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Change The Ever Constant

It is said that only death and taxes are certain. Add to the list, change. Change, sometimes invited and intentional, sometimes resisted and denied.

We can engage it, resist it, deny, ignore or celebrate it and still change will occur. Our Unitarian Universalist faith invites us … read more.

Reconciliation: What Does It Require of Us?

September 30th has been declared National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day of memorial, to recognize and acknowledge the effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system.

Let us honour this day and identify ways we might individually and collectively continue the work of reconciliation.

Rev. … read more.

Belonging in Community

Continuing with our theme of belonging, we’ll reflect together on community in the polycrisis. Community invites us to cultivate the kind of compassionate love that sees through the illusion of the isolated self. We are all embedded in invisible webs of service and care; through … read more.

Kintsugi: From Broken to Beautiful

Kintsugi, a Japanese art form, embodies a philosophy of embracing imperfections. It involves repairing cracked or broken pottery with lacquer dusted with gold or other precious metals, highlighting the damage rather than hiding it. This practice extends beyond a mere repair technique, serving as a … read more.

Rivers of Belonging

As we reconstitute ourselves after the summer, it is our tradition to have a water communion…a coming together in union. We bring waters from meaningful summer experiences  be it from far off travel or the backyard wonder shared with a child – we come to … read more.

Summer Sunday Circle

Summer Sundays through August 31 at 11:00am – 12:30pm or 1:00pm

By popular demand, we are offering our Summer Sunday Circle again this year, co-facilitated by Rupert Raj and Chris English. Fellowship members/friends are invited to join our 10-week, drop-in discussion group of various pre-scheduled topics … read more.

Summer Sunday Circle

Sundays, June 29 through August 31 at 11:00am – 12:30pm or 1:00pm

By popular demand, we are offering our Summer Sunday Circle again this year, co-facilitated by Rupert Raj and Chris English. Fellowship members/friends are invited to join our 10-week, drop-in discussion group of various pre-scheduled … read more.

The Bubbling Well

Sometimes the important truths in our families, relationships, lives and hearts linger beneath the surface. When those truths bubble up and reveal themselves, it can be disturbing, healing or transformational.

Please join Debbie for an original story that explores the realm of the Bubbling Well.

Debbie is … read more.

Flower Communion Service

The Flower Communion service was created by Norbert Capek, founder of the Unitarian Church in former Czechoslovakia, and introduced to North America by his wife Maja, also a Unitarian minister. It is a symbolic ritual intended to bring congregations together. Join members of the Sunday … read more.

Pride

The first same-sex church wedding in Canada took place at the First Unitarian Church of Winnipeg in 1974 – 30 years before same-sex marriages became legal. Now, fifty years later, what does Pride mean to you in a world where so much progress has been … read more.