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!
Rosh Hashanah is the traditional anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman according to the Hebrew Bible, and the inauguration of humanity’s role in God’s world. Among the sources of Unitarian-Universalism as a living tradition, we acknowledge Jewish and Christian teachings in the roots of our religion. Does the DNA of Adam and Eve exist in all of our genes, joining us all in some kind of unity? Come and share!
Peter Scales is a BC historian. Before covid-19 struck he was also a choral singer.
If you’d like the zoom link please contact our Administrator Amanda at tarling@shaw.ca
In 2013, residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad, an indigenous woman living on Turtle Island, shared her story of having her sparkly orange shirt taken from her at the age of six when she arrived at St. Joseph Mission residential school. This story has provided an opportunity for discussion on the aspects and experiences of the residential school legacy. It stimulates both learning and healing in the spirit of growth, understanding and relationship in our collective efforts towards reconciliation.
Orange Shirt Day is September 30th. Since 2015, it is recognized in Victoria thanks to the joint efforts of residential school survivor Eddy Charlie and friend Kristin Spray, in partnership with The City of Victoria. The day is commemorated with the slogan “Every Child Matters”. Through the use of engaging audio-visual materials, Karen Christie invites you to join her on the journey to expand your knowledge and awareness of this story.
Orange t-shirts are available at the Moss Street market or at www.victoriaorangeshirtday.com where you can also learn more about this important day. Wear your orange shirts at this Sunday service and on September 30th.
If you’d like the zoom link please contact our Administrator Amanda at tarling@shaw.ca
The world is a scary place and lullabies, love and nurture seem like wishful thinking. While there is plenty of evidence that reveals our planet is broken, the fact is we are the species that caused this. We need to re-invent our worth as caretakers now, not conquerors. We need to find a way to nurture our communities to save ourselves. Lullaby can soothe and help us get through the dark.
Janet Vickers writes poems to deal with the anxieties rolling around in her head. Her books include Impermanence 2012, Infinite Power 2016, and recently published Sleep With Me: Lullaby for an Anxious Planet 2020 – all published by Ekstasis. This is her third visit to Capital (albeit by Zoom).
If you would like to join us on Zoom please email our Administrator Amanda Tarling at tarling@shaw.ca for the link
In the midst of our journey and at any age — though the sheer numbers don’t age us, only the wounds along the way — we need only choose to see that the acorn of our youth is still within us.
If you would like to join us on Zoom please email our Administrator Amanda Tarling at tarling@shaw.ca for the link
What does it mean to pursue self-improvement on a psychological level? Does it mean eliminating or starving certain aspects of our personality, like in the old Cherokee parable of the two wolves waging war? Or are there alternative ways of viewing the process? In this talk, we will explore a radically different way of pursuing our mythical “Best Self.”
If you would like to join us on Zoom please email our Administrator Amanda Tarling at tarling@shaw.ca for the link
COVID 19 has brought with it many challenges and opportunities and UUs around the world have been seeking to connect and respond. We welcome you to join Joan Carolyn, our CUC Congregational Life Team lead as she reflects on some of the doors which have opened for Canadian UUs as well as hurdles we are still seeking to address. Given our Zoom capacity to gather, there will be time to share some of your experiences on that spectrum of opportunity to challenge, both in break out conversations as well as in chat!
If you would like to join us on Zoom please email our Administrator Amanda Tarling at tarling@shaw.ca for the link
Samhain is an ancient celebration of the New Year. It is based in the idea of new beginnings emerging from dark times. Many of our Halloween celebrations are rooted in these old customs and beliefs.
We will also take time to honour the members and friends of the congregation who we have lost over the years. Join us for a poignant reminder of our ancestors and a joyful celebration .
To attend please email our Administrator at tarling@shaw.ca
Remembrance Day (Nov 11) is a time to remember those who died in wartime, to consider why humans go to war, and to discuss how to strive for peace. Today’s homily will explore why humans go to war, and what Unitarian-Universalists can do for peace. There will be a place in the service for sharing the names of loved ones who served in the military in peacetime and wartime.
Peter Scales is a member of Capital UU, and an Air Force veteran of the Cold War.
To attend please email our Administrator at tarling@shaw.ca
Remembrance Day is a time to remember those who died in wartime, to consider why humans go to war, and to discuss how to strive for peace. Our November 11th ceremony includes Unitarians who have served in the Canadian Forces, and speaks to all who never want to see war again. Today we welcome Capital UU Congregation and Salt Spring Island Unitarians.
Inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book “Braiding Sweetgrass,” join us for a morning of Indigenous Wisdom.
To attend please email our Administrator at tarling@shaw.ca
‘Mindfulness’ is a term that encompasses numerous practices, found in many secular and religious traditions, devoted to stilling the mind and focusing on the present moment. The benefits of mindfulness often tend to emphasize personal outcomes, such as inner calm, reduced stress and enhanced well-being. But there can be broader benefits as well. Mindfulness can also be a practice that helps unhook or ‘decolonize’ our minds from the dominant western attitudes of acquisition, control and domination that have led to so much environmental destruction and indigenous trauma.
Jane Dawson is a writer, educator, and spiritual director based in Victoria, but currently working in Ottawa, Ontario. In 2021, she will be teaching an online graduate course on “Mindfulness, Health Care, and Adult Learning” at St. Francis Xavier University, located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. With this regional diversity, ‘live local, work national’ is her new vocational mantra.
To attend please email our Administrator at tarling@shaw.ca
Between the light of day and the dark of night lies the twilight, that mysterious time that defies dualistic categorization. There is so much wisdom held in the twilight hours. Join guest speaker Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet as they dive into an explorative narrative of gender spectrums, art, dreaming, and those misty liminal spaces within themself.
To attend please email our Administrator at tarling@shaw.ca