Sunday Morning Meditation
Begin your week centered, focused, and empowered at our Sunday Morning Meditation.
Register once in advance for this meeting and you may participate every Sunday (NEW registration as of 11/02/2023)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscuCgrz8uEtNHziCwg8DZgIyzU1mvYbKfqdq-wkh5twd-gea*DUG
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Sunday Celebration Service
Fresh and modern spirituality, speakers, and music
In-person & live stream
Sunday mornings are uplifting, inspirational, and fun! The forward-thinking, practical spiritual messages you’ll hear on Sunday will help you with the real-life issues you face during the week. Celebrate with us on Sunday in person or at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live. Catch up on a previous service at unitypaloalto.org/service-recordings.
Spiritual Center Update
In the Sanctuary & on Zoom (hybrid)
Once a quarter, your Board of Trustees invites you to learn about what's happening at your Spiritual Center. Daniel Frandsen, your Board Treasurer, will present our current and projected financial status, Rev. John will provide an update on our Spiritual Center, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions. Everyone from our spiritual community is encouraged to attend in-person or online and participate.
Register for the Zoom Event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscuCgrz8uEtNHziCwg8DZgIyzU1mvYbKf
(Note: This is the same zoom meeting for the Sunday Zoom Experience)
Inner Energy Yoga & Meditation
Make your chakras shine!
With Eric Armstrong
8-Week class on Tuesdays, 11/1 - 12/20 @ 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Cost: Love Offering
Registration is closed.
A new kind of yoga that everyone can do and anyone can benefit from. You'll develop strength & flexibility, but its primary focus is meditation, with the ultimate goal of enlightenment. Wear easy on/off shoes and loose, comfortable clothing, but don't expect to sweat. Bring a meditation cushion and/or yoga block if you have them. (A yoga mat can be useful but is not required.)
This 8-week series builds from one session to the next. By the end, you'll have built an energy activation and meditation practice you can do on your own--one that leads to a joyful connection with something far greater than yourself.
Blessing & Healing our World Prayer Circle
In person and on Zoom (hybrid)
Join in weekly meditation and affirmative prayer to bless and heal our world. Living your oneness in divine creation, you shine the light and raise the consciousness of humanity.
The Gathering
A five-week Zoom class on Thursdays
with Jho Angeles, Licensed Unity Teacher Candidate
Dates: Thursdays, 10/20-11/17 @ 6:30-8:30 pm
Cost: Love offering
This class is a prerequisite for the Unity Palo Alto Prayer Chaplain Program
Registration is closed
Is prayer a challenge for you? If so, Jim Rosemergy offers a nine-step prayer practice called The Gathering to make it a tad easier. He proposes that "prayer isn't something we do; rather it's an experience of God's presence." Hence, during this interactive course, we will:
- Identify and address the barriers to experiencing and living in Oneness through willingness, release, and forgiveness
- Discover how a consciousness of God is the answer to life's challenges and the key to contentment.
"The Gathering" can become your foundation for a genuine and ever deepening experience of God's presence and power while serving others through the mystery of divine power.
Unity Palo Alto Prayer Service
Every 2nd Sunday after the service we come together in affirmative prayer. Infuse our community prayer requests with love and blessings before we send them off to Silent Unity, where they will be held in prayer for 30 days. This meditation service led by Casey Wicker, Licensed Unity Teacher, is the same sacred practice used by Silent Unity. One heart, one voice in prayer, affirming the light within.
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87553851032?pwd=VDJRNGQ1bWZmTlFxRXNCK01NUXZWQT09
(Note: This is the same zoom meeting for the Sunday Zoom Experience)
Metaphysical Bible Interpretation Workshop
A Workshop on 11/13 In-Person & Online @ Noon - 2:00 pm Unity considers the Bible to be its basic textbook for the teaching of Truth and a manual for […]
Write Your Story
An experience of writing your life stories
Group-led. Register for the Zoom event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcuyvpzkvEtYeWTm-bFptEflBRFLmjK1l
Stories, memories, tales of the past, call them what you will, memories matter. History paints a broad picture of the world, national and local times, and events but says little about the individuals who lived through those times. Memories are not experiences to be relived and constantly aired, but to be looked at learned from, and shared so the future may see how life used to be.
Each month this group comes together to develop writing skills, inspire each other, and share stories. A topic for writing is chosen by the group at the end of each session. Each session is group-facilitated.
Materials; Journal, Life is a Song, Sing It by Joyce Riley (Optional)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Love and blessings from your friends at Unity Palo Alto! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day!
Board of Trustees Meeting
Our Board of Trustees serves as a model for putting Unity Principles to work at our Spiritual Center. Striving to put Spirit first, we lead from a consciousness of abundance, […]
Monday Night Music Holiday Toy Drive
In-Person
Bring a new, unwrapped, and unopened gift and celebrate the holidays and support local homeless kids with Margo LeDuc and the Unity Palo Alto band.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Our Board of Trustees serves as a model for putting Unity Principles to work at our Spiritual Center. Striving to put Spirit first, we lead from a consciousness of abundance, […]
Christmas Day Sunday Service
In-Person
Join Rev. John Riley, Casey Wicker, and Russell Norman for a special, contemplative Christmas Morning Service.
