take place on December 22. LifeMoves and the Opportunity Center ...
Auction Statements & more
Thank you to all of you who have made the 2025 UUCPA Auction a huge success! If you donated items to the auction, you should have received an email with the subject “UUCPA 2025 AUCTION donation receipt” from “Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto – UUCPA <noreply@auctria.com“. The email should include contact information for winners should ...
November service project updates
Remember those posts to Announce in early November about upcoming service projects? The projects served two of UUCPA’s Justice Partners, Onyxx Village Connection and LifeMoves, and were sponsored by the Social Justice Action Council and Children and Youth Religious Education committees (and you, indirectly 🙂). If you wondered whatever happened with those projects, or if ...
Forum Topics for December, 2025
The Forum meets from 8:45 to 10:15 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for December 2025: 12/7 How Holiday Celebrations Change as We Move Through Life – Sarah Doxiadis 12/14 AI beyond ChatGPT – Michael Abramson 12/21 Our Remembrances of Christmas – Sarah Doxiadis 12/28 Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & ...
What a great auction — thank you!
Our auction party took place on November 15, 2025, and it was a tremendous success thanks to the incredible generosity of our community. Whether you donated items, contributed your time, or gave financial support—thank you. We are deeply grateful. This year we even surpassed our fundraising goal, something we haven’t achieved in many years. Your contributions ...