Calendar – Detail

There is a lot going on at UUCPA.  Here is a brief listing of upcoming events.  For a more comprehensive list, please visit the calendar.

Upcoming Events for Children & Youth
Upcoming Adult Classes
Upcoming Music
Upcoming Newcomer/Visitor Events
Upcoming Group Meetings
Upcoming Justice Projects/Events
Upcoming Special Events
Upcoming Holiday Events
Upcoming Non-UUCPA Events

Upcoming Events for Children & Youth

Neighboring Faiths Visit

Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills

01/25/2025, 8:00 am - 11:00 am (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Our faith community visits are the experiential component of Neighboring Faith Communities, an educational program for middle schoolers and adults. We will meet at UUCPA’s Room A before carpooling to the location. Times vary.

Middle school: Please register with Rev. Cat Boyle

Adults: Please fill out this very brief contact form


Parents’ Night Out

01/25/2025, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Room 4/5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Parents deserve a break! Let UUCPA take care of dinner and childcare while you go out on the town every fourth Saturday (holidays excluded), usually 5:00-8:00 pm. Age range to participate: 5 and up

Do you have a high schooler who would like to be part of our childcare team for this event for community service hours and some change? Email Rev. Cat.

Check out more family fun activities here.


OWL K-1 Class

01/26/2025, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a series of comprehensive and age-appropriate sexuality education curricula, developed jointly by the Unitarian Universalist Association and United Church of Christ, for six age groups: grades K-1, grades 4-6, grades 7-9, grades 10-12, young adults, and adults.

Planned OWL K-1 Meeting Dates:

1/5/2025
1/12/2025
1/26/2025
2/2/2025
2/9/2025
2/23/2025
3/2/2025
3/9/2025
3/16/2025

 

To participate in this program, you must have pre-registered and have a completed release form on file. No drop-ins.  

Please contact cyrecommittee@uucpa.org if you have questions.

For more information: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/our-whole-lives-owl/


Senior High Youth Group – SHYG

01/26/2025, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Senior High Youth Group (grades 9-12) or SHYG — Teenagers in high school are welcome to join SHYG for fun and community-building, learning, worship, leadership development, and social action. SHYG meets most Sunday mornings at church., from Sept. through May.  Please join to get the latest schedule.

Contact Rev. Cat revcat@uucpa.org to request membership.


Sunday School for children and youth preK through grade 8

01/26/2025, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Because we believe in learning by doing, a very important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of regular worship services. Then during Sunday school, young people learn and play with people their age. Feel free to ask Sunday school teachers what they did this week. If you would like to review curriculum materials that are not online, please contact Rev. Cat Boyle.

Reminders are sent via the weekly Sunday School Reminder email. If you didn’t get it, please email cyrecommittee@uucpa.org to get on our list.

Find out more at: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/children-and-youth/sunday-morning-program-for-families/

 

 


Coming of Age

01/26/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Coming of Age


OWL Grades 7-9

01/26/2025, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

OWL for grades 7-9 has been postponed.  Stay tuned.

 

Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a series of comprehensive and age-appropriate sexuality education curricula, developed jointly by the Unitarian Universalist Association and United Church of Christ, for six age groups: grades K-2, grades 4-6, grades 7-9, grades 10-12, young adults, and adults.

This class, for youth in grades 7-9 runs weekly on Sundays from October through March, skipping some Sundays. To participate in this program, you must have pre-registered and have a completed release form on file. No drop-ins.  

Meeting Dates: tbd

For more information: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/our-whole-lives-owl/

Please contact cyrecommittee@uucpa.org if you still have questions.

 


OWL K-1 Class

02/02/2025, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a series of comprehensive and age-appropriate sexuality education curricula, developed jointly by the Unitarian Universalist Association and United Church of Christ, for six age groups: grades K-1, grades 4-6, grades 7-9, grades 10-12, young adults, and adults.

Planned OWL K-1 Meeting Dates:

1/5/2025
1/12/2025
1/26/2025
2/2/2025
2/9/2025
2/23/2025
3/2/2025
3/9/2025
3/16/2025

 

To participate in this program, you must have pre-registered and have a completed release form on file. No drop-ins.  

Please contact cyrecommittee@uucpa.org if you have questions.

