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

Upcoming Events

01 Jun

Justice Partner - Peninsula Food Runners

06/01/2026 - 06/30/2026
All Day
15 Jun

Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting

06/15/2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Two Songs-Yeats

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-Two Songs-Yeats

06/17/2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group

Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group Dungeon Crawler Carl (novel)

06/17/2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
18 Jun

Adult Learning Journey Committee Meeting

06/18/2026
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Saturday Meditation

Saturday Meditation

06/20/2026
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

06/20/2026
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Forum

Forum Stories about our Dads

06/21/2026
8:45 am - 10:15 am
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9:30 AM - Sunday Service
30 Mar
03/30/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
Multifaith Seder - Canceled
03/30/2020    
6:30 pm
We have decided to cancel the Multifaith Justice Seder, planned for March 30th.  Although we were very much looking forward to this opportunity to celebrate [...]
Heart and Home
03/30/2020 - 03/31/2020    
7:00 pm - 7:00 am
Heart & Home Women’s Shelter returns to UUCPA Sunday, February 23, 2020.  Participants will be at UUCPA from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am every night [...]
31 Mar
03/31/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
Tuesday coffee klatsch
03/31/2020    
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join Amy and members of the community on Tuesdays at 5 pm for a midweek break. We’ll share what’s in our mugs and then go [...]
Heart and Home
03/31/2020 - 04/01/2020    
7:00 pm - 7:00 am
Heart & Home Women’s Shelter returns to UUCPA Sunday, February 23, 2020.  Participants will be at UUCPA from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am every night [...]
01 Apr
04/01/2020 - 04/30/2020    
All Day
The Justice Partner for April is Acterra. Acterra is an organization based in Palo Alto that brings people together to create local solutions for a [...]
01 Apr
04/01/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
01 Apr
04/01/2020    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The Xero Carbon group meets regularly to plan and implement ways to educate people on the real climate threats and the technology that can be [...]
02 Apr
04/02/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
02 Apr
04/02/2020    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/womens-groups/
Gardening @ UUCPA
04/02/2020    
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Glenda and Nancy plan to garden as usual on Thursday afternoons at UUCPA where they will keep a distance of at least 6 feet from [...]
03 Apr
04/03/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
03 Apr
04/03/2020    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
Heart and Home
04/03/2020 - 04/04/2020    
7:00 pm - 7:00 am
Heart & Home Women’s Shelter returns to UUCPA Sunday, February 23, 2020.  Participants will be at UUCPA from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am every night [...]
Campus Workday - Canceled
04/04/2020    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:        UUCPA Campus Contact:         Michael Plass [...]
Saturday Meditation
04/04/2020    
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 [...]
Vote Forward Letter-Writing Event - Canceled
04/04/2020    
1:30 pm
The April 4, Vote Forward Letter-Writing Event has been canceled.  Write Letters to Get Voters to the Polls in Key States. Sending a Vote Forward [...]
Forum - Great Movies and Why They Are Important to You
04/05/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Larry Aronson
The Forum is meeting via Zoom 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.
05 Apr
04/05/2020    
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Child care (for infants, toddlers, and young children) — Loving and safe care with our professional childcare providers. Children who are over 3 and toilet-trained [...]
05 Apr
04/05/2020    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
06 Apr
04/06/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
06 Apr
04/06/2020    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Mens Group - Semi-Retired, Retired, Thinking About It: men 60+ purifying wisdom.  Men facing similar challenges share personal experiences and develop trusted friendships. After a [...]
06 Apr
04/06/2020    
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/justice/action-council/
07 Apr
04/07/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
Brown Bag Books - Meeting Canceled
04/07/2020    
12:00 pm
by Anne Patchett
Tuesday coffee klatsch
04/07/2020    
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join Amy and members of the community on Tuesdays at 5 pm for a midweek break. We’ll share what’s in our mugs and then go [...]
08 Apr
04/08/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
08 Apr
04/08/2020    
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/womens-groups/
Online Adult Religious Ed. Class - The spiritual in contemporary art
04/08/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This week's class: The spiritual in contemporary art, 1970-2020 In the past fifty years, a number of visual artists have been creating work that seems [...]
09 Apr
04/09/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
09 Apr
04/09/2020    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
09 Apr
04/09/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
10 Apr
04/10/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
10 Apr
04/10/2020    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
10 Apr
04/10/2020    
6:30 pm - 10:00 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 [...]
11 Apr
04/11/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday Meditation group continues to meet during COVID-19 pandemic via Zoom.  We sit in silence for two 20-minute periods, surrounded by readings chosen by [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (via Video Conference)
04/11/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy.  This week's text: John 20:1-18, appropriately for the day before Easter. Some folks have trouble [...]
11 Apr
04/11/2020    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This meeting features social time, a potluck, 20-minute presentation and all-peer discussion. We usually have more than 15 attendees. Topics are selected by the group [...]
Forum - What is Truth? The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe by Dr. Steven Novella
04/12/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Linda Holroyd
The Forum is meeting via Zoom 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.
12 Apr
04/12/2020    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
13 Apr
04/13/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
13 Apr
04/13/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
14 Apr
04/14/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
Elder Journey - Canceled
04/14/2020    
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Elder Journey meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in Room 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm. Second Tuesday we focus on [...]
Tuesday coffee klatsch
04/14/2020    
