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Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: We Remember Them

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Rev. Shawn Gauthier At this time of year, the cycles of life are on full display. It is no coincidence that many cultures, especially in the Northern Hemisphere, turn to ceremonies in this season to honour the dead and reflect on life’s fragility. This Sunday, we will mark the tradition…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: Three Lessons That Changed My Mind

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Rev. Anne Barker On Nov. 5th, we will welcome to our pulpit Rev. Anne Barker, the Congregational Life Lead for the BC and Western Regions of the Canadian Unitarian Council. In gratitude for the wisdom and gifts of others, Rev. Anne will bring a 2nd Source reflection. She’ll share three…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: War Is Hell

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Rev. Shawn Gauthier This weekend, we mark Remembrance Day with new and jarring reminders of war’s utter brutality. Rev. Shawn will reflect on the moral injuries of war and the rarely-heeded call of peace. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or live…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: The Alchemy of a Sunday Morning

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

A not-insignificant part of a minister’s working week is dedicated to what happens on Sunday mornings. This week, Rev. Shawn will pull back the curtain to reflect on the craft of preaching and the art of worship, because what we do together on Sundays is very much a shared endeavour.…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: Can we remain fully Human in the Age of Spiritual Machines?

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Paul Prescod Scientists and leading capitalists have declared that they can foresee the near-term end of a project that they have been working on since 1956: the creation of digital beings that are as intellectually flexible as humans: Artificial Intelligence. Whether they succeed or fall short, some form of "Homo…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: How the Unitarians Created Christmas

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

In this service, Rev. Shawn will highlight the many ways that Unitarians and Unitarian Universalists have given shape to what we know as Christmas. Click Here to Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or live online at https://ucv.im/live for our weekly Sunday Service,…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: Light One Candle

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

This service, led by Rev. Shawn, will seek to honour Chanukah, while also lifting up International Human Rights Day. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or live online at https://ucv.im/live for our weekly Sunday Service, beginning each week at 11am

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: Christmas Pageant “Hearts Full of Love”

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

In this intergenerational service, Kiersten, Rev. Shawn, and a cast of budding thespians from our Religious Education program and beyond, will revisit the nativity story and its lessons of love, care, and belonging that still hold meaning for us today. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person…

Candlelight Service

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

A contemplative, candlelight service to celebrate the season of lights, with readings and music honouring many different traditions. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or live online at https://ucv.im/live for our weekly Sunday Service, beginning each week at 11am

Christmas Eve Celebration

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

An evening of candlelight and carols, along with seasonal readings and reflections on the meaning of Christmas in our lives. Rev. Shawn’s sermon is titled: “Magnum Mysterium.” Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or live online at https://ucv.im/live for our weekly Sunday Service,…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: Fire Communion

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hybrid Hybrid Event

Our annual fire ritual to mark the turning of the year. As we bid farewell to 2023 and turn to the year ahead, we contemplate what we wish to relinquish to the past and what we wish to carry with us into the future. Rev. Shawn’s sermon is titled: “Spending…