For more information: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/our-whole-lives-owl/


Senior High Youth Group – SHYG

02/02/2025, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Senior High Youth Group (grades 9-12) or SHYG — Teenagers in high school are welcome to join SHYG for fun and community-building, learning, worship, leadership development, and social action. SHYG meets most Sunday mornings at church., from Sept. through May.  Please join to get the latest schedule.

Contact Rev. Cat revcat@uucpa.org to request membership.


Sunday School for children and youth preK through grade 8

02/02/2025, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Because we believe in learning by doing, a very important part of our religious education is participation, with all ages, in the first part of regular worship services. Then during Sunday school, young people learn and play with people their age. Feel free to ask Sunday school teachers what they did this week. If you would like to review curriculum materials that are not online, please contact Rev. Cat Boyle.

Reminders are sent via the weekly Sunday School Reminder email. If you didn’t get it, please email cyrecommittee@uucpa.org to get on our list.

Find out more at: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/children-and-youth/sunday-morning-program-for-families/

 

 


Upcoming Adult Classes

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-The More Loving One-AudenResonant Reading (Wednesday)-The More Loving One-Auden

01/22/2025, 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, Wednesday, January 22, 2025:

Looking up at the stars, I know quite well
That, for all they care, I can go to hell,
But on earth indifference is the least
We have to dread from man or beast.

How should we like it were stars to burn
With a passion for us we could not return?
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me.

Admirer as I think I am
Of stars that do not give a damn,
I cannot, now I see them, say
I missed one terribly all day.

Were all stars to disappear or die,
I should learn to look at an empty sky
And feel its total dark sublime,
Though this might take me a little time.

–W. H. Auden, “The More Loving One”

How to join:

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.

Neighboring Faith Communities for Adults – Wednesday Class

01/22/2025, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hamaker Library (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Neighboring Faith Communities for adults (older youth welcome!) runs in parallel with the middle-schoolers’ experiential program about some of the faith communities of our area. There are two components to the adult program:

1. On five Sunday mornings and one Saturday morning from September to March, the adults gather at Room A with the middle schoolers and their teachers, and everyone caravans from there to the faith community they’re visiting that morning. They attend the service together and also have a Q&A with one of the leaders of the community, typically right after the service.

2. On eleven Wednesdays from September to March, 7:30-8:30 pm, we’ll learn about the six faith communities we’re visiting. On a Wednesday shortly before a visit, we learn about what to expect, how to be a polite and engaged visitor, and some of the broader context of that particular tradition. On a Wednesday shortly after a visit, we talk about what we observed and what questions arose for us. Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern is the facilitator. You are encouraged to attend in person if you can, with live Zoom attendance available each time at this link.

Amy will not be along for most of the visits, since she has responsibilities at that time at UUCPA. The middle school teachers are the leaders of these field trips; as adult learners, please model being good students.

The full schedule is here, with the dates for the adult program in the goldenrod column. Each session also appears here on the UUCPA.org calendar. Fuller information about the time and address for the faith community visits will be provided in advance.

We are excited to pioneer this intergenerational learning opportunity. Thanks for being a part of it!

Contact Amy with any questions about the adults’ program, and Rev. Cat Boyle with any questions about the children’s program.

 

Facilitator: Amy Zucker Morgenstern

Date/Time/Place: Eleven Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm, Room D (Amy’s office) and Zoom

and

Six Saturdays/Sunday mornings, exact time and place TBA; meet at Room A

Neighboring Faiths Visit

Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills

01/25/2025, 8:00 am - 11:00 am (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Our faith community visits are the experiential component of Neighboring Faith Communities, an educational program for middle schoolers and adults. We will meet at UUCPA’s Room A before carpooling to the location. Times vary.

Middle school: Please register with Rev. Cat Boyle

Adults: Please fill out this very brief contact form

Resonant Reading (Saturday)Resonant Reading (Saturday)

01/25/2025, 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.

ALJ Class: Helping Children with Emotional MomentsALJ Class: Helping Children with Emotional Moments

01/26/2025, 11:45 am - 1:15 pm Fireside Room (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Tantrums and crying upset us parents and caregivers. We can feel angry, or like a failure, or both! A child’s defiance and rudeness can trigger similar feelings. In these moments of high emotion, what do we do? You already do so much to care for your child well, and this interactive class will help you add one more tool to your kit. We’ll learn an approach that takes the burden off parents to “fix” the situation, while also allowing children to release big feelings and reconnect with you.

