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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UPLIFT Trans/Non-Binary Gathering Space
07/27/2021    
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, [...]
28 Jul
07/28/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
07/29/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
07/29/2021    
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 [...]
29 Jul
07/29/2021    
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 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
07/31/2021    
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)
07/31/2021    
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 [...]
01 Aug
08/01/2021 - 08/31/2021    
All Day
The Justice Partner for August 2021 is Ada's Cafe. Located in the Mitchell Park Community Center, Ada’s Cafe and Catering is dedicated to hiring, training, [...]
Forum -  In Secularism We Trust
08/01/2021    
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.
01 Aug
08/01/2021    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
03 Aug
08/03/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
03 Aug
08/03/2021    
7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/05/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/05/2021    
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 [...]
05 Aug
08/05/2021    
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 [...]
Campus Workday
08/07/2021    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Date:              Usually the 1st Saturday every month Time:              9 am-Noon Location:      [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)
08/07/2021    
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 - Responding to California’s drought and wildfires
08/08/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Sarah Doxiadis 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.
08 Aug
08/08/2021    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
08 Aug
08/08/2021    
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Francesca Finch, Carol Steinfeld, and Dan Harper will be leading summer Sunday school this week. We’ll read a story, have time to chat about it, [...]
09 Aug
08/09/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
09 Aug
08/09/2021    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
11 Aug
08/11/2021    
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Membership & Growth Committee group generally meets on the second Wednesday at 6:30pm via Zoom.
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/12/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/12/2021    
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 [...]
12 Aug
08/12/2021    
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
https://www.uucpa.org/about-us/our-governance/committees/
2nd Friday Bridge Club
08/13/2021    
6:30 pm - 10:30 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 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
08/14/2021    
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)
08/14/2021    
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 [...]
14 Aug
08/14/2021    
6:00 pm - 8:40 pm
This meeting features social time, a potluck, a 20-minute presentation, and an all-peer discussion. We usually have more than 15 attendees. Topics are selected by [...]
Forum - The upcoming Supreme Court case on the right to choose
08/15/2021    
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.
15 Aug
08/15/2021    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
15 Aug
08/15/2021    
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Come join us for summer Sunday school. The week we'll hear a story and talk about it. For a fun activity after the story and [...]
16 Aug
08/16/2021    
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> [...]
18 Aug
08/18/2021    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Read The Once and Future Witches, by Alix E. Harrow, and join the conversation on August 18. "Once upon a time," says Jessica Wick on National [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/19/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/19/2021    
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 [...]
19 Aug
08/19/2021    
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 [...]
Special Campus Workday
08/21/2021    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
There will be a special UUCPA workday this Saturday, 8/21, from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (or less, if we finish early). We will take [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
08/21/2021    
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)
08/21/2021    
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 - Grown people and humanoid people
08/22/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Discussion Leader: Warren Schmidt 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.
22 Aug
08/22/2021    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
22 Aug
08/22/2021    
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
(1) This week in Sunday school we’ll hear a story, talk about it, then make bee watering stations. That’s right, bees need water too, so [...]
UPLIFT Trans/Non-Binary Gathering Space
08/24/2021    
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
08/24/2021    
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
The next session of White Folks Dismantling White Supremacy is coming up on Tuesday, August 24 at 7:15 on Zoom.  During this session we will listen to [...]
25 Aug
08/25/2021    
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 [...]
Sexual Assault and Consent Awareness Class
08/25/2021    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sexual Assault and Consent Awareness Wed. Aug. 25 7:30-8:30 p.m. We will discuss myths & facts related to Sexual Assault and consent, explore how rape [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/26/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
08/26/2021    
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 [...]
26 Aug
08/26/2021    
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 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
08/28/2021    
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)
08/28/2021    
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 October
08/29/2021    
9:00 am - 10:15 am
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.
29 Aug
08/29/2021    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
29 Aug
Palo Alto clergy and faith leaders from diverse traditions invite all members of the Palo Alto and neighboring communities to stand against hate and aggression, [...]
01 Sep
09/01/2021 - 09/30/2021    
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 [...]
Domestic Violence Awareness Class
09/01/2021    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Domestic Violence Awareness led by Jessica Marshall Wed. Sep. 1 7:30-8:30 p.m. Domestic Violence Awareness: We will discuss myths & facts related to Domestic Violence, [...]
By Your Side Singers
09/01/2021    
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
By Your Side Singers is UUCPA’s pastoral care choir, founded in 2016. In small groups, we visit and sing for any church member or friend, [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
09/02/2021    
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 [...]
Gardening @ UUCPA
09/02/2021    
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 [...]
02 Sep
09/02/2021    
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 [...]
Sacred Text Reading Group
09/04/2021    
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)
09/04/2021    
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 -- Your favorite book or movie from the pandemic
09/05/2021    
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.
05 Sep
09/05/2021    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Healing the Divide
09/05/2021    
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Healing the Divide -- Sunday September 5, 1:00 to 2:30 on Zoom Healing the Divide is a UUCPA group which formed after the 2016 elections [...]
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