Join us for this year’s Christmas Eve offering; a combined-congregations Christmas Pageant for all ages with our friends from the United Church of Christ. Bring family and friends to share in this memorable experience. Join us for cookies and cider in the fellowship hall immediately following the pageant.
We come together in community to share, mourn, celebrate, and play. How do we cultivate community as part of our spiritual practices? How do we find and share the awe in each other and in our relationships themselves? Come join us as we explore what it might mean to be a community of awe. Worship … Continue reading In the Shelter of Each Other
Craig Mason has toured the country performing a one-man show on the life of Harry Emerson Fosdick, one of the most influential liberal pastors of the last century. Craig will reflect on Thanksgiving through the lens of a Fosdick sermon which promotes a universalist philosophy to counter the rise of Fascism in the 1930’s, highlighting the value of UU principles in … Continue reading Welcome to the Table
Please join us Sunday, November 24 for Stone Soup Sunday: our traditional Thanksgiving service. We gather to hear the classic tale of community and generosity. What does it mean to be a people of abundance? How can we balance the abundant demands on our time and resources? Is it possible to balance “too much” with … Continue reading Stone Soup Sunday
Through searching for and finding his biological family, Mr. Barb Greve has come to understand the saving grace Unitarian Universalism has had in his life. Join us as he shares his stories and insights into the saving power of our faith. Guest Speaker: Mr. Barb Greve Worship Associate: Lisa NosalAccompanist: Will Johnson
Is there a link between a just, healthy and “whole” community and one where its people have opportunities to not just visit parks and farms but actually participate in their care? The local public benefit corporation, LandPaths, and its director of the past 22+ years believe these things are inextricable. Craig Anderson will offer a candid reflection … Continue reading Linking Health with Just Land Stewardship
Update 11/1 – Our scheduled speaker had to cancel due to health concerns. We all wish him well, and we will have alternate programming for services on November 3rd. We will reschedule Mr. Perry when he is feeling better. Bill Perry was the 19th US Secretary of Defense and a co-founder of the Palo Alto Unitarian Church. … Continue reading Change of Plans: What Matters Most to Me
How do we find our place of belonging with our ancestors? How do we work to create the world we want for our descendants? Join us in exploring how we can strengthen our connections to those who created us, those who inspire us, and those who will carry on our hopes and dreams. We invite you … Continue reading Honoring Our Ancestors, Honoring Our Descendants
Across the political spectrum, people need meaning in their lives. If climate change doesn’t fit into the meaning people have created, how can we communicate with them? We can use shared values as a bridge to talk about old ideas in a new way that gives them deep meaning for our shared human experience. Guest … Continue reading Climate Emotions: Helpless Or Hopeful?
Another in our beloved series of services in which we hear from members and friends of UUP about their spiritual journeys, and the path that led them to UUP. This Sunday, we will hear from Ann Ingraham and from our accompanist, Will Johnson. Worship Associate: David DoddAccompanist: Will Johnson
