March 22-26, 2021 - 10 Lyons Plains Road Westport, CT 06880 - Phone: 203.227.7205
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WE PLEDGE TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY THRIVE |
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Our Sunday services live on, virtually, each week while our digital connections - Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, our social email group, our online Caring Network - serve as spiritual platforms for our congregation to connect, share worries, and help each other. As we move towards physically being back together again, we will continue to sing in the choirs, act through our Social Justice groups, and join one another in the space we call home.
The people, documents, utilities, and programs that make all this possible require support from our pledges. Exceeding our goal for the Annual Operating Budget Campaign will allow us to support more programs and create more energy to fuel TUCW. Coming in short of our goal will mean difficult choices that reduce our impact. The current global situation is a clear sign that being under-budget cannot be an option. Please pledge as you can. Remember, payments are not due until June 2022. |
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Last week during our service we heard from Steve Grathwohl, Treasurer of TUCW's Board of Trustees, as he spoke about why he pledges. A powerful message: enjoy!
You can pledge now by clicking HERE or going to the front page of our website, uuwestport.org whenever you feel so moved.
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We continue to share results from our engagement census. These two charts are interesting. What brought YOU here? Why do YOU stay?
Want to make sure your voice is heard? Please contact Carol Seiple to be included in our survey data. |
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UUTHEVOTE: POSTCARDS! and MOVIE DISCUSSION MARCH 30, 7PM |
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We take action against the moves to limit voting: 250 laws in 43 states! Democracy is endangered. We start our fight against suppression by contacting BIPOC infrequent voters in VA, where a critical gubernatorial race is heating up, through Reclaim Our Vote.
Needed: 11 more volunteers to each write 60 postcards and send to Virginia by April 17. Enlist family and neighbors. Sending 1300 cards, we'll likely get 325 people to vote! Jamie Forbes will inform you when and where to pick up. You buy 36-cent stamps. (Some scholarship monies available.)
And watch "Suppressed 2020" then discuss on Tuesday, March 30, 7:00 PM. To get the ZOOM link or to volunteer for postcards to Virginia, contact Janet Luongo. |
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PASS CLEAN SLATE ... NOW!
UPCOMING EVENT AFTER SERVICE MARCH 28
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Clean Slate legislation is now before the Connecticut General Assembly. It will create an automatic process to erase certain prior Connecticut criminal convictions from an eligible person’s record after they have completed their punishment and remained crime free for a number of years. Read about Clean Slate HERE.
A criminal record should not be a life sentence limiting employment, education, housing, and other opportunities for those formerly incarcerated to successfully rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society.
Join us next Sunday, March 28 after the Sunday Service and hear from people who have first-hand experience with what Clean Slate would mean for them. And what we can do. Questions? Contact David Vita. |
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#BLM MOVIE FOR THIS WEDNESDAY MARCH 24, 7:00-8:30 PM
The movie for this coming Wednesday will be The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Kathy Roberts will emcee. All are welcome. ZOOM HERE. |
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A(UU)CTION NEWS: JOIN THE TEAM AND HELP US SWING! |
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First, hold the date: Saturday, June 12.
Then, think about how to you might help us, even now in March. Click here for ideas of what you might offer as auction items. Ready to get started? Click here for a simple donation form – we’ll help you figure it out from there.
We've got an active core team that’s already at work: Linda Hudson, Mary Jane Cross, Cindy Potter, Sam Somashekar, Luisa Francouer, Jamie Forbes, Anita Pfluger and Jenny Klein. We’d love you to be part of the team! Reach us at auction@uuwestport.org.
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BUILDING YOUR OWN THEOLOGY STARTS THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 |
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Every Thursday evening in April from 7:00-8.30, Rev. John will lead the very popular Building Your Own Theology (BYOT) course on ZOOM. This course helps participants form their own theology covering such topics as life, death, God, Evil and Ethics. Registration is limited so please contact Rev. John directly.
This is the first of a two part series. The second course which will be available in the fall is Creating Theology Together (CCT), developed by the Fahs Collaborative for Unitarian Universalism, CCT is based on Rev. John’s doctoral thesis and explores how we collectively can share and grow spiritually.
Please join Rev. John for BYOT on April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 7-8:30 PM. RSVP HERE.
ZOOM HERE. ID: 896 4448 1130 Passcode: 923157 Landline: +1 646 876 9923
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•ONGOING PROGRAMMING EACH WEEK•
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Mondays 6-7:30 PM via ZOOM Buddhist Practice Group Nina Nagy Let Nina know you are attending.Teachings offered on a donation basis. 6:00 PM (Every other Mon; check calendar) Addiction Recovery Talking Circle Jim Francek
Saturdays in March 12:00-1:30 PM Starting Point Linda Lubin.
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Our complete calendar is always on our website. Click HERE for quick access.
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“Grandma’s Kitchen:” Sharing Heritage and Wisdom with Friends. Tuesday, March 23, 7-8:30 PM RSVP by March 21 in order to receive the recipes. Beverly Bailey will focus on the foods of her country of origin, Lebanon. ZOOM: HERE
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Tapping Circles with Carol Hamilton Mondays in March, 7-8:30 PM Tapping is a stress reduction technique that boosts our well being and helps with problem solving. Contact Carol ZOOM: HERE
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Stories of Encounters with "The Other" with Janet Luongo. Thursdays in March. 7:00 PM. Delve into messages from family and culture that shaped our beliefs; and our encounters and relationships with those of other races, gender identities, religions. ZOOM: HERE
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Black Lives Matter Meeting, Friday, March 26, 7:00 – 8:30 PM. We continue working on police accountability, education reform and a women’s conference intended to inspire, connect and create further action. ZOOM: HERE
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Black Lives Matter Book Group, Friday, April 2, 7:00-8:30 PM, led by Eileen Belmont. We will be discussing The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of how our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein. ZOOM: HERE
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Sacred Circles with Grandmother Nancy Talking circle, thought-provoking conversations. Tuesday, April 6, 7-8:30 PM. Special ZOOM HERE
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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 Mary Jane Cross or Beth Cliff.
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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 Church 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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