Gathering for Sunday services in person and online, 9:30 & 11 am. Help us keep our pledge that everyone indoors has up-to-date vaccinations: bring your card. Thank you!
Transforming Ourselves, Each Other and the World
As you may have noticed, this printed newsletter is different from the UUCPA Bulletins you used to receive. The UUCPA bi-weekly Bulletin will be taking a break for a while (Aug. 9, 2020, was the last one). We hope to have new plans for The Bulletin by the time we resume meeting at UUCPA in person. In the meantime, please accept this interim printed version to keep you informed.
Join services via Zoom: zoom.us/j/485021387. The password is available by emailing sundayservice@uucpa.org or on UUCPA’s outgoing voicemail message, 650-494-0541. It is also included in the weekly update emails. To watch services live on our Facebook page visit: facebook.com/uucpa/live.
Please note that both services will be held indoors (with patio seating always an option) due to the chilly temperatures expected.
The concept of childhood, it has been argued, is quite recent in Western civilization. Until a few hundred years ago, children were largely regarded as, … read more.
Readying Mary for her journey to Bethlehem
Antiochus’s soldiers defile the Temple
We rejoice in the everyday miracles of the season, marking winter solstice, telling the story of Hanukah–which begins tonight–and inviting all who wish to play a part to help make the story of Jesus’s … read more.
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 … read more.
We welcome Christmas with stories, carols and special music, and candles. Come sing the familiar songs that are always powerful and experience the magic of candlelight in the darkness.
Worship Leaders: Revs. Amy Zucker Morgenstern & Cat Boyle
Special music: Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, piano; Yuri Liberzon, guitar; … read more.
Christmas is a Sunday this year–what a treat to be together on Christmas morning.
Worship leader: Rev. Catherine Boyle
Photo by Ann Schreck on Unsplash
A popular Christian song of yesteryear sang “They will know we are Christians by our love.” How do people know what our most cherished values are? What’s the “tell”?
Worship leader: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern
| President | Brooke Bishara |
| VP Finance | Kevin Crane |
| VP Facilities, | Barbara Smith-Thomas |
| Secretary, | Joe Bailey |
| Social Justice | Kristi Iverson |
| Visitors | Jeb Eddy |
| Denominational Concerns | Maria Almli |
| Policies | Geetha Rao |
| CYRE | Emma Grant-Bier |
| Adult Religious Education | (Open) |
| Treasurer | Kay Brown |
| Communications | Thida Cornes |
| Staff Relations | (Open) |
| Planning | Dave Joki |
| Small Groups | Greg Williams |
| Membership | Jim Basiji |
| Parish Minister | Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern |
| Minister of Religious Education | Rev. Dan Harper |
| Community Minister | Rev. Jen Dillinger |
| Community Minister | Rev. Melissa Thomson |
| Community Minister | Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale |
| Assistant Treasurer | Barbara Smith-Thomas |
| Head Child Care Worker | Pari Mahjoubinia |
| Music Director | Bruce Olstad |
| Accompanist | Veronika Agranov-Dafoe |
| Congregational Administrator | Jeff Cashdollar |
| Membership Engagement Coordinator | John Wright |
| Office Administration Assistant | Debra Heinz |
| Bookkeepers | Kay Brown and Jeff Cashdollar |
| Custodian/Sexton | Enrique Infante |
| Handyman/Gardener | James Nelson |
