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 topics taking place in the Unitarian hall. We may … Continue reading Summer Sunday Circle
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.
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 Services Committee as they present this year’s ceremony. Please bring … Continue reading Flower Communion Service
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 reversed, and new issues challenge our understanding of LGBTQ+ inclusion? … Continue reading Pride
One of the Canadian Unitarian Council’s stated aspirations is to be: Spiritually Grounded: We seek transformation through personal spiritual experiences and shared ritual. How does community enhance our sense of being spiritually grounded? How can the current need to be nimble and embrace an emergent attitude be included in our being spiritually grounded?
Through spoken words and music, we will reflect upon this passage from poet and author John O’Donohue: I arise today Blessed by all things, Wings of breath, Delight of eyes, Wonder of whisper, Intimacy of touch, Eternity of soul.
What if sustainability isn’t just about how long we last – but about how deeply we belong to each other and to the future? This pre-recorded service revisits Rev. Ray Drennan’s 2004 Confluence Lecture “An Idea of a Possibility” with insights from the UU Expressions research and other current UU practices.
What do you do when the life you’d imagined for yourself is stuck in committee? Join us for the story of the UU Hysterical Society…The practical joke that accidentally turned into a 280,000 person UU community on Facebook. It’s a story of feeling lost, finding yourself, and UUism-outside-the-box with UUHS founder Liz James. Image: “Expansion” … Continue reading Inherent Mirth and Dignity
The Extraordinary Possible: “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way,” says Arundhati Roy. “On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” With all that is happening in the world, it’s hard to hold onto the possibility of positive change. In this service, we’ll set our sights on this other world, … Continue reading The Extraordinary Possible
This morning’s service is inspired by this month’s theme of hope and the Emily Dickinson’s poem with the opening stanza: “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – How can our spiritual community keep hope … Continue reading Hope Is the Thing
