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, July 5, 2026

Worship Leader: Gary Rosin

Worship Associate: Matt Rosin

Special Music: Thomas Shoebottom, cello/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 sundayservice@uucpa.org or call UUCPA’s outgoing voicemail message, 650-494-0541. … read more.

Next Worship Service

Sunday, July 5, 2026

Worship Leader: Gary Rosin

Worship Associate: Matt Rosin

Special Music: Thomas Shoebottom, cello/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 sundayservice@uucpa.org or call UUCPA’s outgoing voicemail message, 650-494-0541. … read more.

Upcoming Events

01 Jun

Justice Partner - Peninsula Food Runners

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

Saturday Meditation

06/27/2026
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Forum

Forum Topic Selection for August

06/28/2026
8:45 am - 10:15 am
28 Jun

Sunday Service

06/28/2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am
28 Jun

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

06/28/2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am
28 Jun

4th Sunday Brunch

06/28/2026
11:15 am - 11:45 am
28 Jun

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

06/28/2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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01 Feb
02/01/2018 - 02/28/2018    
All Day
The Justice Partner for February is Ada's Cafe. Located in the Mitchell Park Community Center, Ada’s Cafe and Catering is dedicated to hiring, training, and [...]
01 Feb
02/01/2018    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Stewardship Committee is the renamed canvass committee with an expanded mission.  The committee meets on Thursdays at 6pm in the Library unless otherwise specified. [...]
01 Feb
02/01/2018    
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Singers wanted! We can use singers on all parts. Don’t be shy – give us a try! The UUCPA choir welcomes singers of all vocal [...]
02 Feb
02/02/2018    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
Campus Workday
02/03/2018    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:                 1st Saturday every month Time:                 9 am-Noon Location:         UUCPA Campus Contact:           Michael Plass (workday@uucpa.org)   Consider making things even better by joining others at [...]
Meditation
02/03/2018    
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 [...]
03 Feb
02/03/2018    
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us for the annual Community Dinner! Great food, even better company! Come meet your UUCPA Neighborhood Circle. 5:30- Happy Hour/ Appetizers 6:00- Catered Dinner served [...]
04 Feb
02/04/2018    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Warren Schmidt
04 Feb
02/04/2018    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday Programs for Families Because we believe in learning by doing, an most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in [...]
04 Feb
02/04/2018    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Child care (for infants, toddlers, and young children) — Loving and safe care with our professional child care providers. Children who are over 3 and [...]
05 Feb
02/05/2018    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Mens Group - Semi-Retired, Retired, Thinking About It: men 60+ purifying wisdom.  Men facing similar challenges share personal experiences and develop trusted friendships. After a [...]
06 Feb
02/06/2018    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
06 Feb
02/06/2018    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The February book is "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats" by Jan-Phillip Senoker.
06 Feb
02/06/2018    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Mens Group - Working Stiffs: men 30-60 balancing work and family.  Men facing similar challenges share personal experiences and develop trusted friendships. After a brief [...]
07 Feb
02/07/2018    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This is the Wednesday afternoon Chalice Circle group.   https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/chalice-circles/
07 Feb
02/07/2018    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The group meets regularly to plan and implement ways to educate people on the real climate threats and the technology that can be quickly used [...]
07 Feb
02/07/2018    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This is the Wednesday evening Chalice Circle group.   https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/chalice-circles/
08 Feb
02/08/2018    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Stewardship Committee is the renamed canvass committee with an expanded mission.  The committee meets on Thursdays at 6pm in the Library unless otherwise specified. [...]
08 Feb
02/08/2018    
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Singers wanted! We can use singers on all parts. Don’t be shy – give us a try! The UUCPA choir welcomes singers of all vocal [...]
09 Feb
02/09/2018    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
2nd Friday Bridge Club
02/09/2018    
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you know how to play bridge, please join us at the Second Friday Bridge Club. We have a very friendly, casual game. You don't [...]
Meditation
02/10/2018    
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 [...]
10 Feb
02/10/2018    
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Rev. Melissa Thomson, community minister and hospital chaplain affiliated with UUCPA, welcomes you to join her in attending an important upcoming workshop on social and [...]
10 Feb
02/10/2018    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
(This meeting was originally scheduled for 2/3 and has been moved to 2/10) This meeting features social time, a potluck, 20-minute presentation and all-peer discussion. [...]
11 Feb
02/11/2018    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Martha Greene
11 Feb
02/11/2018    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday Programs for Families Because we believe in learning by doing, an most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in [...]
11 Feb
02/11/2018    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Child care (for infants, toddlers, and young children) — Loving and safe care with our professional child care providers. Children who are over 3 and [...]
12 Feb
02/12/2018    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Thespians get together to sight-read plays. All UU members, friends, and guests are welcome. Second Monday: 7 to 10 pm in Room 9 Third [...]
12 Feb
02/12/2018    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
12 Feb
02/12/2018    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This is the Monday Evening Chalice Circle group.   https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/chalice-circles/
13 Feb
02/13/2018    
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in Room 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm. Second Tuesday we focus on telling [...]
Film Discussion Group
02/13/2018    
7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
If you enjoy watching good films and would like the opportunity to discuss them with other people, we hope you will consider joining the UUCPA [...]
14 Feb
02/14/2018    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/womens-groups/
14 Feb
02/14/2018    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
