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!

Apr
28
Sun
Sunday April 28th 10am at Norway House – Di Clift – Is Prayer Just Wishful Thinking?
Apr 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday April 28th 10am at Norway House - Di Clift - Is Prayer Just Wishful Thinking?

Unitarians tend to be uncomfortable about prayer.  The idea that a supernatural being would take an interest in the minutiae of our lives seems far fetched.  But what about prayer for others?    Is there any evidence that ‘sending thoughts and prayers’ can actually help?

Di is one of CUUC’s lay chaplains.

May
5
Sun
Sunday May 5th, 10am, at Norway House, Randy Enkin, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
May 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday May 5th, 10am, at Norway House, Randy Enkin, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Taking inspiration from the 19th century artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, who published a wildly popular series of 100 woodblock prints featuring the moon, I will present many ways that I look at the moon. How is it that every culture and every age has a fascination with the moon? How does my fascination with a celestial object improve my earthly existence?

May
12
Sun
Sunday May 12th, 10 am, at Norway House Lessons from Our Mothers – speakers from Capital
May 12 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday May 12th, 10 am, at Norway House Lessons from Our Mothers - speakers from Capital

For many of us in the Capital congregation, our mother is no longer living. As well, our relationship with our mother may not always have been a positive one. If we have experienced motherhood, there have been challenges as well as joys. The Service coordinators for this service, Leigh and Heather, have invited several people from our congregation to share their experiences and thoughts on what Mother’s Day means to them. Join us at Norway House on May 12 as we get to know each other a little deeper.

May
19
Sun
Sunday May 19th at Norway House, the CUC National Service LIVE My Muzungu Eyes Are Improving – featuring Liz James
May 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday May 19th at Norway House, the CUC National Service LIVE  My Muzungu Eyes Are Improving – featuring Liz James

How do we help effectively across a culture gap? Drawing from more than a decade of personal experience, Liz James tells a story that has it all … Humour, thoughtful analysis, and confrontations with lions. Not a metaphor. Real lions.

Liz James is the founder of a 230,000-person online UU community called the Unitarian Universalist Hysterical Society (UUHS); half of The Cracked Cup podcast; and working on a book with Skinner House Press.

Liz is based out of Saskatchewan, where she is building a tiny house with her own two hands. She believes in a Unitarian Universalism that is filled with meaning and joy, and that sees change as an adventure.

Join the national UU community in a livestream of this service on Sunday, May 19th at 10:00 am PT | 1:00 pm ET on Zoom. A coffee hour conversation will follow the service.

May
26
Sun
Sunday May 26th 10am at Norway House – Death Doula Collective – Reclaiming Death as a Human Experience – Perspectives of four Death Doulas.
May 26 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday May 26th 10am at Norway House - Death Doula Collective - Reclaiming Death as a Human Experience - Perspectives of four Death Doulas.
Join us for a light and informal conversation about the heaviest of topics – death and our dying. What does it mean to live your life every day? What does it mean to you to leave a legacy? How do you prepare for death and dying? Let’s talk.
Jun
2
Sun
Sunday June 2nd, 10am, at Norway House, Mary Dahonick and Joy Huebert “Cult Captive.”
Jun 2 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday June 2nd, 10am, at Norway House, Mary Dahonick and Joy Huebert "Cult Captive."

Cults are extreme forms of religious organization.  Seeming to offer love, support, community and meaning, they can also exploit, abuse and even kill their members.  Mary Dahonick will describe how she was lured, exploited and rescued from the Reverend Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church (Moonies).   Why is this information of value to us today?  There are still many cult leaders who seek to control and manipulate individuals for personal gain.  Although we think we are not likely to fall prey to them, we can observe cult behaviours in our society, such as the spreading of misinformation for personal gain.  We can also become vulnerable in our lives through loneliness or suffering and fall victim to those who promise unconditional love in return for conformity, money and obedience.  How can we safeguard ourselves, our loved ones and our community in ways that truly offer love and support without the abuses of cult behaviours?

Jun
9
Sun
Sunday June 9th, 10 am, at Norway House Peter Scales, CUUC History: Opportunities & Responses.
Jun 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday June 9th, 10 am, at Norway House Peter Scales, CUUC History: Opportunities & Responses.

Our congregation’s first service was on Mar 3, 1996.  For 28 years our little community has created opportunities for newcomers and seasoned UU’s.  What has changed, what challenges have we faced, and what are we still doing the same?  Today after coffee, Joy will lead a Forum discussion of “what next for Capital”

Jun
16
Sun
Sunday June 16th at Norway House, Peter Scales & friends, Lessons From Fathers.
Jun 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday June 16th at Norway House, Peter Scales & friends, Lessons From Fathers.

There are no high school or college courses on ‘Fatherhood’ and many of us have only one example to follow (or not follow): Darth Vader.  While recognizing that parenting has many styles and genders, today Peter and friends will discuss lessons they learned from their fathers, or lessons they learned while fathering the next generation.

Jun
23
Sun
Sunday June 23rd 10am at Norway House – Rev. Shana Lynngood How Life Moves Us
Jun 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday June 23rd 10am at Norway House - Rev. Shana Lynngood How Life Moves Us
This morning Rev. Shana Lynngood, Co-Minister at our sibling congregation First Unitarian since 2010, we’ll offer a homily rooted in the big questions. How do we hold life and love and loss? How is the quality of our living informed by knowing that it is not forever? Can we find ways to more fully embrace both the living and the letting go?
Jun
30
Sun
Sunday June 30th – 10am at Norway House – Amanda Tarling “Lessons I have learned about our principles and Sources from wildlife photography.”
Jun 30 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday June 30th - 10am at Norway House - Amanda Tarling “Lessons I have learned about our principles and Sources from wildlife photography.”

For our last service before the Summer Break… please join us on Sunday June 30th for Amanda Tarling “Lessons I have learned about our principles and Sources from wildlife photography.”

 

Starting wildlife photography has changed my life, given me a renewed appreciation for nature and has deeply concerned me.  Come and hear about Amanda’s remarkable journeys to remote areas of BC to capture images of Superfauna and what she has discovered about the dark side of wildlife photography.

Sep
8
Sun
Sunday September 8th, 10am, at Norway House, Amanda Tarling – Water, Fire and Renewal
Sep 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday September 8th, 10am, at Norway House, Amanda Tarling - Water, Fire and Renewal

Usually the first week back from Summer Break is a Water Communion but this summer has been more about fire and drought than water. This morning join us for a joyful welcome back as we celebrate each other, and our community.

Sep
15
Sun
Sunday September 15th Peter Scales “The Essence of Capital Unitarianism.”
Sep 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday September 15th Peter Scales "The Essence of Capital Unitarianism."

There are elements of our congregation that folks have always treasured: the community feel, the music, the interesting homilies, the Forum, and the mix of backgrounds.  The Belief-O-Matic quiz has brought some people to our congregation; try it at www.beliefnet.com/entertainment/quizzes/beliefomatic.aspx  What for you is the essence of Capital UUism?