What happens when a child of atheists, grown into an agnostic adult who loves ritual and communal exploration of meaning and mystery, begins to feel a call to ministry? Christina will share her ongoing exploration of this question, which led to applying to the Vancouver School of Theology’s Master of Divinity program. Service Leader & … Continue reading Sensing Life’s Mystery
This will be a service that celebrates song! Our Music Director, Shannon Unger, will lead us through an exploration of some gems from our hymnals, with harmonies, part singing, and rounds. Everyone is welcome and you don’t need to read music; just bring yourself and your love of music! During the service, a few choir … Continue reading Let’s Sing!
In his poem “I Walk the Unfrequented Road,” the Unitarian poet and hymnist Frederick Lucian Hosmer wrote, “I gather where I did not sow, And bind the mystic sheaf, The amber air, the river’s flow, The rustle of the leaf.” In this season of bounty, we will reflect upon the blessings that come to us … Continue reading Gathering Where We Did Not Sow
What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist in 2025? What are we actually choosing? Reverend Anne Barker will invite us into a reflective worship space –where we consider the emerging possibilities. Rev. Anne Barker is the Canadian Unitarian Council’s Congregational Life Lead for Western Canada. She is visiting Winnipeg this weekend to consult … Continue reading Choosing To Be UU in 2025
“Over the past two years, I have described the kinds of ministry available to this congregation in workshops, meetings, and individual conversations, but I have tried to keep the space open so that you could express what ministry means to you and what kind of minister you wish to have. I have mostly refrained from … Continue reading What Ministry Means to Me
David Morrison has worked most of his life caring for and helping people, and currently is a volunteer with Community Helpers Unite. David is a board member of several Indigenous organizations, a Pipe carrier and knowledge keeper. Please join us to hear him talk to us about being “Surprised by Joy”. Service Coordinator: Andre Vanderstoep … Continue reading Surprised By Joy
In recognition of World Food Day (Oct. 16), social justice activist guest speaker, Brandy Bobier, CEO of Community Helpers Unite, will share her recipe to end food insecurity in Winnipeg. Manitoba Volunteer of the Year for 2024, Carina Blumgrund, will be on hand to offer her insights on the spirituality of generosity she sees in … Continue reading Food for Thought
“No matter what one believes in, there is something wonderful about blessing things,” asserts Kathleen Norris. The lay chaplaincy among Unitarian Universalists in Canada is a distinctive office that authorizes select lay leaders to conduct rites of passage on behalf of our congregations and the liberal religious tradition. It has become an essential part of … Continue reading Occasions for Blessing
The Canadian Unitarian Council’s Lay Chaplaincy program started in 1971, from a belief that everyone has a right to a rite, no matter their religious affiliation. The program, to paraphrase the CUC, helps people in need of meaningful rite of passage ceremonies that recognize their personal beliefs and the needs of everyone attending the ceremony, … Continue reading Five Funerals, Some Weddings, and Not Enough Child Dedications
“Gather the spirit, harvest the power; our separate fires will kindle one flame,” we sing in the words of singer-songwriter Jim Scott. What is this power? Where (or who) does it come from? And how can we harvest it? The answer is found in our congregational affirmation, which asserts that service is our prayer. It … Continue reading Harvest the Power
