Board Meeting
Virtual Event
UCV Board meetings are held online on the third Tuesday of each month except for July. Click on the blue button below to join.
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Meditation and Book Study
Virtual Event
Come join us for a discussion of the book "The Art of Transforming the Mind" by B. Alan Wallace. We then have a short break and then meditate together for 45 minutes. No experience necessary. Free to join for just the book discussion or the meditation (or both). Facilitated by…
Pot Luck Book and Lunch Club
Virtual Event
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.…
Paganism 101 – Fall 2023
Fireside Room West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, CanadaToday’s Pagans revere the Earth and all its creatures. We see all life as interconnected, and we strive to attune ourselves to the cycles of nature. Our practices are rooted in a belief in immanence – the concept of divinity residing within. See the webpage under Spiritual growth - adult…
Growing Our Connections: A Fun Evening with the IPA
Hewett Hall 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe IPA – Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour (IBPOC) PLUS Allies is a UCV team that focuses on exploring the challenges and joys of being in the multicultural, diverse city of Vancouver. The IPA invites one and all to our second annual Gathering, an evening of food, fun, brainstorming…
Free
Climate Sharing Circle – The Climate Book Greta Thunberg
Virtual Event
This small group ministry uses climate books as springboards to explore our concerns around climate change. Through personal reflection on what we have read and/or viewed we encourage and support each other as we: our knowledge, develop coping strategies, and discover effective action. Please join us as climate citizens on…
Monthly walking group: Pacific Spirit Park
Pacific Spirit Park - southeast cornerThis month the hiking/walking group will be returning to Pacific Spirit Park. All welcome to join us Saturday, Nov. 25 starting at 10:30 a.m. We'll be meeting at the southeast entrance to the park at Camosun St. and Southwest Marine Drive. About this group Our hiking/walking group is open to…
Free
Qi Gong and Mindfulness
Lindsey-Priestley West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, CanadaQi Gong is an ancient form of exercise that is steep in eastern philosophy of health and well-being. It emphasizes on circulation, use of breathing, and flow movements to help increase one’s energy. Given time and regular practice, health benefits will be evident. We are fortunate to have Yuen Hing…
Meditation
Meditation Room West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, CanadaJoin us each Sunday morning before the service for meditation. Victoria Oginski will say a few words at the beginning and then we sit for 45 minutes. All are welcome, no experience necessary.
Sunday Service: Can we remain fully Human in the Age of Spiritual Machines?
Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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…
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
Fireside Room West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, CanadaClick 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…
Our Whole Lives (OWL) for ages 13-14
Hitschmanova West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, CanadaSexuality Education for teens entering grades 8 or 9 this year (turning 13 or 14 in 2023). Parent Orientation required (September 28 or 29) Contact Kiersten Moore for late registration up until October 15th. Learn more on our OWL page