Announcements
[This is the Announcements page. Also see the Upcoming Events page.]
Bicycle Ride to End Homelessness
June 20, 2023Join riders from the UU Fellowship of Redwood City and the San Mateo UUs on August 26 for a fun bicycle ride to support programs helping homeless people here in San Mateo County. The ride starts at the VMWare Campus in Palo Alto on Saturday, August ...more...Share the Plate with Upward Scholars on June 18
June 9, 2023Imagine arriving in the US as an adult immigrant to make a better life for yourself and your family – but you don’t speak English. You get stuck in a low-wage job (or even multiple jobs) without much opportunity to advance. When you enroll at the adult ...more...Share The Plate Recipients for 2023-2024
June 5, 2023Each year since 2006, the Social Action Committee solicits nominations for non-profit organizations to which UUFRC will give one week’s Sunday collection. The following 10 organizations were selected for 2023 – 2024: Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse Faith in Action Bay Area GRIP Training Institute One Life Counseling Center Puente De La ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Zine Issue 16 May 2023
May 24, 2023Click here to view the PDF filemore...Vote for Share-the-Plate Offerings in 2023-24
May 3, 2023Each month our UU Fellowship dedicates one “Share the Plate” Sunday offering to a non-profit group selected by us. 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 ...more...Share the Plate with Sonrisas Dental Health on April 16
April 12, 2023Sonrisas Dental Health is a non-profit dental center dedicated to providing access to quality dental care and oral health education to our community, working to improve the health of our community members through culturally sensitive, integrated care, with a focus on disease prevention. 70% of patient visits at ...more...April 16th “Bring-A-Friend” Sunday
April 6, 2023As part of our Outreach & Marketing efforts, UUFRC will hold a “Bring-A-Friend Sunday” service on April 16th. You’re encouraged to invite someone you know who might enjoy becoming connected to UUFRC. The goal is for all of us to help spread the word about ...more...Honoring Our Board Leadership at UUFRC
April 1, 2023When you have a bunch of Unitarian Universalists in a room you are guaranteed to have more opinions than people. So it was with a certain trepidation that I asked nine of our past UUFRC Board Presidents and our current Board President the following questions: ...more...Nominate Candidates for UUFRC Share the Plate by Sunday, April 30
March 26, 2023Are 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 2023 through June 2024. To be eligible for Share ...more...Together Again – In Concert
February 22, 2023Coming March 5th: A concert featuring the Grammy nominated vocalist Kenny Washington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ver34xqzOI The band also includes Larry Dunlap on piano, and Neil Adler on chromatic harmonica and piano, with John Anning sitting in on a couple tunes. This will be a collection of musical gems including ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Zine Issue 15 February 2023
February 14, 2023Click here for the PDF filemore...Share the Plate with Faith In Action Bay Area on February 19
February 14, 2023Please join us in supporting Faith in Action Bay Area, our February “Share the Plate” recipient, on Sunday, February 19. Faith in Action is led by those most affected by injustice, seeking solutions to issues such as affordable housing and renters’ protections, right here in San ...more...Share the Plate with Sequoia High School Dream Club on January 22
January 7, 2023On Sunday, Jan 22nd, we will donate our offering to the Sequoia High School Dream Club. The club’s mission is to help create limitless educational opportunities for undocumented students and our contribution goes directly to the club’s scholarship fund. Our funds help Dream Club graduates ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Issue 14 December 2022
December 8, 2022Click here for the PDF filemore...Share the Plate with GRIP this Sunday, Dec 11
December 7, 2022This coming Sunday we will be “sharing the plate” with the GRIP Training Institute, an organization we have supported through our Share the Plate practice several times before. Serving incarcerated people in California, the GRIP Training Institute seeks to create personal and systemic change by ...more...Share the Plate with Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley Sunday, November 20
November 15, 2022UUFRC has had a long standing relationship with Second Harvest, and it is eminently worthy of our financial support, along with our volunteer efforts. Founded in 1974, it is one of the largest food banks in the country and has consistently received a 4/4 star rating ...more...Share the Plate with ReEvolution Sunday, October 16
October 10, 2022ReEvolution: We create solutions to generations of harm and inequity. Initiatives to reduce incarceration, heal harm and build communities.When Humanity Goes UP, Crime Goes Down! Mission: To facilitate a circle of intergenerational healing and support to reduce the risk of incarceration and recidivism. ReEvolution, co-founded by Paul Bocanerga, ...more...UUFRC Redwood Circle Issue 13 October 2022
October 8, 2022Click here for the PDF filemore...Board of Trustees Monthly Update 2022-08
September 19, 2022Hello, UUFRC community. Your BoT would like to share what we have been up to in August. The new BOT is off and running, and we had two meetings in August to get a running start on the Church Year. The annual Board Retreat was held on August ...more...Belonging to a Movement
September 1, 2022Paraphrasing the great comedian Groucho Marx “I don’t want to be part of any religious movement that would have me.” Many Unitarian Universalists have a tender relationship with being a member of a local religious community and an even more tenuous relationship with our larger ...more...