This summer you are invited to explore worship at many Unitarian congregations across the country. Between June 27th and September 5th, Nanaimo Unitarians can join any number of UU congregations’ Sunday Services. Below are some links, but you can also find others on your own. Not all congregations hold services in the summer, particularly smaller congregations … Continue reading A Summer Bouquet of Sunday Services
Look for the Summer Newsletter (July & August) for summer updates.
Each year when we celebrate the ending of another Fellowship year, we offer a Flower Communion, a uniquely Unitarian ritual. It began in Prague on June 4,1923 by Rev Norbert Capek, founder of the Unitarian Church in Czechoslovakia. He identified a need to unite the diverse congregants of his church with a symbolic ritual, without … Continue reading Summer Blessings – a Flower Communion
If life flows on in endless song, like a river of music, then what moves us to let go and trust the ‘what is’ of our lives? What allows us to accept that whatever flows through our lives, whether that is a beautiful harmony or painful dissonance, is simply just perfect? It’s entirely music, in … Continue reading Where Everything is Music
Today we welcome Westwood Unitarian Congregation’s Director of Religious Education, Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet, as they explore some of their experiences living with a lifelong disability. Having also been a caretaker and advocate for many years, Ilara brings passion, concern and a unique perspective to the topic. Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet is a visual artist, poet, and story teller. … Continue reading Reclaiming Brokenness: Finding Ground in Challenging Times
Rev. Debra, and delegates Sharon Reeves and Wiley Fargen, share their perceptions of this year’s CUC AGM surrounding the receipt of the Dismantling Racism Task Force report and the subsequent motion from the floor to ratify a new Dismantling Racism 8th Principle. To consider the motion, it was necessary to suspend the meeting rules. Both … Continue reading Wow! and Oops! – The 8th Principle and the Way Forward
The Covid-19 pandemic and Canada’s isolation response caused all religious organizations to close their physical services. Some groups were ready for the change because they had already been broadcasting certain services. Other congregations struggled to reach out. Religious and community leaders know that their function is as much pastoral (caring for the people) as it … Continue reading Lux Eterna
Now, more than ever, we need to be grounded in connection, in hope, and in love. As the cycles of the seasons teach us the gifts of the dark as well as the light, we still need energy – a spark – to fuel living into our aspirations and values, no matter the season, the struggle, or the … Continue reading CUC National Conference Sunday Service ‘Sustaining Our Light’ – a Multigenerational Worship Service
The moon exerts her silvery influence on the earth by drawing down the tides and slowing time. We watch her face dissolving and reforming, a trustworthy cycle to follow time. It is the Lunar calendar that marks feast days and holy days for many religions. Muhammad said that ‘Paradise lies at the feet of your … Continue reading Moon Ways
Have you ever encountered a world beyond your imaginings where light and sound and shape pull you out of your preconceived ideas, transporting you into a new understanding of your world? Environmental artists can take you to the most unexpected places. They have transformed war zones and forests and the underside of urban bridges, shapeshifting … Continue reading Encountering Awe in Unlikely Places
