MAY 30-JUNE 3, 2022 - 10 Lyons Plains Road Westport, CT 06880 - Phone: 203.227.7205
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OUR TAG SALE IS BACK! SATURDAY AUGUST 6, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM |
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Tag Sale! Thanks to some members who are moving, our ‘warehouses’ (i.e. Linda’s living room, Eileen’s garage) are full of wonderful items for our Saturday, August 6 sale. Click HERE for details, and what to donate. If you MUST unload your treasures before the end of July, The Meeting House lower level is now available. Call Ruth in the office to arrange drop-off time 203-227-7205 x 10. All else? Contact Linda Hudson, 203-226-5335. |
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GRADUATION SEASON IS UPON US! |
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Hard to believe it's that time of year again. We are seeking names of all graduates - high school, college and grad school, who are part of our community. Please send Beth Cliff info so we can celebrate together!
1. Graduates' full name
2. Academic institution they graduated from
3. College they're going to (where applicable, if they want to share)
4. Parents' names
Thank you so much for your help!
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COMMUNITY TALKING CIRCLE SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 9:00 AM-NOON |
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Over the last few months we have experienced within our community a collision of opinions and conflicting perspectives. With that in mind, our Pastoral Care Associates have graciously scheduled a community-wide talking circle in our sanctuary for us all on Saturday morning, June 4. This will be a time of qualitative listening around the topic “what does our congregation do to either ‘enhance’ or ‘diminish’ the manifestation of a Blessed Community?”
CLICK HERE for complete information. Please have this on your calendars and we look forward to seeing you June 4. Questions? Contact Pastoral Care at 203.227.7205 x 19 or Rev. Jim Francek. |
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WE WANT YOUR IDEAS FOR NAMING OUR SPIRITUAL HOME |
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The Naming Committee is asking for your participation in our search for a name for our spiritual home. We need your submissions for our naming process to be inclusive and democratic! Over the next couple of months committee members will be in the foyer after Sunday service to provide information on upcoming townhalls, a July summer service, and four step voting process in the fall. We need all name submissions by September 18.
We are enjoying reading all the submissions so far! Please keep them coming. So grab a cup of coffee and start brainstorming! Thank you. Luisa Francoeur, Randy Burnham, Rob Herman, Sudha Sankar, Rob Zuckerman, Carolyn Gundell Namechange@uuwestport.org
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"ON THE DIVIDE" REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS MOVIE AND DISCUSSION
TUESDAY MAY 31, 7:00-9:00 PM ON ZOOM
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Please join us in watching this award-winning film about reproductive rights in Texas: On the Divide. The 90-minute film "follows the story of three Latinx people living in Texas who, despite their views, are connected by the most unexpected of places: the last reproductive health clinic on the U.S./Mexico border. As threats to the clinic and their personal safety mount, these three are forced to make decisions they never could have imagined."
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We will watch the movie together and then have a short debrief discussion online: What did we learn? What is TUCW going to do now? Click here to register. Questions? Contact Beth Cliff 203.227.7205 x 16.
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GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS PROCLAMATIONS
CONTACT YOUR TOWN GOVERNMENT
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June 2 is Gun Violence Awareness Day and Connecticut Against Gun Violence (CAGV) is asking that we contact our Mayors or First Selectperson to issue Gun Violence Awareness Day proclamations. Stamford has already agreed to do so.
Getting your town to issue a public proclamation raises awareness of the public health crisis that gun violence is and calls attention to the magnitude of the crisis, serving as a call to action to get involved.
Please click HERE for instructions, and let us know that you're making the request so we can keep track of all the towns participating. And here for a proclamation and a request letter, all you have to do is send it to your Mayor or first Selectperson.
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WEAR ORANGE AND SHOW UP: JUNE 2
NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY
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8th annual Wear Orange event observing National Gun Violence Awareness Day takes place on the New Haven Green on Thursday, June 2 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. We’ll focus on the public health crisis of community gun violence, and how it disproportionately victimizes Black and brown communities in Connecticut.
Wear Orange was inspired by the friends of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old Chicago student killed by gunfire just days after participating in President Obama’s 2013 inauguration. Orange was Hadiya’s favorite color, and it’s the color hunters use to protect themselves, her friends decided to honor her life by wearing orange on June 2, her birthday. This tradition has continued annually with observances across the country on her birthday and the weekend following.
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BLACK LIVES MATTER BOOK DISCUSSION: FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 7-8:30 PM |
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"The 1619 Project" by Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times magazine. We will be focusing on the "Music" and "Church" chapters. Co-sponsored by the Racial Justice Council and TUCWomen BLM committee. All are welcome, whether you've read the book or not.
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"I CAN'T BREATHE: ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IN CONNECTICUT" SUNDAY, JUNE 5 - 11:15 AM FOLLOWING THE SERVICE |
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Please join us on June 5 to discover what environmental injustice is and what it means for those of us living in Fairfield County. Following a video featuring Robert Bullard, considered the “father of environmental justice,” guest speakers Dione Dwyer and Yolanda Stinson of PT Partners will join us for an eye-opening discussion about their experience living and advocating for residents in Bridgeport’s PT Barnum Apartments, bordered on three sides by industrial facilities and a sewage treatment plant. This program will be held in-person and virtually. |
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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.
Fridays: Every other Fri (next, June 3), 12:30-2PM Shawl Ministry Jan Braunle.
First Fridays 12-1PM Awakenings ZOOM Kathy Roberts. Last Fridays 7:30 PM
Saturdays: 12:00 noon- 4 PM John Street Bag Lunch Drop Off David Vita
Sundays: 9 AM Meditation (virtual and in person; check w Janet) ZOOM HERE Janet Luongo
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Our complete calendar is always on our website. Click HERE for quick access
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Sacred Circles with Grandmother Nancy: June 7 & 21 (1st and 3rd Tuesdays). 7:00-8:30 PM. Learn about Indigenous knowledge and rituals. Grandmother Nancy will teach us about identifying our spirit animals. ZOOM HERE Contact Pat Francek
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TUCWomen Summer Potluck, Friday, July 15th at 6:30. Eileen Belmont will be hosting in Westport, CT. RSVP to Eileen for directions.
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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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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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