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From Our Director of Religious Education for Children and Youth

Sierra-Marie Gerfao

Family Ministry Summer Office Hours In July and August, Rev. Sierra-Marie will be doing a combination of professional development and 2024-2025 preparation time. During this time, she will generally be available to meet by appointment and answer phone calls and emails with the exception … read more.

August Sunday Services – One Service at 10am

August 4                                     
Empathic Distress / Joe Gillotti

Empathic Distress is responsible for stressful human dysfunction in ways that perhaps many people are not aware of. This subject comes from an article by neuroscientists, Dr. Olga Klimecki and Dr. Tania Singer. Revealed in this research … read more.

Notes on 200 Years (and More)

by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Continued from July 2024…

In July 1956 Rev. Frederick Harrison reported that a silver tankard and chalice for communion services had been given to First Universalist Church (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury or UUCD) by the “Universalist Convention,” likely the Connecticut Convention. … read more.

Ministry and Team News

Our Caring Circle is Available

Our ‘Care Coordinator’ receives requests and answers questions for the Caring Circle.

Joan Campbell is the contact person for August.
LouAnn Heller is the assistant.
If you have a need, please contact Joan

Please note that your call will be returned as quickly as possible but it … read more.

Music at the Ridge: Fred Small

Concert: Sunday, August 11, 4pm

Fred Small is a singer, songwriter, and songleader whose music inspires, heals, and empowers. Powerful, affecting, and inviting, Fred’s songs illuminate the goodness and courage of all kinds of people.
Fred’s inclusive lullaby of unconditional love, “Everything Possible,” has become a standard … read more.

From the Board of Trustees

More Than Getting Stuff Done

By Nancy Cullen 

At the UU Danbury Board of Trustees retreat, we got to know each other better, especially our two new board members: Annie Senol, who will also serve as Vice President, and Todd Zagorec.

All of us recently read, Serving with Grace: … read more.

Spiritual Challenge

SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE  – Experience a Poverty Simulation

It’s one thing to value justice and equity, but an entirely different thing to experience what life is like for those whose lives are defined by injustice and inequity. My challenge to you this month is to experience one or … read more.

Music at the Ridge

Lui Collins with Anand Nayak: Folk and Acoustic Concert in Danbury
4pm, Sunday, February 11, 2024

Sunday, February 11, 4 – 6pm EST Click HERE for Tickets

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

Folk singer/songwriter Lui Collins‘s repertoire, accompanied on tenor ukulele … read more.

Upcoming in Religious Education

Sunday, December 3rd – Regular Sunday morning programs followed by our multigenerational after-service holiday party; Junior High Youth Group holiday activities in the evening

Sunday, December 10th – Multigenerational Sunday Service with our Christmas Pageant (no other programs); Deadline for bringing in Mitten Tree gifts

Sunday, December … read more.