The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Rd., Westport, CT 06880 - Ph: (203)227-7205 Sunday Services: 10:00 AM
Opening Words: ‘The Sabbath is simply a time to stop trying to alter the universe.’ Work, by definition, is the effort or energy we spend to try to do something…to accomplish something…to change things…to grow crops, cook a meal, wash the dishes, wash the clothes, build a building, balance a check book… A Sabbath for […]
Opening Words: Religion is like music – you begin with a structure, with an ordering of notes and with words, in the case of vocal music, and the singers and instrumentalists use their talents and the discipline of learning and practicing… It’s the same with religion – you begin with a structure, with an order […]
Chalice Lighting: Life is a gift that we keep unwrapping; may we be grateful for the friends who have helped us find our way, and may we learn to appreciate those who share the way, today and those we meet tomorrow. Opening Words: Someone said, “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. But today is […]
Chalice Lighting: We light our chalice, symbol of our Unitarian Universalist faith: let it be for us a beacon of hope for the world and a symbol of the separate light each of us carries on our quest for truth, meaning and purpose as we move through the years facing whatever challenges come to us […]
While membership in the Unitarian Church in Westport will not guarantee a special place in heaven, it certainly will guarantee a lively discussion about the concept of heaven, and that conversation will inevitably involve naming characteristics of what it means to be a good person – what it means to live a good life. The […]
Matthew 1: 18 – 25 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit; 19 and her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to […]
The day of opening night of the play Proof we got a letter in the mail addressed to the cast. I expected a ‘break-a-leg’ message; instead I it contained four web sites for fundamentalist Christian’s ‘proof’ that Jesus is Lord…and, by implication, ‘if you don’t believe it I’ll break both legs!’ Oh, well. Let’s talk […]
Opening words: Wild Geese, Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you […]
My sermon title comes from the closing lines of Robert Frost’s poem, Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening: Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it […]
Recently I made a promise to the Small Group Ministry team that I would do a sermon on whatever their topic was for the month of November. As you can see, I’m the kind of guy who keeps his promises! Before delivering on my promise, however, I want to be sure you know what the […]