UPLIFT Prayer Circle
On ZoomGet your mid-week spiritual UPLIFT on Zoom with Rev. John. We will begin with the Daily Word and meditation and then hold each other in affirmative prayer.
Zoom Registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlc-6gpzIrG9d8GYb_k-VuPZJOSY6kz20h
Sunday Celebration Service
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United States +1 moreFresh and modern spirituality, speakers, and music
In-person & live stream
Sunday mornings are uplifting, inspirational, and fun! The forward-thinking, practical spiritual messages you’ll hear on Sunday will help you with the real-life issues you face during the week. Celebrate with us on Sunday in person or at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live. Catch up on a previous service at unitypaloalto.org/service-recordings.
Unity Palo Alto Connections – Final Meeting
With Karen Friedman on Zoom
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkdu2vqz4oE9xu5bmRrw_1RXgzhCkS7xTc
We will be gathering on Zoom for a final time on Tuesday, January 24 @ 7:30 PM to reflect on our three years together, the experience we shared, and what might serve each of us and our community going forward. Mark your calendars if you would like to join us. I will send a reminder with the Zoom link as the date approaches.
The Art of Quantum Living
A hybrid 6-week class with Rev. John Riley
Thursdays 1/26 - 3/2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Have you ever wondered why it is that despite all you know about how to get along in the world, despite the efforts you make in your home and work life, and in your spiritual practices, you may still not be seeing lasting results?
The Art of Quantum Living offers a powerful path to personal evolutionary transformation.
- Peel away limitations and discover the power of your authentic self
- Reveal the hidden automatic behaviors that run your life
- Transform any situation into an opportunity to manifest magnificence
Inner Energy Yoga & Meditation
Make your chakras shine!
With Eric Armstrong
8-session class on Sundays, 1/29 - 2/19 (skipping 2/26) 3/5 - 3/26 @ 11:30 - 1:00 pm
Cost: Love Offering
Only a few spots available. Registration is limited: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inner-energy-yoga-meditation-tickets-521745192917
A new kind of yoga everyone can do, and anyone can benefit from. This 8-week series builds from one session to the next. You'll develop strength & flexibility, but you won't be on the floor, and you won't twist yourself into weird positions. Most importantly, you'll learn the techniques of energy-flow meditation--a Kriya Yoga practice that leads to a joyful connection to something far greater than yourself--an experience known as Christ Consciousness, or enlightenment.
Wear easy on/off shoes and loose, comfortable clothing, but don't expect to sweat. Bring a meditation cushion and/or yoga block if you have them. (A yoga mat is not required.)
This 8-week series builds from one session to the next. By the end, you'll have built an energy activation and meditation practice you can do on your own--one that leads to a joyful connection with something far greater than yourself.
A Course in Miracles
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesMondays with Praveen Khilnani
6:00-7:00 pm in the Fireside Room Library
Register: Email Praveen at praveengrk@yahoo.com
Join your spiritual community in a weekly study of A Course In Miracles (ACIM) and deepen your awareness of your Oneness. This self-study spiritual thought system teaches that the way to universal love and peace—or remembering God—is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy.
Words That Made the Difference: Brown vs the Board of Education
To commemorate Black History Month in 2023, UPA’s DEI-BElonging Team is pleased to announce a live performance of:
Words That Made the Difference:
Brown vs. the Board of Education
Saturday, February 11, 2023, in our sanctuary
6:15-6:45 PM - Q&A with the playwright
7:00-9:00 PM - Performance (no intermission)
9:00-9:30 PM - Q&A with the cast
Tickets are FREE and available only through Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/UnityBvB
Donations are welcome and will go to the UPA’s General Fund.
Write Your Story
An experience of writing your life stories
Group-led on the 3rd Sunday
Register for the Zoom event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYod-Cprj4rGNyqjG3ThXMEbPn4DOnwo2z-
Stories, memories, tales of the past, call them what you will; memories matter. History paints a broad picture of the world, national and local times and events but says little about the individuals who lived through those times. Memories are not experiences to be relived and constantly aired but to be looked at, learned from, and shared so the future may see how life used to be.
Each month, this group comes together to develop writing skills, inspire each other, and share stories. A topic for writing is chosen by the group at the end of each session. Each session is group-facilitated.
Materials; Journal, Life is a Song, Sing It by Joyce Riley (Optional, available in the Unity Palo Alto Bookstore)
Prayer Chaplain Orientation
Imagine this: "It's the end of 2023, and your prayer life is deeper and richer. Plus, you have supported other people on their spiritual journeys through prayer." At the Prayer Chaplain Orientation, you learn more about:
- Who are the current Prayer Chaplains?
