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
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
15 Jun

Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting

06/15/2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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11:45 AM - No Sunday School
Hinduism, Session 1
07/29/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This introductory session will cover a flavor of the Hindu way of life, the basic beliefs that underpin that way of life, some of the [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
07/30/2020    
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 [...]
Craft-and-check-in
07/30/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
30 Jul
07/30/2020    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
31 Jul
07/31/2020    
9:30 am - 11:30 am
This is a closed group.
Using Zoom - Class B: Hosting (iPad too)
07/31/2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Using Zoom – A set of classes taught by Susan Owicki via Zoom.  This session is Class B: Hosting Zoom meetings and it includes hosting [...]
01 Aug
08/01/2020 - 08/31/2020    
All Day
The Justice Partner for August is Abilities United. Located next door to the church, Abilities United (formerly CAR – Community Association for Rehabilitation) advances advocacy, [...]
Campus Workday
08/01/2020    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
During the August workday, we'll continue what we started last month and focus on outdoor tasks, keeping social distancing, and wearing masks.  All are welcome [...]
Saturday Meditation
08/01/2020    
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 [...]
Forum - Life after Covid-19
08/02/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Dick Duda 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.
Sunday Meditation
08/02/2020    
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 Aug
08/02/2020    
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
While the Coronavirus keeps us physically apart, we would like to bring UUCPA children and youth together using online meetings. Elementary Grades Sunday School will [...]
Using Zoom - Class C: Leading (iPad too)
08/03/2020    
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Using Zoom – A set of classes taught by Susan Owicki via Zoom.  This session is Class C: Leading Zoom meetings and it includes leading [...]
04 Aug
08/04/2020    
7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Hinduism, Session 2
08/05/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The second session will cover the teachings and the philosophy - the Great Texts, which talk about the eternal verities, like Truth, the Goal of [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/06/2020    
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 [...]
Craft-and-check-in
08/06/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
Virtual Reclaim Our Vote Postcard Writing Party
08/06/2020    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join Elsa Schafer and/or Linda Henigin on Thursday nights from 7:30 to 8:30 PM starting on August 6, 2020 and continuing until September 24, 2020 [...]
Saturday Meditation
08/08/2020    
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)
08/08/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
08/08/2020    
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 [...]
Forum - Modern News – Fact or Editorial
08/09/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Susan Owicki 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.
Sunday Meditation
08/09/2020    
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 Aug
08/09/2020    
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
While the Coronavirus keeps us physically apart, we would like to bring UUCPA children and youth together using online meetings. Elementary Grades Sunday School will [...]
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
08/11/2020    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Over the past year, Amy has been periodically offering a class entitled “White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy”.  In Amy’s classes, attendees have listened to some [...]
12 Aug
08/12/2020    
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
The annual Water Communion service will be on August 30 this year. We hope you can participate in this annual ritual of ingathering. To share, bring a [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/13/2020    
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 [...]
Craft-and-check-in
08/13/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
Craft-and-check-in
08/13/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
14 Aug
08/14/2020    
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
08/15/2020    
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)
08/15/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
In each session, we explore a different brief sacred text in depth, using a spiritual-practice approach. The aims of the sessions are educational (learning something [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
08/15/2020    
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 [...]
Forum - Why are Governments Leaning Towards Authoritarianism?
08/16/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leaders: Jerry Strom and 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.
Sunday Meditation
08/16/2020    
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 Aug
08/16/2020    
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
While the Coronavirus keeps us physically apart, we would like to bring UUCPA children and youth together using online meetings. Elementary Grades Sunday School will [...]
17 Aug
08/17/2020    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group: Parable of the Sower
08/19/2020    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This session was originally scheduled on June 17.  It has been rescheduled for August 19, 2020 at 7 pm. Come discuss Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, "a [...]
Bass Lake Getaway - Canceled
08/20/2020    
12:00 am - 12:01 am
The Bass Lake family camp for summer 2020 has been canceled.  Read more here: https://www.uucpa.org/2020-uucpa-bass-lake-camp-canceled/ Visit the Bass Lake web page for more information.
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/20/2020    
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 [...]
Craft-and-check-in
08/20/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
Saturday Meditation
08/22/2020    
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)
08/22/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
08/22/2020    
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 [...]
Forum - How to Use Boredom Creatively
08/23/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Rob Ruether 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.
Sunday Meditation
08/23/2020    
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 Aug
08/23/2020    
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
While the Coronavirus keeps us physically apart, we would like to bring UUCPA children and youth together using online meetings. Elementary Grades Sunday School will [...]
Elder Journey
08/25/2020    
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
It's been too long since we gathered! We'll share around the (virtual) circle on the topic, "Shelter in Place: The Good, the Bad, and the [...]
White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy
08/25/2020    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Over the past year, Amy has been periodically offering a class entitled “White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy”.  In Amy’s classes, attendees have listened to some [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/27/2020    
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 [...]
Craft-and-check-in
08/27/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
Craft-and-check-in
08/27/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
Saturday Meditation
08/29/2020    
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)
08/29/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group. At the moment, we are using a very well-traveled practice called lectio divina, which takes numerous forms--our approach [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
08/29/2020    
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 [...]
Forum - Selection of Forum Discussion Topics for October
08/30/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leaders: All 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.
Sunday Meditation
08/30/2020    
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 [...]
Family check-in gathering before Water Communion
08/30/2020    
9:45 am - 10:15 am
This year, Dan Harper will host family check-in gatherings before intergenerational services. This is a chance for kids to see and interact with their UUCPA [...]
01 Sep
09/01/2020 - 09/30/2020    
All Day
The Justice Partner for September is Hotel de Zink. Hotel de Zink, a rotating church shelter program run by InnVision, is hosted by UUCPA during [...]
Hotel de Zink
09/01/2020 - 09/30/2020    
All Day
Hotel de Zink is the name of a rotating homeless shelter that UUCPA participates in as one of our Justice Projects. During the month of [...]
Brown Bag Books - Unsheltered:  A Novel
09/01/2020    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
by Barbara Kingsolver
Gardening @ UUCPA
09/03/2020    
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 [...]
Craft-and-check-in
09/03/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
Craft-and-check-in
09/03/2020    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Calling all crafters! Starting Thursday, April 30, join Amy and other people who love making or fixing things for a weekly check-in while we stitch, [...]
Campus Workday
09/05/2020    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Saturday Meditation
09/05/2020    
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
09/05/2020    
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
A weekly online sacred text reading group with Reverend Amy Using a spiritual-practice approach, in each session we will explore a different brief scriptural text [...]
Forum - The Pros and Cons of GMOs
09/06/2020    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Janet Buelow 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.
Sunday Meditation
09/06/2020    
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 [...]
06 Sep
09/06/2020    
11:45 am
We won't have Sunday School classes today due to the Labor Day holiday.  Regular Sunday school starts next week, September 13.  Please register!
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