2025 Seasonal Events and Services

BlogDecember 4, 2025

This page will continue to be updated on an ongoing basis as more details are made available. Happy Holidays! The front page of our website and our calendar page (vanu.ca/calendar) will also list up-to-date information on all events this season. Sunday, December 7, 11:00 am – "Our Enduring Stories of the Season" For this Exploration…

Sunday Service: The Sound of Silence

Service, Sunday ServiceDec 28, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Please note: this service will be in-person only and there will be no livestream. Laureen Stokes This Sunday, Laureen Stokes, the chair of our Worship Services Team, will offer a unique contemplative worship gathering to conclude the year. Come and find the quiet centre for yourself in this service that explores the value of silence. Online…

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: ‘Sure On this Shining Night’

Seasonal, Service, Sunday ServiceDec 24, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Rev. Shawn Gauthier & Janet Pivnick Our Christmas Eve service celebrates Christmas from a decidedly Unitarian angle, with a mix of carols and readings, a homily by Rev. Shawn, and the traditional lighting of candles, as we sing “Silent Night.” Come, lift your light of hope! Download the Order of Service Weekly services We gather every…

Sunday Service: The Owl and the Robin: A Solstice Tale

Service, Sunday ServiceDec 21, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Children & Youth, Kiersten Moore, and Rev. Shawn Gauthier This Sunday, we will celebrate the season with a pageant featuring the children and youth of our congregation. Join us to explore, through story and song, the enduring wisdom this time of year offers to us all. Download the Order of Service Related Reading Weekly services We…

Sunday Service: Our Enduring Stories of the Season

Service, Sunday ServiceDec 7, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Diane Brown, Rev. Shawn Gauthier, and Kiersten Moore For this Exploration Sunday, we’ll consider the stories that have stayed with us from holidays past—those personal experiences that hold for us something of the enduring meaning of the season. As you prepare for the service, give some thought to these stories in your own life. Those joining…

2025 Holiday Craft Fair

Community, SeasonalDec 14, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

The annual VanU Holiday Fair will soon be back in Hewett Hall! Come check out a wide variety of hand-made items crafted by some of our members, our youth, and others. The Refugee Table will have lots of lovely costume jewelry available at remarkably low prices. Perhaps you will find the perfect gift you’ve been…

Sunday Service: Candlelight Service

Seasonal, Service, Sunday ServiceDec 14, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Our much-beloved annual tradition offers a feast of poetry and music to mark the many meanings of the winter holidays. This service will feature several anthems from the Chalice Choir and seasonal readings offered by many members of our congregation. Download the Order of Service Weekly services We gather every Sunday morning at 11am in our…

Sunday Service: When All is Not Merry and Bright

Service, Sunday ServiceDec 14, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Janet Pivnick We all hope for warmth and connection with loved ones during the holidays. But families are complicated – and, more often than not, family gatherings can provoke a range of emotions. Continuing with our monthly theme of “care”, this week we’ll explore care for ourselves and our loved ones when being open-hearted feels…

Winter Solstice Yule Ritual and Celebration (Registration Full)

Dec 21, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Wintering: A mini retreat for the winter solstice The Vancouver Unitarian Earth Spirituality group invites you to spend some time with other creative souls on the longest night of the year. Winter is a time to focus on our inner life, and yet the world sometimes pulls us out and about, spinning us around. We'll gather in Hewett…

Blanket Fort Solstice Dinner

Children and Families, Community, Lifespan, Special Event, YouthDec 20, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Come together for rest and renewal with food and fun! This will be our second annual Solstice Blanket Fort Dinner. We'll eat family style and after dinner the Fireside Room will be dedicated to building a blanket fort for storytime and in the Hall we will create an evergreen spiral labyrinth with electric tea lights.

2025 Seasonal Events and Services

Sunday Service: The Sound of Silence

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service: ‘Sure On this Shining Night’

Sunday Service: The Owl and the Robin: A Solstice Tale

Sunday Service: Our Enduring Stories of the Season

2025 Holiday Craft Fair

Sunday Service: Candlelight Service

Sunday Service: When All is Not Merry and Bright

Winter Solstice Yule Ritual and Celebration (Registration Full)

Upcoming Events

Potluck Book and Lunch Club

A Monthly Ritual and Movement Group

Elders’ Circle – Fridays

Celebrating Summer – Coffeehouse Pot Luck and Talent Show

Meditation and Chi Gong