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The Unitarian Church in Westport

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April 5, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Unnatural Grace – April 5, 2022

In the parable of the Prodigal Son, Jesus tells the story of a father who has two sons. The younger son asks for his portion of inheritance from his father, who grants this request. The son then squanders his fortune and eventually becoming destitute. As a consequence, he now must return home empty-handed and intends […]

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March 29, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Be Curious – March 29, 2022

“Be Curious, Not Judgmental” is a quote often attributed to Walt Whitman. While Whitman did not write those exact words, the truth of this statement might as well be his. In a world that seems so fractured, it is easy to judge the actions of others from the frame of our own reference. Our rush […]

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March 23, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Going On – March 23, 2022

The organ proposal has been withdrawn. I saw and felt the negative impact this was having on our beloved community. I decided to withdraw my support and the Organ Committee agreed. They have withdrawn their proposal. I believe this is the best decision. Sometimes, the very best course of action is to breathe. We all […]

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March 15, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Empathy – March 15, 2022

There is so much coming at us right now: the receding pandemic, racial injustice, gender equity, political dysfunction and environmental catastrophe. Couple all this with our lively debate about a new organ, and you might think the world is coming apart… again. But it’s not. This is not the end of the world. This is […]

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February 16, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Loving Choices – February 16, 2022

A story crossed my desk several years ago about a nine year old boy in Memphis TN who lived in his house for over a month with his dead mother. She had died of cancer and the child, not knowing what to do, covered her up, went to school, shopped for food, cooked his meals […]

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February 8, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Becoming Spring – February 8, 2022

It’s not that hard to imagine Spring making her arrival in a matter of weeks. Of course, mid-winter thaws always tease us into hope. But hope is a meaning-maker in our lives nonetheless. Thoreau said of these shoulders between seasons, “As every season seems best to us in its turn, so the coming in of […]

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February 1, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Heaven or Hell – February 1, 2022

This past Sunday I offered a line in my sermon that has hit home with some of you. I said, “Courage is our heaven and fear is our hell. Fear is the real Satan among us. It robs us of reason and strength and keeps us from knowing one another.” What did I mean by […]

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January 25, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Courage and A Life Well-Lived – January 25, 2022

Last Sunday I closed our worship service with this short poem from Dawna Markova: I will not die an unlived life I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my […]

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January 21, 2022 by Rev. Ed Thompson - Minister of Music

A Minister’s Message – Reflections From Rev. Ed On This Cold Afternoon – January 21, 2022

A few days ago we celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. It is interesting that his namesake, Martin Luther (1483-1546), was a theologian, priest, poet and musician. Above all we remember him as the great reformer who struggled against the religious corruption of his era. His most famous musical piece, which most denominations […]

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January 18, 2022 by Rev. Dr. John T. Morehouse - Senior Minister

A Minister’s Message – Human Progress – January 18, 2022

On March 31, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. preached what would be his last sermon to a congregation of thousands at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. His sermon, entitled “Remaining Awake Through the Great Revolution,” was billed as a reassurance for the predominately white congregation that his Poor People’s Campaign March on Washington would […]

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