Calendar – Detail

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 only

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

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule (subject to change, check back weekly for updates)

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 (subject to change, check back weekly for updates)

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 (subject to change, check back weekly for updates)

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

07/27/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule (subject to change, check back weekly for updates)

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

08/03/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule (subject to change, check back weekly for updates)

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

08/07/2025, 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

Children and Youth Religious Education Committee meeting

08/07/2025, 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

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

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule (subject to change, check back weekly for updates)

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

08/17/2025, 10:15 am - 11:15 am UUCPA (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

UUCPA Children’s Summer Sunday Schedule (subject to change, check back weekly for updates)

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.

By Your Side Singers

07/02/2025, 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.

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

07/13/2025, 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

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

07/27/2025, 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

By Your Side Singers

08/06/2025, 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.

Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing

08/10/2025, 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

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)-ULYSSES from The Human Comedy by William Saroyan

Human Comedy by William Saroyan

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

How to join:

*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.

Campus Workday

07/05/2025, 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

07/05/2025, 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!

Resonant Reading (Saturday)-Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance

Woman holding a balance, Johannes Vermeer

07/05/2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

*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.

First Monday Film Discussion Group

Party Girl

07/07/2025, 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 Hoopla or 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.

Resonant Reading (Wednesday)

07/09/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

How to join:

*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.

Saturday Meditation

07/12/2025, 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!

Resonant Reading (Saturday)

07/12/2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

*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)

07/16/2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

How to join:

*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.

Saturday Meditation

07/19/2025, 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 Vision Groundbreaking Celebration

07/06/2025, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

Yes, it’s really happening. After years of planning, meeting, raising money, and permitting, we are finally going to break ground. What started in 2021 as a kitchen remodel project has turned into so much more: New Kitchen + Electrical Upgrade + Electric Heat Pump HVAC + Updated Choir Room + EV Chargers + Bathroom and Shower for our unhoused guests. When we are done, our carbon footprint will be reduced by more than half. Construction will likely begin at the end of June or the beginning of July. The Campus Vision Task Force requests the pleasure of your company at a formal Groundbreaking Celebration on Sunday, July 6, immediately following the service. Think shovels and hard hats, balloons and music, cheese, crackers, and bubbly. Please join us to celebrate this milestone.

Sally Ahnger, Randy Helmonds, Kevin Crane, Edie Keating, Jeff Cashdollar, and Barbara Smith-Thomas

Building Solid DRUUMM CA Foundations

07/12/2025, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm (Add to calendar: Google, iCal, webcal)

DRUUMM California Summer