APRIL 3-7, 2023 - 10 Lyons Plains Road Westport, CT 06880 - Phone: 203.227.7205
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TWO MORE WEEKS TO GO ... COME 'STEP UP' WITH US! |
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*NEW! JUST ADDED FOR THIS MONDAY!* BROWN BAG LUNCH & VIRTUAL PRESENTATION OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SO. NEW ENGLAND PROGRAM, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
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The newly-forming Reproductive Justice team has a few spots available to watch the PPSNE team present their annual spring lunch and fundraiser, featuring guest Samantha Bee. BYO Brown Bag and join us in the West Wing as we watch together on the large screen. Only 10 seats available; first come first served. Or purchase your own HERE and join us! Contact Leslie Cenci to RSVP. Plan to stay later if you can, to talk about initiatives we can take at UU Westport to support reproductive justice here in CT and across the nation. Everyone is welcome!
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CALL FOR INPUT: THE VERY FINE LIFE TIME VOLUNTEER AWARD
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The Board of Trustees is seeking YOUR input for the 2023 FINE Award, given to outstanding volunteer(s) at the Annual Meeting. This award recognizes the consistent, outstanding, and otherwise unacknowledged volunteer contribution made to the pastoral, administrative, congregational and/or financial life and health of this community. There is a plaque in our foyer (near the kitchen window) that shows the list of past awardees; they can also be found HERE. We encourage you to see all the great contributors that have been recognized. Please send suggestions to the Board secretary, secretary@uuwestport.org or to ravisankar100@yahoo.com by Friday April 7.
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UU PLAYERS PRESENTS LOVE LETTERS
SATURDAY, APRIL 15 (8:00 PM) - SUNDAY, APRIL 16 (2:00 PM)
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UU Westport is pleased to present A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer-prize winning play, LOVE LETTERS, featuring Sarah Bell and Tom Croarkin, directed by Jim Luongo, Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16, at 8:00 and 2:00 PM respectively. Tickets available at the door; suggested donation, $20/person. Please join us!
“This is a tender, tragi-comic and nuanced examination of the shared nostalgia, missed opportunities, and deep closeness of two lifelong, complicated friends....” click HERE for more.
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UUWRITERS: THURSDAY, APRIL 20 AT 1:00 PM OR 7:00 PM |
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What you resist persists -- what you accept transforms.
Our next theme for UUWriters is The Path of Resistance. Sharpen your quills, pens, or laptops, and join on us on Thursday, April 20 at 1:00 PM or 7:00 PM. All are welcome. To kickstart your writing, prompts will be emailed to you. The packet includes poems and songs for inspiration. Take as little as 15 minutes to write something to bring to the workshop on Zoom. Rather than critique the work, we discuss how we connected to it.
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There is a quiet ministry going on 14 miles from Lyons Plains Road. Without fanfare, UU Westport individuals support and nurture children in one of the poorest schools in Bridgeport. This is what we do...
Click HERE for our uplifting story.
And can you help with our Beardsley Board? Click HERE or pick up a bear or two in the foyer.
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FURNITURE DONATIONS NEEDED FOR REFUGEE APARTMENTS |
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Do you have any of the following that you no longer need and would like to donate?
• Dressers – small and light
• Rugs (8 X 10 or smaller)
• End tables
• Upholstered chairs
• Dining table and chairs
They can be put to good use in apartments being set up for refugees! For the full list of furniture needed and donation guidelines, please click HERE. For more information please contact Dorothy Rich at dorothyjeanrich@gmail.com
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ORGANIZE TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE IN CT |
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Governor Lamont’s Act Addressing Gun Violence, supported by CT Against Gun Violence, was voted out of the Judiciary Committee and still has a way to go before being enacted. Come to the CAGV Action Team meeting (ZOOM) on Tuesday, April 4 from 7:00-8:30 for an update and Lobby Day Training to prepare volunteers for CAGV’s Wednesday lobby days that are starting up next week, through May 3. Please join me on Tuesday, April 4 from 7:00pm-8:30 PM! Click HERE to RSVP and get the ZOOM login link. In the current Connecticut General Assembly session we’re working with CAGV to strengthen ghost gun regulations, the firearm storage law, and ensure funding for evidenced based community violence intervention programs. -- David Vita, david@uuwestport.org, Legislative Advocacy & Community Outreach
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"IN THE NEWS" AND NOTABLE EVENTS TO SHARE |
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SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE NEWS: Last week we shared the news of Lynda Bluestein's win in Vermont for MAID.
Please read it in its entirety, HERE. Thank you, Lynda.