- What is a Prayer Chaplain?
- What are the responsibilities, requirements, and expectations of being a Prayer Chaplain?
- What is the schedule for the training and the interviews?
Indeed, "We pray with one heart and one mind as we are held in the love of Spirit."
Unity Palo Alto Annual Meeting 2023
Everyone is welcome to attend this In-Person meeting, and members are invited to vote for new Board of Trustees members, ratify the budget, and celebrate our spiritual community!
Unity Palo Alto Prayer Service
At the UPA Ministerial Prayer Room & on Zoom2nd Sunday of the Month
With Casey Wicker, Licenced Unity Teacher
in the Ministerial Prayer Room and
On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87553851032?pwd=VDJRNGQ1bWZmTlFxRXNCK01NUXZWQT09
All are invited to infuse our community prayer requests with love and blessings before we send them off to Silent Unity, where they will be held in prayer for 30 days. This meditation service is the same sacred practice used by Silent Unity — one heart, one voice in prayer, affirming the light within.
Holy Week Meditation Service
With Casey Wicker, Licensed Unity Teacher
In-person and on Zoom
Register for the Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsceChqzsoEtObglvsgvgd2tvgv3WMb7D0
During this meditation service, we will look at Holy Week through the lens of metaphysical interpretation. Through readings, music, and times of silence, we will be invited to release erroneous thoughts and beliefs that hold us back from opening to the fullness of our divine light. We will travel with the way shower, Jesus, on a journey to Jerusalem, our metaphysical “habitation of peace.”
Blessing Easter Flowers
Registration is closed.
Join Rev. John Riley as we bless and assemble the flowers for our Easter Sunday flower-cross experience. Bring your favorite pair of pruners to the YES Hall (we'll have extra). We will be treated to a delicious brunch when we are finished. Please RSVP.
Easter Sunday Service
Celebrate Easter and help create a magnificent flowered cross to symbolize our eternal shared Christ Spirit with Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters, Russell Norman, and Ron E. […]
Unity Palo Alto Prayer Service
Normally on the 2nd Sunday of the Month (moved to Wednesday 4/12 due to Easter)
With Casey Wicker, Licenced Unity Teacher
A part of the Sunday Zoom Experience - Register on Zoom
All are invited to infuse our community prayer requests with love and blessings before we send them off to Silent Unity, where they will be held in prayer for 30 days. This meditation service is the same sacred practice used by Silent Unity — one heart, one voice in prayer, affirming the light within.
Discover the Power Within You
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA 6-Week Book Study with Rev. John Riley
Hybrid In-Person & on Zoom, Register Today
A Unity Foundations Class
Eric Butterworth shares the most significant discovery of all time: the ability to see the divine within us all. Jesus saw this divine dimension in every human being, and Butterworth reveals this hidden and untapped resource as a source of limitless abundance. Exploring this "depth potential," Butterworth outlines ways to release the power locked within us for better health, greater confidence, increased success, and inspired openness to let our "light shine" forth for others.
Energy Flow Yoga & Meditation *CANCELLED*
8-session class on Sundays, 4/30 - 6/25 (skipping 5/28) @ 11:30 - 1:00 pm
With Eric Armstrong
Fireside Room
Cost: Love Offering
Experience the amazing benefits of Energy Flow Meditation -- the perfect practice for a busy mind. Ignited by an easy form of yoga focused on breath work and posture. Energy Flow Meditation is a powerful, positive, and ultimately practical technique that can make
a huge difference in your life.
Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting
Our Board of Trustees is a model for putting Unity Principles to work at our Spiritual Center. Striving to put Spirit first, we lead from a consciousness of abundance, love, and understanding. Our Board meetings are in-person at the Unity Palo Alto Learning Center and on Zoom.
On the 4th Monday @ 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Except:
6/19, 12/18 @ 6:30 - 8:30 pm
9/24 @ 11:30 am
You are welcome to attend the meeting beginning at 6:30 pm. You have two opportunities to participate during the meeting: at the beginning after the approval of the previous meeting's minutes and towards the end after the action item review.
To Join us on Zoom, register using the link. We will use the same link, even when the meeting moves to a different date.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdeyvqDksGNweHeq8FjKHSjtGmGBcGXx6
James Doty, M.D. Guest Speaker
The Power of Compassion to Change Lives
James R. Doty M.D. is an educator, compassion researcher, neuroscientist, neurosurgeon, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is an adjunct professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and the founding director of the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE).
Mary McMahon Celebration of Life Service
On Thursday, April 27, our dear friend Mary McMahon made her transition peacefully in her sleep. Mary did not want a "big fuss" so we are coming together after the Sunday Service to make a "little fuss" as we celebrate her life and bless her on her ongoing spiritual journey.
Sunday, June 4, 2023 @ 11:15 am in the Unity Palo Alto Sanctuary
Donations in Mary's honor may be directed toward Unity Palo Alto Spiritual Center at https://www.UnityPaloAlto.org/givenow.
