AWAY SERVICE WITH THE UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP OF SARNIA AND PORT HURON

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Code White – Sounding the Alarm about Violence Against Healthcare Workers   Through health care workers’ own voices, we learn what it is like to work in a state of almost constant hypervigilance, never knowing for certain when they might be harassed or threatened or assaulted. They are the true “experts” about such violence and […]

AN INFORMAL GATHERING AT OUR USUAL TIME

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Join us for the chalice lighting, sharing joys and sorrows, and some music and a reading in honor of Black history month.   Isabelle Horvath Kirby will share what she has put together as programming for children and youth.   Email Holly at admin@guelph-unitarians.com for the Zoom link.

CELEBRATION AND CONTEMPLATION: THE PATH OF AN 8TH PRINCIPLE

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Unitarians and Universalists have been on the forefront of social change and justice seeking for hundreds of years. In November 2021, congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council once again stepped forward, this time to commit ourselves to dismantling racism and systemic barriers to full inclusion for all people. Be part of celebrating this commitment to […]

HEALING HAUNTED HISTORIES

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(with thanks to Elaine Enns and Ched Myers, Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization, available in the Guelph Library and through the Bookshelf)   How are feeling about being a Canadian with the ongoing discovery of unmarked graves at former Indian Residential Schools? Our guest, John Buttars is feeling terrible about it and will […]

LESSONS IN MYTHS

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There is magic in the wisdom of myths, wisdom that is still resonant today. What if myths were not just for putting children to sleep, but for waking adults up?   Mel Horvath-Lucid, is the former Director of Congregational Life at UCG. She is a current student at Haden Institute, studying Spiritual Direction, and is […]

Tolerant or Inclusive – Are We Living Our Principles?

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At the start of our services we state that we “strive to be a diverse community of mixed ages, genders, sexual orientation and race’. That is a cornerstone of our faith. But what if diversity isn’t enough? Are we truly living our faith through inclusion?   Join us as we explore the idea and challenges […]

DREAMING, DEMYSTIFYING, DECOLONIZING, DEVOTING

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Join us for a celebration of International Women’s Day, with a montage of music, pictures, and words of wisdom and inspiration, drawing upon the Canadian UU Women’s Association service from 2021. The service will feature singing by Wendy Luella and a talk by Rev. Kathy Sage (minister emerita from the Kingston UU congregation), with original […]

BRIDGING CULTURAL DIVIDES FOR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION AND TRANSFORMATION

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Encounters with different cultural ways of being and belief systems have the potential to stir visceral discomfort and deep reactivity. In the ongoing polarizing challenges of these times - from COVID to the climate crisis amidst profound inequities - how can we as Unitarian Universalists embrace a deeper, more rooted call and spiritual practices for […]

SPRING EQUINOX

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We are stepping away from the magical dark into growing light. What pivot do you want to make?  What possibilities have you discovered in pandemic constraint? Is a new passion emerging? Let’s explore in community, because, like geese, we fly farther when we fly together.   Join us either virtually or in-person for this first […]

A PROBLEM. A TEAM. A TRANSFORMATION: ORGANIZING TO SUPPORT SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS IN CONFLICT ZONES

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Karen Balcom explains how a small team formed at McMaster University to support students and faculty of the Women’s and Gender Studies MA program at Kabul University. Anyone connected to the programme was and remains  at severe risk in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover. Seven months later, we are connected to campus and political […]

ANOTHER TASTE OF WELLSPRING

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In the January Sunday Service, we introduced you to the fundamentals of Wellspring - a UU curriculum program that meets twice a month to learn about our 6 UU Sources and to practice deep listening and sharing. There was so much enthusiasm that we’re offering another experience for you to come and see what it’s […]

LESSONS LEARNED ALONG THE WAY

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It is said that the true pilgrimage begins when you get back home. Join Lorna Wyllsun as she shares stories from her journey along the Camino de Santiago through the lens of transformation.   To journey without being changed is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey […]