9/16/2023 Game Night at UUCPA! Bring your favorite games and snacks to Room 3-4 6:30 – 8:30pm
9/17/2023 Adobe Creek Clean Up Children’s Chapel
9/23/2023 Parents’ Night Out 5:00-8:00 Room 3-4
Join us for an AAPI & Allies lunch where we can bond & chat about our experiences as UU AAPI. We’ll have a guided discussion and an opportunity to dive more deeply into what it means to be AAPI & UU.
Come as you are, and let’s enjoy each other’s company! Lunch from Hobee’s and child ...
Sunday, September 24, 11:45 AM–1:15 PM; Fireside Room (Hybrid)
New to UU? New to our church? This class is a primer for the foundations and beliefs of our spiritual community. Join Rev. Cat to find the “you” in UU.
The Dismantling White Supremacy group will be meeting on Tuesday, September 26 at 7:15 pm on Zoom. This month we will be learning about the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA), an organization that was created in 2019 by the California Legislature. BAHFA’s mandate is to create regional solutions that meet the Bay ...
The 2023 UUCPA Auction—Saturday, November 4, from 5 to 9 p.m.—is free to all and the church’s biggest fundraising and social event of the year, with silent and live auctions, delicious food and wine, live music, and plenty of fun for the kids.
By donating an auction item, you have the opportunity to meet more UUCPA ...
The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for October 2023:
10/1 Attracting New Forum Members – General Discussion, Facilitated by Sarah Doxiadis
10/8 Moving to a Retirement Community – General Discussion, Facilitated by Susan Owicki
10/15 Is globalization over? – Dick Duda
10/22 Why Halloween matters to communities – Ann Zeise
10/29 ...
If you are a parent to a child between the ages of birth and tween, we invite you to join UUCPA’s new monthly parent group, Spiritual Adventures In Parenting!
Led by fellow UUCPA parent Matt Rosin, Spiritual Adventures In Parenting will meet every third Sunday, beginning on September 17, from 11:30a.m.–12:30p.m. (after the church service). Childcare ...
Join Others from UUCPA on Coastal Cleanup Day with Grassroots Ecology - Sept 23
Please mark your calendars for a Campus Vision Town Hall on Sunday, October 15, immediately after the service, in the Main Hall and on Zoom. Our architect, Karin Payson, will present the results of the Schematic Design Phase of the project and take questions. The Schematic Design includes room layouts: preliminary drawings showing the locations ...
Dear Peace Partners, speakers, performers, and volunteers,
I thank you so much for your partnership in creating such a beautiful memorable event on Monday night. The audience thoroughly enjoyed our Multifaith Peace Picnic and Prayer Service to honor 9/11 victims.We have enjoyed your partnership for over a decade now. We are honored to have you as ...
September is here. That means the Hotel de Zink Homeless Shelter will be on our campus daily from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with an estimated 18 people sleeping on cots in our main hall.
We also provide a dinner for our guests every night in September – a main course and sides for 18 ...
Our next meeting is September 20, 7-8:30, on Zoom. We will discuss the movie “Star Trek”, the 2009 film with Chris Pine as Kirk. All are welcome to join. Just watch the movie ahead of time.
The Zoom number has CHANGED due to Zoombombing in the spring. Don’t use an old link. This link ...
If you have a high schooler looking to fulfill service hours, CYRE is seeking volunteers to help supervise Parents’ Night Out or help out with Children’s Chapel. Email Rev. Cat (revcat@uucpa.org).
Join us for Second Sunday Lunch, a home-cooked, nutritious, delicious food for a very reasonable donation. We go through the buffet line in the Fireside Room and eat in the Main Hall or outdoors, weather permitting. If you’re new or visiting, be our guest. We want you to stay for lunch, and we welcome new ...
It is the first day of the Children and Youth’s Religious Education 2023-2024 this Sunday! If you haven’t yet, please register for RE now. We can’t wait to see you all there!
This Sunday September 10
10:15 – 11:30 AM K-8 RE starts in Main Hall, K-5 Pick Up at Playground, 6-8 are free to hang out ...
Monday, September 11, 6:00-8:15 p.m., King Plaza Palo Alto
Hosted by American Muslim Voice and Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice
United in remembrance. Devoted to peace.
