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SUMMARY:Connected to the Land: Our Food Tells Our Story
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an engaging presentation by Palestinian Chef Izzeldin Bukhari of Sacred Cuisine from East Jerusalem. \nHe will talk to us about Palestinian food\, with a special focus on vegetarian and vegan dishes from the Somi tradition. Izzeldin is a Sufi Muslim\, with deep roots in Gaza where he used to go as a child to visit his Grandmother\, and he cooks a lot of  Gazan food. \nIzzeldin is also an ardent environmentalist because of his interest in what goes into growing and nourishing the food that then feeds our bodies and souls. \nThis forum is sponsored by the Social Justice Team. The event is FREE and no tickets are required. \nSnacks brought by SJ Team members will be served. Please note that Izzeldin will not be cooking\, but will be open to questions.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/connected-to-the-land-our-food-tells-our-story/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Environment,Social Justice
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Summer - Coffeehouse Pot Luck and Talent Show
DESCRIPTION:As the summer break approaches\, let us gather and celebrate all that we have accomplished since fall with our Coffee House tradition–an evening where we enjoy the many talents in our congregation. \n\nIf you plan to attend\, please RSVP here by Wednesday\, June 24th\, so we can make sure there is enough food for everyone!\nThose with culinary talents to share can sign up to bring a summer picnic favourite here: Celebrating Summer Potluck Sign-up.\nIf you would like to share a performance\, please sign up here: Coffee House Performers\nAnd if you can help with set-up or clean-up\, I have a list for that too:\nCelebrating Summer Volunteer Sign Up\n\nYou can contact Jennifer at catpal79[at]gmail.com with any questions. I hope to see you there!
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/celebrating-summer-coffeehouse-pot-luck-and-talent-show/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260602T190000
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SUMMARY:Circle Dance: High Time to Dance!
DESCRIPTION:Mother Earth is singing a song on days like this.  It’s high time to dance.  So wake up and dance.  Let us celebrate the beauty of the earth\, the bounty of our gardens\, and the comfort of community.  Let us celebrate moving our bodies to joyous music\, and thereby filling our spirits.\n\nEveryone is welcome.  Steps are simple and will be taught.  There are no wrong steps\, only variations!
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/circle-dance-high-time-to-dance/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Community,Meditation and Movement
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mairy Beam":MAILTO:mairyelesbea[at]gmail[dot]com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260505T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T063530Z
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SUMMARY:Circle Dance: Red Dress Day and more!
DESCRIPTION:May 5 is known as Red Dress Day in Canada. Red Dress Day honours the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women\, girls\, 2-spirit and gender diverse people in Canada. We will dance in solidarity with the families and communities that are working for justice\, healing and change. \nIn Mexican culture\, May 5th is Cinco de Mayo\, Battle of Puebla Day\, and so we celebrate this as well as the May 1st Celtic festival known as May Day and International Workers Day\, which originated in the late 19th century to commemorate the fight for an 8-hour day. While many workers have benefited from this historic victory\, many groups of workers still work long hours to feed their children and pay the rent. \nWe will weave these diverse threads in our dances on May 5th. Please join us in solidarity\, community and in celebration.  And don’t hesitate to wear red! \nThis is a welcoming circle for new and experienced dancers alike. All dances will be taught.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/circle-dance-red-dress-day-and-more/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Community,Meditation and Movement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260503T124500
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SUMMARY:Listening Circle on the State of the World
DESCRIPTION:Led by the Healthy Relations Team\nWe live in both beautiful and bewildering times\, and many of us feel the need to come together to try to make sense of it all. \nAfter this Sunday’s service\, there will be a BBQ outside\, so please join us after that at 12:45pm in the Fireside Room\, when the Healthy Relations Team will facilitate a listening circle. We can be silent\, or share the complex feelings we’re carrying about global conflicts\, climate change\, and the state of democracy in the world. \nThis will be an opportunity to be heard about how things are weighing on your heart. \nFor the mutually caring atmosphere we would like to hold in the room\, we request you arrive by 12:45 pm\, after which the doors will be closed. \nIf you are unable to join in person and feel you would benefit from joining a listening circle online\, please let us know at healthyrelations [@] vanu.ca.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/listening-circle-on-the-state-of-the-world-2605/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260419T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260419T134500
