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, It was so good to gather with many of you on Sunday for our Homecoming service. Prior in the Memorial Garden, it was deeply meaningful to read through the names of those who have gone before us, and afterward it was a lot of fun to mingle with many of you. […]
Dear Members and Friends, A great joy of parenting children is watching them play with other children. In our home, hide-n-seek has been highly popular over the years. There’s a moment when one person is named “it” and all the others scatter about the house to seek invisibility. And then there comes that moment when […]
Dear Members and Friends, As you may know, Rev. Ed Thompson shall retire at the end of December. Music is such an important component of our congregational life, and we have several events planned to celebrate Ed and his music ministry. Most notably, on November 16th, the professional group Choral Chameleon will present an evening […]
Dear Members and Friends, How has your summer been? If you’ve been attending the summer services, you know how meaningful and engaging they have been. The depth of the sharing, the quality of the music, and the thoughtful organization has made for powerful worship experiences. I’m grateful to all those that have participated in presenting, […]
Dear Members and Friends, As you probably have heard by now, Rev Ed will retire at the end of December. I am very glad that he shall be with us in the fall when, together, we explore this Congregation’s storied history and celebrate our 75th Anniversary. His 46 years with UUWestport are certainly a big […]
Dear Members and Friends, Juneteenth is the “longest-running African-American holiday,” according to Gladys Knight in the Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture. It is a celebration of the vision of freedom for the descendants of all Black Americans, but it celebrates the day that many slaves in Texas learned about the Emancipation Proclamation—two and a […]
Dear Members and Friends, It was so good to be with you this past Sunday for worship and the Annual Meeting. It was a fabulous day. Congratulations to Luke Garvey, Steve Grathwohl, Deb Garskof, and Wendy Levy for concluding their service on the UUWestport Board. I include a photo of them below taken by Beth […]
Dear Members and Friends This past Sunday, I knew that we would be reminded during worship the importance of the Faith Formation program to the Congregation. Listening to the testimony of four graduating seniors and seeing 20 children and youth gather up front at the end of the service was deeply touching. On Sunday, we […]
Dear Members and Friends, It doesn’t seem possible that Memorial Day weekend begins tomorrow evening. Memorial Day weekend has always signaled for me the beginning of summer. It also signals the winding down of the worship year. This Sunday, I will join you remotely, addressing the origins of Memorial Day. I will be with you […]
Dear Members and Friends, This morning, Rev. Ed Thompson shared his plans to retire at the end of December. I want to follow up with you. Rev. Ed’s upcoming retirement gives the congregation the opportunity to celebrate his ministry this fall. Rev. Ed’s announcement may come as a shock, especially given how he and the […]