By Your Side Singers is UUCPA’s pastoral care choir, begun in the autumn of 2016. Our singers, in small groups, visit and provide a graceful [...]
15 Feb
02/15/2018    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Stewardship Committee is the renamed canvass committee with an expanded mission.  The committee meets on Thursdays at 6pm in the Library unless otherwise specified. [...]
15 Feb
02/15/2018    
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Singers wanted! We can use singers on all parts. Don’t be shy – give us a try! The UUCPA choir welcomes singers of all vocal [...]
15 Feb
02/15/2018    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Young Adult Group organizes activities to meet the interests of everyone at UUCPA who identifies with the young adult life stage, typically but not [...]
16 Feb
02/16/2018    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
16 Feb
02/16/2018    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Thespians get together to sight-read plays. All UU members, friends, and guests are welcome. Second Monday: 7 to 10 pm in Room 9 Third [...]
Meditation
02/17/2018    
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 [...]
18 Feb
02/18/2018    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Sarah Doxiadis
18 Feb
02/18/2018    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday Programs for Families Because we believe in learning by doing, an most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in [...]
18 Feb
02/18/2018    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Child care (for infants, toddlers, and young children) — Loving and safe care with our professional child care providers. Children who are over 3 and [...]
19 Feb
02/19/2018    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Mens Group - Semi-Retired, Retired, Thinking About It: men 60+ purifying wisdom.  Men facing similar challenges share personal experiences and develop trusted friendships. After a [...]
20 Feb
02/20/2018    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
20 Feb
02/20/2018    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
20 Feb
02/20/2018    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Mens Group - Working Stiffs: men 30-60 balancing work and family.  Men facing similar challenges share personal experiences and develop trusted friendships. After a brief [...]
21 Feb
02/21/2018    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This is the Wednesday afternoon Chalice Circle group.   https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/chalice-circles/
21 Feb
02/21/2018    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The group meets regularly to plan and implement ways to educate people on the real climate threats and the technology that can be quickly used [...]
21 Feb
02/21/2018    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This is the Wednesday evening Chalice Circle group.   https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/chalice-circles/
22 Feb
02/22/2018    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Stewardship Committee is the renamed canvass committee with an expanded mission.  The committee meets on Thursdays at 6pm in the Library unless otherwise specified. [...]
22 Feb
02/22/2018    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
22 Feb
02/22/2018    
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Singers wanted! We can use singers on all parts. Don’t be shy – give us a try! The UUCPA choir welcomes singers of all vocal [...]
23 Feb
02/23/2018    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
23 Feb
02/23/2018    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Films are shown on the fourth Friday of the month on a variety of topics and themes in the Fireside Room starting at 7:30 pm. Check out [...]
Meditation
02/24/2018    
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 [...]
25 Feb
02/25/2018    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: All
25 Feb
02/25/2018    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday Programs for Families Because we believe in learning by doing, an most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in [...]
25 Feb
02/25/2018    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Child care (for infants, toddlers, and young children) — Loving and safe care with our professional child care providers. Children who are over 3 and [...]
26 Feb
02/26/2018    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This is the Monday Evening Chalice Circle group.   https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/chalice-circles/
27 Feb
02/27/2018    
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in Room 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm. Second Tuesday we focus on telling [...]
27 Feb
02/27/2018    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Thespians get together to sight-read plays. All UU members, friends, and guests are welcome. Second Monday: 7 to 10 pm in Room 9 Third [...]
27 Feb
02/27/2018    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Board meetings are held every fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Fireside Room. Meetings are open to all, but the schedule [...]
28 Feb
02/28/2018    
All Day
Registration Now Open (Click here for Information and Registration form.) Important Dates: Early Bird Registration: February 28th Regular Registration: March 1st and August 10th Cabin assignments: [...]
28 Feb
02/28/2018    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/womens-groups/
28 Feb
02/28/2018    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
After many years, Pat Thomas is handing over the baton on the Annual Church Auction. In a one off swan song event, she will brief [...]
01 Mar
03/01/2018 - 03/31/2018    
All Day
The Justice Partner for March is the Green Sanctuary's Choice - Earthjustice. Chosen by the Green Sanctuary Committee, Earthjustice is a San Francisco-based, highly rated [...]
01 Mar
03/01/2018    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Stewardship Committee is the renamed canvass committee with an expanded mission.  The committee meets on Thursdays at 6pm in the Library unless otherwise specified. [...]
01 Mar
03/01/2018    
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Singers wanted! We can use singers on all parts. Don’t be shy – give us a try! The UUCPA choir welcomes singers of all vocal [...]
02 Mar
03/02/2018    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
Campus Workday
03/03/2018    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:                 1st Saturday every month Time:                 9 am-Noon Location:         UUCPA Campus Contact:           Michael Plass (workday@uucpa.org)   Consider making things even better by joining others at [...]
Meditation
03/03/2018    
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 [...]
03 Mar
03/03/2018    
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
On Saturday, March 3, we’ll do a 3.5-mile loop hike through woodsy Huddart Park. We’ll start from the Zwierlein picnic area and hike down to Union [...]
04 Mar
03/04/2018    
All Day
The Children’s and Youth Religious Education Committee (CYRE) is always looking for ways to teach our children and youth how they can make a direct, [...]
04 Mar
03/04/2018    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Steven Mashin
04 Mar
03/04/2018    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday Programs for Families Because we believe in learning by doing, an most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in [...]
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