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Upcoming Services
Encountering Ancestors
Sunday, November 8, 10:30 am Encountering Ancestors Homilist: Rev. Shana & Jen Rashleigh Service Leader: Dan Klimke This Sunday’s service will offer us an
Disability, Perception, and Human Worth
Sunday, November 15, 10:30 am Disability, Perception, and Human Worth Homilist: Michael Langley Service Leader: Ian Warrender This reflective presentation asks what happens when
Staying Power and Change
Sunday, November 22, 10:30 am Staying Power and Change Homilist: Rev. Shana Service Leader: Lynne Bonner In word and music this morning will explore
Habit and Imagination
Sunday, November 29, 10:30 am Habit and Imagination Homilist: Diana Clift Service Leader: Karen Christie We are all creatures of habit, not just our
Spirited Jazz: A Magical Christmas Prelude
Spirited Jazz presents a mystical, magical, musical prelude to Christmas with an evening designed to delight and ignite the imagination of all generations (kids “from
Past Services
Blunders and Grace
Reverend Melora Lynngood – As Unitarian Universalists, we welcome people of all kinds, for we know that our community is enriched by human difference. However,
Beginnings and Endings
https://victoriaunitarian.ca/wp-content/uploads/20140209-service.mp3 Your congregation’s lay chaplains work with members of the general public to help them mark the major turning points in their lives – their
The Complexities of Family
Reverend Shana Lynngood – We are all born into families not of our choosing. Sometimes family life is delightful and sustaining, and at other times
Your Conflict Style vs. My Conflict Style
Reverend Melora Lynngood – What happens when an Italian and a Brit argue with one another? In this sermon, we will look at the different conflict
Living with Compassion across Diversity, Part II: Your Conflict Style vs. My Conflict Style
Reverend Melora Lynngood – This is part two of a three-part sermon series on ‘Living with Compassion across Diversity.’ What happens when an Italian and a
The Moments That Shape Us
Reverend Shana Lynngood – Throughout the course of our lives we experience some pivotal experiences that have a profound impact on who we are. How do
Living with Compassion across Diversity, Part I: Intercultural Competency
Reverend Melora Lynngood – This is part one of a three-part sermon series on ‘Living with Compassion across Diversity.’ Some older models of multi-cultural and anti-racism
SPARK Circus for Burmese Refugee Children
Karina Strong is a long-time Unitarian and owner of Vesta Entertainment Circus, a fire and stilt performance troupe based in Nanaimo. Karina and her husband
Buddhism
Venerable Eshū Martin – Just after Buddha’s Awakening Day (December 8) and the Winter Solstice, when the days begin to lengthen, Venerable Eshū of the
Traditional Christmas Eve Stories and Song, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m.
Reverends Melora and Shana Lynngood – Come, celebrate the holiday season by reflecting on the Christian story of the birth of Jesus and the ways
Owning Our Mistakes
Reverend Shana Lynngood – Continuing our theme of Living with Compassion, explores how acknowledging our mistakes is an important part of expressing care and compassion. This
December 20 Solstice Service
Friday at 7:00pm – Youth Group – On this darkest night of the year, come to celebrate the return of the light led by our
Children’s Annual Mid-Winter Pageant
The children, youth and choirs star in a Medieval Christmas tale from the Arthurian cycle. Sir Cleges and diverse other characters learn about greed, humility,
Recovering Intellectual
Dr. Doug Seeley – “This is my personal experience around the usefulness of rationality, logic and intellectualizing, and how they can distance us from the essential
Expecting Too Much
Reverend Melora Lynngood – “I can’t believe she didn’t call me!” “I can’t believe he’s mad that I didn’t call him!” What happens when people