Please join us in honoring victims of 9/11, their families, and first responders as we strive to transform this tragic day into one of peace, remembrance, and love.
Complementary dinners provided. Please ...
This class is offered once a month for busy high school students. The class starts on 9/17. Click here for more information.
UUCPA Talk: Julie Lythcott-Haims: Reflections on Serving on the Palo Alto City Council: 8/27 @ 11:45 AM
We don’t often change our food schedule – but August is an exception – here is the plan.
August 13 – No Lunch! But you only need to wait a week…
August 20 – Lunch! The kitchen crew will provide a yummy third Sunday lunch.
August 20 Bonus 1 – This is also our official welcome lunch for ...
Parents’ Night Out August 26 at 5:00-8:00 pm
Save the date so that you can go out on a date!
All-Church/All-Ages Game Night August 19 at 6:30-8:30 pm
Everyone is welcome! Bring your favorite games, friends and snacks.
Welcome Lunch - Sabbatical Minister, Peter Farriday - Aug 20
We are so excited to greet people as summer comes to a close and we come back to our spiritual community. Right now there is a large spike of Covid in our area. We therefore highly encourage folks to wear masks and observe social distancing during the service, as well as continue to social distance during ...
The Campus Vision Town Hall, currently scheduled for Sept 10, is being postponed. We are waiting for the county and the city to make their determinations of whether or not we need to build a commercial kitchen, and it’s taking longer than we expected. Once we have those determinations, which we fervently hope will say ...
The mission of the UUCPA Action Council is to empower the congregation to take action for social and environmental justice in the larger community, in accordance with our Unitarian Universalist principles and our congregational commitment to transforming ourselves, each other, and the world. We want to be sure you know what we have been up ...
UUCPA’s Dismantling White Supremacy group will resume meetings after our summer break. We will be meeting on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Here’s information about our first program. All are welcome to attend!
The Color of Law: Menlo Park Edition
Tuesday August 22, 7:15 to 8:45
Meeting on Zoom (see end of email)
For our program on 8/22, we will ...
The Action Council recently voted to co-sponsor an author event in October on the topic of systemic racism and how to undo it. The event will take place on the evening of October 26 at the Congregational Church of San Mateo and will feature Richard Rothstein, author of the book The Color of Law, and his ...
This year our congregation is part of an informal group of faith organizations that organize an interfaith welcome booth at the festival each year. With the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ hate, our presence at the festival is needed more than ever! To demonstrate our active support this year, the Action Council has made a donation toward the ...
We are eager and excited to start the 2023-2024 Children and Youth’s Religious Education (CYRE) on 9/10/2023. We are still looking for volunteers to help. There is a smorgasbord of ways to get involved in teaching RE and beyond. If any of them speak to you, email Rev. Cat to talk about volunteering.
Please note to ...
For the 2023 – 2024 year, CYRE will be offering the following classes interspersed with intergenerational services such as Children’s Chapel and more. RE classes meet two to three times a month
Fall 2023 starting 9/10/23
K-2 Religious Education Class
3-5 Religious Education Class
6-8 Religious Education Class
Senior High Youth Group
OWL Grades 10-12
Winter and Spring 2024 starting 1/1/2024
K-1 OWL ...
The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for September 2023:
9/3 Sharing Our Favorite Funny Stories – General Discussion – facilitated by Warren Schmidt
9/10 Memorable experiences — General Discussion — facilitated by Dick Duda
9/17 US Constitution 2.0: a Modern Version – Bob Greene
9/24 Discussion of Matters of Current ...
The Action Council will be staffing a table on the patio on August 6, 13, and 20, so please stop by and visit us there before or after the Sunday service. We will be sharing information and volunteer opportunities for two important local events:
LifeMoves Ride to End Homelessness taking place in Palo Alto on Saturday morning, ...
Our signups are looking Really Good! We have lots of desserts and set up help/clean up help. Thanks!
You may be wondering – what’s our menu? And where in Mitchell Park?
Our picnic site this year is at the far side of Mitchell Park, just off East Meadow. If you see the red spider dome, you have found our ...
Peter starts his first week on July 17 and will support UUCPA through 12/31/23. He will deliver the sermon THIS SUNDAY, July 30.
Peter will work on-site office hours and virtual. After his start date, please come by his office or contact him (pfarriday@uucpa.org) and welcome him to our congregation.