Metaphysical Romp
With Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck In the Learning Center
RSVP Today!
Love Offering
Take a romp through Unity’s teachings and how to apply them in Metaphysical Romp!
The Art of Quantum Living
A 7-week class with Rev. John Riley
On Zoom
Tuesdays, 7/11 - 8/22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PT
Have you ever wondered why it is that despite all you know about how to get along in the world, despite the efforts you make in your home and work life, and in your spiritual practices, you may still not be seeing lasting results?
The Art of Quantum Living offers a powerful path to personal evolutionary transformation.
- Peel away limitations and discover the power of your authentic self
- Reveal the hidden automatic behaviors that run your life
- Transform any situation into an opportunity to manifest magnificence
Dinner With Friends
It’s a first community meal. The entire Unity community is invited. The food will be cooked by a group of men from Unity (let Rusty know if you’d like to participate in cooking). The purpose is to build community by sharing a meal together. We hope everyone will come. Please RSVP!
Dylan Benji Frandsen Welcome Blessing & Open House Shower
Dylan Benji Frandsen Welcome Blessing &
Open House Shower
11:15 am Baby Blessing
11:30-1:30 Welcome Open House
No expectation for gifts, but here's our registry if you're interested:
Registry: babylist.com/frandsen-baby
World Day of Prayer 2023
Heart of Healing
As we unite hearts and minds with people from around the globe, we affirm: I open my heart to healing in this moment.
On this year's Unity World Day of Prayer, join our Prayer Chaplains for a virtual hour of opening our hearts to the healing light of oneness and love. We get to immerse ourselves in the spirit of healing and wholeness through readings, music, and meditation. If you have a quote or poem about healing you would like to share, please bring it with you.
Register on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpcOmhqDsqGNFLbnMPpaqEUdvJdmGPJnbA
Energy Flow Yoga and Meditation
Dates: Every Sunday, except the 4th Sunday of the month
With: Meditation Coach Eric Armstrong
Location: Under the trees in the parking lot, across the bridge. (Until it gets cold. Then we'll move to the Fireside room.)
A new kind of yoga that everyone can do and anyone can benefit from. Guided by Coach Eric, this practice focuses on breathwork, posture, and internal energy flows. You'll develop strength & flexibility, but you won't be on the floor, and you won't twist yourself into weird positions. You'll learn the techniques of energy-flow meditation--a practice that leads to a joyful connection with something far greater than yourself--an experience often described as Christ Consciousness or enlightenment.
Wear easy on/off shoes and loose, comfortable clothing, but don't expect to sweat. Bring a meditation cushion and/or yoga block, if you have them. (A yoga mat is not needed.)
Wednesdays @ 6:00 – 8:00 pm in Milpitas at Karen Friedman’s Home.
On Wednesdays from 10/4 through 11/15 at the home of Karen Friedman. Location, contact, and program information will be emailed to you after you sign up.
Wednesdays @ 7:00 – 8:00 on ZOOM with Jess & Darlene
On Wednesdays from 10/4 through 11/15 on Zoom with Jess & Darlene. Zoom information will be emailed to you after you sign up.
Unity Palo Alto Pet Blessing
With Casey Wicker, Licensed Unity Teacher
in the Unity Palo Alto Courtyard
Grab your furry, feathered, or scaly friend and join us for Unity Palo Alto's Pet Blessing with Casey Wicker, LUT. Our pets enrich our lives in so many ways. Let's take this time to honor and celebrate the special bond we share with them. During the ceremony, your pet will receive a special blessing, and we'll have a memorial table available to place a picture of a beloved companion that has passed.
Plus, we're collecting new stuffed animals to bless and donate on behalf of Unity Palo Alto. Let's express our love and gratitude for our pets and pay the goodness forward! Animal lovers and pets of all faiths are welcome.
If you want to lend a hand, please get in touch with Casey Wicker to see how you can volunteer. cwicker@unitypaloalto.org
Write Your Story
An experience of writing your life stories
Group-led on Sunday 10/29 (normally on the 3rd Sunday)
Register for the Zoom event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYod-Cprj4rGNyqjG3ThXMEbPn4DOnwo2z-
Stories, memories, tales of the past, call them what you will; memories matter. History paints a broad picture of the world, national and local times and events but says little about the individuals who lived through those times. Memories are not experiences to be relived and constantly aired but to be looked at, learned from, and shared so the future may see how life used to be.
Each month, this group comes together to develop writing skills, inspire each other, and share stories. A topic for writing is chosen by the group at the end of each session. Each session is group-facilitated.
Materials; Journal, Life is a Song, Sing It by Joyce Riley (Optional, available in the Unity Palo Alto Bookstore)
Community Connections: Real Estate Education for Today
Introducing COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - an exciting new series of educational conversations with experts from our community. Join us for friendly conversation and Q&A - no sales pitches.
