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
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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01 Feb
02/01/2021 - 02/28/2021    
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 - First:  Sandra Day O'Connor
02/02/2021    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Brown Bag Book for February is "First:  Sandra Day O'Connor" by Evan Thomas (non fiction). "O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, was [...]
02 Feb
02/02/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
02 Feb
02/02/2021    
7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Humanism I (class)
02/03/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Humanism I  Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 7:30 – 9 pm Humanism’s roots go back at least two and a half millennia, to the Indian materialist schools [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/04/2021    
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
02/06/2021    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Saturday Meditation
02/06/2021    
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
02/06/2021    
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 - The Increasing Concentration of Economic Power
02/07/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Susan Owicki 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
02/07/2021    
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 [...]
07 Feb
02/07/2021    
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 [...]
08 Feb
02/08/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
08 Feb
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
02/09/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/11/2021    
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 [...]
11 Feb
02/11/2021    
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
UUCPA hosts the monthly Peaceful Presence service on Thursday, February 11 at 7 p.m. Led by Amy and featuring music by the UUCPA Adult Choir, [...]
12 Feb
02/12/2021    
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
02/13/2021    
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
02/13/2021    
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)
02/13/2021    
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 Are You Looking Forward To after Covid?
02/14/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leaders: Trisha Suppes and Sarah Doxiadis 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
02/14/2021    
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 [...]
14 Feb
02/14/2021    
9:30 am - 10:15 am
There is no Sunday school this week, February 14, 2021, to give everyone a break on the holiday weekend (President's Day). The Red class is [...]
15 Feb
02/15/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Transgender Inclusion in Congregations
02/15/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
On Monday 2/15 we'll continue our series of videos Transgender Inclusion in Congregations. We'll watch and discuss the third video "Unpacking the Gender Binary." This [...]
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: Firefly
02/17/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
For February's meeting, we'll be discussing two episodes of the TV show Firefly: "Serenity" (air date 12/20/2002) and "The Train Job" (air date 9/20/2002). We'll [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/18/2021    
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
02/20/2021    
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
02/20/2021    
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)
02/20/2021    
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 - How Technology Is Changing Our Brains
02/21/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Jai Cho 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
02/21/2021    
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 [...]
21 Feb
02/21/2021    
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
02/23/2021    
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
02/23/2021    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
In this session we will listen to a brief interview with Layla Saad, the author of a book called Me and White Supremacy.  After the interview [...]
24 Feb
02/24/2021    
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 [...]
Humanism II (class)
02/24/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Humanism II  Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 7:30 – 9 pm This session takes us into the modern and international humanist movement (or movements), including the rise [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
02/25/2021    
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
02/27/2021    
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 [...]
Protecting Biodiversity at Home
02/27/2021    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
TODAY at 2 pm! If you missed it when UUCPA presented Doug Tallamy’s fascinating slides and talk, here’s another chance, courtesy of San Jose UU’s.  [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
02/27/2021    
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 - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for April
02/28/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
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
02/28/2021    
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 [...]
28 Feb
02/28/2021    
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 [...]
01 Mar
03/01/2021 - 03/31/2021    
12:00 am
The Justice Partner for March 2021 is Heart and Home. Heart and Home, founded by Stanford students,  provides night-time winter shelter for fifteen unhoused women [...]
Brown Bag Books - Finding Dorothy
03/02/2021    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The book for March is "Finding Dorothy:  A Novel" by Elizabeth Letts. The Brown Bag Books group meets year-round, except in July and August. Many [...]
02 Mar
03/02/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Google Tips and Tricks
03/02/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Google Tips and Tricks - Getting Things Done with Google Workspace taught by Megan Fazio Tuesday March 2 and March 16 7-9pm on Zoom Google [...]
Religious Questions in Art I
03/03/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Religious Questions in Art by Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern (A two class Series) Art I  Wed, March 3, 2021 at 7:30 – 9 pmAmy will begin with [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
03/04/2021    
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
03/06/2021    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Saturday Meditation
03/06/2021    
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
03/06/2021    
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 - The current state and possible future of the Republican party
03/07/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leaders: Sarah Doxiadis and Bob Greene 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
03/07/2021    
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 [...]
07 Mar
03/07/2021    
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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