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
11 Jun
11 Jun

Choir Practice

06/11/2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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
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01 Feb
02/01/2022 - 02/28/2022    
All Day
The Justice Partner for February is California Interfaith Power and Light CIPL serves congregations and institutions of many faiths that are committed to working together [...]
Brown Bag Books
02/01/2022    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Brown Bag Books group meets year-round, except in July and August. Many attendees bring their lunches, and everyone brings a sense of humor. Monthly [...]
02 Feb
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
02 Feb
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Please [...]
UUCPA 75th Anniversary ARE Classes
02/02/2022    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
UUCPA will be 75 years old on April 6, 2022.  A variety of celebratory activities are being planned.  One of these is a series of [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/03/2022    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/03/2022    
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 [...]
Campus Workday
02/05/2022    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
02/05/2022    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
Forum
02/06/2022    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Topic - Pandemic Discussion Leaders - Janet Buelow, Jai Cho, Trisha Suppes If group gatherings are still not allowed, 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.
06 Feb
02/06/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Because we believe in learning by doing, a most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of [...]
06 Feb
02/06/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
We meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. If you would like to attend this session and are not subscribed to the [...]
09 Feb
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
09 Feb
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Please [...]
09 Feb
02/09/2022    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Beloved Conversations Virtual is a program developed by the Fahs Collaborative at Meadville Lombard for Unitarian Universalists who are seeking to embody racial justice as [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/10/2022    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/10/2022    
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 [...]
10 Feb
02/10/2022    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
2nd Friday Bridge Club
02/11/2022    
6:30 pm - 10:30 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 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
02/12/2022    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
12 Feb
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
02/13/2022    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Topic - The Capitol Riot: how big was it? Discussion Leader - Bob Greene If group gatherings are still not allowed, 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.
13 Feb
02/13/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Because we believe in learning by doing, a most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of [...]
13 Feb
02/13/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
14 Feb
02/14/2022    
12:00 am
Today is the last day to receive a 10% Early Bird discount for the spring program of Within in Beloved Conversations Virtual. Beloved Conversations Virtual [...]
14 Feb
02/14/2022    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
16 Feb
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
16 Feb
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Please [...]
UUCPA 75th Anniversary ARE Classes
02/16/2022    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
UUCPA will be 75 years old on April 6, 2022.  A variety of celebratory activities are being planned.  One of these is a series of [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/17/2022    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/17/2022    
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 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
02/19/2022    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
Forum
02/20/2022    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Topic - Who's afraid of Critical Race Theory? Discussion Leader - Susan Owicki If group gatherings are still not allowed, 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.
20 Feb
02/20/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
There is no Sunday School today due to the holiday weekend.  See you next week! Because we believe in learning by doing, a most important [...]
20 Feb
02/20/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
21 Feb
02/21/2022    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
UUCPA Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting 7:00  - 8:30.  3rd Monday evening. Discuss projects and upkeep for the UUCPA Campus. Contacts:  Building and Grounds Committee <buildings+grounds@uucpa.org> [...]
22 Feb
02/22/2022    
12:00 am
Today is the last day to register for the spring program of Within in Beloved Conversations Virtual. Beloved Conversations Virtual is a program for Unitarian [...]
Dismantling White Supremacy
We meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. If you would like to attend this session and are not subscribed to the [...]
22 Feb
02/22/2022    
7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
23 Feb
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
23 Feb
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Please [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/24/2022    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/24/2022    
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 [...]
25 Feb
02/25/2022    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Last month, this article and discussion garnered interest among folks who couldn't be there, so it is on the schedule again. Join Amy and members [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
02/26/2022    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
Forum
02/27/2022    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Topic - Discussion of Forum Topics for April If group gatherings are still not allowed, 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.
27 Feb
02/27/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Because we believe in learning by doing, a most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of [...]
27 Feb
02/27/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
01 Mar
03/01/2022 - 03/31/2022    
12:00 am
The Justice Partner for March is Heart and Home. Heart and Home, founded by Stanford students, provides night-time winter shelter for fifteen unhoused women in [...]
Brown Bag Books
03/01/2022    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
March Book: The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho The Brown Bag Books group meets year-round, except in July and August. Many attendees bring their lunches, and [...]
02 Mar
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
02 Mar
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Please [...]
UUCPA 75th Anniversary ARE Classes
03/02/2022    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
UUCPA will be 75 years old on April 6, 2022.  A variety of celebratory activities are being planned.  One of these is a series of [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
03/03/2022    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
03/03/2022    
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 [...]
Campus Workday
03/05/2022    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
03/05/2022    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A twice-weekly online sacred text reading group. We meet on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome! Using [...]
Forum
03/06/2022    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Topic - Scientific Aspirations and Engineering Challenges of the James Webb Space Telescope Presenter - Chris Cassell If group gatherings are still not allowed, 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.
06 Mar
03/06/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Because we believe in learning by doing, a most important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of [...]
06 Mar
03/06/2022    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
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