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.…
Our Elders' Circle is a small group that explores various topics and meets on the second and fourth Fridays, 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.
This Covenant group was formed in January and meets on the 4th Friday of each month. We use the soul matter theme packets curated by Rev. Shawn to explore aspects of spirituality, values, and how they both are present in our lives. The group is currently full with a mailing…
This promises to be a lively evening with original music and maybe a few sing-alongs as well. All proceeds will go to the VanU Refugee Team! A nomadic tribe of multi-instrumentalist songwriters (most of whom are siblings) the Awakeneers offer a genre-bending blend of acoustic positivity that orbits elliptically around…
Qi 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…
Please join us for silent meditation. For the past 9 years, the group has been led by Victoria Oginski, who has been a dedicated meditator for over 45 years. She is a Buddhist and has studied with many extraordinary Buddhist masters over the years in Canada, Nepal, India, and Tibet.…
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…
Everybody's Birthday is a fabulous multigenerational event that connects you with people you may not usually talk with. Volunteers bake 14 cakes and the children get to decorate them, one for each month of the year plus extra for gluten free. Everyone sits together at the table of their birthday…
Sexuality 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
A space for youth to hang out, connect, be themselves--figure out themselves, organize, and be together. Learn more here.
The Chalice Choir presents Considering Matthew Shepard: A Choral Suite by Craig Hella Johnson Please join the Chalice Choir to experience this important work (which we believe to be a Vancouver premiere). Considering Matthew Shepard was written as a 20th anniversary tribute to Matthew Shepard, a gay college student who…
