Month: August 2025

Spiritual Challenge for September 2025

SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE for SEPTEMBER 2025

A Personal Belonging Audit

My spiritual challenge to you this month is to stop fitting in. Brene Brown says that belonging is a primal human need. It’s so deep that we twist and turn ourselves into a “human pretzel” as she puts … read more.

September Services

September’s theme is Belonging 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, September 7th / Inclusive Waters / … read more.

From our Director of Family Ministries, Rev. Sierra-Marie Gerfao

Upcoming In Ministries For Children, Youth, and Families

Welcome to the 2025-2026 Program Year!

Sunday, September 7: Ingathering service, family fun fair, and homecoming picnic! 

Sunday, September 14: Weekly programs begin (parents and guardians of kids in preK-2nd grade attend parent-child orientation with their children)

Sunday, September 21: Regular … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

From the Board of Trustees

by Jeff Asher, Trustee

“Transforming UUCD Board Governance”

One of the UUCD “Themes” this year has been “Transformation.” What better way to draw on what we learned than to consider your Board’s “transformation” to a body without a President!

From my personal experience, most … read more.

September Events

Join us for a UUCD Women’s Gathering, 1:30 – 3:00 PM, first Thursdays of the month in the Fellowship Hall lower level. No set agenda – just conversation and connection! Our next gathering will be on Thursday, September 4th. All are welcome – no signups needed. See … read more.

Ministry/Team News

From the Social Action Council                                                         

Soup Kitchen Corner                                                                                                           by Judy Lacker                                       

On Saturday, September 6some members of Soup Kitchen Team C (Judy Lacker and Rose Schlemmer, Team Leaders, John Miglietta, Jane Leff, Randy Becker, Gary Winn and Andrea Anderson) will be returning to the Dorothy Day Soup … read more.

Notes on 200 Years+

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

Recent Notes… articles have focused on Civil War era laypersons associated with First Universalist Society, the present-day Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury (UUCD). This month we move to a much different time, the early 21st century. … read more.