{"id":17268,"date":"2017-07-28T23:36:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T03:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/?page_id=17268"},"modified":"2020-09-20T15:42:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T19:42:17","slug":"getting-involved-committees-teams-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/getting-involved-committees-teams-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Involved: Committees, Teams &#038; Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2>An active network of connected, supported people<\/h2>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/interior-TUCW--300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" \/>Here at the Unitarian Church in Westport, we are fortunate to have a stunning, award-winning, light-filled building, open to nature just as Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalists might have it. But our building is just that: a building. What makes our church special and vibrant are the people that come to be a part of it &#8211; either online or in person,\u00a0 in joyous times or in difficult ones, to be a part of each other&#8217;s lives and to enrich and support each other in good times and in tough ones.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/holiday-rehearsal-uuwestport-banner-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" \/>Our community is one of kindness, understanding, tolerance and acceptance. Lay people play critical roles in leading numerous committees and teams that who get to know each other and care for each other.\u00a0 Sometimes we get together just to have some fun: to dance, to sing, to hike, to cook &#8211; and sometimes we work together to support one another, providing a home-cooked meal, a ride, or more spiritual pastoral care when such counsel and care can help us get through tough days. <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/kids-games-uuwestport-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/hike-spring-uuwestport-300x165.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/barn_2020_04-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>A Better Man<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/auditing-committee\/\">Auditing Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/social-justice-at-tucw\/beardsley-school-committee\/\">Beardsley School Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/board-of-trustees\/\">Board of Trustees<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/committee-on-ministries-com\/\">Committee on Ministry (COM)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/currents-our-newsletter\/\">Currents &#8211; Quarterly Journal<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Eliminating Racism<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/endowment\/\">Endowment Committee <\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/finance\/\">Finance<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/human-resources\/\">Human Resources Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/social-justice-at-tucw\/immigration-social-action-committee\/\">Immigration and Refugee Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Intern Minister Committee<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/social-justice-at-tucw\/kiva-microfinance-committee\/\">KIVA Microfinance Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/social-justice-at-tucw\/kiva-microfinance-committee\/\">KIVA Microfinance Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/lifespan\/harvest-the-power\/\">Leadership Development Team<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Legacy Giving<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/ministers-greeting\/membership\/\">Membership Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/memorial-garden\/\">Memorial Garden<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/ministers-greeting\/a-faithful-response-to-metoo\/\">#MeToo<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/music-program\/the-music-committee-2\/\">Music Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/neighborhood-circles-of-care\/\">Neighborhood Circles<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/nominating-committee\/\">Nominating Committee (NC)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Non-violent Communication<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/partner-church\/\">Partner Church<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/pastoral-care-chaplains\/\">Pastoral Care Chaplains<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Program Outreach Committee<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/religious-education\/safe-congregation-2\/\">Safer Congregation<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/shawl-ministry\/\">Shawl Ministry<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/small-group-ministries\/\">Small Group Ministries &amp; Inspiration Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Sound Tech Team<\/li>\r\n<li>Soundings<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/stewardship-committee\/\">Stewardship Committee<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>TUCWomen<\/li>\r\n<li>UGNO<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/social-justice-at-tucw\/united-with-kenya\/\">United with Kenya<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/sunday-ushers\/\">Ushers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>UUBuddhists<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/uu-movie-review\/\">UU Movie Discussion<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/social-justice-at-tucw\/voices-cafe\/\">Voices Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/web-site\/\">Web Site<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/social-justice-at-tucw\/westbridge-coalition\/\">Westbridge Coalition<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uuwestport.org\/mission-statement\/worship-associates\/\">Worship Associates<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uuwestport.org\/lifespan\/youth-6th-through-12th-grades\/\">Youth Programming<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An active network of connected, supported people Here at the Unitarian Church in Westport, we are fortunate to have a stunning, award-winning, light-filled building, open to nature just as Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalists might have it. But our building is just that: a building. What makes our church special and vibrant are the &#8230; <a title=\"Getting Involved: Committees, Teams &#038; Groups\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/myswan.info\/mz\/getting-involved-committees-teams-groups\/\" aria-label=\"More on Getting Involved: Committees, Teams &#038; Groups\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":""},"pdf":[],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":""},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>An active network of connected, supported people Here at the Unitarian Church in Westport, we are fortunate to have a stunning, award-winning, light-filled building, open to nature just as Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalists might have it. But our building is just that: a building. What makes our church special and vibrant are the people that come to be a part of it &#8211; either online or in person,\u00a0 in joyous times or in difficult ones, to be a part of each other&#8217;s lives and to enrich and support each other in good times and in tough ones. 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