Calendar – Detail – Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

06/01/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule

Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.

We will check in and offer an activity planned for all ages every Sunday except for the July 4 weekend (July 6).
Supervised childcare on the playground is also available for preschool through grade 5 – so choosing between the activity or the playground is an option every Sunday.
Older preschoolers may enjoy some activities especially if a parent can assist them.

Children and Youth Religious Education Committee meeting

06/05/2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Oversees and evaluates all children and youth programs; plans and carries out special events; organizes Baby Cafe; supports social justice projects that welcome children and youth; more generally, helps the wider congregation better meet the needs of families, children, and youth. Contact: cyrecommittee@uucpa.org. Chair: Edie Keating. Board Liaison: Rev. Cat Boyle

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

06/08/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule

Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.

We will check in and offer an activity planned for all ages every Sunday except for the July 4 weekend (July 6).
Supervised childcare on the playground is also available for preschool through grade 5 – so choosing between the activity or the playground is an option every Sunday.
Older preschoolers may enjoy some activities especially if a parent can assist them.

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

06/15/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule

Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.

We will check in and offer an activity planned for all ages every Sunday except for the July 4 weekend (July 6).
Supervised childcare on the playground is also available for preschool through grade 5 – so choosing between the activity or the playground is an option every Sunday.
Older preschoolers may enjoy some activities especially if a parent can assist them.

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

06/22/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule

Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.

We will check in and offer an activity planned for all ages every Sunday except for the July 4 weekend (July 6).
Supervised childcare on the playground is also available for preschool through grade 5 – so choosing between the activity or the playground is an option every Sunday.
Older preschoolers may enjoy some activities especially if a parent can assist them.

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

06/29/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule

Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.

We will check in and offer an activity planned for all ages every Sunday except for the July 4 weekend (July 6).
Supervised childcare on the playground is also available for preschool through grade 5 – so choosing between the activity or the playground is an option every Sunday.
Older preschoolers may enjoy some activities especially if a parent can assist them.

Children and Youth Religious Education Committee meeting

07/03/2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Oversees and evaluates all children and youth programs; plans and carries out special events; organizes Baby Cafe; supports social justice projects that welcome children and youth; more generally, helps the wider congregation better meet the needs of families, children, and youth. Contact: cyrecommittee@uucpa.org. Chair: Edie Keating. Board Liaison: Rev. Cat Boyle

No Sunday School – childcare is available

07/06/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule

Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.

We will check in and offer an activity planned for all ages every Sunday except for the July 4 weekend (July 6).
Supervised childcare on the playground is also available for preschool through grade 5 – so choosing between the activity or the playground is an option every Sunday.
Older preschoolers may enjoy some activities especially if a parent can assist them.

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

07/13/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule

Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.

We will check in and offer an activity planned for all ages every Sunday except for the July 4 weekend (July 6).
Supervised childcare on the playground is also available for preschool through grade 5 – so choosing between the activity or the playground is an option every Sunday.
Older preschoolers may enjoy some activities especially if a parent can assist them.

UUCPA Summer Sunday School for All Ages

07/20/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule

Sunday Summer School is all about one of our official UUCPA CYRE goals – have fun and build community.

We will check in and offer an activity planned for all ages every Sunday except for the July 4 weekend (July 6).
Supervised childcare on the playground is also available for preschool through grade 5 – so choosing between the activity or the playground is an option every Sunday.
Older preschoolers may enjoy some activities especially if a parent can assist them.

