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

Senior High Youth Group – SHYG

12/10/2023, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 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 evenings at church., from Sept. through May.  Please join to get the latest schedule.

Join the SHYG Slack channel to get meeting info. Contact Rev. Cat revcat@uucpa.org to request membership.


Intergenerational worship: No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant (No Sunday School)

12/17/2023, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Because we believe in learning by doing, a most 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 own 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 call Cat Boyle.

Reminders are sent via the weekly Sunday School Reminder email and monthly CYRE newsletter. Sign up to get them: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/children-and-youth/newsletter/.  If you didn’t get it, please email cyrecommittee@uucpa.org to request the link for your child’s class.  

 

 


Adult OWLAdult OWL

12/17/2023, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Senior High Youth Group – SHYG

12/17/2023, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 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 evenings at church., from Sept. through May.  Please join to get the latest schedule.

Join the SHYG Slack channel to get meeting info. Contact Rev. Cat revcat@uucpa.org to request membership.


Christmas Eve, No Sunday School

12/24/2023, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Because we believe in learning by doing, a most 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 own 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 call Cat Boyle.

Reminders are sent via the weekly Sunday School Reminder email and monthly CYRE newsletter. Sign up to get them: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/children-and-youth/newsletter/.  If you didn’t get it, please email cyrecommittee@uucpa.org to request the link for your child’s class.  

 

 


Senior High Youth Group – SHYG

12/24/2023, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 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 evenings at church., from Sept. through May.  Please join to get the latest schedule.

Join the SHYG Slack channel to get meeting info. Contact Rev. Cat revcat@uucpa.org to request membership.


No Sunday School (childcare is available)

12/31/2023, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Because we believe in learning by doing, a most 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 own 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 call Cat Boyle.

Reminders are sent via the weekly Sunday School Reminder email and monthly CYRE newsletter. Sign up to get them: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/children-and-youth/newsletter/.  If you didn’t get it, please email cyrecommittee@uucpa.org to request the link for your child’s class.  

 

 


Senior High Youth Group – SHYG

12/31/2023, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm 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 evenings at church., from Sept. through May.  Please join to get the latest schedule.

Join the SHYG Slack channel to get meeting info. Contact Rev. Cat revcat@uucpa.org to request membership.


Sunday School for children and youth preK through grade 8

01/07/2024, 10:15 am - 11:30 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Because we believe in learning by doing, a most 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 own 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 call Cat Boyle.

Reminders are sent via the weekly Sunday School Reminder email and monthly CYRE newsletter. Sign up to get them: https://www.uucpa.org/learning/children-and-youth/newsletter/.  If you didn’t get it, please email cyrecommittee@uucpa.org to request the link for your child’s class.  

 

 


Adult OWLAdult OWL

01/07/2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Upcoming Adult Classes

Adult OWLAdult OWL

12/17/2023, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Adult OWLAdult OWL

01/07/2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Adult OWLAdult OWL

01/28/2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Adult OWLAdult OWL

02/04/2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Adult OWLAdult OWL

02/25/2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Adult OWLAdult OWL

03/03/2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Adult OWLAdult OWL

03/17/2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Adult OWLAdult OWL

04/07/2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Room 10 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

ALJ is proud to present Adult OWL starting this fall with Eric Bier and Lynn Grant, both trained OWL facilitators.
The program seeks to help participants achieve greater understanding of themselves and others as whole persons in the context of their sexual being. The values of the program include Self-Worth, Sexual Health, Responsibility, and Justice and Inclusivity. Workshops will include a variety of activities and discussion on topics such as Sexuality and Values, Communication, Spirituality, the Sexual Self and Other, Sexual Diversity, Kink, and many others. The curriculum is sex-positive, inclusive, and upholds the concept that healthy sexuality is a fundamental part of the human experience.
Adult OWL will meet Sunday mornings 11:30-12:30 approximately 2x/month Oct-Apr, currently scheduled on these dates (note some dates in January and April may be subject to change):
  • Sunday, October 15, 11:30-12:30
  • Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, November 12
  • Sunday, December 3
  • Sunday, December 17
  • Sunday, January 7
  • Sunday, January 28
  • Sunday, February 4
  • Sunday, February 25
  • Sunday, March 3
  • Sunday, March 17
  • Sunday April 7
To join the class, email aljclasses@uucpa.org.
We hope you take part in this rich and life-affirming program.

Upcoming Music

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

12/10/2023, 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:         McFadden Courtyard

Facilitator:       Palo Alto Sacred Harp singers

Contact:           Lorraine Kostka (sacredharp@uucpa.org)

Registration:   Not required

Sacred-Harp Singing


Choir rehearsal

12/14/2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Sing with the choir!


