Calendar of events
Here you will find all of our congregation’s Sunday Services, Board and Committee meetings and other events. Use the calendar controls to see events for past or future dates. For a quick look at recent Sunday Services, click here!
In February, Amanda was lucky enough to see the Royal Ontario Museum’s exhibition about tattoos, their history and global prevalence. Love them or loath them they are rich with symbolism and meaning. The cultural and spiritual history of tattoos around the world is a fascinating topic to explore, join us to find out more.
It’s official! We have our words, our ways and our days. Do you have a favourite? Today we’ll explore these things.
Lillie Lentz has been a member of the First Unitarian Church of Victoria since 2002. Before that she belonged to the Unitarian Universalist (UU) communities in Ottawa and in Vancouver. She has been a UU practitioner for 24 years. Most recently she has had training in our Lay Chaplaincy program, was a Worship Associate and continues to support the Youth in every way possible. In her other work as a communication coach, she is always a pagan, a permaculturalist and a Nonviolent Communication (NVC) practitioner.
Learn about the origin of Citizens’ Counselling Centre, the work they do in the community, the volunteers they train and supervise and the clients who come to them for support.
Brenda Wilson has been the Executive Director at Citizens’ Counselling Centre for over 35 years.
Dr. Lilli Rosenberg is on the professional team of Trainer/Supervisors at Citizens’ and has been with the Centre one day a week since 2012. She supervises with other non-profits, teaches, and is also in private practice.
Ripples in the Community Pond” Learn about the origin of Citizens’ Counselling Centre, the work they do in the community, the volunteers they train and supervise and the clients who come to them for support.
Phoebe Ramsay spent seven months volunteering in solidarity with refugees in Greece, and will return in January to continue her work. In this, the season of giving, Phoebe will be sharing with the congregation some of the gifts that she received while on the refugee trail, and the stories and journeys they hold. Reflecting on our 6th principle, responsibility to the larger community, she will also be sharing the story of her personal journey, and speaking about finding light and hope in the darkest of places.
Come join us to explore the various midwinter cultural traditions and sing and have fun!