Summer 2026 Schedule for Sunday Services
Regular Sunday worship services are taking a five-week break, covering all four Sundays in July (July 5, 12, 19 & 26) and Sunday, August 2nd. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Sunday, August 9th.
Join Us Live Online (Returning August 9)
Sunday mornings 10:30am
in-person or Facebook Live
Zoom Meeting ID: 159 673 316, Passcode: 378989
Worship videos included for past services below
Gatherings Under the Willows
While there are no services in July or on August 2nd, there will be informal gatherings outside “under the willows” at 10:30 am on Sunday mornings during this hiatus. This will be unstructured time to connect and check in with each other.
You are encouraged to bring camp chairs or a blanket and your own water bottle or beverage. Anyone who wishes to bring a song for a singalong is most welcome, as there will be no organized music — let’s be spontaneous!
(Contact Shirley Travis or Lynne Bonner if you have any questions.)
Upcoming Services
Past Services
Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
11:00 am service – Six white Vancouver Unitarian members take a first step and agree to meet and study the controversial book, “Me and White Supremacy” over
Class and Money
Class and Money – Anna Isaacs with worship associate David Vest – What is it like to live “below” middle class? What is it like to
Sustainability and Unsustainability: Coming to Terms with Living on an Island
Sustainability and Unsustainability: Coming to Terms with Living on an Island – Dr. Richard Kool with worship associate Fran Pardee – Many of us living on
Holistic Bodies and the Physical Education Revolution
Holistic Bodies and the Physical Education Revolution – Paloma Callo with worship associate Samantha Magnus – Inspired by Paloma’s undergrad thesis work, this sermon explores
“Oneness” – A Sacred Tool for Reconciliation
Sharon Jinkerson-Brass with worship associate Lynne Bonner – The medicine wheel is a metaphoric tool used to describe the infinite cycle of space and time
Pride and Poetry
James Summer, City of Victoria Youth Poet Laureate, with worship associate Casey Stainsby – Poetry is an amazing way to communicate our experiences and connect with
Anti-racism Work as Spiritual Practice
Donovan Hayden with worship associate David Tietz – Summer 2020 has been described as a moment of racial reckoning. Black people, along with allies, took
Transitions
Arran Liddel with worship associate Victoria Barr – Come celebrate the individual and collective transitions that have taken place in our community over the last year.
What Holds You?
Rev. Debra Thorne with worship associate Emily Tietz – What do you name the invisible arms that hold you in the bright warmth of day and in
Commitment for Community Can’t Be Quarantined, Nor Infected
Commitment for Community Can’t Be Quarantined, Nor Infected – Rev. Csongor Benedek, introduced by Michelle Poirier Brown, with worship associate David Vest As a Unitarian
Practising Grief: Lessons for Everyday Life
Asha Philar with worship associate Fran Pardee – With so much hardship around us, it is more important than ever to cultivate the active practice
Sustaining Our Light
Rev. Meghann Robern, homilist for the Canadan Unitarian Council annual conference (10:00am) – Now more than ever we need to be grounded in connection, in hope,
Telling Our Stories
Join Arran Liddel and Casey Stainsby for stories and music about the journey of learning who we are as Unitarian Universalists. In this service, we
Hysterical Women
Rev. Anne Barker & Liz James with worship associate Lynne Bonner – Hysteria is a word with many meanings. Uncontrollable sobbing, raucous laughter, and unmanageable women.
Unfolding Life
Rev. Shana Lynngood with worship associate Fran Pardee – The season of Spring reminds us that becoming often looks like unfolding. We lean out into life