Rev. Shawn Gauthier Many years ago, there was a trend for Unitarians and Unitarian Universalists to develop their “elevator speech,” the brief explanation of our tradition that one might offer up to a fellow traveller as you ride from the lobby up to the 24th floor. As most people discovered, this…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier What are we to do we do when seeking an apology that never comes? How are we move to on if forgiveness isn’t forthcoming? This Sunday, Rev. Shawn will be reflecting on the many alternative paths we might take to undertake the work of forgiveness. Download the Order of…
Reilly Yeo, Candidate for UU Ministry 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…
Circle Worship is an intimate and participatory style of worship featuring ritual, togetherness, and reflection. Unitarian Universalist youth have been creating this style of worship for decades but it is enjoyed by and accessible to all ages. This month is our first offering of evening Circle Worship open to everyone;…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier Theologically, Easter is one of those particularly complex days for Unitarians. But there is much to celebrate in this time of year, even if we don’t find personal resonance in the Christian story. Rev. Shawn’s sermon will explore the meaning that we, as Unitarians, might find in this…
Kiersten Moore, our Director of Lifespan Faith Development, will reflect on how we come to think of ourselves as Unitarian. Our journey at any age through stories, community, belonging, questioning, disillusionment, and commitment. This is how we grow whole and build a resilient community. Download the Order of Service Weekly…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier Over the past few years, the congregation has focussed a great deal on who it is and who it aspires to become. In this service, Rev. Shawn will invite us to consider how much of ourselves—through the work of our hearts and hands (and our resources)—we are…
With Councillor Christine Boyle Join us to explore practices for moving from climate anxiety to climate solutions, and then probably cycling back to anxiety and back again to solutions a few times, taking big deep breaths together along the way. All while reminding one another that we're in this together,…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier In this service, Rev. Gauthier will reflect on the possibility of finding deep joy and enduring meaning, even in the mundane stuff of life. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or watch the service live on this page, beginning…
Rev. Claire Feingold Thoryn Shawn’s dear friend and colleague, and one of Unitarian Universalism’s finest preachers (who now teaches preaching at Harvard Divinity School), will deliver the morning sermon. Rev. Claire will speak about how our perceptions/what our eyes see is not always the truth, and how sometimes we are…
Come and celebrate the installation of our new-ish minister Shawn Gauthier at 4 p.m. on May 5th. That Sunday will look a little different, in that the regular 11 a.m. service will be led by Rev. Claire Feingold-Thoryne, a visiting minister and close friend of Shawn’s. Then at 4 p.m.,…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier Rev. Shawn’s sermon will reflect on the worrying state of wars in our world, drawing on what the origins of Mother’s Day can teach us about labouring in the cause of peace. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or…