Schedule:
Work Schedule
Preaching Week
Non-Preaching Week
General Schedule
Sunday –Thursday
Monday ...
Mark your calendar for the July 30 Annual Picnic, back for the first time since covid! We are looking for glorious grillers, delicious desserts, and awesome people who want to help set up and clean up. Sign up here! If you have any questions please reach out to Edie.
If you have recently attended a Sunday service, you know that the ministers and worship associates have begun opening the services with an updated “Land Acknowledgement”, recognizing that we gather on land formerly occupied by indigenous peoples. The last part of that acknowledgment says the following:
“We were not the people who took this land, but ...
Circle Suppers are back! Would you like to make new connections while enjoying Supper and a conversation? Join a free, informal Circle Supper Potluck hosted at a UUCPA member’s home. Each Supper is limited to 8 or so people, including the hosts. We especially want to include those of you who have recently joined or just discovered our church ...
The Campus Vision Task Force wants to give you some important updates. First of all, we have signed the contract with the architect, Karin Payson, and the design process has started! Yay!
A Town Hall had been scheduled to discuss the updates, however, this has been postponed as we are waiting for the county and the ...
Greetings and SalUUtations!
I’m so pleased to begin my time as UUCPA’s Sabbatical Minister! I’m grateful to Rev. Amy and the sabbatical search team for their confidence in me, and very much look forward to getting to know many of you as our time together unfolds. For the moment, however, I’d like to offer some very ...
UUCPA has three Sunday food events in July –
July 9 Second Sunday Lunch – Grilled veggie and turkey burgers, salad, grilled veggies
July 23 Waffles, fruit salad and hard-boiled eggs
July 30 Picnic in Mitchell Park! We have a great shady site reserved for after the service. More details coming soon on our picnic favorites menu.
The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for August 2023:
8/6 Not Living in Chaos – Rob Ruether
8/13 Experiences that have Changed the Direction of Your Life – General discussion – facilitated by Sarah Doxiadis
8/20 Worrying: Pro and Con — General Discussion — facilitated by Susan Owicki
8/27 Discussion ...
No workday THIS Saturday, because of the holiday weekend. The July workday will be on Saturday morning, July 8, at 9:00.
Plus potluck at 12:00.
I’m expecting good weather to get started on painting lines on the. parking lot, and varnish on a picnic table.
Questions: Contact Robert Neff for questions about the workday.
Summer work hours in the UUCPA garden will be Mondays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, starting July 3. If you want to start earlier tell Nancy and she will come early to join you.
The Forum meets from 8:30 to 10 am on Sunday mornings. Here are the Forum topics for July 2023:
7/2 Modifying genes in the embryo — Who does it? Ethics? – Warren Schmidt
7/9 Looking at Mindfulness, by Christophe André — 25 mindful lessons in 25 marvelous paintings — Dick Duda
7/16 Osteoporosis: Prevention and Treatment – Discussion (Please ...
Did you know that our community is led by an all-volunteer Board of Trustees that meets monthly? Anyone is welcome to attend our meetings and learn how UUCPA is governed. In an effort to make the Board more accessible to the entire community, we will feature one Board member each month in our weekly update ...
We are celebrating our HS seniors who graduated in 2023 on June 18th during the service. If your child graduated recently, please email Rev Cat.
The UUCPA Adult Choir is pleased to announce its upcoming concert, “Revive” on Sunday, June 18 at 3 pm in the Main Hall. This concert is a celebration of hope, resiliency, and renewal as we collectively emerge from the pandemic. The choral selections will honor the difficulties we faced, but also give thanks for the ...
On Friday, June 16, 2023, the Board voted to change our masking policy for all indoor in-person activities on campus. Following the recommendation from the COVID Safety Task Force, we will change the policy from “mandatory” masking requirements to “strongly encouraged.” This change is based on guidelines from the County and CDC and reinforced by ...
Since March, we have had 2 contractors replace much of the problematic, 60-year-old sewer lines from UUCPA campus buildings to the street, including replacing the sewers that serve the Main Hall kitchen and bathrooms, the classroom wing, and most of the line from the outdoor bathrooms to the street. We also replaced sewers under the ...
Second Sunday Lunch, Burrito Bar - Jun 11
