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In this annual intergenerational service, we each bring a flower (or several), fill vases and baskets with them, and after blessing the flowers and each other, we each choose a flower that someone else brought and bring it home. If you’re attending online, have your flower nearby and ready for its closeup. And if you … Continue reading Flower Communion
On Christmas Eve, UUCPA will hold its traditional candlelight service, online-only, at 6 pm. Dan and Amy will tell the Christmas story, interspersed with plenty of Christmas carols sung by the incomparable Liz Russ. Amy will give a homily. At the end, as Liz sings “Silent Night,” we will all light candles and see each … Continue reading Christmas Eve
It’s that time of year! We tell the Christmas story in keeping with our Unitarian Universalist heritage and with everyone who wishes to join in becoming characters in the story. And for the first time since March 2020, we have two services in person, indoors in our Main Hall. If you participate online — When … Continue reading No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant
Thanksgiving is all about sharing and unity and going over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house! Right? Well, actually . . . In this friendly debate, Kris Geering takes the affirmative and Greg Becker, well, he’s the negative. But between them, they find a Thanksgiving story that honors both the truth of … Continue reading Thanksgiving: It’s Complicated (Intergenerational Service)
The audio player above plays the audio podcast of the sermon only. The YouTube player below plays the video of the entire service with copyrighted and private information redacted. We welcome Christmas, live-streamed from our beloved sanctuary, with stories, carols and special music, and candles. Come sing the familiar songs that are always powerful, and … Continue reading Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
The YouTube player below plays the video of the entire service with copyrighted and private information redacted. Follow along in the order of service: bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20201220 In this intergenerational service, we rejoice in the everyday miracles of the season, marking the winter solstice and inviting all who wish to play a part to help make the … Continue reading No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant
The Flower Communion is an annual service in which we each bring a flower, create an altar full of bouquets, and end by each taking away a flower that another person brought. Special Music: Yuri Liberzon, Classical Guitar
The order of service is here.
One of the most interesting figures in the old Unitarian Church of Palo Alto that existed from 1905 to 1934 was Helen Kreps. A brilliant scholar, she
was inspired by seeing a woman minister, Rev. Florence Buck, preach at the Palo Alto church, and after a brilliant career at Stanford went on to prepare to become a Unitarian minister herself. When the influenza epidemic hit in
1918, she volunteered as a nurse, contracted influenza, and died. The story of Helen Kreps has a lot to tell us about heroism, feminism, and the importance of controlling pandemics.
Special music: Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, piano
Celebrate Easter with UUCPA from the comfort of your home.
Special Music: Liz Russ, soprano
Order of Service bit.ly/uucpa_oos_20200412a
Come enjoy music, stories, and our annual fire ritual in this mid-winter celebration.
Special Music: Jim Stevens, folk guitar
Today’s entire offering collection will be donated to our February Justice Partner, Stevenson House.