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SUMMARY:5th Annual Cherry Blossom Potluck Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our annual Cherry Blossom Potluck Picnic. We will meet in the Fireside Room to share a meal while watching beautiful cherry blossom scenes from Japan and Vancouver. There will  be an opportunity to write haikus. Here is a post about the creative haikus that were written last year. There is an International Haiku competition and everyone is welcome to enter. \nPlease bring your favourite food to share or sign up to help with the dishes. Please use this spreadsheet to enter your name. \nAfter a quick cleanup\, we will then venture out to view the cherry blossom trees along Fremlin Street and possibly Tisdale Park. Our walk will happen rain or shine\, so you may need to bring an umbrella. \nFor more information please contact socialjustice[at]vanu[dot]ca \nphoto by Hisako Masaki
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/5th-annual-cherry-blossom-potluck-picnic/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Intercultural,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260407T210000
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SUMMARY:Circle Dance:  Celebrating the Blessings of the Earth
DESCRIPTION:Are you moved by the bright beauty of the daffodils?  By the cherry blossoms floating to the ground?  By the new buds on the trees?  Does it make you want to dance?\n\nCome join us as we celebrate spring in all its glory.  With deep gratitude for the bounty of the Earth\, and the promise of a new season.  How can we give up hope when so much is in bud?\n\nPlease join us as we share dances that invoke joy and gratitude and hope.  Everyone is welcome.  All dances are simple and will be taught.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/circle-dance-celebrating-the-blessings-of-the-earth/
LOCATION:Lindsey-Priestley\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Community,Meditation and Movement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260315T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260315T140000
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SUMMARY:Apartheid Free Communities
DESCRIPTION:On March 15th\, 2026\, the Social Justice and Intercultural Teams will be jointly sponsoring a forum at 12:30 in the Fireside Room. The topic is: An introduction to Apartheid-Free Communities. An initiative of the American Friends Service Committee (Quakers)\, Apartheid-Free Communities is a global initiative for pro-humanity communities to take a stand against Apartheid in Palestine by taking a pledge online. \nThe UUA passed a resolution in 2024 encouraging American UU congregations to join the Apartheid-Free Communities campaign. Recently\, the Cities of Burnaby and Powell River took the pledge\, thereby declaring themselves the first two apartheid-free cities in Canada. Several United Churches in Vancouver have also taken the pledge. \nThe guest speakers are: Jeeda Musleh and Shirarose Wilensky. Jeeda is the lead organizer of Apartheid Free Communities\, Canada. Shirarose is a member of Independent Jewish Voices.\nFor more information\, please visit apartheid-free.org or email Sheila (a VanU member) sheilalindfield [at] gmail [dot] com \n  \nActions you can take – March 2026 – SJ Team
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/apartheid-free-communities/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Intercultural,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260314T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260314T200000
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SUMMARY:Breaking Bread: Family Centred Community Dinners
DESCRIPTION:Gather round for Vancouver Unitarians monthly Breaking Bread potluck! It’s a time each month when we circle back\, to be community together in a family-centred dinner for all ages (think of the broadest definition of family and you’ll find that you’re invited!). In a community as large as ours\, it’s easy to find our connections revolving around a small group without many chances to meet newcomers; it’s just as easy for newcomers to find themselves orbiting on the periphery of the congregation\, not sure how to connect with existing members. Breaking Bread is a chance to make those connections\, while celebrating the cycles of our lives and the wheel of the year. \nWith this month’s gathering landing on Pi Day (March 14th – 3.14)\, we’re celebrating all things pie/pi related! Vancouver Unitarians’ Men’s Group is hosting and will provide a few main dishes\, and you’re invited to please bring something to share if you are able. Maybe chicken pot pie\, or hand pies\, or shepherds’ pie\, or apple pie\, or pecan pie\, or cottage pie\, or shoofly pie\, frito pie\, or pizza pie! The possibilities of pie are truly endless! \nIn addition to the tasty meal\, we’ll have activities exploring circular symbols in spiritual traditions\, mathemagic tricks\, food/math trivia\, and much more! \nPlease RSVP below to let us know that you’re coming and how many friends you’re bringing!
