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160 N. Third St. San Jose, CA 95112

Office Manager: office@sanjoseuu.org

Leave a message at 408-292-3858
or 669-400-9337 (cell)
Messages are returned throughout the week (usually Monday through Thursday).

Our Church Office is open
TUE-THU: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
MON and FRI: By Appointment Only
First Unitarian Church of San José

First Unitarian Church of San José

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160 N. 3rd st. San Jose, CA 95112 Sunday Worship: 11:00 am

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Past Worship Services

“Pivot to Presence: The Season for Moral Courage”
Sunday, March 29th 2026 at 11am Time for gathering at 10:45amMarnie Singer, Rev.Stefanie Etzbach-Dale
“Honoring Our Pain for the World”
Sunday, March 22nd 2026 at 11am Time for gathering at 10:45amPatricia Ohanian, Rev. Matthew McHale
Action Sunday: “The Gift of Offering Others Our Attention”
Sunday, March 15th 2026 at 11am Time for gathering at 10:45amMichael Thomas, Rev. Matthew McHale
“We Drink from Wells We Did Not Dig” – Celebration Sunday
Sunday, March 8th 2026 at 11am Time for gathering at 10:45amDena Dickinson, Rev. Nina Kalmoutis
Finding Balance
Sunday February 22nd at 11am, Time for gathering at 10:45Bill Bowman, Dee Mecum
Don’t Go It Alone: Finding Resilience Together & Action Sunday
Sunday, February 15th 2026 at 11am Time for gathering at 10:45amMarnie Singer, Rev. Matthew McHale
Building a New Way – Inspiration Sunday
Sunday, February 8th 2026 at 11am Time for gathering at 10:45amMary Martin, Rev. Matthew McHale
“That Which You Resist, Persists”
Sunday, January 25th at 11:00am Time for gathering at 10:45amDee Mecum, Father Jon
“Resisting Tyranny with Courageous Love MLK” Sunday
Sunday, January 18th 2026 at 11:00am Time for Gathering at 10:45amJulia Rodriguez, Rev. Matthew McHale
“Rest as Resistance” & Action Sunday
Sunday, January 11th 2026 at 11:00 am Time for Gathering at 10:45amMary Martin, Rev. Matthew McHale
Carried Through the Night: 40 years of Ministry
Sunday, January 4th 2026 at 11:00am Time for Gathering at 10:45amRev. Lindi Ramsden, Rev. Matthew McHale
Endings and Beginnings
Sunday, December 28th 2025 11:00am, Time for gathering at 10:45amJoyce Miller, Rev. Matthew McHale
Candlelight Christmas Eve Service
Wednesday, December 24th at 7:00pmJulia Rodriguez, Rev. Matthew McHale
Winter Solstice Service: “When Hope Is Hard to Find
Sunday, December 21st 2025 at 11:00am, Time for gathering at 10:45amJoyce Miller, Rev. Matthew McHale
No-Rehearsal Holiday Pageant
Sunday, December 14th at 11:00am, Time for gathering at 10:45amRev. Matthew McHale
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    The finance committee needs to know what our 2026-27 contributions to FUCSJ will be, so that they can develop next year’s budget. If you have pledged, a big thank you! If you are planning to pledge for the coming year but haven’t yet, there is no time like the present. It’s easy! Just go to https://sanjoseuu.org/stewardship/ Click on “2026-27 online pledge form” Fill ...
 

Contact Us

160 N. Third St. San Jose, CA 95112

Office Manager: office@sanjoseuu.org

Leave a message at 408-292-3858
or 669-400-9337 (cell)
Messages are returned throughout the week (usually Monday through Thursday).

Our Church Office is open
TUE-THU: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
MON and FRI: By Appointment Only

About Our Minister

Rev. Matthew McHale grew up attending the UU Church of Long Beach. He received an MDiv from Starr King School for the Ministry in 2014. Rev. Matthew served as the Settled Minister for the Emerson UU Church in Canoga Park (in Los Angeles) from 2016-2024. His many strengths include creative worship, dynamic leadership, and a wealth of experience with justice work within Unitarian Universalism and in the wider world. Rev. Matthew believes UUism has much to offer the world, and looks forward to bringing his skills and experience to helping our Congregation more effectively offer its light to the world by making love visible. He says, “my vision for Ministry is one of transforming our communities into places of healing, support, justice, vision, and hope. Our religious communities can be models for the world we are creating.”

Land Acknowledgement

We recognize that the Tamien and Muwekma Ohlone indigenous peoples were the first humans to inhabit and sustain this land, thousands of years before settler colonizers arrived. We honor the resilience of these indigenous peoples in the face of devastating harm. And we lift up the resilience of their neighboring tribe to the south, the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, with whom we are now working to preserve their sacred land of Juristac and to ensure that their culture continues to thrive.
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