February 15-16, 2020 - 10 Lyons Plains Road Westport, CT 06880 - Phone: 203.227.7205
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020
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t's here, 8 PM! Opera! Classical! A Cappella! Broadway! Folk! Poetry Readings in multiple languages! Come revel in our collective talents for this
ODE TO LOVE
on Valentine's Day weekend. ... This annual celebration is produced by members of this community for members of this community. A full evening of sharing, fun, BYO, music and poetry. This event is free and open to all - please join us! Questions? contact
ed@uuwestport.org
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020
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SUNDAY SERVICE: 9:00 & 11:00 AM
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“Strong Enough to Bend” – Intern Minister, Margalie Belizaire
Margalie Belizaire, will explore how resiliency can be a matter of hanging on until the storm has passed, and finding what awaits on the other side.
Music: Women’s and Men’s Choir, featuring
JAZZ at 11 (see below)
Worship Associate: Linda Lubin
Pastoral Care Chaplain: 9:00 AM Chuck Harrington, 11:00 AM Stapley Emberling
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NOTE: 11:00 AM IS OUR ANNUAL JAZZ SERVICE
In keeping with Margalie's sermon, the theme of this year's jazz service will be
Resilience
and will feature two world premieres: “
Resilience
” by
Will Comer
and “
Have Compassion
” by
Rev
.
Edward Thompson
. Other pieces will be by
Jim Clark
and
Carla Gates.
Congregants may recall that Will (jazz piano) grew up in TUCW, and his family are still members; Will graduates from Rutgers this spring. Other musicians are:
Eric Gribin
(also a TUCWer!) percussion;
Jim Andrews
, bass; and
Jim Clark
, sax.
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Next Week: February 23, 2020 - 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM
Gender Equity Sunday
” – Rev. John Morehouse and the Gender Equity Team
Our Gender Equity Team will lead a special worship service on Gender Affirmations. The 11:00 AM service will lift up stories shared by individuals with nonbinary identities. Please join us as we learn and grow towards becoming an ever-more welcoming and inclusive congregation.
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NEW! WORKSHOP FOLLOWING THE SERVICE:
Seeking to Understand and Warmly Welcome Transgender People within our Communities of Faith
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Join the Gender Equity Team for this inspiring workshop this Sunday February 16 at 12:30 in the East Wing, which will also be a "warm up" to our Gender Equity Service next Sunday, February 23.
Special guest speaker, The
Rev. Aaron L. Miller
is the Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Hartford
Believe. Belong. Be Loved.
Join us as we discover how spirituality and communities of faith can be vital in supporting, sustaining, and inspiring those who are transgender. This presentation will explore various aspects related to the transgender experience, provide some basic education around gender identity, and offer tips that can help create a warm welcome, individually and collectively; in the greater hope that our differences can become opportunities for growth and to grow together in love
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It's school vacation week. There are no formal Family Faith Formation classes Sunday. Join us for Jazz at 11!
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9:00 AM & 11:00 AM:
PreK-1st Grade -
Childcare available, Oak Room downstairs
11:00 NO CLASSES
NO COA MEETING
7th-8th Coming of Age
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12:30-2:00 PM - East Wing
Our special guest, The Rev. Aaron L. Miller presents
“Seeking to Understand and Warmly Welcome Transgender People within our Communities of Faith” See above announcement.
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YOUTH GROUP at 11:00:
NO CLASS
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Adult-supervised nursery care for infants - Pre-K always available at both services.
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MEDITATION - 10:00-10:45 AM - WILLOW ROOM
All are welcome to join us. This Sunday's meditation will be guided by Janet Luongo on drawing strength from the steady peace within as we act for change in a turbulent world.
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MISSED A SERVICE? FIND PAST SERMONS HERE
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Our website has many resources including archived materials that may be of interest:
- Prior Soundings (Weekend and Weekdays editions) can be found HERE.
- Prior Minister's Messages can be found HERE.
- Prior Sermons: Video, Audio, PDF, can be found HERE.
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“Change the Story" -
Feb 9, 2020
Quoting Bryan Stevenson (Equal Justice Initiative), “The system is broken and we are broken and only the broken can save us.” Let that be our lesson. We can look at the world differently. We are broken but we can change.~ Rev. John Morehouse
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PASTORAL CARE
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f 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
.
CLICK HERE
to learn more about our pastoral care support.
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE! - ADDICTION RECOVERY
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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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