The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Rd., Westport, CT 06880 - Ph: (203)227-7205 Sunday Services: 10:00 AM
A Life of Service…A recipe for disaster or fulfillment? This past weekend, I attended the first Connecticut UU Social Justice Conference with a multigenerational group from our congregation. Most attendees were seniors, joined by activists of all ages, despite competition from many “No Kings” rallies. On the way home, Grandmother Nancy, Pat, and I discussed […]
Dear UUWestport Members and Friends, September was a whirlwind of weather and new connections; now we have entered a cooler month– but also a very full one! Special thanks to our Tech Team for their skillful assistance in navigating an emergency ZOOM service two Sundays ago, and a number of special events this past weekend. […]
Dear UUWestport Members and Friends, This week I pulled my sweaters out of my drawer for the first time in months. Fall has arrived, announced by the prominent displays of storefront pumpkins and the cooler weather. It is amazing how quickly the weather can change. Just over a week ago we gathered in the UUWestport […]
Dear UUWestport Members and Friends, It was good to gather with all of you this past Sunday – my first time leading service as your senior minister! What a way to celebrate beginnings – from a new opening song in the brand new Singing the Journey teal hymnals to the precious newborn babies who joined […]
Hello UUWestport Members and Friends! I am so glad to join you as your Contract to Call Senior Minister! Thank you for all the warm greetings. What a delight it was to walk in last week and see the children’s welcome messages decorating my office door. And thank you to the UUWestport Care Network for […]
Dear Members and Friends of UUWestport — This is my last Minister’s Message to you, as my last day with you will be this Sunday, July 12. I hope you can make it to 10:00 AM Sunday Service. There will be some special moments as we mark this transition together. Special thanks to the members […]
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance. – Virgil Dear Members and Friends of UUWestport – By the time you read this, I will be on my way or have already arrived for a few days in my homeland of the Memphis area. I made these plans in the weeks […]
My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away, for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree ripens […]
Dear Members and Friends, Here we are in the thick of the holidays – between our Music Sunday last weekend and the upcoming Holiday Pageant Sunday. All of us working together make the season bright. With that in mind, I have an important update for you all. After careful reconsideration of staff, members, and friends […]
Hello Everyone – Below is a message that went out during the Thanksgiving break, and I’m re-sending it in case you missed it! I invite you to join me in donating generously to UUWestport this holiday season, and especially this Giving Tuesday. As always, Rev. Carlton The Shakers believed that they received their arts as […]
