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…
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…
These Wednesday evenings extend our explorations of how we express our theology beyond Unitarian-Universalist communities, living our values out in the world. Registration and attendance at the Sunday retreat on April 14th is required to participate. See the webpage under Spiritual Growth: adult programs, for more information.
IPA invites you to an art tour featuring Asian diasporic voices in Vancouver today. You are welcome to join all or any part of the tour. Please inform Gerta, the tour leader, of your intentions by email gmorayuoguelphca 10:00am – 12 Noon followed by lunch in Chinatown 12-1:00pm. Chinese…
This month, join us for a walk in Pacific Spirit Park. We'll be meeting Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m at the entrace to the park located on 16th Avenue and Discovery Street. The walk will include the boardwalk trail through Camosun Bog and will take between 90 minutes and…
In celebration of 2024 May Asian Heritage Month, the VanU IBPoC Plus Allies (IPA) Film Club presents: One Tree, Three Lives and Q&A with director Angie Chen and producer Pam Lay. More information here, and please read the film synopsis and watch the film's trailer. Admission is by donation- pay…
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. Claire Feingold Thoryn Shawn’s dear friend and colleague, and one of Unitarian Universalism’s finest preachers (who now teaches preaching at Harvard Divinity School), will deliver the morning sermon. Rev. Claire will speak about how our perceptions/what our eyes see is not always the truth, and how sometimes we are…
