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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Religious Questions in Art II
03/31/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Art II  Wed, March 31, 2021 at 7:30 – 9 pm Amy will begin with a close look at two to three works of modern/contemporary [...]
01 Apr
04/01/2021 - 04/30/2021    
All Day
The Justice Partner for April is Community Health Awareness Council The Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) provides mental health services for schools and families in [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
04/01/2021    
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
04/03/2021    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
UUCPA Folk, Many hands make light work.  Please join the B&G crew and other volunteers for the April Work Day: Saturday, April 3, 9-12. We [...]
Saturday Meditation
04/03/2021    
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 [...]
Caring Network card-writing
04/03/2021    
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
UUCPA folks sent thousands of postcards and letters to voters over the past several months to strengthen our democracy. Folks on our Caring Network who [...]
Forum - Current Migrations throughout the World
04/04/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Sarah Doxiadis The Forum is currently meeting 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
04/04/2021    
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 Apr
04/04/2021    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
No Sunday school, please attend the Family check-in gathering before the Easter Service at 9:45 am. The Red class is currently on hold.  If you [...]
Brown Bag Books - Born a Crime
04/06/2021    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Born a Crime:  Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah  (Non-Fiction) The Brown Bag Books group meets year-round, except in July and August. [...]
06 Apr
04/06/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Google Tips and Tricks
04/06/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This is the last of a series of talks by Megan Fazio on Google Workspace (formerly G Suite). Megan expects to cover the remaining topics [...]
Death Cafe
04/07/2021    
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
A Death Cafe is a group-directed discussion of death, an open-ended conversation with no agenda or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
04/08/2021    
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 [...]
09 Apr
04/09/2021    
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
04/10/2021    
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
04/10/2021    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text in [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
04/10/2021    
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 - Merits and Demerits of Meritocracy
04/11/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Susan Owicki The Forum is currently meeting 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
04/11/2021    
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 Apr
04/11/2021    
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 [...]
12 Apr
04/12/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
12 Apr
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
04/13/2021    
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 [...]
Religion and Social Change: Black, Feminist, Mujerista, and Womanist Theologies of Liberation
04/14/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Religion and Social Change: Black, Feminist, Mujerista, and Womanist Theologies of Liberation. Wed, April 14 at 7:30 – 9:00 pm Now posted on YouTube Like [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
04/15/2021    
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 [...]
Saturday Meditation
04/17/2021    
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
04/17/2021    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text in [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
04/17/2021    
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 - What Did We Learn from Our Parents?
04/18/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
DIscussion Leaders: Bob Greene and Kay Culpepper The Forum is currently meeting 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
04/18/2021    
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 Apr
04/18/2021    
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 Apr
04/19/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Transgender Inclusion in Congregations
04/19/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This Monday we'll view the last of our series of videos on Transgender Inclusion in Congregations. We'll watch and discuss the sixth video: "Creating Culture [...]
Update your UUCPA Directory Listing
04/20/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This online training will walk you through updating your profile in Realm, the church database, to ensure it is current and displays only the information [...]
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: Red Moon
04/21/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
In April, we'll talk about Red Moon, by Kim Stanley Robinson. Robinson is fascinated with questions of the environment and colonization. This 2018 novel takes [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
04/22/2021    
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 [...]
Saturday Meditation
04/24/2021    
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
04/24/2021    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text in [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
04/24/2021    
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 - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for June
04/25/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
The Forum is currently meeting 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
04/25/2021    
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 Apr
04/25/2021    
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 [...]
UPLIFT Trans/Non-Binary Gathering Space
04/27/2021    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)'s LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Office now hosts a monthly Trans/Non-Binary Gathering Space: UPLIFT! All trans/non-binary Unitarian Universalists, whether children, seniors, [...]
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
04/27/2021    
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 [...]
28 Apr
04/28/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Board meetings are held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm. Meetings are open to all, but the schedule is always tight, so [...]
Religion and Social Change: Ecofeminist, Buddhist, and Queer Theologies of Liberation
04/28/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Religion and Social Change: Ecofeminist, Buddhist, and Queer Theologies of Liberation. Wed., April 28 at 7:30 – 9:00 pm We continue to explore some of [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
04/29/2021    
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 [...]
01 May
05/01/2021 - 05/31/2021    
All Day
The Justice Partner for May is American Muslim Voice (AMV). AMV is local grassroots, nonviolent, inclusive, civil, immigrant and human rights organization. AMV hosts open [...]
Campus Workday
05/01/2021    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Saturday Meditation
05/01/2021    
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 [...]
Forum - Blanket immunity for religious organizations
05/02/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader Bill Hilton 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
05/02/2021    
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 [...]
02 May
05/02/2021    
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 [...]
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