Our forests – particularly old-growth forests of extraordinary complexity – are some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. Come celebrate their spiritual richness, and learn what My Climate Plan and other organizations are doing to protect them, restore hope, and restore the … read more.
What does it mean to grow not just older, but elder?
Join Reilly for this service synthesizing reflections on elderhood from UFON members.
Reilly is an organizer and facilitator with extensive experience running digital campaigns. Prior to entering seminary, she was the Director of Communications and … read more.
As we head into the darkness of winter, join Reilly to reflect on the value of being in the dark. Celebrating the winter solstice, we will consider how the seasons call us to embrace different phases in our lives.
What do we want to glean from the … read more.
In UU child dedications, instead of saying the child has original sin, we say the child has original blessings. In this special service for Transgender Day of Remembrance, we’ll explore the role of spiritual communities in reminding us of our original blessings –
calling us … read more.
Carl Sagan wrote “A religion that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths. Sooner or later, such a religion will emerge.”
How can we make Unitarian … read more.
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. In this service, we’ll think about how connecting to our own ancestral traditions and to community … read more.
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.
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.
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 … read more.
We’re called in this time of climate crisis not just to change our world, but to transform it. In the process, we will need to transform ourselves. Climate change is a wake-up call that heralds the urgency of our third principle as Unitarian Universalists – … read more.
