The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Rd., Westport, CT 06880 - Ph: (203)227-7205 Sunday Services: 10:00 AM
After years of obscurity, the Black Lives Matter movement has exploded into American culture with a fierce urgency that has not been seen since the Vietnam War. The reasons why this movement has gained this urgency are many. The fear and response to the pandemic, the crash of our economy, the loss of millions of […]
In the midst of this continuing pandemic, we have laid bare the rotten root at the base of the American tree. Racism, what many have called “America’s Original Sin,” is still all too alive and well. Racism built this country and made it great. The unpaid use of enslaved black and brown bodies provided the […]
My Beloveds, Please join us tonight at 8:00 pm for the UUA #WeCan’tBreathe Virtual Vigil (click here for more details). It is important that we support one another and have sacred places to lament and be angry together. You are not alone! In the ongoing aftermath of the recent deaths of our black siblings at […]
These minister messages began in part as answers to the “Question Box” sermon long before the pandemic struck. These were not answered in the service itself. One of those questions was “What’s your favorite part about being our minister?” It’s a great question and one I think about often. Let me start by saying what […]
We often hear the words “pay attention” and slip back to some distant memory of being scolded by a teacher or a parent. In reality, this simple command has so much to offer us. When the student asked the Zen Master “What is the path to enlightenment?” the old master replied “pay attention!” Surely, thought […]
Someone shared this little fable with me the other day and I thought it was very wise. We should all recognize that one of the downsides of this continuing pandemic and isolation is the grief we are feeling. Grief is a natural part of being human and it comes in all shapes and sizes. Let’s […]
We are crossing so many thresholds. The time we are spending paused from the great race of our lives is changing us in ways both common and profound. The planet is the biggest winner in this terrible pandemic. She is resting and renewing each week in ways even our best laid plans could never achieve. […]
More than a few of you have mentioned how exhausting it is to hear nothing but bad news about our current times. To be sure there is much about the pandemic which is terrible. The loss of life, the loss of our loved ones, the virulence of this disease and the opportunities for connection we […]
According to my calculations, we are finishing week 5 of the isolation/lock-down. At some point last week things began to feel different for me. What I had thought of as a temporary deviation was now a lifestyle change or a new normal. It almost feels like my former life has been hijacked by the virus. […]
All of us can see the bad news: the death toll in NY and CT is staggering, we seem to be running out of medical supplies, and the federal response to this pandemic has been woefully inadequate. I can’t imagine the stress front-line providers, from doctors to delivery people, must be feeling. If you are […]