Speaker: Rev. Catherine Boyle

No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant

The choir, along with a seven-person band, is here to make our pageant a musical! Well, almost. They’ll sing several pieces to help make the story of Jesus’s birth come to life, along with whoever wishes to take a non speaking role in the play … read more.

Water Communion: Interwoven, All Connected

Each year at this time, we celebrate the ways we are all connected to each other and every other living thing. For our intergenerational Water Communion service, please bring a little water to pour into the communal bowl. We will give thanks for water and … read more.

Beyond Politics: Democracy as a Moral Imperative

In this sermon, we will explore democracy not just as a political structure, but as a profound ethical duty. Drawing inspiration from Timothy Snyder’s insightful work, “On Tyranny,” we will reflect on the pressing moral obligation to uphold democratic principles in our modern era.In a … read more.

Now Let Us Sing, Sing, Sing, Sing!

When you arrive at today’s service, think about a song in either Singing the Living Tradition (the gray hymnal) or Singing the Journey (the teal hymnal) that you’d love us all to sing, and add it to the flip chart or Zoom chat. We’ll sing … read more.

Celebrating Our Learning Community

UUCPA is a community of learners. We seek always to discover more–to understand the world and ourselves more deeply–to learn from each other, from books, from the accumulated knowledge of centuries of thinkers and scientists and activists–to become wiser. Almost all of the children, and … read more.

Look Closely: Flower Sunday

Bring a flower, or a bunch! In this tradition, practiced by Unitarian Universalists for 101 years, we celebrate the beautiful variety among us and gratefully receive a flower that someone else has brought. We will look closely at the flowers as a mindfulness practice we … read more.

New Life, Fuller Life, Authentic Life

How appropriate that Easter and the Transgender Day of Visibility coincide this year! The trans and nonbinary people shown with their families in the photo-text exhibit that opens today at UUCPA exemplify the joyful rebirth one can experience by being authentically … read more.

Chalice Sunday

Our annual intergenerational service in which we ask and answer questions such as: What is the origin of the flaming chalice symbol? What does the chalice mean to you? What happens when we put all those meanings together into one community? Why do we have … read more.

Brick by Brick: Chanting Down Babylon

An intergenerational service celebrating the life and message of Martin Luther King, Jr., and how his ministry continues on through folks who are fearless in the face of oppression and aggression. Our minister of religious education, Cat Boyle, leads us in a liberating service … read more.

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services

We welcome Christmas with stories, carols and special music, and candles. Come sing the familiar songs that are always powerful and experience the magic of candlelight in the darkness.

Worship Leaders: Revs. Peter Farriday & Cat Boyle

Special music: Veronika Agranov-Dafoe and friends

Follow along in the … read more.