Resonant Reading (Saturday)

05/31/2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/91019857324, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by phone: 669 900 9128 US (San Jose), Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by on-tap on mobile phones: +16699009128,,91019857324# US (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the bay area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Saturdays. For the Wednesday Zoom link, go to the Calendar and click on a Wednesday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)

06/04/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by phone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by one-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833,,96865808923# (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the Bay Area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Wednesdays. For the Zoom link for Saturday, go to Calendar and click on a Saturday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Saturday)

06/07/2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/91019857324, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by phone: 669 900 9128 US (San Jose), Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by on-tap on mobile phones: +16699009128,,91019857324# US (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the bay area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Saturdays. For the Wednesday Zoom link, go to the Calendar and click on a Wednesday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)

06/11/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by phone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by one-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833,,96865808923# (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the Bay Area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Wednesdays. For the Zoom link for Saturday, go to Calendar and click on a Saturday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Saturday)

06/14/2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/91019857324, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by phone: 669 900 9128 US (San Jose), Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by on-tap on mobile phones: +16699009128,,91019857324# US (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the bay area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Saturdays. For the Wednesday Zoom link, go to the Calendar and click on a Wednesday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)

06/18/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by phone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by one-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833,,96865808923# (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the Bay Area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Wednesdays. For the Zoom link for Saturday, go to Calendar and click on a Saturday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Saturday)

06/21/2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/91019857324, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by phone: 669 900 9128 US (San Jose), Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by on-tap on mobile phones: +16699009128,,91019857324# US (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the bay area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Saturdays. For the Wednesday Zoom link, go to the Calendar and click on a Wednesday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)

06/25/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by phone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by one-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833,,96865808923# (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the Bay Area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Wednesdays. For the Zoom link for Saturday, go to Calendar and click on a Saturday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Saturday)

06/28/2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/91019857324, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by phone: 669 900 9128 US (San Jose), Meeting ID: 910 1985 7324
Join this class by on-tap on mobile phones: +16699009128,,91019857324# US (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the bay area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Saturdays. For the Wednesday Zoom link, go to the Calendar and click on a Wednesday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)

07/02/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

An exploration of ideas, feelings, and our life experiences, using a different short reading as our springboard each time. The sessions are on Saturdays, 4-5, and on Wednesdays, 12-1. All are wide open and you are welcome to come twice a week or once in a while.

The participants over the years have found that the approach we take, and the respectful, affectionate community of inquirers in which we read and converse, are as important as the reading itself. While many small groups begin with a check-in, with a session only an hour long, Resonant Reading jumps right in to the conversation. Those who are frequently in the group get to know each other very well this way, and those who are new will soon find they are among friends.

Facilitators use a light hand, posting the reading in the chat and calling on whoever’s Zoom hand is up. Suggestions for readings* come from group members, who also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

The reading for this session:

How to join:

Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923, passcode 227385
Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by phone: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
Join this class by one-tap on mobile phones: 6699006833,,96865808923# (San Jose)
Phoning in, but not in the Bay Area? Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abL8clvIYT

This is the Zoom link for Wednesdays. For the Zoom link for Saturday, go to Calendar and click on a Saturday session.

Questions? Drop an e-mail to resonant-reading+owner@uucpa.org.

*This activity was formerly called “Sacred Text Reading.” That proved misleading–for one thing, more often than not our sources are secular–but it’s worth describing the qualities of a sacred text, which we still look for in the readings we choose. It is any reading that helps us to:

connect to something of supreme importance to us
feel more connected to other beings or to the universe
feel more intensely alive
align our lives with our values,
perceive or feel more deeply
be more fully and authentically ourselves.

By Your Side Singers (1st Wednesdays)

06/04/2025, 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm Room 4/5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

You are welcome to sing with the By Your Side Singers, the 1st Wed of the month June – Aug, the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays during the rest of the year.

Choir rehearsal

06/05/2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Sing with the choir!

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

06/08/2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fireside Room (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Join the democratic and inclusive American song tradition of Sacred Harp music, one of the oldest ongoing music traditions in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine talks about “the soaring magnificence of Sacred Harp.” National Public Radio calls it “full-body singing,” and radio station KALW says it’s a “communal experience.” Come find out for yourself. Beginners are always welcome, and loaner books are available.

Dates: 2nd & 4th Sunday every month

Time: 2-4 pm

Location: The Fireside Room

Facilitator: Palo Alto Sacred Harp singers

Contact: sacredharp@uucpa.org

Registration: Not required

Sacred-Harp Singing

Choir rehearsal

06/12/2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Sing with the choir!

