Living our “green” values

From Team Green  by Barbara Myers 

We were all proud in 2018 when UU Danbury was awarded a Level 3 “Green House of Worship” certificate by the Inter-religious Eco-Justice Network of CT. Perhaps you have seen it hanging over the water fountain in our Fellowship … read more.

Green Action

Team Green develops programs to promote positive environmental actions at the personal, congregational and community levels.

Solar Panels installed in 2017

Wildflowers planted for pollinators on UUCD property

On-site organic garden and composting

In 2018 UUCDanbury received a Level Three Award from the Green … read more.

A Green House of Worship Award

 

We received a Green House of Worship Award from the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network in April 2018.

We were the first house of worship in our area to go solar (2017). We replaced two furnaces with heat pumps and reduced our use of fossil fuels by using … read more.

January Events

Come join the UUCD Women’s Gathering 1:30-3:00 PM, on Friday, January 2, in the lower level of Fellowship Hall.

All are welcome – no signups necessary. 

Questions? Speak to Barbara Myers, Melody Levy, or Lisa Horton

De-Greening the Fellowship Hall

On Sunday, January 4th (a couple of days before Three … read more.

Notes on 200+ Years

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)

by Douglas H. Parkhurst

The Rev. Harry Hersey prepared a short history which was printed in the 125th anniversary program of First Universalist Church (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury or UUCD) in October 1947. A photocopy of the anniversary … read more.

From the Auction Team

From the Auction Team

It was a night of fun and frolic. The refreshments were great, the entertainment was delightful, the room was humming.

We raised $22,385 for UUCD’s operating budget and $3,620 for A Better Chance of Ridgefield. We could not have done it without all … 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.

Notes on 200+ Years

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

This month marks the 160th anniversary, on April 9, of the surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia to combined Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant. Lee’s surrender effectively … read more.

Notes on 200 Years (and More)

by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Continued from October 2024…

We begin this month’s article with a look back to early 1957. The board of trustees of First Universalist Church (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury), at its February meeting, discussed the current arrangement and capacity of the church … read more.