Month: December 2021

From the Board of Trustees

by Debra Oria

Happy New Year one and all!

A new year brings renewed hope and a fresh outlook. There were many crossroads and discussions about COVID-19 and the challenges that Mother Nature presented us with last year. Among the nuts and bolts there have also … read more.

Notes on 200 Years (and More) January 2022

by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Two hundred years is a substantial period of time in human terms. Two centuries. Six or seven generations. What was happening in 1822, two hundred years ago?

In the United States the times were known as the Era of Good Feeling(s). … read more.

From Our Minister

January is the quietest month in the garden…
But just because it looks quiet doesn’t mean that nothing is happening.

~ Rosalie Muller Wright

January 2022
Here we are in a brand new year and I’m still thinking about “quiet”. I guess I’m staying in the quiet lane because … read more.

January Services

January Services – One Service at 10am Sunday via Zoom ONLY
email officemanager@uudanbury.org for Zoom link

Sunday, January 2nd
Beginning…Again: A Service of Meditation and Poetry for the New Year
This lay-led service with Deb Casey coordinating, will be filled with many wonderful voices from the congregation sharing … read more.

All Sunday Services will be via Zoom – for now

In light of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, our in-person Sunday services at UU Danbury will be suspended until Sunday, January 23, 2022 (subject to change).  The CDC shared concerns over an expected peak of COVID cases after the holidays, so the Board … read more.

From our Director of Religious Education

Dear Congregation,

I want to speak frankly about a difficult topic, and I want to give you advance notice that my message here includes discussion of threats of school shootings. Please take care of yourself in the way that makes sense for you. The purposes … read more.

Explore our new website!

Using the new WordPress Theme created by the UUA, we are delighted to have launched our new site. We hope you like it! Please let us know if you find typographical errors, mistakes, inaccuracies or if you have suggestions about content that should be added.

If … read more.

From Our Minister

The quieter you become the more you can hear. ~ Ram Dass

Quiet is not a common occurrence in the season of holidays. And, yet, what an opportune time for reflection as a calendar year comes to a close, we are surrounded by the beauty … read more.

Upcoming In RE: Children and Youth Religious Education

Great news! Religious Education groups now meet concurrently with Sunday services again! While we wait for children ages five to eleven to have an opportunity for full vaccination against Covid, children and youth are going straight to Religious Education programs on arrival at 10AM. On … read more.