Announcements
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San Quentin Media Lab
August 5, 2025From the San Quentin Media Lab: “Inside Voices, Stories from Behind Bars.” 6:30pm, September 27, in the UUFRC Sanctuary. Join us for an unforgettable night of short films made “inside” San Quentin by artists Dante D. Jones and Brian Asey Gonsoulin that capture raw, personal ...more...Racial Justice (SURJ) Demonstrations
August 5, 2025Show Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) demonstrations from 4:30-6:30pm every Friday on Jefferson and El Camino in Redwood City. Bring signs, US flags, and noisemakers.more...Summer in the Park – June 22nd
May 20, 2025Sunday, June 22, 2:00 – 4:00 pm – Join Fixin’ San Mateo County for fun and food at our annual Summer in the Park event. We will be at Twin Pines Park in Belmont (in the Buckeye picnic site) – RSVP FixinSMC.org/summer2025more...Share The Plate Recipients for 2025-2026
May 18, 2025Each year since 2006, UUFRC has dedicated a monthly “Share the Plate” Sunday offering to a non-profit organization selected by the Fellowship. The following 10 organizations were selected for 2025 – 2026: Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse Faith in Action Bay Area Fools Mission Kara One Life Counseling Center St. Francis Center ...more...Share the Plate with Faith In Action Bay Area on May 18
May 14, 2025This Sunday, May 18, will be our Share the Plate offering to the Belong Emergency Fund of Faith In Action Bay Area. The group is made up of Redwood City neighbors who come together to lead against injustice. The decisions for actions are collectively made ...more...Vote for Share-the-Plate Offerings in 2025-26
April 30, 2025Each month UUFRC dedicates one “Share the Plate” Sunday offering to a non-profit group selected by the Fellowship. For the 12 available slots, ten are voted on by the congregation, one is Minister’s Choice and one is for Emergency Collections. We have 16 nominees for ...more...Share the Plate with Service League of San Mateo County on April 20
April 16, 2025In 2012, my daughter went from the San Mateo County Jail to the Hope House Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program. After she completed an intensive 6-month residential treatment program, she was able to stay in transitional housing and continue her work to build the ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Zine Issue 22 April 2025
April 16, 2025Click here to view the PDF filemore...Cultivating Joy
April 1, 2025“Always remember, Joy is not incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital. So cultivate it.” 18th Century Polish-Lithuanian Rabbi Nachman who lived in what now is Ukraine. I love the idea of Joy being vital to our spiritual life. Given the state of our world, ...more...Nominate Candidates for UUFRC Share the Plate by Sunday, April 27
March 30, 2025Are you looking to raise the profile of your favorite charity? The Social Action Committee will hold an election in May to choose 10 organizations to receive a ‘Share the Plate’ collection in the coming year: July 2025 through June 2026. To be eligible for Share The ...more...Share the Plate with Kara on March 16
March 10, 2025When my 25-year-old niece died of a drug overdose, I called Liz Sloan, whom I know is a grief counselor at Kara, to ask whether my brother and sister-in-law could get help. Even though she was traveling overseas at the time, Liz offered to call ...more...For the Beauty of the Earth
January 30, 2025Rachel Naomi Remen “We are not called to fix the world because it is broken. We’re here to serve it, because it’s holy.” For the Beauty of the Earth, hymn 21 in our Hymnal, is one of my favorite hymns. A beautiful song of praise and ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Zine Issue 21 January 2025
January 24, 2025Click here to view the PDF filemore...Share the Plate with Sequoia High School Dream Club on January 19
January 13, 2025We’re excited that Sequoia High School Dream Club members will participate in our service on Sunday, Jan 19th. Two important things will happen in that service. For one, we join as a community and hear their stories. Maya Angelou said “There is no greater agony than ...more...Share the Plate with One Life Counseling Center on November 17
November 13, 2024One Life Counseling Center is a non-profit located in San Carlos whose mission is to uplift the well-being of the communities around us through counseling, community outreach programs, and counselor workforce development. They provide counseling for anyone at any cost. All the funds from November’s ...more...Share the Plate with CORA on October 20
October 15, 2024October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. CORA will be the recipient for our October Share the Plate Offering. CORA’s CEO, Karen Ferguson will join us to discuss CORA’s services and how they help those suffering abuse. Intimate partner abuse affects our entire community: one in four ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Zine Issue 20 September 2024
September 19, 2024Click here to view the PDF filemore...Share the Plate with Upward Scholars on September 15
September 12, 2024Many immigrants come to the United States for a better life but find themselves stuck in low-wage jobs, struggling to make ends meet and support their families. That’s what motivates Redwood City-based Upward Scholars to provide adult immigrants the boost they need to move up the economic ...more...Inviting the Difficult Conversation
September 1, 2024“Why wasn’t I invited?” Many of us may recall asking this of the adults in our life when we were children or teenagers. We hear about the party invitations handed out and our expectations are raised about receiving an invite which never comes. We plead ...more...Share the Plate with Peninsula Open Space Trust on August 18
August 16, 2024This Sunday, August 18, 2024, all of UUFRC’s donations will go to POST. The Peninsula Open Space Trust is creating a network of properties, protected from overdevelopment, where people and nature connect and thrive. These lands are preserved forever so present and future generations benefit ...more...