The Indigo Girls' “Closer to Fine” (1989) is a song beloved by many, and as Rev. Victoria reminded us last Sunday, includes these wise lyrics: “Darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable, and lightness has a call that’s hard to hear.” We will continue our exploration of the theme of resiliency this week with music and […]
Let’s be present and listen deeply.
Let’s be together but not lose our unique selves.
Let’s look into each others’ eyes and sing to each other’s hearts.
Collective Free Vocal Improvisation takes you out of your everyday shoes and throws you into the present. Boom!
Experience the transcending mystery and wonder of life as it can be found in music and in relation to other people.
Ralph Martin will lead the service and speak to us about:"A Resilient Future for Food?" Nursery Care with Ash and Ophelia will be available for this service.
Were you born to be wild? Join us for "Squareflake," a whimsical musical service for all ages, spinning the tale of... well, the eponymous square snowflake of the title. This lighthearted story, invites you to follow—and sing along with—Squareflake's journey to Earth and subsequent quest North towards non-dual awareness. Oh! And it also includes a […]
Join us as we reflect upon the importance of friendship in our lives, and its connection to spirituality and resilience, inspired by the words of poet John O’Donohue. This will be an informal service involving time for quiet reflection and conversation led by Hannah, jei, Pia and others
The longest night, the shortest day, a shifting balance. Let us come together to focus on “Hope with Muscle.” Let us work with the season to open to the many ways our hope and actions matter. The service will draw from the pagan tradition of creating circles of community and intention. Service Team: Lorna Wyllsun, Rebekah Jamieson, Janette […]
This New Year‘s eve service will be dedicated to the grief we feel caused by the loss of our human habitat as we know it.
In the burning bowl ceremony, people are invited to write down write down words, or a phrase, to sum up what they wish to release before entering the new year. They then come forward to burn that piece of paper." We will have an option for online participants to send their words/phrases through the chat, […]
Join us on Sunday as we get together for a "Getting to Know You" Chalice Cafe with your fellows. You can expect conversation about your take on spirituality, your true passions and growing together spiritually. Led by Jei Tiffin and Amanda Loo.
(Speaker: Rev. Victoria) If you listen to popular music, you might learn that love is either a blissful high that never ends, or a painful low that crushes the soul. Either way, it's portrayed as pretty extreme! But love has many faces and many aspects, giving all of us a chance to explore the subtleties and nuances of […]
Brian Hawker doesn’t see the issue of “Reconciliation” in isolation from the bigger Canadian picture. The “Indian problem” is typically described using shocking statistics about diabetes, poverty, suicide . . . The problem is isolated. It exists “over there”. To him this is an unfortunate illusion which allows busy people with other priorities to abdicate […]
This Sunday November 17th at 11am To Batoche and Back: A Story of the Métis Nation and One Family presented by Paul Smith Métis leader Louis Riel advocated for democracy, human rights for all, and for Indigenous people. Louis surrendered to Canadian troops at Batoche in 1885, ending the Northwest Resistance. Canada hung […]
