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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.

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.

From Our Minister – Rev. Tony Lorenzen

“Getting Lost in that Book”

Dear Beloveds,

I spent summer days doing a lot of things while growing up, but the two things I did most of all, especially the summers of my grade school years were playing baseball (and watching baseball on T.V. and listening to … read more.

July Sunday Services

July Services – One Service at 10am

July 7                     
Bringing Humanity to Our Institutions               Steve Kennedy

Far too often in recent years, we have outsourced the work of our communities to institutions without real ties to the community and the people in it. This service will consider how we can … read more.