From the Associate Minister of RE – Rev. Dan Harper

  • Weaving the Web I: Why Join?

    Weaving the Web I: Why Join?
    What does it mean to be a member of UUCPA? What does it mean to belong? In one sense–perhaps the most important one–simply being involved in the congregation is belonging. Sure, when you’re new to a congregation, as with any community, it usually takes a while to feel like you belong. At first, the names are ...
  • Weaving the Web II: What’s Cooking

    Weaving the Web II: What's Cooking
    Dear UUCPA folks, Rev. Cat and I have been making plans that are still a little too nebulous to have a spot on this site’s calendar, but that we want you to know about.—————– On March 25, the Sunday service will be about Israel and Palestine, the heartbreaking war in Gaza, and how we can talk about ...
  • Announcing Two UUCPA Endorsements

    Announcing Two UUCPA Endorsements
    This message is to inform the congregation that the Board of Trustees has voted for UUCPA to co-sponsor the following two efforts: 1.     A speaker series to be offered by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto entitled Community, Faith, and Racial Justice.  The series begins on March 6.  You can find out more about this speaker series here.  There ...
  • Newcomers’ Tea: now in Room A or via Zoom

    Newcomers' Tea: now in Room A or via Zoom
    New to UUCPA? Come have tea with our Parish Minister! As I announced here last week, regular Newcomers’ Tea times are now resuming, with the next two on the calendar for Sunday, February 25, at 11:45 and Sunday, March 24, at 11:45. Because attendance appears high for February 25, we will meet in Room A, which is ...
  • Help equip UUCPA with lifesaving Narcan

    Help equip UUCPA with lifesaving Narcan
    Let’s train together: Date now April 2 Opioids such as fentanyl, heroin, methadone and oxycodone have killed thousands of Californians and sent tens of thousands more to the emergency room in each of the past several years. An easy-to-administer treatment called naloxone, also known as Narcan, can save the life of someone who is overdosing on ...
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