FEBRUARY 4-5, 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
“LOVE AND BELONGING” – REV. DR. JOHN MOREHOUSE
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Belonging, whether to another or a community, means entering in to a form of love. In this sermon Rev. John explores the power of love in our lives.
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, February 12, 2023 at 10:00 AM
“The Weight of Love” – Rev. Dr. John Morehouse
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"BRING A FRIEND/BE A FRIEND" - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 10:00 AM |
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In two weeks we'll be having a great worship service - as usual! - and we hope many of us will be making a point of inviting friends and neighbors to join us. Please consider bringing along folks to enjoy our weekly time of reflection, community and yes - fun! It'll be a multi-gen service, we'll have the TUUCW orchestra playing, and afterwards there's pizza at the Meeting House. It'll be a festive wind-up to the Super Bowl! Let's do it! |
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU!
PIZZA AND FUN AT THE MEETING HOUSE! SUNDAY, FEB 12 11:30 AM
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Are you new to our congregation? Just starting to feel comfortable and want to know more? Been coming a while but still want to make more connections? Then come join us! RSVP if possible but drop-ins are welcome too. Jim Cooper – coop747@optonline.net
THIS IS PART OF OUR "BRING A FRIEND/BE A FRIEND" SUNDAY CELEBRATION. LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!
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CALL FOR ALL INSTRUMENTALISTS! SUNDAY, FEB 12, 10:00 AM |
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Do you play an instrument? Join the TUUCW Orchestra for our February 12 performance during the worship service of the Beatles "All You Need Is Love." Nate will arrange a part specifically for you and your skill level. Don't be shy! Contact nate@uuwestport.org. |
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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 10 AM worship service and then leave for after the Story for All for their age-appropriate programs:
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The K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade classes are about love during the month of February. On Sunday, we explore the ways that we must love ourselves in order to be able to love others.
(Check out the 3-5th grade class playing Twister, the game of balance (part of January's church theme of Finding Our Center.)
The Witness Stones Project class for middle schoolers (6-8th grade) will learn about the Triangle Trade, the notorious cycle of slave trading that took place between the 16th and 19th centuries. The triangle included Africa’s west coast, the Americas, and Europe and typically took one calendar year to complete.
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The High School Youth Group meets 11:15 AM and and 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 April 7-15, 2023.
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QUAKERISM DEBRIEF: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5, 11:30 AM |
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The first of our Neighboring Faiths programs for this winter/spring - this, on Quakerism - will conclude with a discussion in the library, facilitated by Gordon Cliff. We look forward to seeing you, 11:15, directly after the service next Sunday February 5. Questions? Contact Ravi Sankar or Jamie Forbes
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NEW NAME, APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, STEWARDSHIP, BUDGETING: IT'S GOING TO BE A FABULOUS SPRING! |
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Last Sunday, Rev. John talked about “Theory U” and “presencing.” Presencing combines “sensing” (feeling the future possibility) and “presence” (the state of being in the present moment) --“acting from the presence of what is wanting to emerge” to find solutions and opportunities. It honors then, and now, and looks forward to next.
We are doing that now, here at TUUCW. We have a new name that is inclusive and reflective of our UU values. We’re launching an Appreciative Inquiry process that brings newcomers into dialogue with long-time members, rallying around our Mission and enabling a spiritual recharge as we live in covenant with one another. The Financial Sustainability Task Force has been working since November on big
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ideas that leverage our strengths, delivering new income streams while reducing expenses so we can live within our means. Our stewardship process kicks off in March. We’ll be looking for more pledges and folks stepping up to new giving levels, so that we can continue our rich and vibrant spiritual lives together: supporting each other in good times and difficult ones, and working for social justice in these challenging times.
This is what's happening this spring! Watch from a distance if you like, and when you're ready ... join us! Contact Rev. John to find out how.
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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 and on ZOOM. Contact Janet Luongo to receive updates and notifications of location for this week's session.
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PAST SERMONS/SERVICES
Our sermons are archived on the website HERE.
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"A New Name, A New Center"
Rev. Dr. John Morehouse
January 29, 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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