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

06/22/2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fireside Room (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Join the democratic and inclusive American song tradition of Sacred Harp music, one of the oldest ongoing music traditions in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine talks about “the soaring magnificence of Sacred Harp.” National Public Radio calls it “full-body singing,” and radio station KALW says it’s a “communal experience.” Come find out for yourself. Beginners are always welcome, and loaner books are available.

Dates: 2nd & 4th Sunday every month

Time: 2-4 pm

Location: Fireside Room

Facilitator: Palo Alto Sacred Harp singers

Contact: sacredharp@uucpa.org

Registration: Not required

Sacred-Harp Singing

Nothing scheduled at this time.

Saturday Meditation

05/31/2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 am (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 minutes, including several short readings. Next, we share tea and conversation, talking about what is important to us in the moment – perhaps our response to the readings or something that is going on in our lives.

Dates: Every Saturday
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am
Location: Online
Facilitator: Leadership is shared and rotates weekly
Contact: The Zoom link is available from Susan Owicki – email susanowicki@uucpa.org by 9:00 pm on Friday.

Come Meditate with Us!

Caregiver Support Group

06/01/2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Are you a caregiver? Do you expect to be a caregiver? Have you been a caregiver? Would you like to talk with others about your experience?

Join the Caregivers Support Group.

We will meet once a month by Zoom to give support and exchange information. Greg Williams will be our facilitator.

When: First Sunday of the month.
Next Meeting: Sunday May 4, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.

First Monday Film Discussion Group

Madeline Collins

06/02/2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The movie for June is Madeline Collins, available via Kanopy

We gather via Zoom on the first Monday of the month for an hourlong discussion of a movie we have chosen and each watched ahead of time. Group members add to the list of movies, the only strictures being that they must be available on Kanopy and be free. (You will want to register for Kanopy for ease of future viewing.) Then, each month, the group votes on the next movie. Menlo Park residency not required. 😉 That’s where the group originated, and the name stuck.

Email Bruce England with any questions and to receive the Zoom link.

Brown Bag Books

06/03/2025, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Brown Bag Books group meets year-round, except in July and August. Many attendees bring their lunches, and everyone brings a sense of humor. Monthly sessions are always lively and enjoyable.

Books chosen by the group for discussion are usually listed in the Order of Service and the Weekly Update, as well as on the UUCPA website.

Contact: Susan Owicki (brown-bag-books+owner@uucpa.org)
Facilitator: Various participants
Registration: Not required
Meetings are held online

Campus Workday

06/07/2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Date: Usually the 1st Saturday every month
Time: 9 am-Noon
Location: UUCPA Campus
Contact: Buildings and Grounds Committee (buildings-and-grounds@uucpa.org)

Consider making things even better by joining others at the monthly workday right here at UUCPA. There will be plenty of fine company. Come for some or all of the time. Projects might include painting some trim and kitchen cabinets, pruning shrubs, organizing closets, plus some jobs you may have in mind.

Saturday Meditation

06/07/2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 am (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 minutes, including several short readings. Next, we share tea and conversation, talking about what is important to us in the moment – perhaps our response to the readings or something that is going on in our lives.

Dates: Every Saturday
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am
Location: Online
Facilitator: Leadership is shared and rotates weekly
Contact: The Zoom link is available from Susan Owicki – email susanowicki@uucpa.org by 9:00 pm on Friday.

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Dismantling White Supremacy

06/10/2025, 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA’s Dismantling White Supremacy group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Today, June 10, 2025, is its final meeting. The topic will be “Where We Go from Here: What the History of White Supremacy Tells Us About How to Get Out of This Mess,” and is a sermon with Q&A by Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern. We meet by Zoom at this link.

Saturday Meditation

06/14/2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 am (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 minutes, including several short readings. Next, we share tea and conversation, talking about what is important to us in the moment – perhaps our response to the readings or something that is going on in our lives.

Dates: Every Saturday
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am
Location: Online
Facilitator: Leadership is shared and rotates weekly
Contact: The Zoom link is available from Susan Owicki – email susanowicki@uucpa.org by 9:00 pm on Friday.

