Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Who Keeps Us Safe?
2026-02-15 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Join us this Sunday for a service reflecting on safety, policing, and how our communities might navigate fear without abandoning our values and commitments. The Sumudna protest choir will join us for this service, and together we will sing, meditate, and reflect on Unitarian Universalism’s 8th Principle: Individual and communal action that accountably dismantles racism and systemic barriers to full inclusion in ourselves and our institutions.
Speaker: Rev. Sally
Service Weaver: Kurt Thomsen
Music: Sumudna Choir

Circle Music
2026-02-15 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.

Spirit Band Rehearsal
2026-02-16 21:00 - 23:00, 2026-02-23 21:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-02 21:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-09 21:00 - 23:00, 2026-03-16 21:00 - 23:00 | Ontario

Board Meeting
2026-02-18 16:30 - 18:30, 2026-03-18 16:30 - 18:30 | Ontario

Art as a Spiritual Practice small group
2026-02-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Monthly workshops with Kristina Kiil @kkiilatwork@gmail.com. Deepen your spiritual practice by engaging in meditative artistic activities. Wednesday evening. No experience is necessary.
Monthly Wednesdays evening from 7 to 9pm. First workshop January 21. A Sign-up sheet is available in the Cappuccino Room.

New Member Coffee Reunion
2026-02-21 11:00 - 12:30 | Ontario

Games Night!
2026-02-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Ontario
Come and join us for Games Night, Saturday, February 21, 2026. Starts at 6:30PM to 9:30PM. Bring your game, some snacks and your favourite beverage and be prepared to have fun!

Sharing Our Faith
2026-02-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Unitarian Universalism is accurately described as non-creedal. That leaves the question though: is there any core UU understanding?
Speaker: Rev. Linda Thomson
Service Weaver: Tab
Music: Beverley Horton

Spirit Choir Rehearsal
2026-02-23 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-02 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-09 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Ontario

Active Hope
2026-02-25 19:00 - 21:15 | Ontario
Join Dr Nate Charach and Neighbourhood’s Gwen Schauerte in a small group that empowers you to take meaningful action to address the challenges of our time.
Based on Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects while integrating land-based healing practices and psychotherapeutic principles. You will connect to your inner self, to others in the group and to the greater natural world, deepening your experience of community. .
To Register, use the sign up sheet or email info@psychiatree.ca

Writing from Four Direction Small Group
2026-02-25 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-03-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Ontario
It’s Back by Popular Demand! Peter Marmorek will facilitate a small group to help you deepen and expand your writing. We’ll write and (optionally) share our writing together. There will be 8 sessions, every 2nd Wed from Jan. 28th. We’ll meet between 7 and 9:30.To join, sign up in Cappuccino room, or email Peter (marmorek@mac.com). If more than 12 people sign up, a Jan 21 lottery will decide, with first priority given to those who haven’t previously been in the group.

March Schedule for the Rainbow Room
2026-03-01 10:30 - 12:00 | Ontario

Spirit Band Rehearsal
2026-03-02 16:30 - 18:30, 2026-03-09 16:30 - 18:30 | Ontario
EEU Main Sanctuary

International Women’s Day
2026-03-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
This Sunday, we will celebrate International Women’s Day with a reflection on our tradition’s past and future as a spiritual home to powerful women. Learn about the 19th Century Iowa Sisterhood, some of the earliest female ministers in the Unitarian tradition, and the barriers they broke. Together we will meditate on questions of religious authority and the stories we tell ourselves, and help envision a future in which a true diversity of voices speak from our pulpits.
Speaker: Rev. Sally
Service Weaver: Moira
Music: Susanne and friends

Active Hope Small Group
2026-03-11 19:00 - 21:15 | Ontario
Concerned about wildfires? Multiple International Crises? AI taking over our future?
Join Dr Nate Charach and Neighbourhood’s Gwen Schauerte in a small group that empowers you to take meaningful action to address the challenges of our time.
Based on Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects while integrating land-based healing practices and psychotherapeutic principles. You will connect to your inner self, to others in the group and to the greater natural world, deepening your experience of community.
Location: Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation (310 Danforth Ave)
Timing: Wednesday Evenings (7:00pm to 9:15pm) on dates below
Cost: Free. Donations to Neighbourhood are welcome
Feb 25: The Stories Of Our Time Apr 22: Shifting Our Perceptions Part I
Mar 11: Coming From Gratitude May 6: Shifting Our Perceptions Part II
Mar 25: Honouring Our Pain May 20: Going Forth .
Apr 15 Truth Mandala (6:30pm-9:30pm) .
To Register, use the sign up sheet or email info@psychiatree.ca to meet with Nate and Gwen to set your intentions and learn more about the group.

Practicing Justice
2026-03-15 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
In a time marked by rising division, economic strain, and global conflict, how do we practice justice, equity, and compassion in real, grounded ways? Drawing from his work in public education, labour organizing, anti-hate advocacy, and community music, Nigel reflects on what it means to build solidarity across difference.
Through story and song, he explores how communities can resist fear, reject scapegoating, and nurture hope — not as sentiment, but as disciplined action.
Justice is not an abstract principle; it is something we practice together.
Speaker: Nigel Barriffe
Service Weaver: Peter
Music: Spirit Choir

Spirit Band Rehearsal
2026-03-16 16:30 - 18:30 | Ontario
Rafos Hall

Sacred Circle Dance
2026-03-21 13:00 - 15:30 | Ontario
Step into our monthly dance, facilitated by the Toronto Sacred Circle Dancers. No experience necessary! We will teach you each dance, using simple, repetitive steps, danced together in one circle of shared energy. Go barefoot or bring a clean pair of non-street shoes to dance in. To learn more about sacred circle dance: https://neskaya.com/about-circle-dance/

Justice, Equity, and Compassion: A Living Practice
2026-03-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Rafos Hall, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2X4, Canada
Speaker: Ahna Joy & Jojo
Service Weaver: Rev. Sally
Music: Spirit Band

Gallery Art Show Installation
2026-03-22 12:15 - 12:30 | Ontario