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join Amy and members of the community on Tuesdays at 5 pm for a midweek break. We’ll share what’s in our mugs and then go [...]
15 Apr
04/15/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
15 Apr
04/15/2020    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The group meets regularly to plan and implement ways to educate people on the real climate threats and the technology that can be quickly used [...]
16 Apr
04/16/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
16 Apr
04/16/2020    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/womens-groups/
16 Apr
04/16/2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Young Adult Group organizes activities to meet the interests of everyone at UUCPA who identifies with the young-adult life stage, typically but not always [...]
17 Apr
04/17/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
17 Apr
04/17/2020    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
18 Apr
04/18/2020    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
The Saturday Meditation group continues to meet during COVID-19 pandemic via Zoom.  We sit in silence for two 20-minute periods, surrounded by readings chosen by [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (via Video Conference)
04/18/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 18: Acts 17:16-34 Did you know Paul went to Athens and spoke with the Greek philosophers in the marketplace? This passage talks about [...]
Forum - Rethinking National Security
04/19/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Dick Duda
19 Apr
04/19/2020    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday Meditation
04/19/2020    
10:00 am - 10:55 am
Date: Every Sunday Time: 10:00 -10:55 on the weeks when UUCPA has two services (at 9:30 and 11am) 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service (mid June [...]
20 Apr
04/20/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
20 Apr
04/20/2020    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Mens Group - Semi-Retired, Retired, Thinking About It: men 60+ purifying wisdom.  Men facing similar challenges share personal experiences and develop trusted friendships. After a [...]
20 Apr
04/20/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
21 Apr
04/21/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
Tuesday coffee klatsch
04/21/2020    
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join Amy and members of the community on Tuesdays at 5 pm for a midweek break. We’ll share what’s in our mugs and then go [...]
21 Apr
04/21/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
22 Apr
04/22/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
22 Apr
04/22/2020    
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/connection/affinity-groups/womens-groups/
Online Adult Religious Ed. Class, various topics - Social movements
04/22/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
On Wed., April 22, I’ll offer an online class based on a suggestion from a regular attendee of the Wed. eve. series — We’ll look [...]
23 Apr
04/23/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
23 Apr
04/23/2020    
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Glenda and Nancy plan to garden as usual on Thursday afternoons at UUCPA where they will keep a distance of at least 6 feet from [...]
23 Apr
04/23/2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Young Adult Group organizes activities to meet the interests of everyone at UUCPA who identifies with the young-adult life stage, typically but not always [...]
24 Apr
04/24/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
24 Apr
04/24/2020    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
24 Apr
04/24/2020    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Saturday Meditation
04/25/2020    
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 (via Video Conference)
04/25/2020    
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 [...]
UUCPA All-Church Community Dance - Canceled
04/25/2020    
5:00 pm
On Saturday April 25th, UUCPA hosts its eighth annual All-Church Community Dance.  We have live musicians playing traditional tunes.  A caller will lead us in group dances from several [...]
Forum - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for June
04/26/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: All
26 Apr
04/26/2020    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday Meditation
04/26/2020    
10:00 am - 10:55 am
Date: Every Sunday Time: 10:00 -10:55 on the weeks when UUCPA has two services (at 9:30 and 11am) 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service (mid June [...]
27 Apr
04/27/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
27 Apr
04/27/2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
This group is for UUCPA Moms (although we’re open to Dads who want to join) who have teenage children. Date: 4th Mondays each month Time: [...]
28 Apr
04/28/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
Elder Journey - Canceled
04/28/2020    
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Elder Journey meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in Room 6 from 1:30 to 3 pm. Second Tuesday we focus on [...]
Tuesday coffee klatsch
04/28/2020    
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join Amy and members of the community on Tuesdays at 5 pm for a midweek break. We’ll share what’s in our mugs and then go [...]
29 Apr
04/29/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
Online Adult Religious Ed. Class - New Religious Movements
04/29/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
April 29 Topic: The Wide, Wide World of New Religious Movements New Religious Movements are those religions and alternative spiritualities that have emerged in the [...]
30 Apr
04/30/2020    
All Day
The UUCPA office is closed for the foreseeable future. If you have any requests or questions, please email us at uucpa@uucpa.org.
30 Apr
04/30/2020    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
30 Apr
04/30/2020    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Young Adult Group organizes activities to meet the interests of everyone at UUCPA who identifies with the young-adult life stage, typically but not always [...]
01 May
05/01/2020 - 05/31/2020    
All Day
The Justice Partner for May is UU the Vote The national UU the Vote Campaign is seeking funding to support state UU action networks such [...]
01 May
05/01/2020    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
Campus Workday
05/02/2020    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:        UUCPA Campus Contact:         Michael Plass [...]
Saturday Meditation
05/02/2020    
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 [...]
Healing the Divide - Postponed
05/02/2020    
1:00 pm
Several members of Healing the Divide have let me know that they would like to attend an online event sponsored by Braver Angels this Saturday [...]
Forum - Disaster Preparedness – Shelter in Place
05/03/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leaders: Trisha Suppes, Sarah Doxiadis & 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.
03 May
05/03/2020    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Sunday Meditation
05/03/2020    
10:00 am - 10:55 am
Date: Every Sunday Time: 10:00 -10:55 on the weeks when UUCPA has two services (at 9:30 and 11am) 9:30 - 10:25 on the weeks when UUCPA has only one service (mid June [...]
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