Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Board Meeting
2026-01-21 16:30 - 18:30, 2025-12-17 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario

Spirit Band Rehearsal
2026-01-19 21:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-12 21:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-05 21:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-29 21:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-22 21:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-15 21:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-08 21:00 - 23:00 | Ontario

Spirit Band Rehearsal
2026-01-19 16:30 - 18:30, 2025-12-15 16:30 - 18:30, 2025-12-08 16:30 - 18:30 | Ontario
EEU Main Sanctuary

Circle Music
2026-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
Facilitated by Jane Lewis and Susanne Maziarz. All are welcome to this improvised singing circle. A creative opportunity for listening, being in the moment, sharing your voice, and laughing!
Contact Susanne at music@nuuc.ca for more info.

Dr. King and the UUs
2026-01-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Unitarian Universalism came together as a merged denomination in 1961, the same year the first Freedom Rides bussed through the American south, and just two years before Martin Luther King Jr’s march on Washington and his much-quoted “I have a dream” speech. We will reflect on where our UU tradition’s unique story intersects with that of Dr. King. Where were the UUs during Rev. Dr. King’s push for Black civil rights? And what lessons can our justice efforts today take from that unique history?
Speaker: Rev. Sally
Service Weaver: Peter Marmorek
Music: Susanne and friends

Planting Seeds of Change
2026-01-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
SeedChange supports smallholder farmers in growing resilient, sustainable food systems, highlighting the importance of seed and food sovereignty as expressions of choice and collective decision-making. Learn how acts of stewardship and community-led action—locally and globally—can plant seeds that flourish over time
Speaker: Laura Sewell
Service Weaver: Rev. Sally
Music: Raging Grannies

Karaoke Night
2026-01-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Ontario
Bring your voice, a snack to share and your beverage of choice!

Good Karma of Cleaning our Spiritual Home Day!
2026-01-10 13:00 - 18:00 | Ontario
Please give your ideas and suggestions and join other members in taking care of our Space! Dinner will be provided

Inherent Mirth and Dignity
2026-01-04 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
What do you do when the life you’d imagined for yourself is stuck in committee? Join us for the story of the UU Hysterical Society…The practical joke that accidentally turned into a 300 thousand person UU community on Facebook. It’s a story of feeling lost, finding yourself, and UUism-outside-the-box.
Speaker: Liz James
Service Weaver: Gillian
Music: Susanne Maziarz and friends
Storyteller: Kat

Cosmic Walk Ritual and Dance
2026-01-03 18:30 - 22:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
The Cosmic Walk takes us on a participatory ritual journey through the story of the Universe and Earth from the Big Bang to the present day.
6:30 pm Gathering
7:00 pm Candlelight Cosmic Walk Ritual
7:05 pm Doors close
8:30 pm Snacks and Dj’d ecstatic dance
10:00 pm Closing circle
Facilitators: Bruce Lyne & Natalie Zend
Service Weaver: Debb Bertazzon
Music: Michael Moon
DJ: Michael P

Remembering Rev. Pat Trudeau
2026-01-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Reverend Pat died suddenly on Saturday night. We will be holding a Grief Circle at Neighbourhood on Friday to grieve together and honour Pat’s memory. Please, be gentle with yourselves as we all find our way through this terrible loss, and don’t hesitate to reach out to one another and to your wider Neighbourhood community. Pat was beloved, and her loss will be mourned by all who knew her.

Music Sunday at 10:30am
2025-12-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Speaker: Neighbourhood musicians
Service Weaver: Tab Enta
Storyteller: Julia

The Holy Unexpected
2025-12-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Join us for this special evening service celebrating Christmas Eve with your UU community! This is an all ages service, including an opportunity to participate in a fun no-rehearsal nativity. Rev. Sally will lead us in reflecting on the story of Christmas, and the lessons it can still hold for us today.
Speaker: Rev. Sally Fritsche
Service Weaver: Moira Macdonald
Music: Susanne Maziarz conducting the Spirit Choir
Storytime: Theater for All Ages: improv Nativity Play

Spirit Band Rehearsal
2025-12-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Ontario
Rafos Hall

Winter Solstice
2025-12-21 10:03 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Astronomically, the Winter Solstice is the moment when the North Pole is furthest from the Sun. That will happen at 10:03 a.m. on December 21. Join us in that moment of Solstice with drumming and ritual dancing, after which we’ll cast the circle for our annual Yule Service around 10:30. At the crest of rebirth and renewal, Yule teaches us the value of rest and reflection. It reminds us that healing requires space and time, just as the earth rests before every bloom of Spring.
Speaker: Kendrew Pape
Service Weaver: Kurt Thomsen
Music: Camill@ leads the Yule Drum Gathering
Storytime: Julia tells a Winter Story

Blue Holidays
2025-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Is this time of year difficult for you? Do you need a break from all the holly jolly? For a space for quiet, comfort, and connection, come to our Candlelight Blue Holidays service.
Speaker: Rev. Sally Fritsche
Service Weaver: Peter Marmorek
Music: Susanne and friends

Practice, Practice, Practice
2025-12-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
What is a spiritual practice, and what exactly makes it spiritual? Join us this Sunday for a chance to reflect on the meaning and purpose of spiritual practices, and to expand your conception of what practices in your own life might “count” as spiritual.
Speaker: Rev. Sally Fritsche
Service Weaver: Gordon Thorne
Music: Cathy Nosaty
Storytime: Julia and Kat

NUUC Writing Group
2025-12-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Ontario
Drop ins are not allowed!

Active Hope Group
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario

Faith Seeking Understanding
2025-12-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Our theme this month is Unitarian Universalism’s 3rd Principle, “the acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth.” But what is spiritual growth and how can we encourage it in ourselves and our congregation? Join us this Sunday to reflect on the relationship between faith, logic, doubt, and questioning. Rev. Sally will offer a message inspired by 11th Century Benedictine monk, Anselm of Canturbury, as we consider how ancient philosophies might still serve our spiritual growth today.
Speaker: Rev. Sally Fritsche
Music: Spirit Choir

Talent Night
2025-12-06 19:30 - 21:15 | Ontario
Our 18+ years running monthly open mic. First Saturday of the month (March 1st) Hosted by MC Allison. All ages and types of performances are welcome. Things get underway by 7:30 and wrap up around 9:15pm. Just drop in to participate or sit back and enjoy.
