Month: November 2024

From Our Minister, Rev. Tony Lorenzen

Dear Beloveds,

Our theme for December is Presence, and even though winter is upon us, I’m thinking of surfing. Being in the present moment, being non-reactive and aware of yourself, your emotions, and your thoughts without letting them overwhelm you is a meditative practice that takes … read more.

Social Action – Soup Kitchen Corner

On Saturday, December 7,some members of Soup Kitchen Team C (Team Leaders Judy Lacker and Rose Schlemmer, John Miglietta, Jane Leff, Randy Becker, Gary Winn and Andrea Andersen) will be returning to the Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen on Spring Street to help serve take-out meals … read more.

December Events

UUCD Men Conversing over Coffee meets on the second Wednesday of each month.  Our next meeting is onWednesday, December 11th at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall Lower Level. For more information contact Jeff Asher or Joe Gillotti.

Movies with a Message – Saturday, December 14th – Suze … read more.

December Services

December’s theme is Presence and all services will relate to that idea in some way. Some services may differ slightly from these descriptions as details of the main presentation aren’t finalized until a day or two before each service.

Sunday, December 1st – Your Presence … read more.

December Spiritual Challenge

SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE – “Prepare to be a Powerful Presence”

Quite often when someone is hurting, the best thing you can do is just be present to them. Sit with them, maybe hold a hand. Your presence is powerful and enough. You don’t have to find a … read more.

Music at the Ridge

Magpie in Concert

Sunday, December 8, 4 – 6pm EST

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury
24 Clapboard Ridge Road
Danbury, CT 06811

Click HERE for Tickets

$25 in person, $20 streaming

MUSIC AT THE RIDGE, Danbury’s own live acoustic music series, continues its monthly performances of … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

by Marie Dupree, Treasurer

Hi, all my friends at UUCD,

I have been a member of UUCD for 50+ years and have seen lots of changes!!!

I will turn 80 on December 9th. I lost my husband, Keith, on March 16th this year. We had been married for … read more.

Notes on 200+ Years

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Continued from November 2024…

The year 1958 was a watershed for First Universalist Church (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury). It was the first full year of the pastorate of Rev. Gaston Carrier, and in January Mrs. … read more.