Intergenerational Dance Party

Homilist: Rev. Shana
Worship Associate: Dan Klimke

It’s become an August tradition to have a service in which we gather to dance together, share our highlights and lowlights of the summer months, and reconnect by enjoying one another’s company on the dance floor. We’ll move to the music, pause to light candles, and offer a few words of appreciation for summer’s gifts.

Board Member on Duty: Shirley Travis

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Blessing of the Animals

Homilist: Rev. Melora
Worship Associate: Ian Warrender

Come one, come all! Come bipeds, come quadrupeds! Dogs, cats, gerbils, lizards, fish, teddy bears — all are welcome! In this service, we honour the gifts that animals bring to our lives. Bring your pets (appropriately leashed or caged), beloved stuffed animals, or mementos of your pets (e.g., if your cat would not enjoy such an outing, bring their photo and their favourite toy or collar). There will also be a time to remember the pets we have lost; bring photos and mementos of any beloved animal companion you would like to remember with a candle lighting.

Music: Jennifer Mitchell, piano
Board Member on Duty: Jim Hemstock

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Summer Musings

Homilist: Rev. Shana
Worship Associate: John Hopewell

Summer is often a time of slower pace and long days that can lead to contemplation. What have you been reflecting on this summer? How might you carry the observations of summer into the other seasons of the year?

Music: Jennifer Mitchell, piano
Board Member on Duty: Katherine Maas

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Unitarians Face A New Age

Homilist: Rev. Shawn Gauthier (Video)
Worship Associate: Lynne Bonner

In the 1930s, our spiritual forebears bravely asked: “whether the organized religious movement known as Unitarianism has any real function to perform in the modern world”. Come and hear their bold response, and Reverend Shawn Gauthier’s equally powerful invitations to us all.

This will be a video service provided by the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC). This sermon was recorded in November 2025 at Vancouver Unitarians.

Rev. Shawn Gauthier is the Settled Minister at Vancouver Unitarians. Previously, he served for 16 years as the Minister at the First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto. Rev. Shawn loves to travel, to take in theatre and classical music, and to explore alongside his husband Bob.

Board Member on Duty: Liz Graham

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