Category: 2. From Our Newsletter

From Our Minister, Rev. Tony Lorenzen

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.

January Sunday Services

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

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.

Ministry/Team News

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 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 Our Minister, Rev. Tony Lorenzen

“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 & Daily Practice for December

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.