Once upon a time a UU congregation in Toronto set out on an exciting journey... What happens next in our story? We'll decide together! Join us this Sunday to flex our imaginations and recommit ourselves to a next chapter we will write together. Speaker: Rev. Sally Service Weaver: Debb Music: Spirit Band
Over the last few years a back-lash has emerged against the work on diversity, equity and anti-racism that arose after the murder of George Floyd. As companies and governments backtrack, we see a rise in racism and discrimination in our general culture. At the same time progressives have been accused of censorship and a lack of tolerance for others views. What should we make of this? And how can faith and spirituality help us to find a way forward towards achieving a racially just world for all?' Speaker: Kofi Hope Service Weaver: Gordon Clee Music: Spirit Choir
Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo, C.M., the only woman to sign on to "We Demand" in 1971, the first "gay rights" demo on Parliament Hill. She performed the first legalized same-sex marriage in Canada in 2001. She was the MPP for Parkdale-High Park from 2006–2017. She is going to speak about hope based on her own history from being a part of a small band of utopian hippies, to passing all of our demands and more where queer rights are concerned, to how to accomplish any one of our justice aims. All very doable and spiritually essential. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo Service Weaver: Kurt Thomsen Music: Susanne, Tiago, Tony
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
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
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
A Saturday Night mUUVment Service
Speaker: Neighbourhood musicians Service Weaver: Tab Enta Storyteller: Julia
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
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
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
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