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Spiritual Adventures in Parenting

06/15/2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Fireside Room (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

If you are a parent to a child between the ages of birth through high school, we invite you to join UUCPA’s monthly parent group, Spiritual Adventures In Parenting!

We meet on the third Sunday of each month, from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., following the church service. Childcare is provided, and families can choose to have lunch together afterward if they wish.

Together, we:

Explore the spiritual dimensions and meaning of our parenting and
Cultivate deep connections with one another.

The group is facilitated by fellow UUCPA parent Matt Rosin.

To find out more, email spiritualparenting@uucpa.org.

Parent Groups page:

Parent Groups

Saturday Meditation

06/21/2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 am (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Saturday morning meditation group welcomes all to join us on Zoom for meditation and conversation. Meditation time begins promptly at 9:10 and lasts for 40 minutes, including several short readings. Next, we share tea and conversation, talking about what is important to us in the moment – perhaps our response to the readings or something that is going on in our lives.

Dates: Every Saturday
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am
Location: Online
Facilitator: Leadership is shared and rotates weekly
Contact: The Zoom link is available from Susan Owicki – email susanowicki@uucpa.org by 9:00 pm on Friday.

Come Meditate with Us!

Nothing scheduled at this time.

Special Congregational Meeting

06/01/2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

There will be a special congregational meeting on Sunday, June 1st, at 11:30AM, directly following the service. At this meeting, the RE Discernment Task Force will present their final report and recommendation based on the feedback they received during the small group discussion phase of the discernment process. That report has been shared with the congregation and may also be found here. The congregation will be asked to vote on whether to call Reverend Cat Boyle as our Assistant Minister of Religious Education. Full agenda here.

This meeting will be hybrid, so please join either in the Main Hall or on Zoom. Childcare will be provided. Light refreshments will be available before the meeting.

Zoom links will be sent to voting-eligible members a week from the meeting. For those unable to attend, you may name a proxy by the day of the meeting. Absentee ballots are not allowed.

To be eligible to vote, you must be a member of UUCPA and have made a contribution of record during the past 12 calendar months or received an exemption from this requirement from the Senior Minister or President of the Board of Trustees. You can verify your eligibility by emailing or calling the office.

Reverent Amy’s Farewell Reception

06/15/2025, 11:15 am - 12:30 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Rev. Amy’s final Sunday at UUCPA is coming up on June 15, which is also Father’s Day. Please plan to join us that day for a special farewell service immediately followed by a festive reception on the patio.

We are looking for volunteers to bring flowers that day. Please write to broo…@uucpa.org if you could help.

And if you haven’t contributed yet to Amy’s farewell scrapbook, it’s not too late! Come to the writing table on the patio after the service on Sunday May 18 or May 25 to write your message. Alternatively, you can email your message to broo…@uucpa.org. You can also send photos of Amy for the book.

Thank you to everyone who has already contributed! It’s going to be a wonderful send-off.

Summer Solstice

06/21/2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

On Saturday, June 21 we will celebrate the longest day of the year with a Summer Solstice Celebration. Please join us at 6 p.m. for a ceremony to mark the moment, then we will share food and conversation in a potluck afterwards (more details coming soon). Children and adults are welcome! Following the Solstice Celebration those who wish can stick around for s’mores and board games to make it a whole evening of connection.

Meanwhile – save the date and enjoy some sunshine!

☀️Rebecca Shapley, ☀️Edie Keating,☀️ Maricia Scott and ☀️Laura Corbett ☀️

Bay Area UUs at SF Pride

06/29/2025, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm TBA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Unitarian Universalists from all over the Bay Area will parade together at SF Pride, one of the first and biggest Pride events in the world. To indicate your interest, please fill out this form.

Nothing scheduled at this time.

Together in Pride (Mountain View)

06/07/2025, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Mountain View Civic Center (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Together in Pride, Mountain View’s first citywide Pride Celebration, takes place on Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Civic Center Plaza.

Celebrate diversity, inclusion, and community with a day full of exciting activities, including: