Spirited Jazz Nanaimo is a wonderful worshipful musical experience with four talented local musicians.
Please join Teighan Couch (vocals), Patrick Courtin (Hammond organ), Brad Shipley (guitar) and Adam Robertson (drums) for an hour of uplifting and soul nourishing music.
This is an in-person … read more.
This is a service of readings and songs about the lure of love in our lives. The lure of romantic love that grabs our imaginations and our hearts. Becoming an enticement that opens in us a yearning for an ideal love that promises fulfillment one … read more.
Principles of equality and justice compel Unitarian Universalists to advocate for marriage equality and other civil rights centering LBGTQ2S+ people. But who exactly has the “right” to love, date, get married or “shack up”, and to access intimacy and sexual pleasure? Just ahead of Valentine’s … read more.
Congregations are experiencing a lot of change these days: from ministerial transitions to implementing the 8th Principle, all during a pandemic. Upheaval, loss, uncertainty, pain, aspirations, conflict: cultural shifts within and without are calling us to hold one another gently, despite our differences and difficulties.
Covenanting … read more.
Throughout history, when oppressive regimes and systems have tried to dominate a country, a society or a minority, brave voices inevitably emerge to speak truth to power. Their words and songs are the rallying cry to their oppressed brothers and sisters and for better days … read more.
A treat for the ears, the heart and the soul with our first alternative worship service focused on jazz.
Your soul soothed with words of wisdom shared by Rev Debra, and your spirit lifted up by the skills of Patrick Courtin (piano), Nico Rhodes (sax) and … read more.
Dr. Judith Lewis Hermann, MD says, “The ORDINARY RESPONSE TO ATROCITIES is to banish them from consciousness. Certain violations of the social compact are too terrible to utter aloud: this is the meaning of the word unspeakable.” Today I am offering a reflection on my … read more.
In moments of ethical conflict, I have often heard the clarifying question, ‘What would Jesus say?’ I wonder who else we turn to when we are looking for encouragement or focus in confusing times? Who are the local prophets that see clearly and are … read more.
Most of our world religions offer something called ‘Good Tidings’, moral-spiritual principles of universal relevance, addressing our all-too-frequent collapses in social justice and cultural refinement. A serious look at world history reveals the rise, fall and renewal of religiously-inspired civilizations. What can we learn from … read more.
We enter the new year, like the god Janus, looking backward and looking forward with a fire communion. In the words of Rev. Elizabeth Harding,
“The fire communion separates the end of the year from the beginning, helping us to put in perspective the joys and … read more.