November features Real Estate with David Lucas of Christie's Sereno in Palo Alto at two times:
Noon - 1 • Lunch included
6:30 - 7:30 pm • Snacks included
In the YES Hall
For more information and to register online, visit https://www.davidlucasrealestate.com/Community-Connections
Top three takeaways:
- How to succeed in a confusing market
- Home improvements that bring the biggest return
- The best time to buy or sell a home
Monday Night Music Holiday Toy Drive
In-Person only with Margo LeDuc and the Unity Palo Alto band!
Bring a new, unwrapped, and unopened gift to support local unhoused kids celebrating the holidays.
Help by underwriting the Holiday Toy Concert - we are hoping to raise $3000 - click on the blue Give button and select "Underwrite the Toy Drive Concert" in step 2. Thank you for your support!
Dinner With Friends
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesIt’s a first community meal. The entire Unity community is invited. The food will be cooked by a group of men from Unity (let Rusty know if you’d like to participate in cooking). The purpose is to build community by sharing a meal together. We hope everyone will come. Please RSVP!
Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service
At Unity Palo Alto & Live StreamIn-Person & Live Stream
Celebrate the Christ Light in you!
Burning Bowl Sunday Service
Symbolically release and let go of anything and everything that has not served your highest good in 2023.
White Stone Sunday Service
Celebrate the New Year with our annual White Stone Ceremony. Discern your spiritual touchstone and receive your special white stone to keep with you throughout 2024.
Unity Basics: The Five Principles
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA 3-Part Unity Palo Alto New Member Class
With Rev. John Riley
3 Saturdays 1/13 - 1/27 @ Noon - 2:00
In-person & on Zoom
Cost: Love Offering
Register: https://forms.gle/GbSjm3h4JGVScakb7
An exploration into the foundations of Unity, our five basic principles, and Unity Palo Alto. Materials for the class are The Principles: A Guide to Practical Spirituality by Rev. Ellen Debenport, available in the bookstore, and a journal. Please read the sections of the book before class.
Sunday Celebration Service
At Unity Palo Alto & Live StreamFresh and modern spirituality, speakers, and music
In-person and on live stream
Sunday mornings are uplifting, inspirational, and fun! The forward-thinking, practical spiritual messages you’ll hear on Sunday will help you with the real-life issues you face during the week. Celebrate with us on Sunday in person or at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live. Catch up on a previous service at unitypaloalto.org/service-recordings.
Write Your Story
On ZoomAn experience of writing your life stories
Group-led. Register for the Zoom event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYod-Cprj4rGNyqjG3ThXMEbPn4DOnwo2z-
Stories, memories, tales of the past, call them what you will, memories matter. History paints a broad picture of the world, national and local times, and events but says little about the individuals who lived through those times. Memories are not experiences to be relived and constantly aired, but to be looked at learned from, and shared so the future may see how life used to be.
Each month this group comes together to develop writing skills, inspire each other, and share stories. A topic for writing is chosen by the group at the end of each session. Each session is group-facilitated.
Materials; Journal, Life is a Song, Sing It by Joyce Riley (Optional)
Make 2024 Your Best Year
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesSix weeks with Rev. John Riley
Wednesdays, 1/24-2/28 @ 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Cost: Love Offering
Registration Closed
Are you ready to build your Noble Character and make 2024 your best year? I recently discovered The Mel Robbins PodCast and her free workbook "Make 2024 Your Best". During these six weeks, we will journey through this workbook together, create a set of intentions and directions to help you live an even more joyful life experience, and celebrate each other.
Get the workbook at https://www.melrobbins.com/bestyear
Listen to the PodCast at https://www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-131
Emotionally-Safe Relationships Workshop
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesExperience how the Connection Practice creates emotional safety
Learn how to combine empathy and insight to build connection
with Rev. Rita Marie Johnson
Recipient of Unity Light of God Expressing Award and Walden New Thought Wisdom Award
$25 Suggested Love Offering
Unity Palo Alto Annual Meeting 2024
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesEveryone is welcome to attend this In-Person meeting to celebrate our spiritual Community! Members are invited to vote for new Board of Trustees members, ratify the budget, and vote on […]
Metaphysical Bible Interpretation Workshop
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA Workshop with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 3/3 @ Noon - 2:00 pm
In person or on Zoom
Register Today!
Unity considers the Bible to be its basic textbook for the teaching of Truth and a manual for unfolding the human soul. While Unity encourages readers of the Bible to study it as a historical document, our main approach to biblical study is metaphysical. In other words, we look for the spiritual meaning underlying everything. In doing so, we see the people, places, and events mentioned in the Bible as representative of an idea or a state of consciousness.
This workshop will introduce you to a step-by-step method for metaphysically interpreting and applying the meanings to your life. It is a prerequisite for our upcoming monthly Metaphysical Bible Interpretation group.
Prayer Chaplain Orientation
Ever wondered what a Prayer Chaplain does? Or better yet, are you getting a nudge in your heart to become one for our spiritual community? If so, come and join the UPA Prayer Chaplain Team at their Orientation on Sunday, March 17th, from 12 pm to 1 pm. You can attend in person at the Learning Center or online through Zoom.