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ADULT FAITH FORMATION: Last Saturday March 25th, the Adult Neighboring Faiths group attended the yearly Monlam Prayer Festival at the DNKL Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace in Redding. The festival included chanting interrupted only by a delicious Tibetan lunch.
Great to have so many with us: Tim Foisie, Marie Claire Bue, Dave Bue, Jack Hennessy, Kathy Roberts, Jim Francek, Nancy McKeever, Cheryl Dixon Paul, Kitty Reed, Ravi Sankar and Jamie Forbes!
Check SOUNDINGS for notices about future Neighboring Faith visits! And come join us!
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COMMUNITY BUILDING! We had a great time at Trivia Night last Friday night - thanks to Dayle Brownstein, Jim Cooper and Peggy Gormley for arranging such a relaxing time - complete with homemade cookies. And the questions! And "name that tune" game! Just fun all around.
Some of you Trivia buffs we know just couldn't make the date - so, never fear, we can offer up ALL the questions HERE! And then - next week - we'll give you the answers....and, here's just a few to whet your appetite:
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- This famous poet, writer, and satirist said, “What fresh hell is this?”
- What Rolling Stone song was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon?
- In 1893, which country became the first to give women the right to vote?
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What was Kevin’s girlfriend’s name in The Wonder Years?
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What does Michael Scott eat for lunch in The Office, that makes him fall asleep?
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See you at the end of next month!
And can you help us? Click HERE to sign-up for a task - nothing is too difficult! - or contact Cathy McElroy directly.
And get ready for some good old-fashioned, multi-generational fun!
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Tuesdays. 11AM-noon. Interfaith Theology. Twice monthly. Check schedule HERE. Nancy McKeever. First and third Tuesdays 7-8:30 PM Women's Circle with Grandmother Nancy. ZOOM HERE Pat Francek.
Wednesdays: 6-7:30 PM via ZOOM Buddhist Practice Group Nina Nagy Let Nina know you are attending.Teachings offered on a donation basis. 7-8:15 PM A New Earth Bob Bevacqua
Fridays: First Fridays 9:30-10:30 AM Addiction Recovery Ministry. Jim Francek. Third Fridays 6:30 PM Women's Potluck. Location moves monthly. Eileen Belmont. Last Fridays: 7:30 PM UU Movie Group. ZOOM. Dorothy Rich
Saturdays and Sundays: Sat 12:00 noon- 4 PM; Sun 9:30- 9:50 AM John Street Bag Lunch Drop Off David Vita.
Sundays: 9 AM UU Meditation & Mindfulness (virtual and in person) Janet Luongo
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Our complete calendar is always on our website. Click HERE for quick access
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The Women’s Circle with Grandmother Nancy: Tuesday, April 4: 7:00-8:30 PM. (Meetings 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.) Talking circle - thought provoking and inspirational conversations lead by Grandmother Nancy. ZOOM HERE Contact Pat Francek
Potluck Dinner gathering. April 21, 6:30 PM. Bring a dish to share and chat with old friends and new. Sharon Poole will host at her home in Easton. RSVP directly to Sharon and she'll send you the address. Sharon@SLPoole.com Upcoming potlucks will be at the homes of Eileen Belmont, May 19; Beth Cliff, June 16.
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SAVE THE DATE! Our second annual Spring Fest! Saturday, May 6. 3:00 - 7:00 in the Sanctuary. Flowers, Festivities, Fun, and Food for all women over 13 and those who identify as women. Childcare will be provided for any children under the age of 13. Questions, contact Carol Hamilton.
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Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.
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PASTORAL CARE
If you are going through a challenging time or know somebody in the congregation who needs support from our Pastoral Care Chaplains, call to leave a confidential message in the PCA voice mailbox 203-227-7205 ext. 19 or email pca@uuwestport.org.
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CARING NETWORK
Our support network is available to provide tangible help for friends in need: meal delivery, pharmacy runs, grocery shopping, a regular phone call of connection. Contact a minister or coordinators Dorothy Rich,or Diane Cano,
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ADDICTION RECOVERY
For individuals or families of our congregation seeking confidential support or information about addiction issues. Please contact our Addiction Recovery Ministry by calling 203-227-7205 ext. 19 or emailing pca@uuwestport.org
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The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport is a diverse and welcoming religious community, free of creed and dogma, and open to people of all backgrounds and beliefs.
WE INSPIRE and support individual spiritual growth.
WE CONNECT through worship, music, learning, and caring ministries.
WE ACT in the service of peace and justice.
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