  • Presenter: Brooke Bishara
  • Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025
  • Time: 11:45-1:15
  • Location: Fireside Room and online via Zoom.
    • Contact the ALJ committee alj@uucpa.org to request the Zoom link. (it will also be emailed to the announce@uucpa.org email list)

Light refreshments to enjoy with your coffee/tea/mocha will be available to enjoy before the class begins.

Child care will be provided.

 

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)Resonant Reading (Wednesday)

01/29/2025, 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:

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.

Neighboring Faith Communities for Adults - Wednesday ClassNeighboring Faith Communities for Adults – Wednesday Class

01/29/2025, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hamaker Library (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Neighboring Faith Communities for adults (older youth welcome!) runs in parallel with the middle-schoolers’ experiential program about some of the faith communities of our area. There are two components to the adult program:

1. On five Sunday mornings and one Saturday morning from September to March, the adults gather at Room A with the middle schoolers and their teachers, and everyone caravans from there to the faith community they’re visiting that morning. They attend the service together and also have a Q&A with one of the leaders of the community, typically right after the service.

2. On eleven Wednesdays from September to March, 7:30-8:30 pm, we’ll learn about the six faith communities we’re visiting. On a Wednesday shortly before a visit, we learn about what to expect, how to be a polite and engaged visitor, and some of the broader context of that particular tradition. On a Wednesday shortly after a visit, we talk about what we observed and what questions arose for us. Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern is the facilitator. You are encouraged to attend in person if you can, with live Zoom attendance available each time at this link.

Amy will not be along for most of the visits, since she has responsibilities at that time at UUCPA. The middle school teachers are the leaders of these field trips; as adult learners, please model being good students.

The full schedule is here, with the dates for the adult program in the goldenrod column. Each session also appears here on the UUCPA.org calendar. Fuller information about the time and address for the faith community visits will be provided in advance.

We are excited to pioneer this intergenerational learning opportunity. Thanks for being a part of it!

Contact Amy with any questions about the adults’ program, and Rev. Cat Boyle with any questions about the children’s program.

 

Facilitator: Amy Zucker Morgenstern

Date/Time/Place: Eleven Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm, Room D (Amy’s office) and Zoom

and

Six Saturdays/Sunday mornings, exact time and place TBA; meet at Room A

Resonant Reading (Saturday)Resonant Reading (Saturday)

02/01/2025, 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.

Living with Chronic PainLiving with Chronic Pain

02/02/2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Fireside Room (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Are you living with chronic pain and inflammation? If you’re navigating painful chronic illnesses like autoimmune, joint issues, GI issues, long-COVID, we invite you to join us for a monthly support group. We’ll start with an introduction, asks, and a different topic for each month. Childcare will be provided. 

Time:  First Sunday of every month after church service around 11:30 am-12:30 pm

Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, Fireside Room (the room behind the coffee table) Note:  Room subject to change.
Facilitator: Jin Lee, Ph.D

Please fill out this google form  if you are interested in joining us!

Starting Point: A Group for NewcomersStarting Point: A Group for Newcomers

02/02/2025, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Room 6 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Welcome to UUCPA! We’re glad you’re here. We want to get to know you and share the gifts of Unitarian Universalism. In this 4-week group, we’ll practice deep listening, share our own values and histories, and explore all that UUCPA offers. Our curriculum is called “Starting Point,” and each session features readings, sharing circles, and discussion. We’ll have yummy snacks and optional homework. Please join us!

Note: This group is open to both newcomers and old-timers alike -– anyone looking to strengthen their connection to this community and our shared faith.

  • Dates: 4 Sundays, Jan 5 & 12, and Feb. 2 & 9.
  • Time: 11:30am-1:30pm (Childcare will be available till 1:30pm)
  • Location: Room 6 at UUCPA
  • Facilitator: Brooke Bishara

To sign up or ask questions, email brooke_b@uucpa.org, or call the church office (650-494-0541).

Upcoming Music

Choir rehearsal

01/23/2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Sing with the choir!


Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

01/26/2025, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm McFadden Patio (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:                 1-3 pm

Location:         Room 4-5

Facilitator:       Palo Alto Sacred Harp singers

Contact:          sacredharp@uucpa.org

Registration:   Not required

Sacred-Harp Singing


Choir rehearsal

01/30/2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Sing with the choir!


By Your Side Singers (1st Wednesdays)

02/05/2025, 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

02/06/2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Sing with the choir!