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/breaking-bread-family-centred-community-dinners-9/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children and Families,Community,Lifespan,Special Event,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260303T210000
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SUMMARY:Circle Dance: Celebrating the Wisdom of Women and the Earth
DESCRIPTION:We are on the verge of International Working Women’s Day (March 8) and just a few weeks from the Spring Equinox. Marg Piercy’s poem\, A Strong Woman evokes the ways women are strong: “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done…” \n“Strong is what we make\neach other. Until we are all strong together\,\na strong woman is a woman strongly afraid.” \nThe Spring Equinox evokes the resilience of life\, the determination to grow from seedlings to fruit. \nWe will share dances that bring awareness of the strength\, resilience and wisdom of women and the earth. Women like Boudica/ Boadicea\, a symbol of the struggle for justice and independence in Britain during the Roman Empire or Julien of Norwich\, who assured those who came to see her that “all will be well\,” during the black death in the middle ages.  In more recent times\, Joanna Macy shared the Elm Dance to help heal the collective trauma of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. We will share these dances as well as others that are about survival\, resilience and the hope of renewal that spring offers. \nAll are welcome to join this circle — whether you are new to circle dance or experienced. All dances will be taught.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/circle-dance-celebrating-the-wisdom-of-women-and-the-earth/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Community,Meditation and Movement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260301T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260301T133000
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SUMMARY:Exploration Sunday: Seeking Wisdom
DESCRIPTION:In March\, many of our small groups will be discussing this month’s theme: Seeking Wisdom. We’ll launch this theme with an all-ages service focusing on wisdom derived from spiritual elders and exploring the sources that we each draw on for wisdom. \nThere will be a light lunch after the service followed by our Exploration Groups (choose your interest) 12:30-1:45 pm: \n\nPaganism 101: This adult education course\, offered bi-annually at Vancouver Unitarians\, focuses on paganism that is compatible with and complementary to modern Unitarian rationality. Today’s session is a teaser for the upcoming fall course. Led by Louise Bunn in Lindsay-Priestly.\nListening Circle: The Healthy Relations Team invites you to join a listening circle to share your reflections on how the wisdom of elders or other sources might provide solace in this time of chaos and confusion. Fireside Room\nWisdom of our Bodies: Come and join Ariel for some active games. All ages welcome. Outside\, weather permitting. Meet in the alcove.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/exploration-sunday-seeking-wisdom/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Children and Families,Community,Lifespan,Sunday Service,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260228T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260228T190000
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SUMMARY:2026 DTES Fundraising Walk for First United
DESCRIPTION:The Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk supports First United’s work in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). Groups from around Vancouver gather once a year to walk and show their support for the community. \nUse this link to “join the team” as a walker or make a donation for Team Vancouver Unitarians! \nThe start/finish of FIRST UNITED’s 2026 Coldest Night of the Year event will be at 312 Main St. The main door access is via the entrance on the E Cordova side of the building. \nWalkers can choose between a 2 km route around Chinatown or a 5 km route stretching down the seawall along False Creek. Send any questions to VanU member Yvonne M at yvonnemarcus[at]gmail[dot]com. \n \nAbout FIRST UNITED: \nOn the front-lines every day\, FIRST UNITED’s low-barrier essential services include shelter to 51 residents\, legal advocacy\, tax filing\, spiritual care\, mail and phone services\, overdose response\, provision of essential items like clothing and toiletries\, and over 1\,000 free meals each week to DTES community members.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/2026-dtes-fundraising-walk-for-first-united/
LOCATION:312 Main Street\, 312 Main St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 2T2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260214T170000
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Breaking Bread Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the Lunar New Year at Breaking Bread\, February 14!  It’s the Year of the Fire Horse! \nTime for Unstoppable Energy and Courageous Action. \nFolks and families of all ages are welcome. Food and fun. Games and dancing. Singing and play. \nFeaturing: \nA community fashion show. Come take part as a proud sashayer\, strutting your stuff down the catwalk of Hewett Hall\, or as audience where you can ooh and ah\, giggle\, and applaud to your heart’s content\, or as a backstage helper to get the show ready! \nTake your choice of four themes: \n1) Cultural Pride where you wear something from YOUR cultural background \n2)  Urban Streetwear–strut down the catwalk in something cool or outrageous \n3)  Valentine’s Day-dress in red \n4) Year of the Horse\, dress in something associated with horses. Or Unicorns! \nA Pokemon Table  \nPotluck dinner \nAn Art Show tour \nThe  Intercultural Art Display Project will launch its first art show at Hewett Hall. Project members/artists will lead a tour to showcase the many colorful new art pieces. \n* \nThere is no registration required for this community event\, but if you (or your kids) can help out\, please enter your food and volunteer contributions on the online signup form here. \nIf you are having problems accessing the signup form\, send an email with your contribution(s) to Intercultural@vanu.ca and let us know if you are able to: \n\nBring dish for potluck dinner (soup\, sides\, dessert);\n\n\nSet up decorations\, tables for food\, Pokemon\, arts and crafts (please arrive early);\n\n\nCleanup (2 shifts);\n\n\nFashion show models\, assistants\, sound\, etc\n\nCo-hosted by VanU’s Intercultural and LRE Teams. \nPainting by Tamiko Suzuki. \n 
