Read about November's Spiritual Challenge
The 8th Principle Action Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Join us online March 1 as we look for ways to “accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions” so we can build a diverse, multicultural … read more.
Soup Kitchen Corner
by Judy Lacker
On Saturday, March 6, some members of Soup Kitchen Team 1 will be returning to the Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen on Spring Street to help serve take-out meals that were cooked in volunteers’ homes as well as bagged sandwiches for … read more.
From Our Music Director, Jerry Phelps
Exciting news for all the singers out there! Choir rehearsals resume on March 6 from 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Come make music with us and help prepare for the upcoming music service. If you are interested in joining us, … read more.
The Barn
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
It was just twenty years ago this month, in March 2002, that the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury (UUCD), then known as the Unitarian Universalist Society of Northern Fairfield County (UUSNFC and also called the Barn by members), took the action … read more.
Last year we offered a postcard exchange between kids and young adults in pairs who got to know each other over a four-week period of exchanging notes without knowing one another’s identities. After our final postcard exchange, we held a celebratory event in which … read more.
We look forward to returning to in-person services and simultaneous indoor Religious Education. We anticipate this return to take place sometime this month. The following is based on a return mid-month and is subject to change.
February 6: Family Dinner on ZoomFebruary 13: “Share the Love” … read more.
Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change. ~
Gautama Buddha
Flexibility has become an absolute necessity thanks to the pandemic, and yet flexibility has also become one of the most challenging tasks of our lives! I want … read more.
Dear Congregation,
One of the things you may remember me saying repeatedly last year while we were having services online-only is “children are always in the room.” Computer, tablet, and phone cameras don’t necessarily show us who is in the room, so it felt important … read more.
by Margaret Henderson, Co-President
February’s Focus for the Board of Trustees: Inclusivity A friend of mine who knew calligraphy once made a lovely card for me at this time of year that said, “Tra-la, it’s February, the lusty month of February!” Here’s to the dead … read more.
by Douglas H. Parkhurst
A rather curious headline appeared above a story on page one of the Waterbury (CT) Evening Democrat on Thursday, February 14, 1889. It read “One Preacher Less in the Family.” The story: “Danbury, Conn., Feb.14. – The sudden disappearance of the Rev. … read more.
