visit us at uuwestport.org

CLICK HERE for 2 week calendar PDF. CLICK HERE for past issues of SOUNDINGS.

Westport Pride’s first in-person event is not to be missed! The entire community is invited to celebrate Westport’s first-ever Pride Rally. The rally will feature a select group of community speakers, performers, local clergy as well as political leaders who will gather to celebrate this inaugural event. Jim Marpe, Westport Selectman, will be issuing a proclamation declaring June Pride Month in Westport. The town will also fly a pride flag on Jesup Green in honor of the event. There will be children’s art activities, pride merchandise and swag, and educational materials on hand.

Our services are both in person and on ZOOM. Please sign up HERE to join us in person. If you need in-person childcare please click the appropriate box so we can be prepared for you. Click HERE for in-person Sunday Service Attendance Guidelines.

Sunday's service is our annual Family Faith Formation Celebration Worship Service. Our children and youth will share with us their activities this year, and their learnings, both in person and with video montages.

Worship Associate: Gian Andrea Morresi

Click HERE for the Order of Service. Offering gratefully received at vop.tucw.org or mail in a check.

Our ZOOM link is always on the front page of the website and does not change from week to week. You can also click : HERE. Meeting ID 207 517 697 PASSWORD: 8893787678 Landline: 1 646 876 9923. Doors will open in the ZOOM room at 9:50 AM.

This Sunday all children are invited to join their families in the sanctuary or online for our service. To find out more about our Family Faith Formation programs, please contact Nate Pawelek, our Director of Faith Formation. FFF information is always available HERE.

All children, youth, and families are invited to attend the June 6 Family Faith Formation Celebration Worship Service, either in person or virtually. The service will feature video montages of the children and youth, as we share with the congregation what we have been doing for the past several months. It promises to be great fun!

June 13: Three high school seniors from our congregation will be Bridging this day during the worship service. Bridging is the symbolic celebration to mark our young people passing from childhood to adulthood. They are Trevor Cooper, Lillian Boland, and Anna Seiple.

Summer Fun & Games: Our program of crafts and games for children (5th grade and younger) begins on Sunday, July 4 and will continue each Sunday through Labor Day weekend. This is an opportunity for adult volunteers to interact and bond with our church children. If you would like to sign up for a Sunday (or two) of fun with our children, contact Nate.

Please join the Leadership Development Team in congratulating Jamie Forbes, June’s Leading Light award recipient. Among the many significant gifts of Jamie’s time and talent are her service on the Endowment Committee, her dedication as co-chair of the Beardsley Committee and her work as a Visiting Steward. Jamie is also a founding member and co-chair of the TUCW Saturday Hikers group. She is an integral member of the TUCWomen, #BLM Movie Discussion, UU the Vote and Gender Equity teams, and served for many years with great success as our TUCW youth advisor. Not least, Jamie brightens our services with her singing with the Once and Again singers. For all her involvement in and commitment to TUCW, Jamie truly is a Leading Light.

Same ZOOM as the service: just stay on after worship and a brief coffee discussion. All are invited to attend although only members are able to vote. We need a quorum and the issues to be discussed are important; your presence is needed. Wonder whether you're eligible to vote? Contact Stapley Emberling at secretary@uuwestport.org. Info available on the front page of our website uuwestport.org; financials available from our Treasurer Steve Grathwohl or attend one of the two budget overview meetings.

Please click HERE to sign-up to cover an upcoming week; it will help us all stay organized. THANK YOU! Questions? Contact Rob Zuckerman or Beth Cliff.

Julyen Norman and Tom Croarkin will be our hosts, along with special guests:

Crooner Andy Gundell. +++ Stars of stage and screen Scott Bryce and Jodi Stevens +++ Comic Judy Eckert +++ and our very own "Ethel Merman"

Join Closing Ceremony on ZOOM by clicking HERE. Meeting ID: 822 7418 2325 Passcode: 668654

Bidding and catalog of items are available at uuwestport.org/auction

Raffle sales end at 8:30 PM. Raffle winners announced at the end of the evening. Bidding ends at 9:00 PM. Click HERE for flyer.

For info contact Janet Luongo.

Zoom Meeting - click HERE ID: 604 513 6137 Password: 068510

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1.800.273.8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC)- 24Hr 888–774–2900

Alcoholics Anonymous: 866-783-7712 https://ct-aa.org/meetings

Al-Anon (family members of alcoholics) https://www.ctalanon.org/meetings

Find us on digital and social media: website: uuwestport.org, Facebook public page (Unitarian Church in Westport) private group (uuwestport), and Instagram (uuwestportct).

 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.