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/lunar-new-year-breaking-bread-dinner/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Intercultural
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260205T025732Z
CREATED:20260125T002633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T025732Z
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SUMMARY:Walk with VanU members to honour MMIWG2S+
DESCRIPTION:Event Location: Meet at noon at the NW corner of Main and Hasting (in front of OWL Drugs) \nYou are invited to join Vancouver Unitarians from the Intercultural and Social Justice teams to march together at the 35th annual Women’s Memorial March to honour the lives of the missing and murdered women and all gender-diverse peoples’ lives lost in the Downtown Eastside. \nFor more information before Feb 14\, send email to: lesliekemp76[at]gmail[dot]com. On the morning of Feb 14th\, text or call: Leslie Kemp  (604-818-5869). \nNancy and Yvonne at 2025 Memorial March\nIf you are not able to attend but would like to support\, please donate online or by cheque. Please donate online at https://dewc.ca/donate-online and in box labelled “Message to DEWC” please specify the Women’s Memorial March. Please make cheques payable to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre\, and include Feb 14 Women’s Memorial March on the memo line. Mail cheques to the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre\, 302 Columbia St. Vancouver\, BC V6A 4J1. All donations over $10 will be gratefully acknowledged with a tax-deductible receipt. \nThe march protocols are listed at the end of this post. March for the public starts at 12 pm from Carnegie (Main and Hastings) goes until about  3:30 pm. All are welcome as the march takes to the streets and proceeds through the Downtown Eastside. Many stops are made to commemorate where women were last seen or found. \nUnitarians will meet at the NW corner of Main St and Hastings at noon on Saturday\, Feb 14. We will not carry the Vancouver Unitarians sign. Photos of missing loved ones are welcome. The march is made possible by donations from individuals and organizations. The expenses will be about $10\,000 this year. \nLive streaming of the march will be available \nat https://www.facebook.com/groups/3241909016109819/ \nThe following text is taken from the Women’s Memorial March website: \nKNOW THE PROTOCOL: In a good way\, we want to inform everyone about the protocol for the march that has been in place for three decades: \nAt 10 am\, there will be a family and community remembrance at Main and Hastings. \nAt noon\, the elders and family members make a circle at Main and Hastings for the prayer circle and then the march proceeds. \nWomen elders carrying medicines are at the front\, followed by all women elders and family members and women drummers. The quilt made by loved ones in the DTES community is carried behind the family members and drummers.Everyone is invited to follow. We ask that you leave your organizational banners at home\, signs honouring women’s lives are welcome.The march makes a number of stops along the way for ceremony to honour where women were last seen or found. \nAt approximately 2 pm we stop again at Main and Hastings for speeches by community members\, followed by a healing circle and drummers at Oppenheimer Park around 3 pm\, and finally a community feast at the Japanese Language Hall from 4-5 pm \nCompelling documentary: Finding Dawn\nWhether or not you are able to attend the march\, please watch the compelling documentary\, Finding Dawn\, by acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh. This documentary puts a human face on our national tragedy – the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada. This documentary is available for free viewing here. \n 
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/walk-with-vanu-members-to-honour-mmiwg2s/
LOCATION:Main and Hastings – NW corner (OWL Drugs)\, 199 E Hastings St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 1N5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Intercultural,Social Justice
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GEO:49.2814893;-123.0998883
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260208T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260208T133000
DTSTAMP:20260205T001120Z
CREATED:20260204T234420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T001120Z
UID:10004939-1770553800-1770557400@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Reflecting on Promises We Make in This Community
DESCRIPTION:Members of the Healthy Relations Team invite you to a conversation about what promises means within our community. \nWe invite you to share what kinds of promises you would like to make and have others make that will enhance our community here at VanU. \nCome join this conversation at 12:30 pm in the Fireside Room.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/reflecting-on-promises-we-make-in-this-community/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Community,Forum,HRT
