Please join us for the Interfaith Gathering on Saturday, September 20th and March to City Hall Sunday, September 21st,  Details follow.

As many of you have heard, the UUA has published our new virtual hymnal Sing Out Love. And FUCSJ is getting a subscription. If you want to know more about it, you can check out the Frequently Asked Questions (PDF).   They are also having guided tours of Sing Out Love, and there are four … Continue reading BIG NEWS from Sing Out Love!

*Action Sunday– September 28th For this Sunday, our second Action Sunday, we use again an approach developed by the UU Fellowship of Redwood City. We will have a short all-ages worship service (25-30 minutes) and for the second half of our service we’ll have 5-6 possible activities or workshops that participants can choose from.

  EVERY SECOND SATURDAY from 6-9:30pm Come sing, play, dance, read your latest poems or snippets from a book in progress. Performers have 10 minutes or two songs, whichever comes first. Sign ups start at 6, performers start at 6:30. We’ll have a space for conversation in Hattie Porter Hall with limited drinks available for purchase. … Continue reading Open Mic Night ..AND GAMES TOO!

General Assembly Registration at https://www.uua.org/ga/registration Join us June 18 – 22 for General Assembly 2025  in Baltimore, Maryland and/or online for this 5-day immersive experience.   The 64th UUA General Assembly will be a multi-platform event or online only with the main stage at the Baltimore Convention Center.   General Assembly is the annual gathering … Continue reading General Assembly 2025

The Homeless Concerns Committee supports local agencies that are providing direct services to unhoused residents of San Jose by making sandwiches for Grace Baptist’s services , putting together hygiene kits for the outreach workers at PATH and providing financial support to other agencies. DONATE

Sowing Seeds for the Future 2025-26 Annual Giving Campaign Our annual giving campaign is the main way that we fund the work of the church. Our campaign kicked off last Sunday, February 2nd with Inspiration Sunday. Throughout February we are holding several pledge parties. Sign-up for one at sanjoseuu.org/pledgeparty The campaign will wrap up on … Continue reading Sowing Seeds for the Future

Spirit in Practice is a six-week class designed to help you develop regular disciplines, or practices, of the spirit—practices that help you connect with the sacred ground of your being, however you understand it. This class will affirm our religious diversity while seeking unity in our communal quest for meaning and wholeness. Whether you follow … Continue reading Spirit in Practice class February 13th, 7 pm

The Right Relations Team at First Unitarian Church of San Jose is a new resource available to congregants of the church. Its members are Robin Beresford and John Hurd. The function of the team is to help facilitate harmonious relations within the FUCSJ community and be a mediating resource when conflicts arise. The RRT can … Continue reading Introducing The Right Relations Team (RRT)

In April 2024, our congregation called the Rev. Matthew McHale to be our next settled minister! We are so glad to welcome him and his family to FUCSJ! Rev. Matthew, his wife Anna, and their daughter River moved from the L.A. area to San Jose, and he began his ministry with us in August 2024. … Continue reading Getting to know Rev. Matthew McHale!