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

Next Worship Service

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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8:45 AM - Forum
Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-no meeting today
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
01 Jan
01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026    
All Day
The Justice Partner for January is Onyxx Village Connection (OVC). OVC is a black-led organization that restores the dignity of underserved individuals and families by feeding [...]
Campus Workday
01/03/2026    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Saturday Meditation
01/03/2026    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
Resonant Reading (Saturday)-The Lessons of Loss-Schulz
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
Forum
01/04/2026    
8:45 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Topic: What are you hoping to make happen in your life in 2026? The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, as well as by Zoom, [...]
04 Jan
01/04/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
04 Jan
01/04/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Because we believe in learning by doing, a very important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of [...]
05 Jan
01/05/2026    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Membership & Growth Committee group generally meets on the first Monday at 12:00pm via Zoom.
05 Jan
We gather via video conference on the first Monday of the month for an hour-long discussion of a movie we have chosen and each watched [...]
Brown Bag Books
01/06/2026    
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 [...]
Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-The Circle Game—Joni Mitchell
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
07 Jan
01/07/2026    
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Join us for warm, welcoming small-group singing of beloved songs from our hymnals and other sources. In our practice sessions, we sing together and develop [...]
08 Jan
01/08/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 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 [...]
08 Jan
01/08/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Oversees and evaluates all children and youth programs; plans and carries out special events; organizes Baby Cafe; supports social justice projects that welcome children and [...]
Saturday Meditation
01/10/2026    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
Celebrating the Life of Jerry Strom
01/10/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Please join family and friends in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of Jerry Strom, who passed peacefully at his home on October 1 [...]
Resonant Reading (Saturday)-Role of the Alchemist-Eiseley
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
Forum
01/11/2026    
8:45 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Topic: How long has it been since you made a new friend? Is it time to make some new ones? How will you do [...]
11 Jan
01/11/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
11 Jan
01/11/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Because we believe in learning by doing, a very important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of [...]
12 Jan
01/12/2026    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
13 Jan
01/13/2026    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Virtual meeting of Staff Relations Committee.   Please email staff-relations@uucpa.org if you have a need to contact us.  
Resonant Reading (Wednesday)- Nature of Sin-Hugo
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
15 Jan
01/15/2026    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
15 Jan
01/15/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 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 [...]
Saturday Meditation
01/17/2026    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
Resonant Reading (Saturday)-Immortal Significance-William James
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
Forum
01/18/2026    
8:45 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Topic: Ways of looking at life that you find meaningful This month (January, 2026) the Forum meets in the Fireside Room on the third [...]
18 Jan
01/18/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
18 Jan
01/18/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Programming is limited this Sunday due to the holiday. There is no programming for grades 3-12; however childcare is available in Room 2. Our preschool [...]
19 Jan
01/19/2026    
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> [...]
Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Dazzled by God-Hugo
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group
01/21/2026    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
We'll discuss the 1968 movie “Charly” (based on the novel Flowers for Algernon) From Rotten Tomatoes: “… Charly Gordon (Cliff Robertson), who has an IQ [...]
21 Jan
01/21/2026    
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Join us for warm, welcoming small-group singing of beloved songs from our hymnals and other sources. In our practice sessions, we sing together and develop [...]
22 Jan
01/22/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 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 [...]
Saturday Meditation
01/24/2026    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
Resonant Reading (Saturday)-True Poetry-Miguel de Unamuno
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
24 Jan
01/24/2026    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Parents deserve a break! Let UUCPA take care of dinner and childcare while you go out on the town every fourth Saturday (holidays excluded), usually [...]
Forum
01/25/2026    
8:45 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Topic: Discussion of Matters of Current Local, National, & International Interest, & Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for March The Forum meets in the Fireside [...]
25 Jan
01/25/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
25 Jan
01/25/2026    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Because we believe in learning by doing, a very important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of [...]
Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Guardian of my Heart-Wordsworth
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
28 Jan
01/28/2026    
7:00 pm
The congregation elects the Board of Trustees from among its members "to be the governing body and exercise the power of the Church" (UUCPA By-laws) [...]
29 Jan
01/29/2026    
7:00 pm - 9:00 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 [...]
Saturday Meditation
01/31/2026    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for [...]
Resonant Reading (Saturday)-Obstacles to Stillness-Geiman
An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, [...]
01 Feb
02/01/2026 - 02/28/2026    
All Day
The Justice Partner for February is Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) SURJ Sacred Heart Chapter is based in San Jose and is part of [...]
Forum
02/01/2026    
8:45 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Topic: Things that we keep because they helped to define who we were Discussion Leader: Ann Zeise The Forum meets in the Fireside Room, [...]
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