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268279;-123.1276026
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260116T014056Z
CREATED:20260113T180924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T014056Z
UID:10004918-1770476400-1770483600@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:The Grand Debut piano concert
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the arrival of our new piano at The Grand Debut concert. It will feature piano solos\, piano duets\, and (drum roll) even some music for two pianos\, eight hands!  Also included will be some of our very talented VanU musicians\, and lots of chances for you as audience members to sing along. \nThis is a time to appreciate our new piano\, and all that we’ve accomplished as a community.  Money raised will go to support VanU operations. \nYour organizing team of Elliott\, Patti and Mairy
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/the-grand-debut-piano-concert/
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 949 W 49th Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Concert,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268718;-123.1276881
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260203T210000
DTSTAMP:20260129T203337Z
CREATED:20260129T174601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T203337Z
UID:10004925-1770145200-1770152400@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Circle Dance: The Dream of Awakening
DESCRIPTION:Imbolc marks the halfway point between Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. It beckons us towards hope\, potential\, rebirth and promise. Caroline Mellor says in her poem Imbolc “From the darkness of the earth I give light to the flame which will forge the new world…. I am the stirring in your belly that knows what you are capable of\, and just how much your gifts are needed now.” \nWe will share dances that help to release this potential and invite healing and hope. In addition to dancing\, we are delighted that Nan will share the story of Brigid. Join our circle – all are welcome – new and experienced dancers alike. All dances will be taught.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/circle-dance-the-dream-of-awakening/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Meditation and Movement
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ORGANIZER;CN="Leslie Kemp":MAILTO:lesliekemp76@gmail.com
GEO:49.2268279;-123.1276026
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260125T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260125T140000
DTSTAMP:20260124T081725Z
CREATED:20260119T205038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260124T081725Z
UID:10004920-1769344200-1769349600@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Board Forum on the Question of the Month
DESCRIPTION:Please plan to attend the Board forum for an in-depth discussion of the responses to Question of the Month #2  (“What is the boldest thing we can do now to have a vibrant congregation 3 years from now?”). \nCome hear the great ideas so many of you proposed! Sunday\, January 25 at 12:30 in the Fireside room.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/board-forum-on-the-question-of-the-month/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Board,Community,Forum
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268279;-123.1276026
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fireside Room West 49th Avenue 949 Vancouver BC V5Z 2T1 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=West 49th Avenue 949:geo:-123.1276026,49.2268279
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260118T124500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260118T141500
DTSTAMP:20260115T014944Z
CREATED:20260115T004210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T014944Z
UID:10004919-1768740300-1768745700@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Listening Circle on the State of the World
DESCRIPTION:Led by the Healthy Relations Team\nWe live in both beautiful and bewildering times\, and many of us feel the need to come together to try to make sense of it all. \nAfter this Sunday’s service\, there will be a lunch in Hewett Hall\, so please join us after that at 12:45pm in the Fireside Room\, when the Healthy Relations Team will facilitate a listening circle. We can be silent\, or share the complex feelings we’re carrying about global conflicts\, climate change\, and the state of democracy in the world. \nThis will be an opportunity to be heard about how things are weighing on your heart. \nFor the mutually caring atmosphere we would like to hold in the room\, we request you arrive by 12:45 pm\, after which the doors will be closed. \nIf you are unable to join in person and feel you would benefit from joining a listening circle online\, please let us know at healthyrelations [@] vanu.ca.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/listening-circle-on-the-state-of-the-world-5/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Special Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268279;-123.1276026
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260117T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260117T200000
DTSTAMP:20260108T212638Z
CREATED:20250923T224109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T212638Z
UID:10004725-1768669200-1768680000@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Breaking Bread: A New Year Game Night
DESCRIPTION:Connecting in the New Year with dinner and board games\nThe Lifespan Programs Team is excited to host a monthly series of family centred events for building community\, friendships\, skills\, and fun. For January\, each table will have one or two games to play. Do you have a favourite game at home? Bring it along! \nWhat should I bring?\nPlease bring food to share; a side dish\, dessert\, bread\, or drinks so that we will always have enough to fill our tummies as well as our spirits. Hosts will provide a couple large main dishes such as soup or pasta. This month you can also bring a favourite game to share! (appropriate to play around kids please)