Aurora Singers Winter ConcertAurora Singers Winter Concert

12/16/2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Aurora Singers is a nonprofit community chorus based in Palo Alto, CA. They prepare two concert programs each year. The December program draws from winter and holiday music of all cultures.

Doors open at 6:30 pm – come early! Ticket purchase required! This concert is a benefit for UUCPA.

Purchase tickets at the door or online at: https://www.aurorasingers.net/


Harmonic Circle

12/17/2023, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4-5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

By Your Side Singers (3rd Wednesdays)

12/20/2023, 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.


Upcoming Newcomer/Visitor Events

Harmonic Circle

12/17/2023, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4-5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

12/31/2023, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4-5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

01/07/2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4/5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

01/21/2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4-5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

02/04/2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4/5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

02/18/2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4-5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

03/03/2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4/5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

03/17/2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4-5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

03/31/2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4-5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Harmonic Circle

04/07/2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Room 4/5 (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

We meet on the first, third, and fifth Sundays of each month at UUCPA, usually from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. We meet on the McFadden patio in the warmer months, in rooms 4-5 when it is cold or windy.
Generally we sit in a circle and sing together. We go around the circle and take turns leading songs. We have a binder of lead sheets for over 200 songs. Most of the selections are folks songs, but we also sing rock n roll, popular, jazz, and other genres. Participants are invited to bring musical instruments as well. Participants have been known to bring a guitar, banjo, harmonica, clarinet, tambourine, and electronic keyboard for example. Our songbook is also online for those who would like to practice between meetings.
Come and join us!

Upcoming Group Meetings/Gatherings

Gardening @ UUCPAGardening @ UUCPA

12/11/2023, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Every Monday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it’s planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks. Bring your own gloves and weeding tools if you have them.

Please email garden@uucpa.org if you have any questions.

Sacred Text Reading Group (Wed.)

12/13/2023, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

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! Please note that the Zoom room now requires a password, so please drop an e-mail to sacred-text-reading+owner@uucpa.org to express interest.

What do we mean by a sacred text? Any text 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.

As Unitarian Universalists, we find these kinds of meanings everywhere, so the text itself might be from a so-called secular source, or from a religious canon, or something in-between.

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 text. Our practice usually follows one of these versions of Lectio Divina. The aims of the sessions are educational (learning something about the texts and traditions), spiritual/moral (discovering what the texts ask of us), and community-building (getting to know each other better).

The facilitator will post a version of the text in the chat for all to see. Everyone is welcome, as are your suggestions of future texts. Group members also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

For check-in / getting-acquainted time, and for those who are new and want a brief orientation to the practice, the room will be open ten minutes before and ten minutes after the session.

How to join: First, e-mail sacred-text-reading+owner@uucpa.org, since you will need a password. Then:

  • Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923
  • Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
  • Join this class by phone: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
  • Join this class by one-tap on mobile phones: +16699006833,,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.

Saturday MeditationSaturday Meditation

12/16/2023, 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: 9:10 – 10:00 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!

Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)

12/16/2023, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

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! Please note that the Zoom room now requires a password, so please drop an e-mail to sacred-text-reading+owner@uucpa.org to express interest.

 

What do we mean by a sacred text? Any text 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.

As Unitarian Universalists, we find these kinds of meanings everywhere, so the text itself might be from a so-called secular source, or from a religious canon, or something in-between.

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 text. Our practice usually follows one of these versions of Lectio Divina. The aims of the sessions are educational (learning something about the texts and traditions), spiritual/moral (discovering what the texts ask of us), and community-building (getting to know each other better).

The facilitator will post a version of the text in the chat for all to see. Everyone is welcome, as are your suggestions of future texts. Group members also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

 

To have check-in time, or if you are new and would like a brief orientation, arrive ten minutes early. And all are welcome to stay ten minutes after as well, for more getting-acquainted time.

How to join: First, e-mail sacred-text-reading+owner@uucpa.org, since you will need a password. Then:

  • Join this class from your Web browser:https://zoom.us/j/91019857324
  • 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

For the Wednesday Zoom link, go to the Calendar and click on a Wednesday session.

Spiritual Adventures In ParentingSpiritual Adventures In Parenting

12/17/2023, 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 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 will be provided. Families can choose to have lunch together afterward, if they wish.

Among the many religious sources for contemporary Unitarian Universalism, our faith looks to “direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life”—and parenting is one powerful source of such experience and spiritual deepening.

Spiritual Adventures In Parenting will be a forum wherein parents can, together:

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

At our first meeting on September 17, we’ll get to know each other, craft a covenant, and distribute copies of Chaos,
Wonder,
and the Spiritual
Adventure of
Parenting, an anthology of very short essays on parenting and spirituality published by the UUA’s Skinner House Books (2011).

