The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Rd., Westport, CT 06880 - Ph: (203)227-7205 Sunday Services: 10:00 AM
Dear Members and Friends, “In this bright new year Forget frustration and fear. Submit to Spirit.” This simple greeting in a card touched me such that I pass it along. This month, our theme is Story, or more specifically: Learning to love through the practice of story. I appreciate Zen teacher David Loy’s observation: The […]
Dear Members and Friends, This little message comes with a big wish. Amidst this Holiday Season, I hope you are enjoying meaningful celebrations with friends and family, as well as have the opportunity to rest, reflect, and recharge. There are many moments of joy at this time of year. Twelve days ago, I was thrilled […]
Dear Members and Friends, I hope you enjoyed a meaningful Thanksgiving Day and weekend. We’ve now entered the Holiday Season, and this year it may seem especially challenging. Fortunately, Giving Tuesday offers us an opportunity to think about what is important to us. I imagine your email box is like mine: full of requests. I […]
Dear Members and Friends I was delighted to participate remotely with my son, Marco, in this past Sunday’s Cornbread Communion. Thanksgiving is an ideal time to participate in a communion ritual which essentially communicates: “We’re all in this together.” The week prior, in a sermon to address how scary this time is for a lot […]
Dear Members and Friends, Last Saturday, we hosted a stunning concert in celebration of our Minister of Music, the Rev. Dr. Edward Thompson. Choral Chameleon presented works composed by Rev. Ed and one piece commissioned by UU Westport and composed by their artistic director Vince Peterson, in Rev. Ed’s honor. It was a joyful evening, […]
Dear Members and Friends, I am thrilled to share that we have an Interim Music Director. Micah Krajca will join us in January, his first service with us will be January 5. Many of you may recognize Micah because he was our guest conductor for the Solstice Concert last June when Rev. Ed had to […]
Dear Members and Friends, For those of you who are grieving the outcome of the election, it won’t surprise me if you had difficulty getting around this morning or if it is taking you much longer to attend to tasks. This is the nature of grief. It was good to be with several dozen of […]
Dear Members and Friends, The results of the presidential election leave me speechless. I know how hard many of you worked to see your values represented in our nation’s leader, and I know that many Unitarian Universalists were horrified by the results of the election eight years ago. This election puts our nation on track […]
Dear Members and Friends, Are you looking for a place to belong and to seek meaning here at UU Westport? Given our monthly theme is Deep Listening, I want to lift up the significance of participating in “deep listening” groups. I am grateful to Sari Bodi, Dorothy Rich, and Randy Burnham for their thoughtful sharing […]
Dear Members and Friends, This is an especially anxious time for our nation and community. During the coming weeks, there are many ways to find support and sustenance at UU Westport—as well as opportunities to remember who we are as a congregation. This Sunday, I will attend remotely when Sari Bodi, Dorothy Rich, and Randy […]
