• Children’s Group & Crossing Paths

    Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
    Fireside Room West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, Canada +1 more

    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…

  • Fundraising Lunch for Burma

    Hewett Hall 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    The VU IPA and other teams have been together with the local Burmese (Myanmar) community to raise both awareness and funds in support of Burmese citizens ravaged by a military dictatorship and civil war. We warmly invite you to attend our next event Sunday, Dec. 1st.  The Burmese community will…

  • ‘We Are The Great Turning’ Sunday podcast discussion group

    Biddle West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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…

    Free
  • Matters of Life and Death

    Fireside Room West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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…

    Free
  • Youth Group

    Youth Group
    Hitschmanova West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    A space for youth to hang out, connect, be themselves--figure out themselves, organize, and be together. Learn more here.

  • Welcome Yule – Chalice Choir presents their Advent Concert

    Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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…

    $20
  • Circle Dance – A Moment of Stillness *Cancelled*

    Circle Dance
    Hewett Hall 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    *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…

  • Elders’ Circle – Wednesdays

    Elders’ Circle
    Virtual Event

    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.

  • Meditation and Talk

    Meditation and Talk
    Virtual Event

    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…

  • Elders’ Circle – Fridays

    Elders’ Circle
    Virtual Event

    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…

  • Meditation and Chi Gong

    Meditation
    Meditation Room West 49th Avenue 949, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    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…

  • Sunday Service: There’s Something About Mary

    Sunday Service
    Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Hybrid Event

    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…