• Sunday Service: How the Unitarians Created Christmas

    Sunday Service
    Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    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,…

  • Sunday Service: Light One Candle

    Sunday Service
    Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    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

  • Sunday Service: Christmas Pageant “Hearts Full of Love”

    Sunday Service
    Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    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 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 Morning – Join us for carols and conversation

    Sunday Service
    Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    This morning, the Sanctuary will be open for quiet contemplation and meditation. Our hope is to offer a still point at this busy time of year. At the same time, in the Hall, there will be carols, conversation, and seasonal treats for all. Later in the evening, we will also…

  • Christmas Eve Celebration

    Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    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,…

  • Sunday Service: Fire Communion

    Sunday Service
    Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    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…

  • Sunday Service: Lives Lived

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

    Rev. Shawn Gauthier In this strangely life-affirming service, we will look back on the lives of some of the famous and not-so-famous people who died in 2023, and whose lives changed our world in ways big and small. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in…

  • Sunday Service: The Great Good Place

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

    Rev. Shawn Gauthier As the world around us becomes increasingly secularized, it’s fair to ask—and essential that we ask—what our congregation is really for. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or watch the service live on this page, beginning each Sunday just…

  • Sunday Service: The Unitarian Genome Project

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

    In this service, Rev. Shawn will put our tradition under the proverbial microscope. In this exploration of the Unitarian genotype, we’ll seek to understand what’s in our DNA. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or watch the service live on this page,…

  • Sunday Service: Feeding the Fire of Spirit through Ritual

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

    Our Lay Chaplain team will lead us in a service honouring the Pagan tradition of Imbolc by reflecting on the meaning of spiritual growth. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or watch the service live on this page, beginning each Sunday just…

  • Sunday Service: Community as the antidote to loneliness

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

    Kathy Sayers It’s been said that we are living in a time of profound loneliness. Kathy Sayers, founding member of Vancouver's newest cohousing community, explores what happiness research says about how the communities we belong to impact our wellbeing. How does knowing your neighbours well enough to borrow a cup…