Upcoming Newcomer/Visitor Events

Starting Point: A Group for NewcomersStarting Point: A Group for Newcomers

02/02/2025, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Room 6 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Welcome to UUCPA! We’re glad you’re here. We want to get to know you and share the gifts of Unitarian Universalism. In this 4-week group, we’ll practice deep listening, share our own values and histories, and explore all that UUCPA offers. Our curriculum is called “Starting Point,” and each session features readings, sharing circles, and discussion. We’ll have yummy snacks and optional homework. Please join us!

Note: This group is open to both newcomers and old-timers alike -– anyone looking to strengthen their connection to this community and our shared faith.

  • Dates: 4 Sundays, Jan 5 & 12, and Feb. 2 & 9.
  • Time: 11:30am-1:30pm (Childcare will be available till 1:30pm)
  • Location: Room 6 at UUCPA
  • Facilitator: Brooke Bishara

To sign up or ask questions, email brooke_b@uucpa.org, or call the church office (650-494-0541).


Starting Point: A Group for NewcomersStarting Point: A Group for Newcomers

02/09/2025, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Room 6 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Welcome to UUCPA! We’re glad you’re here. We want to get to know you and share the gifts of Unitarian Universalism. In this 4-week group, we’ll practice deep listening, share our own values and histories, and explore all that UUCPA offers. Our curriculum is called “Starting Point,” and each session features readings, sharing circles, and discussion. We’ll have yummy snacks and optional homework. Please join us!

Note: This group is open to both newcomers and old-timers alike -– anyone looking to strengthen their connection to this community and our shared faith.

  • Dates: 4 Sundays, Jan 5 & 12, and Feb. 2 & 9.
  • Time: 11:30am-1:30pm (Childcare will be available till 1:30pm)
  • Location: Room 6 at UUCPA
  • Facilitator: Brooke Bishara

To sign up or ask questions, email brooke_b@uucpa.org, or call the church office (650-494-0541).


Upcoming Group Meetings/Gatherings

Saturday MeditationSaturday Meditation

01/25/2025, 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!

Campus WorkdayCampus Workday

02/01/2025, 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 MeditationSaturday Meditation

02/01/2025, 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!

Menlo Park Film Discussion Group

02/03/2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

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 BooksBrown Bag Books

02/04/2025, 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

Saturday MeditationSaturday Meditation

02/08/2025, 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!

Dismantling White Supremacy

02/11/2025, 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.
If you would like to attend this session and are not subscribed to the Dismantling White Supremacy email list, please email dismantlingwhitesupremacy+subscribe@uucpa.org. Zoom information for the session will be sent to this list early next week. We welcome new attendees at any time!

Saturday MeditationSaturday Meditation

02/15/2025, 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!

Spiritual Adventures in ParentingSpiritual Adventures in Parenting

02/16/2025, 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.

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Parent Groups

Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion GroupSci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group

1984 movie "Brother From Another Planet"

02/19/2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

February 19, 2025, 7-8:30 we’ll discuss the 1984 movie “Brother From Another Planet”.
From Amazon:
A mysterious young black man lands in Harlem, unable to speak and possessing telekinetic and psychic powers. He is embraced by the community when they discover his gentle nature and uncanny ability to repair machinery. Little do the locals know, the young man has escaped from another planet and is pursued by caucasian “hunters”.

The movie is available for rental on Amazon and other places.

At the end of the meeting, we will choose a movie or video for our April meeting.

The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group was meeting via Zoom before it was cool! Lovers of science fiction and fantasy, at UUCPA and beyond, have been getting together online to talk about books, movies, and television episodes chosen by the group, every other month since early 2019. Past books include The Broken Earth Trilogy (N. K. Jemisin), The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Robert Heinlein), Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler), The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin), Red Moon (Kim Stanley Robinson); past television and movies include Arrival, Blink (Doctor Who), Serenity and The Train Job (Firefly), and The Day the Earth Stood Still.

The meeting method: via Zoom, 7-8:30 p.m.

  • Dates: Third Wednesdays, except for December and summer
  • Time: 7-8:30 pm
  • Location: Online
  • Facilitator: Jane Chronis (scifi+owner@uucpa.org)
  • Registration: Not required

Join the meeting via Zoom:

  • This link OR
  • Meeting ID: 966 0982 8067
  • Passcode: 249519
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