We often present ourselves in different ways depending on our context. Can it be said that we have different “selves” or is there an identity that underlies and pervades the many masks we wear? Let’s explore together personhood and persona, authentic and false selfhood.
We equate courage with great acts of heroism, but courage is more common than we tend to appreciate. There’s a great deal of courage to be found in small and ordinary moments. On this, the day after Remembrance Day, Lucy Sanford will read a sermon, relating to courage, by Rev.Shawn Newton’s entitled “Who Would True Valour See”.
Today, the first Sunday in November, we join many other UU congregations to celebrate All Souls. In this service, we'll honour the loves and losses of our lives, and especially people we love who have died in the last year.
The complete sermon can be read below: What is evil anyway? Is it a real thing, or an idea, or illusion? What causes evil? What can we do about it? In our times, these questions demand our attention - and our action.
Change is hard for many of us. As we consider potential changes in the congregation as part of growth, how do we balance openness and honouring who we are? How can we remain true to ourselves and at the same time invite others in who have different needs to fill and gifts to offer?
The complete sermon can be read below: In this brief and provocative session, the history of colonialism and the implications for the Indigenous community will be reviewed. Emphasizing the current reconciliation efforts and inviting participants to take responsibility in Canada’s history by exploring what reconciliation is and what it means to them.
On this Thanksgiving weekend, I give thanks for the UUCD and this opportunity to be in relationship with you in a new way as your minister. I give thanks, too, for the spirit that weaves this community together, and for all the twists and turns that have been part of your 20 existence as a congregation, and for all the blessings and challenges yet to come. Giving thanks for what has been, is, and will be, let's explore our potential for growth of many kinds, the seeds of which are already part of our harvest.
The complete sermon can be read below: In this season of harvest and thanksgiving, Rev. Lynn Harrison explores the theme of gratitude in story and song. As we grow as individuals and as communities, our gratitude may deepen in unexpected ways!
There is a time for action and there is a time for rest. Dave's talk will touch base on the more formal definitions of Sabbath, but will explore more fully the idea of finding spaces in our lives to breathe, relax, reflect and grow.
Humans are promise makers and promise breakers. To make a Covenant is to make a solemn promise. Historically we UUs have understood our selves as a covenental rather than a creedal tradition. How does that impact congregations today?
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