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Our worship services are a time to gather in community, seek meaning, and celebrate the values that guide our Unitarian Universalist faith — Love, Justice, Interdependence, Equity, Pluralism, Generosity, and Transformation.
Here you’ll find past sermons from Rev. Dianne M. Daniels, our Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Norwich, who preaches on the 1st and 3rd Sundays. Every service offers music, reflection, and fellowship that nurture the spirit. Each message reflects on life’s big questions, explores timeless truths, and invites us into deeper connection with ourselves, each other, and the world.
Whether you’re revisiting a favorite service or exploring for the first time, may these words inspire, comfort, and challenge you on your journey. We welcome you to bring your questions, your hopes, and your whole self — because here, all are truly part of the circle of love.
Staying present in tension is moral courage in miniature. Respecting another’s identity, culture, or viewpoint without the need to dominate or replace it allows the differences to coexist side-by-side, the elements to retain their meaning, and shows goodwill without sacrificing one’s own comfort or personal identity. On Sunday, March 22, we welcome the Rev. Tom Nalesnik back to our pulpit. Celebrating 25 years in ministry, Rev. Nalesnik brings a rich and varied background—from communications and advertising to parish and interim ministry, small group development, religious education, and writing for the web. In his sermon, inspired by a wild dream and the … Continue reading The Worship That Goes Wrong Paying attention changes us, and changed people act differently. What happens when pluralism meets injustice and the difference between tolerance and complicity becomes too plain to avoid, too obvious to ignore? Can the moral courage of a community sustain social witness when it becomes faith in action? What’s the difference between urgency and anxiety, and … Continue reading Faith with a Backbone – When Attention Becomes Action
Holding Tension Without Breaking – Paying Attention to One Another in a Fractured World
The Worship That Goes Wrong
Faith with a Backbone – When Attention Becomes Action
