A young activist, Jess Serrante, has created a 10-part podcast entitled 'We Are The Great Turning' with the revered 95 year-old activist, Joanna Macy. She approached Joanna about sharing her work in this way, and Joanna agreed, being aware of her limited time left on this earth, and her awareness of how important it…
Approaching End of Life, Starting Today: What Do I Get to Choose? For the next in our series of programs on aging and the end-of-life, Rev. Shawn will host a conversation between Jane Slemon and Michael O’Neil, who will share their medical expertise and experience around the options and decisions available to us…
A space for youth to hang out, connect, be themselves--figure out themselves, organize, and be together. Learn more here.
Wolcum Yole! Welcome Yule! Click here for tickets Combining the traditions of the pagan Yuletide with the medieval texts of Advent, the Vancouver Unitarians’ Chalice Choir presents their Advent Concert: Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols! As Benjamin Britten set back to England from the USA during WWII, he stopped…
*Today's dance has had to be cancelled due to illness. Apologies for any inconvenience.* Come Join us for Circle Dance New dancers welcome! Dances held the first Tuesday of every month. Our Theme for December is A Moment of Stillness. Winter is a sacred time of rest and reflection; the…
This Elders' Circle is a small group that explores various topics and meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 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…
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…
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…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier and Vivian Davidson She is known as the mother of Jesus—or even the Mother of God. By many, she’s called the Queen of the World and the Queen of Heaven. She’s often portrayed as a serene and silent figure, but she’s also been frequently depicted as crowned…
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…
The IBPOC (Indigenous, Black, People of Colour) Plus Allies also known as the IPA, meets on the second Sunday of the month at 12:30pm in Lindsey Priestley room. The IPA team fosters greater understanding of IBPOC experiences. We organize events such as the Lunar New Year and the Intersection of…