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/breaking-bread-a-new-year-game-night/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children and Families,Community,Lifespan,Special Event,Youth
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268718;-123.1276881
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260111T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260111T140000
DTSTAMP:20251020T171012Z
CREATED:20251020T171012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T171012Z
UID:10004869-1768134600-1768140000@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Second Sunday Book Group
DESCRIPTION: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. Everyone is welcome.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/second-sunday-book-group-4/
LOCATION:Biddle\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Books,Community,Meetings
ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268279;-123.1276026
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Biddle West 49th Avenue 949 Vancouver BC V5Z 2T1 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=West 49th Avenue 949:geo:-123.1276026,49.2268279
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260106T013657Z
CREATED:20260106T013657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T013657Z
UID:10004917-1767726000-1767733200@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Circle Dance: Light is Returning
DESCRIPTION:A new year and new beginnings are upon us. Slowly and surely\, the days are getting longer\, although we can hardly notice. We will explore the theme of light\, new beginnings and the joys and challenges that life brings. \nWe invite both new and experienced dancers to join our circle. All dances will be taught. \n 
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/circle-dance-light-is-returning-2/
LOCATION:Fireside Room\, West 49th Avenue 949\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Community,Meditation and Movement
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mairy Beam":MAILTO:mairyelesbea[at]gmail[dot]com
GEO:49.2268279;-123.1276026
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fireside Room West 49th Avenue 949 Vancouver BC V5Z 2T1 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=West 49th Avenue 949:geo:-123.1276026,49.2268279
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260104T133000
DTSTAMP:20251101T212154Z
CREATED:20251016T214045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T212154Z
UID:10004863-1767528000-1767533400@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Exploration Sunday: Awakening wonder
DESCRIPTION:Exploration Sundays happen the first Sunday of each month and are meant to be an animating time for the whole congregation. The morning service launches the month’s worship and small-group theme with different explorations of that theme in programming following a light lunch. The intent is to engage everyone in the community-building and learning that this approach offers and make it easier for other groups to schedule events without competing programs. \nWorship Service 11:00 – 11:45 am\nJanuary’s meaning making theme is  “Awakening wonder: how can mystery and wonder renew our spirits? \nExploration Groups 12:15 – 1:30 pm\nThe service will be followed by a light lunch and then Exploration Groups are open to interested folks of all ages. This month’s groups are: \n\nsomething that gets us thinking\nsomething that gets us creating\nsomething that gets us moving
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/exploration-sunday-awakening-wonder/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Children and Families,Community,Lifespan,Sunday Service,Youth
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268718;-123.1276881
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251220T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251220T200000
DTSTAMP:20251216T233228Z
CREATED:20250923T224048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T233228Z
UID:10004724-1766250000-1766260800@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Blanket Fort Solstice Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Come together for rest and renewal with food and fun! This will be our second annual Solstice Blanket Fort Dinner. We’ll eat family style and after dinner the Fireside Room will be dedicated to building a blanket fort for storytime and in the Hall we will create an evergreen spiral labyrinth with electric tea lights.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/blanket-fort-solstice-dinner-2025/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children and Families,Community,Lifespan,Special Event,Youth
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268718;-123.1276881
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251214T210000
DTSTAMP:20251204T074534Z
CREATED:20251126T190940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T074534Z
UID:10004882-1765706400-1765746000@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:2025 Holiday Craft Fair
DESCRIPTION:The annual VanU Holiday Fair will soon be back in Hewett Hall! Come check out a wide variety of hand-made items crafted by some of our members\, our youth\, and others. The Refugee Table will have lots of lovely costume jewelry available at remarkably low prices. Perhaps you will find the perfect gift you’ve been looking for! Please bring cash if you can. Hours of operation are 10 am – 2 pm and 6:30 pm – 9 pm (before and after the morning service and the Candlelight service\, respectively).
