The VanU Earth Spirit group invites everyone to attend a celebration of Yule or Winter Solstice on Saturday, December 21st from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in the Fireside Room. It is a time to celebrate the longer nights that give us time to dream and replenish, and also to look…
Vancouver Unitarians have a great tradition of holding intergenerational community dinners and social events. On Saturday, Dec 21st. 5pm-8:30pm you're invited to join us for a Winter Solstice community dinner in Hewett Centre (949 W. 49th Ave on the Vancouver Unitarians campus). This time of year can be hectic, busy,…
We celebrate the Winter Solstice this week with a service full of music and carols interwoven with a pageant presented by Vancouver Unitarian's children and youth, The Snow Tree. Come prepared to reflect on the gifts we find in both darkness and light, the beauty of the natural world around…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier Our Christmas Eve service celebrates Christmas from a Unitarian angle, with a mix of carols and readings, a homily by Rev. Shawn, and the traditional lighting of candles, as we sing “Silent Night.” Come, lift your light of hope! Download the Order of Service --- Weekly services…
Please note: this service will be in-person only. There will be no livestream this Sunday. This Sunday, Laureen Stokes, the chair of our Worship Services Team, will offer a unique worship gathering to conclude the year: a (mostly) silent service. The service blends silence, movement, and music creating time and…
This Elders' Circle is a small group that explores various topics and meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, from 10am to 11:30am. For more information about this small group, please click here. Please click on the blue Join Meeting below to connect.
The Elders' Circle is a small group that explores various topics. You can learn more about this and other VanU Shared Identity Groups here. One group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month, and another meets on the 1st and 3rd Friday. All meetings are online and…
We mark the turning of the year with our annual Fire Communion Service. Through reflections and ritual, we’ll be invited to let go of what can be released and invite in the promise of the new year. Download the Order of Service Weekly services We gather every Sunday morning at 11am…
The impacts of a changing climate are in our faces daily. Are you anxious and not knowing what to do? Hundreds of BC citizens took direct action against the fossil fuel perpetrators of the crisis and were arrested on Burnaby Mountain for opposition to TMX, a pipeline carrying diluted bitumen…
Come Join us for Circle Dance New dancers welcome! Dances held the first Tuesday of every month. Our Theme for December is A Moment of Stillness. Winter is a sacred time of rest and reflection; the energy of winter is that of going within. It's the fruitful darkness and silence…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier As we move fully into 2025, we take time to look back on the lives of people—the famous, the not-so-famous, and the infamous—we said goodbye to last year. Through a collection of short eulogies, Rev. Shawn will lift up the lives of people who have touched our…
The Vancouver Unitarians' Second Sunday Book Group meets after the Sunday service on the second Sunday of each month (except July and August). We meet at 12:30 pm in the Biddle room and online (by request – please contact rdainowgmail.com if interested in attending online). Everyone is welcome. if attending…
