Rev. Dan’s Writing
From the Associate Minister of RE – Rev. Dan Harper
UUCPA Class: Next Step After Overturning Roe: Fetal Personhood? – Jan 22, 11:45 AM
Anti-abortion activists are pushing for laws that grant fetuses the same legal rights and protections as any person. Such laws would mean that, regardless of any abortion-specific legislation, abortion would be considered an act of murder under existing law – even where an abortion ban created exceptions for rape, maternal health, or otherwise. ...Forum Topics for January 2023 – Revised
The 1/22 Forum topic has been changed to UUCPA Mission Task Force – What we’ve learned so far – Marilyn Austin. The Forum meets from 9:00 to 10:15 Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for January 2023: 1/1 Monopolies and on-going global Inflation – Dave Joki 1/8 Lessons from Antarctica – Jai Cho 1/15 Who are the viable candidates ...What’s Up With the Action Council?
January 2023 The mission of the UUCPA Action Council is to empower the congregation to take action for social and environmental justice in the larger community, in accordance with our Unitarian Universalist principles and our congregational commitment to transforming ourselves, each other, and the world. To keep the congregation better informed about what we are doing, ...Job posting: Sabbatical Minister
The deadline for applying for this position has passed. Thank you for your interest! Sabbatical Minister Job PostingUnitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto (UUCPA)Position Title: Sabbatical MinisterReporting to: UUCPA Board of Trustees via a small appointed Sabbatical CommitteeAppointment Period: July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023 (or, as arranged)Position: Half-time FTE Background The Unitarian Universalist Church of ...Weaving the Web: Sharing Our Practices
Dear UUCPA folks, A few weeks back, I put out an email inviting people to participate in some of the ways we make spiritual connections at UUCPA. I noted that while “many people want to meet with others specifically in order to ask spiritual questions together, or undertake practices that are explicitly spiritual in nature,” it ...