We Are An Inclusive  Community

Where people of diverse spiritual perspectives gather to learn and grow together.  Where all ages, abilities, ethnicities, genders,  and sexual orientations are welcome.  Where kids have the freedom to discover who they are and who they wish to become.  Where passionate hearts stand on the side of love, justice, and peace. Where all spirits are invited to rise and expand in harmony with the earth.

Weekly Worship Services

Sundays at 10:15 am, in person and online

Sunday, June 21, 2026 – Soul Focus (6 of 6)

Soul Focus: “InSoulvent: The Costs of What’s Been Lost” (Part 6 of 6)

Rev. Peter continues his ongoing exploration of the 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. … read more.

Next Worship Service

Sunday, June 21, 2026 – Soul Focus (6 of 6)

Soul Focus: “InSoulvent: The Costs of What’s Been Lost” (Part 6 of 6)

Rev. Peter continues his ongoing exploration of the 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. … read more.

Upcoming Events

01 Jun

Justice Partner - Peninsula Food Runners

06/01/2026 - 06/30/2026
All Day
Saturday Meditation

Saturday Meditation

06/13/2026
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Resonant Reading (Saturday)-The Round-Kunitz

Resonant Reading (Saturday)-The Round-Kunitz

06/13/2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Forum

Forum What will the world be like next year?

06/14/2026
8:45 am - 10:15 am
14 Jun

Sunday Service

06/14/2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am
14 Jun

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

06/14/2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am
2nd Sunday Lunch

2nd Sunday Lunch

06/14/2026
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Getting to Know UU

Getting to Know UU

06/14/2026
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
14 Jun

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

06/14/2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Trans Experience and Spirituality: A Welcoming Congregation seminar
09/30/2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Please join UUCPA’s Welcoming Congregation team on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 7:30 pm – 9 pm, for an engaging Zoom seminar on the diversity of the transgender [...]
01 Oct
10/01/2020 - 10/31/2020    
All Day
The Justice Partner for October is South Bay Sanctuary Covenant. SBSC is an interfaith, non-partisan organization of churches and individuals in the Bay Area. The [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/01/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Every Thursday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it's planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks.  We keep 6 feet apart [...]
Craft-and-check-in
10/01/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, knit, crochet, repair, draw, [...]
Campus Workday
10/03/2020    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Task list for the October 3, 2020 work day: Check on the filters for the furnaces and wash them. The lights in the covered patio [...]
Saturday Meditation
10/03/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/03/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
Forum - Book Review: Ann Appelbaum’s Twilight of Democracy
10/04/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Warren Schmidt The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Sunday Meditation
10/04/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
04 Oct
10/04/2020    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
The Red class is currently on hold.  If you are interested in Sunday school classes for 3 and 4 year olds please contact us at [...]
Ensure Peace of Mind with Smart Estate and Trust Planning
10/06/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7:00 PM, presenter, Matthew C. O’Donnell will discuss how to plan for your future, with a question and answer [...]
06 Oct
10/06/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/08/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Every Thursday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it's planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks.  We keep 6 feet apart [...]
Craft-and-check-in
10/08/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
09 Oct
10/09/2020    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Second Friday Bridge Club has finally accepted the fact that this pandemic is going to be with us for a while and has decided [...]
Saturday Meditation
10/10/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/10/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
10 Oct
10/10/2020    
6:00 pm - 8:40 pm
This meeting features social time, a potluck, a 20-minute presentation, and an all-peer discussion. We usually have more than 15 attendees. Topics are selected by [...]
Forum - Insights from Your Career
10/11/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leaders: Valerie Yakich & Trisha Suppes The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Sunday Meditation
10/11/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
11 Oct
10/11/2020    
9:30 am
There is no Sunday school this week. During Sunday school, young people learn from friendly adults and their peers.  If you would like to review [...]
12 Oct
10/12/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
12 Oct
This group is for UUCPA Parents/Caregivers who have teenage children. Date: 2nd Mondays each month Time: 7:30-9 pm Location: via video conference. Facilitator: Heather Chen [...]
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
10/13/2020    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Co-sponsored by the Action Council and the Adult Religious Education Committee, this study/action group meets twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday evenings [...]
The Wild Diversity of Christianity
10/14/2020    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
There's a lot more to Christianity than the stereotypical conservative American Christian evangelicals. We'll do a whirlwind survey of the wild diversity of world Christianity, [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/15/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Every Thursday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it's planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks.  We keep 6 feet apart [...]
Craft-and-check-in
10/15/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
Saturday Meditation
10/17/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/17/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
Forum - America’s Industrial Future
10/18/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Dick Duda Dick suggests two articles that you might want to glance at before the meeting: 1.  "It’s Time to Build" by Marc Andreessen  2.  "Why We Can't Build" by Ezra Klein  The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Sunday Meditation
10/18/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
18 Oct
10/18/2020    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
The Red class is currently on hold.  If you are interested in Sunday school classes for 3 and 4 year olds please contact us at [...]
19 Oct
10/19/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
UU the Vote Phone Banking
10/20/2020    
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
If you want to attend a phone bank with other UUCPA members and friends and the option of starting off with a 30-45 minute training with [...]
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: The Day the Earth Stood Still
10/21/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Out-of-control leaders taking us all to the brink of disaster . . . with the Cold War in the past, we don't have to worry [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/22/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Every Thursday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it's planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks.  We keep 6 feet apart [...]
Last craft-and-check-in
10/22/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Since April, we have been meeting weekly for a weekly check-in while we stitch, knit, crochet, repair, draw, whittle, or whatever we [...]
22 Oct
10/22/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Board meetings are held every fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Fireside Room. Meetings are open to all, but the schedule [...]
Saturday Meditation
10/24/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/24/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
Forum - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for December
10/25/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Sunday Meditation
10/25/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
25 Oct
10/25/2020    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
The Red class is currently on hold.  If you are interested in Sunday school classes for 3 and 4 year olds please contact us at [...]
UU the Vote Phone Banking
10/27/2020    
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
If you want to attend a phone bank with other UUCPA members and friends and the option of starting off with a 30-45 minute training with [...]
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
10/27/2020    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Co-sponsored by the Action Council and the Adult Religious Education Committee, this study/action group meets twice a month, on the second and fourth Tuesday evenings [...]
Shared Myths of Abrahamic Religions
10/28/2020    
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
We'll look at some of the myths that are shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- the so-called Abrahamic religions -- including differences in the [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
10/29/2020    
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Glenda and Nancy plan to garden as usual on Thursday afternoons at UUCPA where they will keep a distance of at least 6 feet from [...]
Saturday Meditation
10/31/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us for meditation, tea, and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
10/31/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
01 Nov
11/01/2020 - 11/30/2020    
All Day
The Justice Partner for November is American Muslim Voice (AMV). AMV is local grassroots, nonviolent, inclusive, civil, immigrant and human rights organization. AMV hosts open [...]
Forum - Why Did Great Civilizations Fall?
11/01/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Bob Greene and Laurie Vaughan The Forum will meet via online video conference.  The link will be emailed to members of forum-announce@uucpa.org. If you aren’t already in that group (or if you aren’t sure), please request to join by 9 pm Saturday evening for the next day’s meeting info by sending an email to forum-announce+subscribe@uucpa.org.
Sunday Meditation
11/01/2020    
9:30 am - 10:25 am
Date: Every Sunday Time: 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service Location: Online Leader: Eric Bier Contact: Marilyn Austin (sundaymeditation@uucpa) This meditation opportunity is open [...]
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