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Welcome to the Fourth Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Westchester in Mohegan Lake, New York. Our fellowship is a liberal religious community where members and friends gather to support each other in spiritual journeys and to give service to the wider world of which we are a part.
Our Mission: We are a caring and inclusive spiritual community of children, youth, and adults who honor differences and support open-minded spiritual exploration and ethical development. We celebrate life, nurture each other, and provide support in loving and open-hearted acceptance. We commit ourselves to social justice through action in our local community and the larger world. |
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Upcoming ServicesSeptember 9, 10:30 - 11:30 AM Our first service of the year! Cindy Davidson will lead our traditional Water Communion at ingathering. Don't forget to bring a small container of water from your (literal or virtual) wanderings this summer. Of course, we'll have a little extra on hand just in case... Please come visit us, whether it’s your first time, or you just to catch up with everyone. |
News and Events******* The 4th UU Community proudly welcomes our new minister, Cindy Davidson! Cindy officially starts on August 1st. We're all looking forward to beginning a wonderful shared ministry with Cindy. In the meantime, here are a few words she shares with us: Greetings, members and friends, I am delighted to be joining you soon for the next chapter of shared ministry at 4th UU! I join you while in the final stages of becoming an ordained UU minister, having received my MDiv from Meadville Lombard in May, and having completed my service as the ministerial intern at Community UU Congregation at White Plains in June. I am honored and particularly enthusiastic for the opportunity to now serve your congregation as minister. One of the things that most excites me about the year ahead is your reputation as a congregation with a rich and vibrant lay leadership, from worship to social justice and governance. From observing my parents’ involvements in the small-town Methodist church of my upbringing, to my own experiences as a lay leader in my home UU congregation in Lexington, MA, I’ve seen the important role lay leaders (and those who appreciate them!) play in the health, vitality and spiritual well-being of a congregation and its members. I have no doubt such vitality – and a few challenges, for sure! – exists at 4th UU as well. I am confident we’ll find our stride as we craft our own shared ministry in matters large and small, spiritual and practical, life-affirming and fun. A bit more about me: I was born in western PA and headed to the Big City for music studies on the French Horn, earning a BMusic at the Mannes College of Music, and then worked in artist and non-profit management for several years. I married, moving to Durham, NC, and Paris, France before settling in Lexington, MA. During these years, I was a mother-at-home to four children (now in their 20’s), active as a LaLeche League peer breastfeeding counselor, trained in massage therapy and briefly had a small private practice. My own spiritual stirrings and a desire to connect with a community like the one I remembered growing up was what led me to visit the Unitarian Universalist church near me in my forties. Here I found a welcoming faith and community to support and encourage my inner search and to also challenge and encourage the outward, socially engaged, expression of my values. With such a strong voluntary ethic in my background, how could I not become more involved? Singing in the choir was the first step. Then, over the course of fifteen years, I served on the Board, chaired the Social Action and Music Committees, ran the concert series, co-facilitated a Parenting Teens group, was part of the Worship Associates team, and co-chaired the Green Sanctuary Committee through the Green Sanctuary certification process. As a result of following my mounting concerns about ecological, climate and environmental justice, I became a GreenFaith Fellow and joined the Board of the UU Ministry for Earth seven years ago. Together, these are the things that “seeded” my call to ministry. I believe the spiritual quest of meaning-making is never-ending and the opportunities for spiritual growth and depth are numerous and available to each of us in everyday life. Theologically, I lean towards religious humanism and religious naturalism, and find that process and liberation theologies appeal in their most liberal interpretations. I’m drawn to contemplative practices that focus on meditation, the natural world, the written word, and music. I am wondering how you describe yourselves, and look forward to meeting and getting to know you in the months ahead! In the meantime, May you be blessed in life, and may you be a blessing to others. In faith, Cindy **** Zen Meditation Group, Meets Every Saturday, 9:00 - 11:30 AM, Led by Rev Paul Silverman, free and open to the public **** |
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