During the Orientation, you learn more about:
- Who are the current Prayer Chaplains?
- What is a Prayer Chaplain?
- What are the responsibilities, requirements, and expectations of being a Prayer Chaplain?
- What is the schedule for the training and the interviews?
Most importantly, you get to experience divine connection and communion with God and others in prayer.
Board of Trustees Meeting
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesOur Board of Trustees is a model for putting Unity Principles to work at our Spiritual Center. Striving to put Spirit first, we lead from a consciousness of abundance, love, […]
Palm Sunday Service
"Human by Nature, Divine by Design"
CelebratePalm Sunday with Casey Wicker, License Unity Teacher, and music by Margo LeDuc, Russell Norman, and Ron E. Beck.
Holy Week Meditation Service at Noon
With Casey Wicker, Licensed Unity Teacher
In-person and on Zoom
This service is offered twice beginning at noon and 6:00 pm
During this meditation service, we will look at Holy Week through the lens of metaphysical interpretation. Through readings, music, and times of silence we will be invited to release erroneous thoughts and beliefs that hold us back from opening to the fullness of our divine light. We will travel with the way shower, Jesus, on a journey to Jerusalem, our metaphysical “habitation of peace.”
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81460234634?pwd=aUJ2YWlKRVhlZHhLQXQ1RWUzR241Zz09
Holy Week Meditation Service at 6:00 pm
With Casey Wicker, Licensed Unity Teacher
In-person and on Zoom
Two meditations beginning at noon and 6:00 pm
During this meditation service, we will look at Holy Week through the lens of metaphysical interpretation. Through readings, music, and times of silence we will be invited to release erroneous thoughts and beliefs that hold us back from opening to the fullness of our divine light. We will travel with the way shower, Jesus, on a journey to Jerusalem, our metaphysical “habitation of peace.”
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81460234634?pwd=aUJ2YWlKRVhlZHhLQXQ1RWUzR241Zz09
Blessing Easter Flowers
Register before Thursday, 3/28
Join Rev. John Riley as we bless and assemble the flowers for our Easter Sunday flower-cross experience. Bring your favorite pair of pruners to the YES Hall (we'll have extra). We will be treated to a delicious brunch when we are finished.
Easter Brunch
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesCelebrate Easter with your spiritual community! After the service, you are welcome to brunch in the Courtyard and YES Hall, courtesy of the UPA Easter Bunnies.
The Keys to the Kingdom
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesAn Advanced Course
in Prosperity Consciousness Building
With Rev. John Riley at Unity Palo Alto & on Zoom (hybrid)
Tuesdays, 4/16-5/28 @ 7:00-8:30 pm
Registration Closed
Creating the Space for a New Youth Program
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesOne of our visions for our Spiritual Community is creating a new and vibrant Youth Program. On Saturday, May 4, we will practice the Cleansing Law of Prosperity by cleaning out the youth classrooms and office, and we'd love your help! Join us at 10:00 am in the Courtyard.
Mother’s Day Brunch
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesFree Pancake Breakfast!
Pancakes & syrup, sausages, juice, fruit, coffee & tea.
Share Mother’s Day brunch with all interested with our inclusive community. Bring a smile
and meet a friend
Shortly after the Sunday Service
In the YES Hall at Unity Palo Alto
Who Have You Come Here To Be?
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA Wednesday Wisdom Workshop
with Rev. John Riley in the Unity Palo Alto Learning Center & on Zoom
Love Offering
Register today!
This workshop will help you discover and live from the aspects of being that you value most. Do you long for love, peace, or joy? Or maybe you desire passion, bliss, calm, or clarity. What you long for already lives within you and wants to be expressed in your world!
Sinking Into Spirit
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA Music Meditation Experience
with Margo LeDuc & Rev. John Riley
Sink into an experience of Spirit with Rev. John Riley & Margo LeDuc. During this meditation experience, we will have four meditation segments, each with a guided meditation, original chants written by Margo, and time in the Silence. The entire experience will last approximately 45 minutes.
Come Apart For Awhile
On ZoomWith Jho Angeles on Zoom
Thursdays, 7/11-8/22 (skip 8/8) at 6:30-8:00 pm
Love Offering, plus $11 for the Book
Register today!
"You pray more than you think." How? Discover in this six-week journey into prayer as we use the ways to pray taught by Jesus. These different approaches to prayer are about establishing a closer relationship with God and finding an increased sense of peace, love, and gratitude. Join this prayer journey to deepen your inner life and experience a more grace-filled way of living.
The required text, "Come Apart For Awhile," is available in the Unity Palo Alto Bookstore and on Amazon
Lessons In Truth
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA Wednesday Wisdom Book Study
with Rev. John Riley in the Unity Palo Alto Learning Center & on Zoom
Wednesdays, 7/17-9/25 (except 8/21)
Love Offering
Lessons in Truth is a clear, concise representation of New Thought philosophy and metaphysics. The spiritual concepts presented in these twelve lessons show us how to increase our personal empowerment and enhance our spiritual growth. Here's what Maya Angelou thought of the book...more & registration
Metaphysical Romp
With Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck In the Learning Center
RSVP Today!
