For this online event on Wednesday nights, we start with a talk about meditation given by Victoria Oginski, how-to, purpose and pitfalls. The second half is a shared silent meditation, based on traditional Buddhist techniques. Victoria Oginski, has been a dedicated meditator for over 45 years. She is a Buddhist…
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…
Our Vancouver Unitarians hiking and walking group meets the 4th Saturday of every month at a different location around the Lower Mainland. This Saturday we're walking at Pacific Spirit Park, starting at the entrance located on 16th Avenue at Discovery St. This is gentle and mostly flat trail and we will…
On Sunday mornings, we have two offerings in our Meditation Room. First, there is Chi Gong from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. This practice is Chanting to clear organs and/or Chanting to clear chakras as originally taught by Dr. Steven Aung. Facilitated by Victoria Oginski. You are also welcome to…
This will be put on by the IPA Team (“Indigenous, Black, People of Colour, plus Allies). The theme is Belonging. We will explore how is belonging possible when one is straddling two cultures? We have invited three guest speakers who are the offspring of immigrants. As children, they were the…
Click here for more information about our children and families program. Children’s Group 5 to 9 years Children’s Group begins in the Sanctuary for worship and leaves together after the Wisdom Story. This is a place to build friendships and self-identity in an actively anti-oppressive setting. We use play and art…
All are welcome to join us for a Soup Sunday Youth Lunch at Noon in Hewett Centre after service, hosted by the Youth Group of the Vancouver Unitarians. By donation. The Van U youth are raising money to travel to CanUUdle, the national UU youth conference, that will be happening…
A space for youth to hang out, connect, be themselves--figure out themselves, organize, and be together. Learn more here.
Food Sustainability Documentary screening and panel discussion The global food system is responsible for up to one third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, making it one of the largest contributors to climate change. Food Synergy is a one-of-a-kind feature documentary in the sustainability genre. The filmmakers analyze the whole…
This Elders' Circle is a small group that explores various topics and meets 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.
For this online event on Wednesday nights, we start with a talk about meditation given by Victoria Oginski, how-to, purpose and pitfalls. The second half is a shared silent meditation, based on traditional Buddhist techniques. Victoria Oginski, has been a dedicated meditator for over 45 years. She is a Buddhist…
Friendly readers gather online for an hour and a half on fourth Thursdays sharing their notable reads and recommendations from the past month. The broad-ranging meetings might include books on global governance, social justice and climate action, self-help and spiritual inspiration, the best of fiction, biography, art, memoir, and more.…
