Family Activities

Pride Camp 2025 is Coming!

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Summer Camps at UUCoV:

June 30-July 4th 2025 (no camp on July 1 stat)

 

Camp for Youth: 

Uniquely U: a radical inclusion camp

This week invites us to think about, and celebrate, what gifts and passions we have– or have yet to discover! The week will offer up opportunities to challenge ourselves and to shine, each of us. If you love cooking, we’ll need you in the kitchen for the tasty meals we’ve got planned. If you like games– we need you! And, artists and dreamers, get your game on: through the week we’ll be getting the elements ready for our epic participation in the Victoria Pride Parade (Sunday July 6, optional and encouraged). We’ll be creating a giant puppet, movement and music, parade paraphanalia… 
 
Each day brings new adventures—from nature walks to collaborative art projects—that spark imagination and connection. Come make new friends, express your unique self, and be part of something joyful and unforgettable!
 

Camp for 5-10 years

Wonder Camp

 
Join us for a week of wonder, nestled in the magical grounds of the Unitarian Campus where nature, creativity, and community come alive. Here, young artists and dreamers (ages 5–10) will explore art, nature, and storytelling in an inclusive space that celebrates everyone. Through hands-on art, cooking, stories, and puppet making, children will dream big, create boldly, and play freely under the summer sun.
 
General Camp Info:
 

Camps runs 9 am to 4 pm each day and is held on the beautiful Unitarian Universalist building and grounds on traditional WSAANEC territory.

Our camp divides into two groups: WONDER CAMP for youngers (5 to approx 10 years) and UNIQUELY U camp for young youth 10 to 16 years. Final grouping will be decided by camp directors depending on the # and age composition of who enrolls (and also by interest; we welcome your requests). We ask that all campers be of school age.

Cooking and eating lunch together will be a wonderful and special part of the camp experience. We also ask that you send a hearty snack with your child each day.

*** We will do our best to create lunches that everyone enjoys, and will also ask that campers be willing to try new foods. If your child/youth is particular in what they like to eat, please be prepared to send lunches from home as needed.

Each year our UU community participates in the Victoria Pride Parade, which happens this year on Sunday July 6. We warmly invite your family to join the fun! Please know that while UU parade leaders will be there to support, we cannot be officially responsible for your child at the parade– they must attend with a guardian who is ultimately responsible for their comfort and safety.

Camp fees are on a sliding scale basis of $100 – $200 for the week.

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Our Philosophy


We are big believers in embodied learning– an approach which recognizes that knowledge isn’t just stored in the brain but is also formed through our interactions with the world and our bodies. Our programs and activities emphasize the role of physical movement, interaction with the environment, and sensory experiences in learning and fostering wonder.

We believe that a UU church community is an important space for intergenerational connections. This is a place where children and youth can feel seen, safe, and cared about as they grow. It is also a place where children & youth learn (by doing) that they are an essential part of community, and can help to create beauty, wonder and justice in the world.

Monthly Themes

Our activities change with the seasons. We incorporate monthly themes into our hands-on activities – themes like Trust, Inclusion, and Joy.

Pride Camp

For one week in early summer, the children and youth take over the UU buildings and grounds. We cook together, play games, make lots of art, explore nature, and get ready for our grand finale in the Victoria Pride Parade that same weekend. Along the way, we create art and have discussions that honour our authentic selves. Unitarian Universalism values individuality and solidarity, and there is plenty of both at this inclusive and joyful camp. The 2025 camp dates are June 30 to July 3 (not including the July 1 Stat holiday), and the Victoria Pride parade is July 6 (optional for families). 

Wassailing

Some of our recent activities have included Wassailing the ‘sleeping’ apple trees early in the year, then picking the apples in the fall to press. Both events are fun and connect us with the land, the seasons and one another.

Ancestor's Shrine

Our Ancestor’s shrine is unique, personal, and beautiful: a living art installation for the entire UU community to enjoy at Hallowe’en (Samhein) time.

Singing & Music

The children and youth practice songs to perform with the Chalice Choir, and experience the joy and connection that comes with singing together. Older, interested youth have opportunities to sing or perform in smaller groups in a supported, mentored space.

Messy Church

Each month, families are invited to Messy Church, an informal, fun evening of dinner and a changing activity. We’ve had Scandinavian hygge-lig evenings, Canadian Trivia, games nights, and more. Our aim is for the adults to relax and enjoy themselves as much as the younger folk.

World Religions

In the 2025 season, the young youth are taking a deep dive into World Religions, focusing on various faiths. The youth, mentored by two facilitators, get to conduct “insight interviews” with people from different faiths, take field trips to different places of worship, and share meaningful reflection and discussion.

Youth Leadership

For youth 13+, there are opportunities to connect with other UU youth at the regional and national level, take on leadership opportunities, and enjoy a uniquely inclusive, non-judgmental, loving youth space.

Past Activities

‘Mottainai’ (Waste Nothing)

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140713-service.mp3 Mary-Wynne Ashford – “Waste Nothing” is the English translation of a traditional Japanese concept, “Mottainai”. It refers to the sacred nature of all the gifts

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July 14, 2014

From Stonewall to Pride

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140629-service.mp3 Peter Scales – Gays and lesbians were widely feared and openly persecuted in North America until recent historical times.  How did a riot outside

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June 29, 2014

A Place in Your Heart

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140622-service.mp3 Reverend Shana Lynngood – We conclude our focus on the second part of our mission, ‘Living with Compassion’. We have examined many facets of

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June 22, 2014

Life Transitions

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140608-service.mp3 Reverend  Melora Lynngood and Faye Mogensen – What has changed in the past year of your life? In this service, we honour a full

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June 8, 2014

Articulating Your UU Faith

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140601-service.mp3 Reverend Melora Lynngood  and company – What do you believe? How would you describe your theology? Your core values? What do Unitarian Universalists believe? Can

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June 1, 2014

Building Bridges, Reaching Out, Making Harmony

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140525-Service.mp3 Rosemary Morrison – Our second Unitarian principle calls us to compassion, our last principle reminds us we are connected to all existence. Connection with ourselves,

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May 25, 2014

Peaceful Disobedience

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140518-service.mp3 Betty Krawczyk – “What are the mental and spiritual processes involved in making decisions that may call for great self-sacrifice? Sacrifices that may lead to

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May 18, 2014

Nurturing our Nature

Reverend Shana Lynngood – On this Mother’s Day we will look at the nurturing influences in our lives. How can we at every age and stage

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May 11, 2014

Loving Kindness

Rev. Melora Lynngood Continuing with our preaching theme of “Living with Compassion,” we take a look at the Buddhist practice of “Loving Kindness” meditation, which

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May 4, 2014

Our Place in the Family of Things

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140427-service.mp3 Reverend Shana Lynngood and Faye Mogensen – This intergenerational service takes its title from the closing line of Mary Oliver’s poem Wild Geese. How do

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April 27, 2014

Salvation for Unitarians?

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20130420-service.mp3 Reverend Melora Lynngood – We are Christians, Buddhists, Atheists, Spiritual Seekers, and more; this Easter Sunday, we take a look at the many concepts

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April 20, 2014

RideShare: A Gift of Spirit

https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140413-service.mp3 RideShare: A Gift of Spirit – As we struggle with the multitude of challenges facing our planet today, we will do well to remember

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April 13, 2014

The Wonder of Creation

Reverend Shana Lynngood and Faye Mogensen – In this inter-generational service we will begin a month focused on the Earth by looking at Creation stories.

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April 6, 2014

Sunday Services

Join us at 10:30 a.m. for the Sunday worship service. You can connect by phone or online, or attend in person.

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