Podcast: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Sermons and Reflections

A Place Where Love Is Spoken

We all agree: in our love as in other things, what we do is as important as what we say. Actions may often be misunderstood, however, as anyone knows whose “love language” differs from a partner’s or friend’s. How can we ourselves ensure that our … read more.

Rejoice in Beauty!

Beauty: such an overused term. It’s a section in every women’s magazine (men’s magazines tend to avoid the word, calling it “Grooming,” and what is that all about?) and our culture is obsessed with beautiful people, which, it claims, excludes most of us. Amy believes … read more.

What Nudes Have Taught Me

“The Nude” as a subject in Western art has followed the same basic rules for centuries. What impact do they have on all of us? Rev. Gadon shares insights from more than a year drawing and painting and breaking rules.

Our guest preacher, Rev. Barbara Gadon, … read more.

Help the Suffering, See No Stranger

Worship leader: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern

Follow along in the order of service bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20250209.

If you prefer to attend online, there are two options. One, join the service via Zoom bit.ly/uucpa_service_1015am_v3. To get the passcode, email sundayservice@uucpa.org or call UUCPA’s … read more.

Keepers of the Flame

In our annual, intergenerational Chalice Sunday service, we learn about the origin of our flaming chalice, and some of the traditions that are celebrated on this day, such as Candlemas, St. Brigid’s Day, and Imbolc. On this Chalice Sunday, we’ll be asking ourselves: what is … read more.

In the Middle of the Story

Newborns are an exception. With everyone else, when we meet them, we arrive in the middle of their story, and they arrive in the middle of ours. We may travel alongside together for a while, learning about each other’s pasts as well as getting to … read more.

Support the Weak

How apt that we come to this line of our benediction on the day before the presidential inauguration, because protecting the weak from the strong–whoever those might be at any given moment–is one of the principal purposes of government. Yet the way we achieve that … read more.

Strengthen the Faint-hearted

We continue to explore our unison benediction line by line. Today’s line, “strengthen the faint-hearted,” returns us to the theme of courage: bolstering each other’s when it grows faint. How do we do that? It might help to consider where courage even comes from.

Worship leader: … read more.

Sacred Solidarity: Accompaniment as an Expression of Our Faith

Accompaniment is the radical act of being with someone even when it is hard and you don’t know how things will turn out. With the increase in fascism across our country, our society often tells us to isolate, take care of our own first, and … read more.

We Need Not Think Alike To Love Alike

Worship Leader: Rev. Kevin Mann

Worship Associate: Steven Mashin

Follow along in the order of service: https://bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20241229.

If you prefer to attend online, there are two options. One, join the service via Zoom bit.ly/uucpa_service_1015am_v3. To get the passcode, email sundayservice@uucpa.org or call … read more.