Dear Beloved Community,
This week marks a pivotal two year anniversary. In March 2020, schools, churches, and businesses began to shut down in response to a worldwide pandemic. UUC Stamford joined the millions of congregations who held service for the first time online. We had … read more.
It has been a tough week for our world. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is devastating and puts our whole world at risk. Climate reports show that the Earth is warming faster than anticipated. Trans kids and their parents are threatened by targeting laws in … read more.
Today I took a walk around Latham Park. It was a beautiful day and everyone seemed to have a touch of spring fever. Children called out from a school bus window. People gathered to eat lunch together on benches. A man played his trumpet for … read more.
This past Sunday a group of twelve people gathered in the Community Room to learn about Unitarian Universalist history and theology. (There will be a Part II – UU102- on March 13th, and others are welcome to join us! See announcement below.) It is easy … read more.
Love is the spirit of this congregation
and service its law.
This is our great covenant –
To dwell together in peace,
To seek the truth in love,
And to help one another.
As a congregation, we recite these words every Sunday in affirmation. … read more.
About nine years ago I had the joy of sitting and walking with Buddhist teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, at Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush, NY. Brother Thay, as he was known to followers, visited the states right before the stroke that limited his mobility and … read more.
Last Sunday I spoke about my former professor from Drew Theological School, Mark Miller, who composed the song “Creation of Peace”, an adaptation of the song “We’ll Build A Land”. Mark serves as faculty and choir director at both Drew and Yale; I had the pleasure … read more.
When was the last time you had an intentional conversation?
We might think of an intentional conversation as one with purpose. While many conversations have a goal in mind, perhaps the most important purpose of all is to build trusting, accountable relationships between and … read more.
Dear Ones,
Over the next two Sundays, we will be exploring what it means for us as Unitarian Universalists to harness love’s power to stop oppression and to build beloved community. Working for justice in the world is core to our Unitarian Universalist principles, … read more.
All the best laid plans are weather- and Covid- dependent. The week between Christmas and New Years was gray, but unseasonably warm. I spent a few afternoons outdoors walking, including a long overdue climb up Mount Beacon near my Hudson Valley home. I was … read more.