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/2025-holiday-craft-fair/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Seasonal
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268718;-123.1276881
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251207T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251207T133000
DTSTAMP:20251101T212152Z
CREATED:20251016T214901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T212152Z
UID:10004862-1765108800-1765114200@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Exploration Sunday: Communities of Care
DESCRIPTION:Exploration Sundays happen the first Sunday of each month and are meant to be an animating time for the whole congregation. The morning service launches the month’s worship and small-group theme with different explorations of that theme in programming following a light lunch. The intent is to engage everyone in the community-building and learning that this approach offers and make it easier for other groups to schedule events without competing programs. \nWorship Service 11:00 – 11:45 am\nDecember’s meaning making theme is  “Communities of care: how do we ensure that care is integrated into our ways of being together.” We will be hearing stories of care that arose in unexpected places\, and exploring how we give and receive in community. \nExploration Groups 12:15 – 1:30 pm\nThe service will be followed by a light lunch and then Exploration Groups are open to interested folks of all ages. This month’s groups are: \n\nListening circle on the state of the world\nCare through justice in action: writing and signing letters with Amnesty International\nsomething creative that moves us
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/exploration-sunday-communities-of-care-2/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Children and Families,Community,Lifespan,Sunday Service,Youth
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268718;-123.1276881
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251203T220000
DTSTAMP:20251125T055525Z
CREATED:20251124T191057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T055525Z
UID:10004879-1764788400-1764799200@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Men's Seasonal Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Join Unitarian men from across the Lower Mainland for an informal pot-luck dinner. \nFor more information\, please contact paul[at]prescod.net.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/mens-seasonal-gathering/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Groups
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
GEO:49.2268718;-123.1276881
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hewett Hall 949 West 49th Avenue Vancouver BC V5Z 2T1 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=949 West 49th Avenue:geo:-123.1276881,49.2268718
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251122T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251122T200000
DTSTAMP:20251113T191755Z
CREATED:20250923T224035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T191755Z
UID:10004723-1763830800-1763841600@vanu.ca
SUMMARY:Breaking Bread: Skill Share and Community Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Skill Sharing: Fibre Arts of All Kinds\nDo you sew\, mend\, knit\, crochet\, or felt? Have you wanted to learn or expand your knowledge and confidence? Do you like sharing what you are currently creating?  Would you enjoy teaching folks of any age how to fix a hole in their favourite shirt or sew on a button? \nBack before 2020 interrupted life\, we used to have a monthly Make and Mend circle to extend and repurpose garments and fabric in our lives. This month’s dinner is an opportunity to share a skill you have around fibre arts\, learn from others\, get help fixing something and enjoy a meal together! \nWhat should I bring?\nPlease bring your curiosity\, something you want to mend\, or a project you are working on. \nFor our meal please bring something to share; a side dish\, dessert\, bread\, or drinks so that we will always have enough to fill our tummies as well as our spirits. Hosts will provide a couple large main dishes such as soup or pasta.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/breaking-bread-family-centred-community-dinners-3/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children and Families,Community,Lifespan,Special Event,Youth
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ORGANIZER;CN="VanU":MAILTO:info@vanu.ca
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SUMMARY:Environment Team Lunch
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to join us for a lunch at Noon in Hewett Centre after Sunday Service\, hosted by the Environment Team. By donation.
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/environment-team-lunch-5/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Environment
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SUMMARY:What is Restorative Justice?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this interactive\, hands-on\, workshop designed to introduce participants to the basics of Restorative Justice\, and its associative skills.  This workshop is not a lecture series\, rather it is intended to promote connection and learning for the entire group. \nSix practitioners from diverse backgrounds will lead participants through different skills such as: active listening\, empathetic vs sympathetic communication\, forest bathing\, circle work\, and conflict resolution. \nRegistration is required with a sliding scale of $10-20 and includes lunch. \nRegister here now to secure your spot \n\nWhen: November 15th\, 9 am – 4 pm\nWhere: Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Ave\, Vancouver Unitarians\nMore information email: info@varj.ca
URL:https://vanu.ca/event/what-is-restorative-justice/
LOCATION:Hewett Hall\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2T1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Community,IPA,Lifespan,Social Justice
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