Name: "Lighting the Fires in Our Hearts" - Indigenous Teachings at UU Westport
Start: 2026-09-19T22:00:00-04:00
Location: The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport

Please join us as we gather to hear the teachings of three indigenous grandmothers. Nana Wilma, a Mayan Spiritual Guide, Marsha Forest a Wisdom Keeper of Mohawk ancestry, and Grandmother Nancy Andry of Algonquin and French heritage.  To find out more about this wonderful, healing time together, click <a href="https://mendingthesacredhoop.earth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a>. 
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Local Event: "Lighting the Fires in Our Hearts" - Indigenous Teachings at UU Westport 

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Please join us as we gather to hear the teachings of three indigenous grandmothers. Nana Wilma, a Mayan Spiritual Guide, Marsha Forest a Wisdom Keeper of Mohawk ancestry, and Grandmother Nancy Andry of Algonquin and French heritage.&nbsp; To find out more about this wonderful, healing time together, click <a href="https://mendingthesacredhoop.earth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a>.&nbsp;
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Yom Kippur Memorial and Closing Service, Monday, September 21st at 5:00 pm.
In-person or livestream options are available. Non-members must pre-register on CHJ's website, no later than Thursday, September 17, for location details. While our services are free of charge, we kindly ask non-members to consider a donation.
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