Casey Stainsby People on each end of the spectrum of life, young and old, often express a desire to have more to do with each other. Why, then, do we often struggle to connect across generational gaps? So many aspects of our culture are designed to keep us apart that…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier So often, we think we know where we're going... until we don't. In such moments, we are called to recalculate and maybe even retool. In this week's service, Rev. Shawn will reflect on what it means to recalculate as we travel through life. Download the Order of…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier In the "dog days" of summer, many of us settle into the stillest part of the year. In this week's service, Rev. Shawn will reflect on the meaning and spiritual value of rest and renewal. Download the Order of Service Related Reading --- Weekly services Join us…
The IBPOC (Indigenous, Black, People of Colour) Plus Allies also known as the IPA, meets on the fourth 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…
Michael Clague How Do We Live Well in a World in Crisis? One Unitarian’s community work perspective on living in a world which seems to be in such a mess. Michael Clague writes, teaches, and works in the fields of adult education, community development, and social planning. He currently works…
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 energy of winter is that of going within. It's the fruitful darkness and silence…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier With this Sunday’s service, we launch a new year in the life of our congregation with our annual Water Communion ceremony. All are invited to bring a small bit of water—be it gathered from afar or at your own faucet—to ritually pour into our common bowl, a…
As you offer a bit of water during the annual water ceremony in-gathering service, the Social Justice Team invites you to also place an empty paper cup next to the congregational vessel in solidarity with Palestinians, civilians in war-torn Sudan, and Indigenous communities in Canada under drinking water advisories. Unitarians…
Rev. Shawn Gauthier “Would you harbour me? Would I harbour you?” These haunting opening lines from the song by the exquisite a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey and the Rock beg fundamental questions about the commitments we make to care for one another. In his sermon this week, Rev. Shawn will invite us…
Did you know our Sanctuary is an official Heritage building? Or that Greenpeace's name was reportedly coined after a meeting held in the Fireside Room decades ago? Want to learn all about the history of our beautiful buildings and grounds at 49th and Oak? VanU member Karen Bartlett will be…
UCV Board meetings are held online on the third Tuesday of each month except for July. Click on where it says JOIN MEETING below to join.
Lifespan Faith Director, Kiersten Moore, shares her journey into an understanding of what Beloved Community means and can be. Imperfect and ever evolving. How do we invite each other into deeper understanding and a complexity of multiple truths? What does it mean to celebrate differences we might not understand and…