Love Offering
Take a romp through Unity’s teachings and how to apply them in Metaphysical Romp!
Community Member Orientation
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesAre you ready to take the next step? Come to the Community Member Orientation with Rev. John Riley. In this round-table style discussion, you will learn more about Unity, Unity Palo Alto, and how to deepen your connection with our spiritual community.
Sinking Into Spirit
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesPOSTPONED
We will reschedule this event in September.
Dinner With Friends
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesYou are invited to a free dinner for the entire Unity community. Everyone who is part of Unity is invited, whether you are a long-time member or a first-time visitor. […]
World Day of Prayer 2024
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesThe theme of Unity's World Day of Prayer 2024 is "Moving Mountains.” The affirmation is: Fueled by faith, I move mountains.
This year’s guiding prayer begins:
Taking this time to align with Source energy,
I breathe into the awareness of our divine potential
and allow for magnificent Truth to declare,
"My faith moves mountains."
Your Prayer Chaplains invite you to join them on Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 - 8:00 PM on Zoom or in-person in the Learning Center. You may bring a prayer or reading to share or simply come experience a gentle hour of prayer, music and contemplation.
Click here to join the Zoom on 9/11 @ 7:00 pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82064030216?pwd=BkxT9E1Nw77VwTEPdgJ5bLLAlVFtNE.1
The Art of Quantum Living
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA weekend class
Friday, 9/13 @7:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, 9/14 @ 10:00 - 5:00 (with a break for lunch)
Sunday, 9/15 @ Noon-2:00
With:Rev. John Riley, Certified QL Coach
Where:In the Learning Center & on Zoom
Have you ever wondered why it is that despite all you know about how to get along in the world, despite the efforts you make in your home and work life, and in your spiritual practices, you may still not be seeing lasting results?
The Art of Quantum Living offers a powerful path to personal evolutionary transformation.
- Peel away limitations and discover the power of your authentic self
- Reveal the hidden automatic behaviors that run your life
- Transform any situation into an opportunity to manifest magnificence
TransForMission – A Path to Purpose.
At the UPA Learning Center Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesWith Rev. Donna Apidone
in the Learning Center
Love Offering
Every day offers an opportunity to uncover your Purpose in life. You might find something you’ve never done before, or you might discover a new perspective on something you’ve always loved. TransForMission is a five-step path to Purpose. Its roots are in Persuasion Theory. Its heart is in Empathy. Join Rev Donna after the service for a workshop on this impactful process.
Mindful Path to Self Compassion Workshop
At the UPA Learning Center Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesIt is time to free yourself from destructive thoughts. Join Martha Creek for this powerful experience of a Mindful Path to Self-Compassion.
As a facilitator, Martha lovingly and expertly meets people where they are… meaning she stays connected with her client and maintains herself as she allows those she works with to find their own answers and truth. Martha creates an environment of openness, honesty, and trust, which allows others to break through their discomfort, grief, anger, illness, despair, frustration, or fear. This is extremely powerful and effective in opening minds and hearts for awakening to more expansive, innovative, creative energies. Literally, a new way of being.
Unity Palo Alto Pet Blessing
At the UPA Courtyard Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesWith Casey Wicker, Licensed Unity Teacher
in the Unity Palo Alto Courtyard
Join us for Unity Palo Alto's Annual Pet Blessing on Saturday, September 28. Bring your furry, feathered, or scaly friends to celebrate the joy they bring to our lives. Our pets enrich our lives. This is a chance to honor the special bond we share with them. Each pet will receive a unique blessing during the ceremony led by Casey Wicker, LUT. There will also be a memorial table for you to display a photo of a pet that has passed away. Let’s gather to show our love and appreciation for our pets. Animal lovers and pets of all faiths are welcome.
Thursdays @ 6:30 – 8:00 in the Fireside Room with Lisa & Kent Whitfield – FULL
At the UPA Fireside Room Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesThis small group meets on Zoom on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. This group is full
Mondays @ 5:00 – 6:30 on ZOOM with Casey Wicker, Licensed Unity Teacher
On ZoomThis small group meets on Zoom on Mondays from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. After you sign up, Zoom information will be emailed to you.
Thursdays @ Noon – 1:30 in the Learning Center & on Zoom with Rev. John Riley
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesThis small group meets in the Learning Center and on Zoom Thursdays, 10/10 - 11/21 @ Noon - 1:30
Community Member Orientation
At the UPA Learning Center Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesAre you ready to take the next step? Come to the Community Member Orientation with Rev. John Riley. In this round-table style discussion, you will learn more about Unity, Unity Palo Alto, and how to deepen your connection with our spiritual community.