Each subsequent monthly session will draw on a short essay or two (or three) from the anthology and other sources as spurs to conversation and spiritual reflection.

To find out more, email Matt Rosin at spiritualparenting@uucpa.org.

Matt Rosin is a stay-at-home dad to two kids at UUCPA and has been involved in the church in numerous ways, including teaching children’s religious education and Our Whole Lives comprehensive sexuality education classes, co-leading the By Your Side Singers pastoral care choir, and serving on the Mission Task Force that crafted UUCPA’s new Mission Statement. He holds a Ph.D. in Education from Stanford University and writes reflective essays on fatherhood for his newsletter, Fatherhood Is Learning.

Gardening @ UUCPAGardening @ UUCPA

12/18/2023, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Every Monday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it’s planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks. Bring your own gloves and weeding tools if you have them.

Please email garden@uucpa.org if you have any questions.

Sacred Text Reading Group (Wed.)

12/20/2023, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

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! Please note that the Zoom room now requires a password, so please drop an e-mail to sacred-text-reading+owner@uucpa.org to express interest.

What do we mean by a sacred text? Any text 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.

As Unitarian Universalists, we find these kinds of meanings everywhere, so the text itself might be from a so-called secular source, or from a religious canon, or something in-between.

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 text. Our practice usually follows one of these versions of Lectio Divina. The aims of the sessions are educational (learning something about the texts and traditions), spiritual/moral (discovering what the texts ask of us), and community-building (getting to know each other better).

The facilitator will post a version of the text in the chat for all to see. Everyone is welcome, as are your suggestions of future texts. Group members also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

For check-in / getting-acquainted time, and for those who are new and want a brief orientation to the practice, the room will be open ten minutes before and ten minutes after the session.

How to join: First, e-mail sacred-text-reading+owner@uucpa.org, since you will need a password. Then:

  • Join this class from your Web browser: https://zoom.us/j/96865808923
  • Join this class using the Zoom app: Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
  • Join this class by phone: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 968 6580 8923
  • Join this class by one-tap on mobile phones: +16699006833,,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.

Saturday MeditationSaturday Meditation

12/23/2023, 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: 9:10 – 10:00 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!

Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)Sacred Text Reading Group (Saturday)

12/23/2023, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

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! Please note that the Zoom room now requires a password, so please drop an e-mail to sacred-text-reading+owner@uucpa.org to express interest.

 

What do we mean by a sacred text? Any text 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.

As Unitarian Universalists, we find these kinds of meanings everywhere, so the text itself might be from a so-called secular source, or from a religious canon, or something in-between.

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 text. Our practice usually follows one of these versions of Lectio Divina. The aims of the sessions are educational (learning something about the texts and traditions), spiritual/moral (discovering what the texts ask of us), and community-building (getting to know each other better).

The facilitator will post a version of the text in the chat for all to see. Everyone is welcome, as are your suggestions of future texts. Group members also take turns facilitating, if they want to try that role.

 

To have check-in time, or if you are new and would like a brief orientation, arrive ten minutes early. And all are welcome to stay ten minutes after as well, for more getting-acquainted time.

How to join: First, e-mail sacred-text-reading+owner@uucpa.org, since you will need a password. Then:

  • Join this class from your Web browser:https://zoom.us/j/91019857324
  • 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

For the Wednesday Zoom link, go to the Calendar and click on a Wednesday session.

Gardening @ UUCPAGardening @ UUCPA

12/25/2023, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Every Monday our garden volunteers maintain our beautiful and educational native garden, whether it’s planting, pruning, weeding or other tasks. Bring your own gloves and weeding tools if you have them.

Please email garden@uucpa.org if you have any questions.

Upcoming Justice Projects/Events

UUCPA Blood Drive

02/24/2024, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Come join us for the Blood Donation Olympics – the competitive game that saves lives!  This event is sponsored by UUCPA and the American Red Cross.

  • Location:  Main Hall
  • Date:  Saturday, February 24
  • Donation Hours:  9:00 am – 3:00 pm (note: you must check in by 2:45 pm)

 


Upcoming Special Events

Holiday Bazaar & Bake SaleHoliday Bazaar & Bake Sale

12/10/2023, 11:15 am - 1:45 pm Lobby (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Annual Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale returns again this year. You will be able to purchase some unique holiday decorative items and yummy baked goods. All sales benefit UUCPA. Coordinators: Jeff Cashdollar & Dora Fishman

If you have an excess of holiday decorations that you would like to donate to the church fundraiser, please drop them off at the church office on any  Sunday before December 10th.
Love to bake?  Donations of homemade baked goods will be most welcomed on Sunday morning, December 10th.
If you have any questions, contact Jeff Cashdollar via email at Jeff@uucpa.org.

