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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.

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01 Jun

Justice Partner - Peninsula Food Runners

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

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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

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

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

06/14/2026
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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 [...]
Logical Fallacies by Joy Morgenstern (A six-class Series)
05/03/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Logical Fallacies by Joy Morgenstern (A six-class Series: Six Mondays from 7:30 to 9 p.m., from May 3 to June 14, skipping May 31) If you spend [...]
Brown Bag Books - A Long Petal of the Sea
05/04/2021    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
"A Long Petal of the Sea  A  Novel" by Isabel Allende (Fiction) The Brown Bag Books group meets year-round, except in July and August. Many [...]
04 May
05/04/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
04 May
05/04/2021    
7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Gardening @ UUCPA
05/06/2021    
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
05/08/2021    
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
05/08/2021    
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)
05/08/2021    
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 does it mean to be an American?
05/09/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Dick Duda The Forum meets 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
05/09/2021    
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 [...]
09 May
05/09/2021    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
No Sunday school today, please attend the Family check-in gathering at 9:45 am (before the Flower Communion worship service) The Red class is currently on [...]
10 May
05/10/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
10 May
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 [...]
Logical Fallacies by Joy Morgenstern (A six-class Series)
05/10/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Logical Fallacies by Joy Morgenstern (A six-class Series: Six Mondays from 7:30 to 9 p.m., from May 3 to June 14, skipping May 31) If you spend [...]
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
05/11/2021    
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 [...]
Live Book Talk: The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging
05/12/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A Live Book Talk: The Stonewall Generation: LGBTQ Elders on Sex, Activism, and Aging Featuring Dr. Jane Fleishman on May 12, 2021 from 7-8:00 pm [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
05/13/2021    
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 [...]
14 May
05/14/2021    
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
05/15/2021    
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
05/15/2021    
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)
05/15/2021    
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 - Nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
05/16/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Bob Greene The Forum meets 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
05/16/2021    
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 [...]
16 May
05/16/2021    
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 [...]
17 May
05/17/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Logical Fallacies by Joy Morgenstern (A six-class Series)
05/17/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Logical Fallacies by Joy Morgenstern (A six-class Series: Six Mondays from 7:30 to 9 p.m., from May 3 to June 14, skipping May 31) If you spend [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
05/20/2021    
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
05/22/2021    
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
05/22/2021    
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)
05/22/2021    
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 - Regenerative Agriculture to address climate change
05/23/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Bill Hilton The Forum meets 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
05/23/2021    
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 [...]
23 May
05/23/2021    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
No Sunday school today, please attend the Family check-in gathering at 9:45 am (before the Coming of Age worship service) The Red class is currently [...]
Logical Fallacies by Joy Morgenstern (A six-class Series)
05/24/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Logical Fallacies by Joy Morgenstern (A six-class Series: Six Mondays from 7:30 to 9 p.m., from May 3 to June 14, skipping May 31) If you spend [...]
UPLIFT Trans/Non-Binary Gathering Space
05/25/2021    
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, [...]
25 May
05/25/2021    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Hi Everyone, The city made a clerical mistake so the meeting is being moved to next Tuesday at 6pm. Please see the updated information below. [...]
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
05/25/2021    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
March 25, 2021 Topic: Exploring the 8th Principle If you were in the Sunday service on May 16, you heard about the proposed 8th Principle [...]
26 May
05/26/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
05/27/2021    
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
05/29/2021    
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
05/29/2021    
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)
05/29/2021    
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 July
05/30/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
The Forum meets 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
05/30/2021    
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 [...]
30 May
There is no Sunday school this week due to the Memorial Day Weekend holiday, please enjoy your weekend! During Sunday school, young people learn from [...]
01 Jun
06/01/2021 - 06/30/2021    
All Day
The Justice Partner for June is Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity is a statewide California organization that connects clergy and [...]
Brown Bag Books - Caste: The Origins of our Discontents
06/01/2021    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
"Caste: The Origins of our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson (Non Fiction) The Brown Bag Books group meets year-round, except in July and August. Many attendees [...]
01 Jun
06/01/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Gardening @ UUCPA
06/03/2021    
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
06/05/2021    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Saturday Meditation
06/05/2021    
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
06/05/2021    
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 [...]
Forum - How Technology is Affecting Our Brains, Part II
06/06/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Jai Cho 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 Jun
06/06/2021    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
06 Jun
06/06/2021    
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
It’s time for Summer Sunday School!  Summer Sunday School happens weekly during the summer and is available for all grade levels.  Starting on Sunday, June [...]
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