Sing-a-Long Sunday
At the UPA Courtyard Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesJoin your Spiritual songbirds in the Courtyard (or Fireside Room, depending on the weather) after the service for a community sing-a-long feature of your favorite Unity or folk song.
Thanksgiving Gathering – Ignite the Light of Gratitude
At the UPA Learning Center Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesWith Casey Wicker, Licenced Unity Teacher
In the Learning Center
Gratitude is a tool that we can use to light our path. It can illuminate the glimmer of the things we may take for granted in our day-to-day activities. From the heights of our joys and celebrations, it is a beacon of goodwill that feeds the energy of life. Let's gather together to celebrate the light of our spiritual community.
Monday Night Music Holiday Toy Drive
In-Person only with Margo LeDuc and the Unity Palo Alto band!
Bring a new, unwrapped, and unopened gift to support local unhoused kids celebrating the holidays.
Help by underwriting the Holiday Toy Concert - we are hoping to raise $3000 - click on the blue Give button and select "Underwrite the Toy Drive Concert" in step 2. Thank you for your support!
Cookies, Carols, and Chili
Join your spiritual community for cookies, holiday carols, and chili. Paul Wcislo will prepare veggie chili, cornbread, and salad for the meal before the cookie “exchange” and caroling. Bring 1-2 dozen cookies for the cookie exchange (optional).
Please RSVP so we know how many to prepare for.
Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service
At Unity Palo Alto & Live StreamIn-Person & Live Stream
Celebrate the Christ Light in you!
with Rev. John Riley, Casey Wicker, Licensed Unity Teacher and music by Margo LeDuc, Russell Norman, and Ron E. Beck.
Carols, Cocoa, and Connection
At the UPA Learning Center Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA Christmas gathering
with Rev. John Riley in the Learning Center
Join us for a casual connection as we sing carols and enjoy cocoa and each other's company.Please RSVP.
Burning Bowl Sunday Service
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc, Russell Norman on piano, and Ron E. Beck on drums.
During this special Sunday service, symbolically release and let go of anything and everything that has not served your highest good in 2024.
White Stone Sunday Service
Celebrate the New Year with our annual White Stone Ceremony. Discern your spiritual touchstone and receive your special white stone to keep with you throughout 2025.
Sing-a-Long Sunday
At the UPA Courtyard Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesJoin your Spiritual songbirds in the Courtyard (or Fireside Room, depending on the weather) after the service for a community sing-a-long feature of your favorite Unity or folk song.
Write From the Heart
Grow Your Writing Voice with Darlene & Jess
Wednesdays, 1/29 - 3/5 @ 7:00 - 8:30 pm on Zoom
Cost: $10 per class or Love Offering
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A 6-week writing group with a supportive way to grow your writing voice using an affirmative format. You are welcome to join us at any time during the 6 weeks.
Join the Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87889377760?pwd=36oZeBfsJIHsQub8XSQzCLmsdUMMYB.1
Meeting ID: 878 8937 7760
Passcode: 248601
Who Have You Come Here To Be?
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA Wisdom Workshop with Rev. John Riley in the Unity Palo Alto Learning Center & on Zoom
Love Offering
Register today!
This workshop will help you discover and live from the aspects of being that you value most. Do you long for love, peace, or joy? Or maybe you desire passion, bliss, calm, or clarity. What you long for already lives within you and wants to be expressed in your world!
Unity Palo Alto Annual Meeting 2025
At Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesEveryone is welcome to attend this In-Person meeting to celebrate our spiritual Community!
Voting Members are invited to vote for new Board of Trustees members, ratify the budget, and vote on any other business.
Presence & Potential Tuesday Group
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA 7-Week Small Group
With Rev. John Riley
Tuesdays @ 7:00 - 8:30 pm, 2/25 - 4/8
In the Learning Center or Zoom
Space is limited. Register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/presence-potential-tuesday-small-group-tickets-1235177893329?aff=oddtdtcreator
During the six weeks, Rev. John's Sunday Service talk will be about the book "Presence & Potential - Experiencing Your Higher Self and Live in Wholeness" by Martha Creek, available in the Unity Palo Alto Bookstore. Rev. John will provide a reflection guide, and we will come together to share our insights from the book.
- More deeply engage in our spiritual teachings
- Support each other in our personal and spiritual growth
- Practice loving-kindness by serving others together
Presence & Potential Wednesday Group
At the UPA Learning Center & on Zoom Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United StatesA 7-Week Small Group
With Rev. John Riley
Wednesdays @ 2:00 - 3:30 pm, 2/26 - 4/9
In the Learning Center or Zoom
Space is limited. Register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/presence-potential-wednesday-small-group-tickets-1235198083719?aff=oddtdtcreator
During the six weeks, Rev. John's Sunday Service talk will be about the book "Presence & Potential - Experiencing Your Higher Self and Live in Wholeness" by Martha Creek, available in the Unity Palo Alto Bookstore. Rev. John will provide a reflection guide, and we will come together to share our insights from the book.