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FROM OUR MINISTER
“Abolition. No Exceptions”
Dear Beloveds,
The 13th Amendment to the US constitution abolished enslavement “except as a punishment for crime.” Through our 2025-26 Study Action Issue, the Unitarian Universalist Association calls for that exception clause to be removed. Enslavement is not a moral option for … read more.
Spiritual Challenge for Personal Growth – Resilient Staring
This month’s challenge is a staring contest. Stare at a single glorious thing each day for at least a week! It can be the same glorious thing or you can seek out a different one each day. It’s … read more.
January’s theme is Abolition 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.
Jan. 4 / Resistance for All Good … read more.
From the Board of Trustees
by Annie Senol, Vice-President
The Board is pleased to announce that past President Margaret Henderson was nominated by our Nominating Committee and approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees to fill the vacancy left by Marie Dupree as Board Treasurer at the … read more.
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.
What is the Connecticut UU Social Justice Ministry?
Something exciting is happening! Emerging from a collaborative effort between congregations across Connecticut, a new statewide organization has formed that will help Unitarian Universalists in Connecticut join forces for social justice in more powerful ways and make a … read more.
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.
UU Danbury Programming
Revised Dec. 17, 2025
Sunday Morning Services are always available on Zoom. UU Danbury will communicate any time an in-person service is cancelled because of the weather by a special email, a website post and/or social media.
The minister in collaboration with the rest … read more.
“Hope Punk”
Dear Beloveds,
Hope Punk is a term coined by fantasy author Alexandra Rowland in a 2017 Tumblr post that went viral across other platforms as well, where she wrote “The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk. Pass it on.”
For reference, “grimdark” is sub-genre of fantasy and … read more.
SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE for Personal Growth for December 2025
Read or Watch A Hopepunk story and compare it to the narratives of Christmas or Hannukah or Kwanzaa.
Some hope punk stories include:
The Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
The Hail Mary Project
The Hunger Games
The Book of Eli
Arrival
The Shawshank Redemption
Find some … read more.