Aurora Singers Winter ConcertAurora Singers Winter Concert

12/16/2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Aurora Singers is a nonprofit community chorus based in Palo Alto, CA. They prepare two concert programs each year. The December program draws from winter and holiday music of all cultures.

Doors open at 6:30 pm – come early! Ticket purchase required! This concert is a benefit for UUCPA.

Purchase tickets at the door or online at: https://www.aurorasingers.net/


Sunday Service - No-Rehearsal Christmas PageantSunday Service – No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant

12/17/2023, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA Main Hall & Online (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Winter Solstice ServiceWinter Solstice Service

12/21/2023, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Join us on this longest night of the year!  Our simple ceremony lasts under an hour, and is followed by abundant food – (cheese, dips, pies, nuts.) and hot mulled wine and hot cider.  Just come – food provided.  Our solstice ceremony includes meditative music, readings, and all of us lighting candles to celebrate the return of light.  This year we return to holding our Solstice Ceremony in person in the Main Hall, although of course, we conclude by burning a yule log outdoors in our fire pit. Children and adults are welcome.

While the service will be held in person in the main hall at UUCPA, you can also join virtually via Zoom.

Join the service via Zoom: bit.ly/uucpa_service_1015am_v3. To get the passcode, email sundayservice@uucpa.org or call UUCPA’s outgoing voicemail message, 650-494-0541.  It is also included in the weekly update emails. To watch the service live on our Facebook page (no passcode required), visit: www.facebook.com/uucpa/live_videos.


Christmas Eve Morning ServiceChristmas Eve Morning Service

12/24/2023, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA Main Hall & Online (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Christmas Eve Candlelight ServiceChristmas Eve Candlelight Service

12/24/2023, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Christmas Eve Candlelight ServiceChristmas Eve Candlelight Service

12/24/2023, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Upcoming Holiday Events

Holiday Bazaar & Bake SaleHoliday Bazaar & Bake Sale

12/10/2023, 11:15 am - 1:45 pm Lobby (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Annual Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale returns again this year. You will be able to purchase some unique holiday decorative items and yummy baked goods. All sales benefit UUCPA. Coordinators: Jeff Cashdollar & Dora Fishman

If you have an excess of holiday decorations that you would like to donate to the church fundraiser, please drop them off at the church office on any  Sunday before December 10th.
Love to bake?  Donations of homemade baked goods will be most welcomed on Sunday morning, December 10th.
If you have any questions, contact Jeff Cashdollar via email at Jeff@uucpa.org.

Aurora Singers Winter ConcertAurora Singers Winter Concert

12/16/2023, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

The Aurora Singers is a nonprofit community chorus based in Palo Alto, CA. They prepare two concert programs each year. The December program draws from winter and holiday music of all cultures.

Doors open at 6:30 pm – come early! Ticket purchase required! This concert is a benefit for UUCPA.

Purchase tickets at the door or online at: https://www.aurorasingers.net/

Sunday Service - No-Rehearsal Christmas PageantSunday Service – No-Rehearsal Christmas Pageant

12/17/2023, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA Main Hall & Online (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Winter Solstice ServiceWinter Solstice Service

12/21/2023, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Join us on this longest night of the year!  Our simple ceremony lasts under an hour, and is followed by abundant food – (cheese, dips, pies, nuts.) and hot mulled wine and hot cider.  Just come – food provided.  Our solstice ceremony includes meditative music, readings, and all of us lighting candles to celebrate the return of light.  This year we return to holding our Solstice Ceremony in person in the Main Hall, although of course, we conclude by burning a yule log outdoors in our fire pit. Children and adults are welcome.

While the service will be held in person in the main hall at UUCPA, you can also join virtually via Zoom.

Join the service via Zoom: bit.ly/uucpa_service_1015am_v3. To get the passcode, email sundayservice@uucpa.org or call UUCPA’s outgoing voicemail message, 650-494-0541.  It is also included in the weekly update emails. To watch the service live on our Facebook page (no passcode required), visit: www.facebook.com/uucpa/live_videos.

Christmas Eve Morning ServiceChristmas Eve Morning Service

12/24/2023, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA Main Hall & Online (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Christmas Eve Candlelight ServiceChristmas Eve Candlelight Service

12/24/2023, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Christmas Eve Candlelight ServiceChristmas Eve Candlelight Service

12/24/2023, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Main Hall (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Upcoming Non-UUCPA Events

Nothing scheduled at this time.