August 7-20, 2021 - 10 Lyons Plains Road Westport, CT 06880 - Phone: 203.227.7205
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The next edition of SOUNDINGS will go out August 20 and cover
August 21 - September 3, 2021.
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MASKS REQUIRED FOR ALL WHO ARE IN OUR BUILDINGS |
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Excerpt from Rev. John's email from Tuesday, August 3, 2021:
"Given the recent CDC reports and our own care and caution for all our congregants and friends, I have embraced the sound advice of our Reopen Committee, that has recommended that masks be worn within our buildings - regardless of our vaccination status.
Accordingly, may I ask anyone who is in our buildings to please wear a mask. Rest assured we will revisit this policy on a regular basis and update you when the situation changes."
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SUNDAY WORSHIP, AUGUST 8 and AUGUST 15, 2021 |
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Our services are both in person and online and no sign-up is required ahead of time. All are welcome. Masks required regardless of vaccination status. Our services this summer are lay-led. For a list of Summer Sunday topics and leaders, click HERE.
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.
Offering gratefully received in person on Sundays, or on VENMO at The Unitarian Church in Westport (@TUCW-1); vop.tucw.org; or mail in a check.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 2021 - 10:00 AM
“Growing Roots:The Meaning of Life Is Right Here”
– Carrie McEvoy
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Awareness of where we are awakens a sense of place and purpose. Click HERE for the Order of Service.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021 - 10:00 AM
“The Pilgrimage of Love and Loss” – Tom Hearne
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In this service we will explore together the yin and yang of life, the light of love and dark of loss – the things that transform us individually and as a community.
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VIRTUAL MEDITATIONS - SUNDAYS at 9:00 AM.
Zoom Meeting - click HERE ID: 604 513 6137 Password: 068510
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To find out more about our Family Faith Formation programs, please see HERE.
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Faith Formation this summer is a great way to meet each other and Heather Hamilton, our Lead for Children's and Family Faith Formation. Look for her on Sunday mornings as you enter the main hallway. Children will gather, light the Chalice, talk, and engage in a fun art project. Parents are encouraged to come downstairs immediately following the service to see and hear all of what has transpired. Contact Heather for info. And if you'd like to help her out for a Sunday, please let her know!
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August 8, 2021 - We Care for Our Planet Earth - Sea Turtles
August 15, 2021 - We continue to Care for Our Planet by discovering endangered animals
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Children's and Family Faith Formation Invites YOU to be a classroom teacher for Pre-K through grade 7. No previous experience necessary! We are asking for a month commitment to help teach our exciting Soul Matters curriculum and more! Share your love of learning and joy of being a UU with our children.
We would like 6 adults to help for this to be a success. No previous teaching experience is necessary nor do you need to be a parent to participate! ALL are welcome here.
For more information, please connect with Heather at heather@uuwestport.org, or call her 203.227.7205 ext 17. She welcomes all calls!
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TAKE NOTE: This year we will have our traditional Homecoming Sunday Service on September 12, 2021. We are also going to have a Welcoming Sunday Service complete with EXPO two weeks later, on September 26, 2021.
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NEXT STARTING POINT STARTING SEPTEMBER 9
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Rev. John will be offering the next four session Soul Matters Starting Point program in September, on Thursday evenings: September 9, 16, 23, 30, 7:00-8:30 p.m. A rich and engaging program, each week will focus on different aspects of Unitarian Universalism, the history of our faith, and of our congregation. We will be sharing our spiritual journeys and getting to know one another. At the end of the program, the group will be invited to continue to meet monthly for at least a year as a Soul Matters Sharing Circle.
This program can be ideal for folks new to Unitarian Universalism, and/or new to our faith community here in Westport. A great way to get to know people in an intimate and powerful way. And of course it's always wonderful to have more familiar faces join in, too --
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KNOW A RECENT GRADUATE FROM TUCW? |
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Part of our engagement work centers around helping us staying connected with each other as a community. Before the summer is out, we'd like to celebrate all the GRADUATES who are off to new starts in September: college, or life after college. These are big milestones to honor - for the grads, and for their parents or caretakers.
SO - if you know of someone who has graduated this spring, please send Beth Cliff their names, their parent/caretakers's names, school they graduated from, and school (in case of HS graduation) they are going to. And then, stay tuned!
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IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE OUTREACH:
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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Volunteers are needed Friday August 13th to box up and handout curbside pick-up dinners to families at Building One Community in Stamford. This outstanding organization provides many training programs and resources that help immigrant families successfully integrate into the community. We have greatly missed hosting spring and fall Family Night dinners at B1C during the pandemic. Thanks to Chef Julyen we have a plan to distribute dinners the same evening as children receive their back to school supplies. Please contact Kathy Roberts (kproberts@att.net) if you would like to participate or contribute to the dinner.
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UU THE VOTE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE |
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Imagine your best dream of a multi-racial democracy - what does America look and sound like? You are invited - children, elders, and all ages - to reply to this question. Send a paragraph, image, poem, song, movement, or short video to jluongo3@optonline.net
Some responses may be shared at worship service with Nicole Pressley, UUA national leader of award winning UUtheVote, who we are thrilled will preach August 29 on our UU principle: democracy. Read her article in UU World: UU the Vote: All hands on deck.
Join our action: Urge Virginians to vote early, for governor, A.G., and 100 state delegates who decide voting rights. To pick up postcards, contact Jamie: jforbes1@gmail.com
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•ONGOING PROGRAMMING EACH WEEK•
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No MOVING! classes until Tuesday August 31 and Thursday September 2. Vacation time!
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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.
Tuesdays 7:30-8:15 AM. MOVING! low impact, heart-healthy aerobics. Beth Cliff No classes until Tuesday August 31.
Wednesdays: 7-8:15 PM The Power of Now Jim Francek; 7-9 PM Is Mysticism Where Science, Art and Religion Meet? Bart Stuck
Thursdays, 4-5 PM Talking Circles. ZOOM HERE. Jim Francek. 6:30-7:15 PM MOVING! low impact, heart-healthy aerobics . Beth Cliff No classes until Thursday September 2.
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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: Tuesday, August 17 - 7:00-8:30 PM. (first and third Tuesdays of every month) Talking circle, thought-provoking conversations. ZOOM HERE. Questions, contact Pat at: patfrancek@gmail.com.
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Black Lives Matter Book Group, Friday, September 3, 7:00-8:30 PM. We will be discussing The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee. ZOOM HERE
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First In-Person-since-the-Pandemic Potluck Dinner Friday, September 17, 2021, 6:30 PM at the home of Sharon Poole Bittenbender in Easton. RSVP HERE
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Women’s Retreat at beautiful Mercy Center by the Sea, Madison CT. Saturday, October 9, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. Contact Pat Francek, patfrancek@gmail.com
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PAST SERMONS/SERVICES HERE
We offer key sections of the last two weeks'
lay-led summer services for your convenience here.
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“The Value of Money: Aligning Worth and Wealth” - Carrie McEvoy
SUMMER SERVICE - July 25, 2021
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“Lughnasadh: The First Harvest Celebration" - Mary-Megan Marshall - SUMMER SERVICE - August 1, 2021 |
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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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