May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity and Goth Day, and if there is a connection between the two, it must lay in the creative expression of nature in all her many splendid forms. The next day is Victoria Day and World Turtle Day, … read more.
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This restorative service will be an immersive experience centred around a reflection on breath and appreciation. ‘Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor,’ says Thich Nhat Hanh in Stepping … read more.
During World War II, with most German men conscripted into the army, Nazi Germany created one of the largest forced labor systems in history – over 20 million people. Some were concentration camp inmates, some were prisoners of war, and some were civilian workers from occupied … read more.
The art of hospitality and food are folded together with respect and open-heartedness. These are qualities that we share when we welcome guests into our homes and when we welcome friends into membership.
Let our table be filled with dishes of resilience, flavoured with hope. Let us … read more.
In this talk, I’ll explore some of the factors that limit our ability to face the reality of climate change, talk about some of the work we are doing in the school district, and how we can move past this veiled state of limbo that … read more.
Our spirits claimed the physical world at our first breath, and we renounce our claim on life with an exhale. Every Easter, we are reminded of the cycle of life and death. Through this incarnation of the ineffable, we come closest to understanding the mysteries. … read more.
Sunday Services are currently in person and online at 11:00 a.m. To join any of our upcoming services on Zoom, please click on this SERVICE LINK a few minutes before the service.
We’re excited to have Jackie Hildering return in-person in Fellowship Hall to share more of her … read more.
Dancer and choreographer, Martha Graham once said, “The body says what words cannot.” Perhaps the body also tells us what we cannot understand. What can we learn from our bodies in this time of upheaval and loss? Can they teach us how to survive? … read more.
Every time a writer turns the page to begin the next chapter, they must face the emptiness of a pure white piece of paper or the empty screen. In that moment there is nothing. There is only the writer, breathing. Many of us, when faced with … read more.
Special Guest Musician: Nico Rhodes
Patrick’s presentation will include an explanation of urban forestry and the benefits of a healthy urban forest, followed by an overview of the results of a recently conducted Urban Forestry Audit and Benchmarking Study. There should be some time for Q+A.
As … read more.
