Join Reilly for this intergenerational service, with a very UU spin on Easter! We’ll explore the ancestral and spiritual gifts of springtime while also hunting for eggs around our sanctuary. Invite families for this fun and engaging community event.
Join us this Palm Sunday and second day of Passover for Debbie’s latest original story, accompanied by Leah Hokanson’s musical musings. Audience Advisory — revisionist history, fake news, lack of decorum. Bring your friends!
In the bottom of Pandora’s box was hope. It was what saved her and Prometheus from all the challenges life throws at us. Hope allows us to dream, to plan and to imagine a future we might never be part of. Rev. Wayne is recently retired from the Neighbourhood congregation in Toronto. He helped … Continue reading Choosing Hope
This morning is Rev. Debra’s and music director, Leah Hokanson’s, service auction offer; to craft a service inspired by the musician selected by the winning bidder. Irish songwriter Van Morrison’s music, lyrics and social contributions provide the inspiration and musical content for this morning.
The challenges and triumphs of ecosystem protection and conservation in the Nanaimo Area. Since 1995 the Nanaimo & Area Land Trust (NALT) has worked with the community, conservation organizations, and government agencies to fulfil its mission – to support, promote, and protect the natural values of land and water in our area. NALT executive director, Paul … Continue reading Nanaimo & Area Land Trust at 30
In a constantly shifting world, what are the spiritual practices that allow us to be present to ourselves and be committed to our spiritual community? What resources and wisdom can we draw from to achieve equanimity in our lives and become more resilient? This pre-recorded sermon is part of the Meaning Making series. RevJ (he/they) … Continue reading Be Here Now
We’ll explore the question of belonging. How have you experienced acceptance and encouragement to growth? If you were asked what it means to “belong”, what would you say? Also how the polycrisis is affecting your sense of belonging in the wider world…as a Canadian…as a human being… as a member of the interdependent web (our … Continue reading Belonging
What is it like to discover that you not only have partridges in your pear trees, but also on your roof and nesting in your garden? Please join us this morning for a reflection on compassion, community and resilience. Photo credit: Nesting Chukar Partridge © Carla Hewitson, Utah 2005
What values inform your living, what is central to your understanding of how to be an active contributing participant in the great web of life? What is the place of theology in your experience? These questions are inspired by this month’s theme which is one of the CUC ‘s Aspiration Statement to be Theologically Alive: We … Continue reading Living From The Center
To explore the monthly theme of being Theologically Alive, we will dive into one creative realm that is rich with meaning making: science fiction and fantasy writing. Ursula K. Le Guin wrote the short story She Unnames Them in a moment of feeling inspired to “rewrite the Bible.” In this story, the character we know … Continue reading Unnaming, Renaming
