JANUARY 14-15, 2023 - 10 Lyons Plains Road Westport, CT 06880 - Phone: 203.227.7205
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Saturday 12-4 PM and Sunday 9:30 -9:50 AM: Brown bag lunch donations to support John Street Outreach. Sign up HERE; click HERE for instructions. Contact David Vita.
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WORSHIP SERVICE: 10:00 AM
“PROPHETIC SIMPLICITY” – REV. DR. JOHN MOREHOUSE
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Like all prophets, the vision of Dr. King was a simple one. In this service Rev. John will examine that vision and how it calls us to change, plain and simple.
Click HERE for the Order of Service. The service will be in person and virtual; attendance guidelines are HERE. Broadcast of the service is available at uuwestport.org/livestream.
Offering can be made on VENMO ("The Unitarian Church in Westport"), on vop.tucw.org, or feel free to mail in cash or check.
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Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 10:00 AM
“Going Slow” – Rev. Dr. John Morehouse
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MLK CELEBRATION: JUNAUDA PETRUS SUNDAY JAN 15 AT 3:00 PM |
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Junauda Petrus will be the guest at Westport’s 17th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
Petrus’ work centers around Black wildness, laughter, futurism, ancestral healing, sweetness, spectacle, and shimmer. Her debut novel, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them, received the 2020 Coretta Scott King Book Award.
The 3-day celebration ends Sunday at 3 PM with a keynote address delivered by Petrus at the Westport Country Playhouse. The program, free with registration (click here), will also include a dance performed by the Regional Center for the Arts.
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FINAL SESSION OF "LISTENING TO LOSS" - THIS SUNDAY 9:00 AM
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This coming Sunday, Dayle Brownstein will offer the final session of “Listening to Loss.” The theme will be “possibilities for healing.” We will meet in the library. Even if you've missed the first two sessions, we'd love to have you join us for this one. There is no prework.
*Please note that this session will take place BEFORE CHURCH AT 9:00! Light refreshments - coffee! -- will be available.
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ADULT CLASS SUNDAYS JANUARY 15 and 22 at 11:30 AM:
CENTERING OUR GIFTS
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Last week thirty of us gathered to discuss the importance of recognizing each others gifts in building resilience and community. This week we will continue with practicing what we learned last week. We will meet in the East Wing of the church from 11.30 to 12.30. Even if you didn't come last week you are welcome this week. We will review what we learned. There is a work sheet (click HERE) that will help you understand the purpose and practice.
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Mark your calendars for a special Faith Formation Family Feast!
Join us after the service on next Sunday January 22 at the Meeting House for a potluck. Contact Angi Haen with questions and to let her know you're coming.
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Please click HERE to find out more about our Faith Formation programs, or contact Nate Pawelek. All are always welcome to be with us.
Nursery care available for babies and toddlers at 9:45 AM downstairs in the sanctuary building. Our ushers can help you find your way.
All children and youth will begin this morning in the adult worship service at 10:00 AM and then leave for a special service designed for them after the Story for All.
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The K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade classes are thinking about Martin Luther King, Jr. this Sunday on what would be his 94th birthday.
The Witness Stones Project class for middle schoolers (6-8th grade) will resume their exploration of the Native American experience in Connecticut during the 17th century.
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The Youth Group meeting at 11:15 AM will continue learning about the unique history and culture of the Appalachia region of United States as they prepare for their learning journey to Northeast, TN in April, 2023. |
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MYSTERY PEN PALS
Mystery Pen Pals is back! We are looking for adults and children (5th grade and younger) to participate in our super fun anonymous letter exchange, which begins later this month. Sign-up continues this Sunday, January 15. Look for the Faith Formation Information Table in the foyer for details or click HERE.
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A NEW PROCESS FOR FLOWER DEDICATIONS:
CREATING OUR OWN ARRANGEMENTS IF WE WISH
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We are pleased to offer an additional option for dedicating flowers for Sunday services: now we can provide the arrangements ourselves! (Don't worry, the flower basket can still be ordered for $75 if preferred.) We’ll continue to sign up in the Flower Binder in the foyer or contact Ruth Fontilla directly (203.227.7205 x 10), and then we'll indicate that we'll be providing the flowers ourselves (a tasteful arrangement in keeping with the spirit of our worship services, please!), and provide the dedication verbiage.
Arrangements will need to be in the sanctuary before Sunday; Ruth can help us plan as necessary.
We hope this new option will enable all of us to take advantage of the opportunity to celebrate and honor folks and causes we care about, enriching our congregational spirit of care and connection.
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Our complete calendar is always on our website. Click HERE for quick access
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UU Meditation, 9:00-9:40 AM Sundays. Hybrid. A UU mix of mindfulness, discourse, relaxation, visualization and silence. In person, go downstairs and find us in the Chapel by the lower level entrance. On ZOOM -- CLICK HERE Meeting ID: 604 513 6137. Passcode: 068510. Questions? Contact Janet Luongo.
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PAST SERMONS/SERVICES
Our sermons are archived on the website HERE.
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"What Is Calling Us On?"
Rev. Dr. John Morehouse
January 8, 2023
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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 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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