The Unitarian Church in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Rd., Westport, CT 06880 - Ph: (203)227-7205 Sunday Services: 10:00 AM
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Dear Friends, Today is Giving Tuesday. If you are like me, you are getting all kinds of appeals from non-profits to support their important work. TUCW joins the list with one exception: our mission is rooted in your spiritual life, a life of meaning and hope. From now until the end of the year, we […]
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Dear Friends, On Sunday I recommended the practice of naming one thing in your life you give thanks for and one thing you want to change in the next year. There was a lively discussion in the sanctuary as people paired off to share their ideas. When I asked for some examples of what they […]
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Dear Friends: Thanksgiving can be a complicated holiday. As I will explore in the sermon this Sunday, the myth of “The First Thanksgiving” is largely untrue and deeply racist towards indigenous people. In some circles, including my own family, Thanksgiving is not a celebration but a “Day of Mourning” for American Indian nations decimated by […]
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As our Election Day draws to a close, many of us are anxious about the future of our country and our democracy. We have reason to be worried. The level of rancor and violence surrounding our political process is extremely high. We are worried that the fabrication of truth is becoming an acceptable part of […]
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The philosopher Martha Nussbaum talks about “concentric circles of concern” (Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice, 2015). Usually our first circle includes those we love, such as family and friends. The next circle includes the communities we are part of including this congregation. From there we might include the circle of our town or […]
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Dear Friends, It was so good to see many of you over the past few weeks. There is a tremendous energy among us as we move into this transformative year. As I have been saying, being with one another is the glue that binds us together spiritually. Please make an effort to attend a service […]
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Hello friends – Over the course of the last year our congregation has been embarking on a process to select a name which best reflects our present reality and our highest aspirations as a spiritual community. At our best, our name should describe who we are and inspire us to our best collective selves. This […]
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Hello friends – I look forward to seeing many of you this coming Sunday September 11 at our annual Homecoming Service. Our service begins outdoors on the lawn with a calling of our leaders to come forward and carry the symbols of each ministry into the sanctuary. Our service will include special music and a […]
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Greetings, good friends: I, like so many of you, am outraged that the Supreme Court has rolled back reproductive rights and forced women, many poor and people of color, into forced motherhood. Forced motherhood is human enslavement. Plain and simple. This outrage may be the leading edge of other regressive measures designed to force Americans […]
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The Japanese art of Kintsugi, illustrated here, highlights brokenness as a kind of natural beauty. Within the imperfections, there are blessings to be had. In a year of so much brokenness, it may seem impossible to imagine any blessings at all. But they are here. After each of the mass shootings in the last several […]