March 1, 2026 – Change Is a Constant Companion
Worship Leader: Rev. Johnnie Bloom-Ramirez
Worship Associate: Barbara Saxton
Special Music: Paul Kosta group, instrumental
Follow along in the order of service, bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20260301.
Podcast: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Sermons and Reflections
Sunday, February 22, 2026
A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism is a classic book by prominent UU ministers John Buehrens and the late Forrest Church that examines aspects of UU history, theology, congregational community, social action, and more. This Sunday Rev. Peter shares aspects of the first half, … read more.
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Rev. Peter Farriday continues the ongoing series of reflections that explore the soul and society. Expanding on the Introduction, this Sunday continues last week’s survey of the historical emergence of materialism’s limited worldview, and some of its harmful psycho-spiritual consequences.
Worship leader: Rev. Peter Farriday
Special music: … read more.
February 8, 2026
Rev. Peter Farriday continues his ongoing exploration of the soul and society.
Worship leader: Rev. Peter Farriday
Special Music: 4 Shillings Short
If you prefer to join the community of those attending online, there are two options. One, join the service via Zoom bit.ly/uucpa_service_1030am_v3. To get the passcode, … read more.
The Revolution Will Not Be Caramelized
Worship leader: Rev. Ranwa Hammamy
Special music: Barbary Grant, Harp
You can follow along in the order of service: bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20260125.
Soul Focus: Introduction, Part 3 (of 3)
Rev. Peter Farriday continues his ongoing exploration of the soul and society.
Worship leader: Rev. Peter Farriday
Special music: David Chen, guitar
If you prefer to join the community of those attending online, there are two options. One, join the service via Zoom bit.ly/uucpa_service_1030am_v3. To get the passcode, … read more.
Soul Focus: Introduction, Part 2 (of 3)
Rev. Peter Farriday continues his ongoing exploration of soul and society.
Worship leader: Rev. Peter Farriday
Special music: Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, piano
If you prefer to join the community of those attending online, there are two options. One, join the service via Zoom bit.ly/uucpa_service_1030am_v3. To get the passcode, email … read more.
Soul Focus: Introduction, Part 1 (of 3)
Rev. Peter Farriday begins an ongoing series of reflections that explore the soul and society.
Worship leader: Rev. Peter Farriday
Special music: Season of Us (Bill Stanfield, Guitar)
If you prefer to join the community of those attending online, there are two options. One, join the service … read more.
Friendship
Friendship is vitally important to all of us. There has been a lot of research on friendship in recent decades. In this service we will talk about both the science and the power of friendship in our lives.
Worship leader: Richard Heydt
Special Music: Steven Chanan, piano
If … read more.
Stories of Darkness & Light
Throughout ancient cultures, light returning from darkness in nature led to symbolic tales of the same “miracle” occurring in human lives and communities. Today’s intergenerational service tells three of these as we mark the winter solstice, share the story of Hanukkah, and together bring to life … read more.