Services 2024 – Unitarian Centre (and on Zoom)
Join us for friendly, informal Sunday Services at 10:30 AM. Services will be held in-person at 2700 College Avenue (the Unitarian Centre), and on Zoom.
January 05, 2025 – Fire Ceremony
The start of the year is often seen as a time of new beginnings. The Fire Ceremony invites us to let go of that which we don’t wish to bring into the coming year. In a ceremony of the burning bowl, you are invited to write down words, or a phrase that sums up what you wish to release as we enter the New Year.
Hybrid Service – In-Person and on Zoom
January 12, 2025 – Joy of Ribbon Skirts as Culture
Claire Tuckanow is the coordinator of the Building Safer Communities Fund and the Growing Young Movers program. The young people attending the program have recently been learning to sew ribbon skirts at the mâmawêyatitân centre. The Growing Young Movers program is open to young people of all backgrounds and cultures.
We invite you to come hear Claire Tuckanow speak about National Ribbon Skirt Day (January 4th), the history of ribbon skirts, and how they are used in the present day, and the Growing Young Mover’s Program
Hybrid Service – In-Person and on Zoom.
January 19, 2025 – Prophets of Love: Active Engagement in a Time of Polycrisis.
We’re called in this time of polycrisis not just to change our world, but to transform it. This Sunday’s video presentation by Reilly Yeo, Candidate for Ministry with the Unitarian Universalist Association and Co-Founder of Climate Plan, asks us to explore how we can be actively engaged, and work joyfully for a just and compassionate society in one of our most critical issues to date, climate change; and how love can be that agent of change.
Hybrid Service – In-Person and on Zoom. Potluck to follow service.
January 25, 2025 – Active Engagement, Part 2
On January 19th we heard Reilly Yeo talk about active engagement in our present reality. Today you are invited to contemplate and talk about one of the five aspirations of Canadian Unitarian Universalism – our aspiration to be actively engaged, to work joyfully for a just and compassionate society. For those interested in exploring this topic in more depth, there is additional information here
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Hybrid Service – In-Person and on Zoom
Treaty Land Sharing Network
Speaker: Joel Mowchenko
The Treaty Land Sharing Network connects farmers and other landholders with First Nations and Métis people needing safe access to land to practise their way of life. They are committed to honouring the Spirit and Intent of Treaties by sharing the land for mutual benefit.
The video from the service is available here.
Electric vehicles – Why make the switch?
Speaker: John Klein
John Klein, President of the Regina Car Share Co-operative, and a person who bikes year-round in Regina, will speak on EVs (Electric Vehicles) – How can we switch from gas vehicles and why? Save money! Reduce pollution!
The video from the service is available here, and the podcast can be found here.
Community Deathcare in Saskatchewan – Bringing Death Home
Speaker: Denise Séguin Horth
Denise Séguin Horth is an End-of-Life Doula, Educator and advocate for Hospice and Palliative Care in Saskatchewan. End of Life Doulas help clients reflect on their values and wishes in how they would like to spend their last days. Denise will give us insight on how we and our families can more fully participate in deathcare decisions, how to open conversations, and learn what funeral options exist in Saskatchewan.
Child Poverty
Guest Speaker: Dr. Sally Mahood
Dr. Mahood will discuss the issue of child poverty in Canada and Saskatchewan. Who is impacted and how? What are the implications for educational and health care systems, and public policies that might address the issue? Dr. Mahood is a long time academic family physician in Saskatchewan who has a special interest in Women’s and Children’s health, and has been involved in advocacy for many years.
Check out the podcasts of some of our past Sunday services:
Fools, Coyotes and Sacred Clowns – Mooky Cornish – April 2020 (an amazing story of clowning around the world)
How to Change the World: A Field Guide – Liz James – March 2020 (change your world view and see possibilities)
We March For Bread … and We March For Roses Too! – Barb Byers March 2020 (a fascinating perspective for International Woman’s Day)
Trust – Andrew Quackenbush – February 2020 (who should we trust and why?)
More podcasts are available here.
