Meditation
Meditation
Join 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.
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Sunday Service: Great Expectations
Sunday Service: Great Expectations
Rev. Christopher Wulff Rev. Christopher Wulff is a fifth-generation Canadian Unitarian, who most recently served as Minister of the Westside UU Congregation in West Seattle. In his varied life he’s worked as a park ranger, a graphic designer and programmer, a counselor for refugees and an advocate for people living…
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
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…
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Art build for climate action
Art build for climate action
Calling all UCVers! Join us for an Art Build (signs/armbands) in preparation for the Sept 15 Climate Strike and the Sept 17 Climate Protest. Bring your ideas, materials if you have them (there will be materials provided), any relevant images, a snack, and enthusiasm to Lindsey-Priestley on Sunday September 3rd,…
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Circle Dance – Transitions
Circle Dance – Transitions
Join us as we dance to music that acknowledges the pain and joy of transitions - whether they be to leaving summer and entering fall, or with the cycles of life and death. All dances are taught and all are welcome - new or experienced circle dancers alike! Leslie Kemp…
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IPA Team meeting
Virtual Event
IPA Team meeting
IPA stands for IBPOC Plus ALLIES while IBPOC stands for Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour. This month the IPA Team is meeting on Zoom Thursday, September 7th at 4pm. Click on the blue button below to join the Zoom meeting. All welcome. Email IPAvancouverunitariansca for questions.
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Meditation
Meditation
Join 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: Water Communion and Ingathering
Sunday Service: Water Communion and Ingathering
Rev. Shawn Gauthier We begin a new year in the life of the congregation as we gather for the cherished ritual of Water Communion. If possible, please bring with you a small amount of water to partake in this beloved ritual. The water may be taken from your very own tap…
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
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…
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Environment Team Lunch
Environment Team Lunch
You're invited to enjoy a delicious lunch in Hewett Hall served by the Environment Team after Water Communion service on Sunday, Sept. 10th. Proceeds to UCV's Green Fund.
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Canceled Cancelled: Meditation and Book Study
Canceled Cancelled: Meditation and Book Study
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…
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LGBTQ+ Book Club
LGBTQ+ Book Club
This UCV book club is for LGBTQ+ identified adults to discuss and share LGBTQ+ literature. It's a potluck style book club: bring what you are reading, have read and enjoyed, talk about an author you love, or just come to listen. If you are interested, please email Kiersten at [email protected].…
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Join us at the Climate Strike march and rally
Join us at the Climate Strike march and rally
Join Rev. Shawn Gauthier, our UCV Environment Team along with many other members and friends of the Vancouver Unitarians at the Climate march and rally this Friday, Sept. 15th! The event gets underway at 1p.m. outside Vancouver City Hall at the corner of 12 Avenue and Cambie Street. The UCV…
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Meditation
Meditation
Join 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: Beginning Again in Love
Sunday Service: Beginning Again in Love
Rev. Shawn Gauthier This week, our Jewish friends and neighbours are celebrating the new year with Rosh Hashanah, while moving towards Yom Kippur. This period of ten days, known as the Days of Awe, invites introspection and reconciliation. It is a time to seek forgiveness where it is needed. A…
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
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…
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Volunteer and Engagement Fair
Volunteer and Engagement Fair
Coffee Hour in Hewett Hall on Sunday, Sept. 17th will include a special event for members and friends of UCV to learn about the many opportunities for volunteering and engagement with some of the key committees that keep us thriving. This event is just the first part of a new series of…
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No Place for Hate: Counter Protest to anti-trans demonstrations
No Place for Hate: Counter Protest to anti-trans demonstrations
Meet at Noon, Wednesday at the Art Gallery steps and wear pink, blue, and white, in any combination! Join Rev. Shawn and Kiersten Moore on September 20th, 12 pm, at the Vancouver Art Gallery to stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary people against protests planned demanding the role-back of…
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Climate Sharing Circle – Hope Matters: Why changing the way we think is critical by Elin Kelsey
Climate Sharing Circle – Hope Matters: Why changing the way we think is critical by Elin Kelsey
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…
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Fashion show event to support the UCV Refugee Fund
Hybrid Event
Fashion show event to support the UCV Refugee Fund
Fashion for Work and Play: A History of Women's Clothing Don’t miss this opportunity to take in this presentation by Vancouver’s renowned fashion historian, Ivan Sayers, and contribute to a worthy cause at the same time! His models will be showcasing a selection of garments from his personal collection that…
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Meditation
Meditation
Join 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: Beyond Acknowledgement
Sunday Service: Beyond Acknowledgement
Rev. Shawn Gauthier As we approach this week’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we will reflect on the spiritual work involved for settlers in making real our commitments to genuine healing and reconciliation with the Indigenous Peoples of this place. Rev. Shawn will invite us to look at what…
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
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…
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Small Group Facilitator Training – Fall
Small Group Facilitator Training – Fall
Have you ever wanted to have a small group of UUs who share the art and music that makes your soul soar? Have you heard about how much our Elder’s Circle enjoyed delving into topics of aging, meaning, service and spiritual will? Have you wanted to get beyond reading a…
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Training for activists with Deborah Littman
Training for activists with Deborah Littman
MVA's founding lead organizer Deborah Littman will be hosting a training on a key campaign design skill called "cutting the issue," which is where we take a large problem (like housing) and determine how to narrow it down into a specific, winnable, tangible campaign. This training will be offered in…
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Pot Luck Book and Lunch Club
Pot Luck Book and Lunch Club
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.…
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Parent Orientation – Our Whole Lives (OWL) for ages 13-14
Parent Orientation – Our Whole Lives (OWL) for ages 13-14
Parent Orientation is required for youth participation in OWL. We support parents as a child's primary sexuality educator and it is important that parents know the philosophy, values, approach, and content of the class. Each group is unique, even parents who have had older children go through this program previously…
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Moon Festival at UCV
Moon Festival at UCV
You are invited to join members of the IPA Team at UCV Friday evening, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival in the UCV Courtyard. We'll be sharing tea and moon cakes. (If it's raining, we'll move inside Hewett Centre.) Only 10 seats available for the…
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UCV’s monthly walking group joining Friendship Walk
UCV’s monthly walking group joining Friendship Walk
This month's the UCV hiking/walking group is joining members of the Social Justice and IPA Teams in participating in the Friendship Walk and Gathering on Saturday, September 30th. UCV folks will meet at 9:45 a.m. at the Aboriginal Community Policing Center (1719 Franklin St) and will walk to Grandview Park…
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Meditation
Meditation
Join 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: This Slice of Paradise
Sunday Service: This Slice of Paradise
Rev. Shawn Gauthier This Sunday, we return to the Garden of Eden to mine this ancient story for meaning in our own time. In the process, we might just find our own slice of paradise, apples included. Download the Order of Service Weekly services Join us in person in our…
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
Children’s Group & Crossing Paths
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…
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Sunday Forum: What Do We Call Ourselves?
Hybrid Event
Sunday Forum: What Do We Call Ourselves?
On Sunday, October 1, 12:30p.m. there will be a forum in the Sanctuary with updates about the poll to rank the most popular alternative names. At the AGM on November 19, you will be asked to vote your preference – to keep our present legal name of The Unitarian Church of…