Enough Light: A Solstice Service of Poetry and Music
Join the Fabulous Fufonics and Leah Hokanson for a poetry and music service celebrating winter solstice and the light that is enough for the next step in our journey.
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Welcoming Winter
Join Reilly Yeo for a virtual solstice service and sharing circle, to be held on Saturday, December 21st at 8 pm via Zoom. Register at bit.ly/UUsolstice
Both Sides Now – A Holiday Story
Please join us for an original, true and very Unitarian story about generosity, best intentions, and presuppositions.
Sparkles N’ Blues
This season of midwinter, of festivals of light, of shortest days and longest nights, brings so many emotions, the joys and the losses, excitement and disappointments, and many memories. Can we be radically inclusive of all these feelings? How might we honour the blues of the season along with the sparkle? https://youtu.be/0SSQFL9QHCo
We All Belong!
A pre-recorded video service with Rev. Samaya Oakley Special sermon via video as Samaya is digging deeper into practicing Radical Hospitality. The Rev. Samaya Oakley (she/her) currently serves as the Minister for the Calgary Unitarians. She discovered Unitarian Universalism through the North Shore Unitarian Church, and quickly became active continentally though the Youth Office of … Continue reading We All Belong!
Why Can’t I Be Right?
One of the things that impairs me deeply connecting with others is when I act as if I’m right. I may believe people have a right to their own views, but in practice, I react as though I believe I’m right and others are wrong. So it is at times in our communities – one-on-one, … Continue reading Why Can’t I Be Right?
Transformation
Join us for this commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance, as we reflect deeply on the question of transformation. How do we skillfully shape change in this time of both wonder and chaos? As shifting gender norms present us with an opportunity for spiritual growth – our third principle as Unitarian Universalists – what new … Continue reading Transformation
Forced to Flee: A Remembrance Day Reflection on War and Displacement
As of May 2024, an estimated 120 million people are currently displaced by war and armed conflict. This morning, we explore their personal stories, the stories of those working to assist them, and how we can help.
The Church of Our Imagination
Canadian Unitary Council National Worship Service Eleven years ago at a CUC National event, a group of Canadian young adults wrote a poem,“The Church of Our Imagination,” which captured the attention of everyone present. Today we are revisiting it, and them, as we imagine our way(s) forward. What is The Church of Our Imagination? And … Continue reading The Church of Our Imagination
October Magic
Hallowe’en comes from the pagan holiday of Samhain – a time when the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead was unusually thin. This time of year calls for courage, the courage to face the unknown. Fortunately, October brings gifts of magic that help us to be brave. Join … Continue reading October Magic