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Sunday 11 May |
"We Need One Another"
Teaming up with the Pastoral Care Team, Shawn offers a call to
strengthen the bonds of community by caring for one another "for better
or for worse. . . in sickness and in heath". |
Rev. Shawn Newton |
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Sunday 4 May |
"On Babies & Bath Water"
With some 90% of Unitarians coming from other faith traditions (or
none), a timely sermon on owning our religious past as a crucial step in
our development as happy, healthy Unitarians |
Rev. Shawn Newton |
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Sunday 27 April |
"Messages from the Animal Kingdom"
Animals, too, have a stake in the fate of the earth. Ilene
continues her creative exploration of the UU seventh principle |
Ilene Cummings |
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Sunday 20 April |
"It's Not Easy Being Green" An
Earth Day celebration examining eco-spirituality versus ego-spirituality.
(Hint: one is sustainable, the other is not.) |
Rev. Shawn Newton |
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Sunday 13 April |
"Beauty Contest" In a world where
so much competes for our attention, true beauty is too often missed. This
morning, we'll "praise the sublime" with the 50 voices of the All Souls
Unitarian Youth Choir from Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Rev. Shawn Newton |
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Sunday 6 April |
"The Unitarian Genome Project" A
look at our liberal theological DNA as we celebrate our Partner Church in
Budapest with a Hungarian guest choir - and strudel to follow at Coffee
Hour |
Rev. Shawn Newton |
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Sunday 30 March |
“Do We Know How to Work Together?"
As in historical practice, 8 Ontario UU ministers and
congregations will exchange pulpits, sharing the same topic and readings.
Rev. Urbanski of First UU Congregation of Waterloo, will fill our pulpit,
while Shawn preaches at Don Heights |
Rev. Felicia Urbanski |
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Sunday 23 March |
"Being the Resurrection" A
celebration of the many meanings of Easter |
Rev. Shawn Newton |
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Sunday 16 March: |
“Shopping for a Messiah" When the
palms are laid down and the guy passes by on the ass, do we cheer, jeer,
or stop our ears? A bystanders' guide to Palm Sunday |
Rev. Peter Hughes |
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Sunday 9 March: |
"Natural Burial"
Have you thought about your final resting place? Natural
burials allow people to rest in nature as part of the interconnected web
of all existence |
Janet McCausland |
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Sunday 2 March: |
"Are We There, Yet?"
Reflections on the status and achievements of women on
the eve of the 99th celebration of International Women's Day |
Rev. Shawn Newton |
Sunday 24 February:
10:30 am |
“Only the Lonely” Thoughts on how to leverage the
loneliness that sometimes touches our lives. |
Rev. Shawn Newton |
Sunday 17 February
10:30 am |
“Simultaneous, Yet Different: The Prism of Our Faith”
As Unitarians, we are of one faith, but many beliefs. Under one roof,
we worship together. Let's celebrate our infinite ways of being human. |
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela |
Sunday 10 February
10:30 am |
"Punctuated Equilibrium" On this "Evolution Sunday" we'll
celebrate the ever-unfolding ways our faith is shaped by science. |
Shawn Newton |
Sunday 3 February
10:30 am |
"Mercury in Retrograde" II've never met Murphy, but am well
acquainted with Murphy's Law, "if something can go wrong, it will." I
wonder how Murphy would reconcile the false romanticism often accompanying
religion when faced with disappointment? This morning we'll take a
light-hearted look at life's less than golden moments and explore the
Unitarian alternatives. |
Rev. Roger Peltier, Minister of the UU Church of Sarasota, Florida |
Sunday 3 February
4:00 pm: |
A celebration and Service of Installation of the Reverent Shawn Newton
as 23rd minister of Toronto First, with reception |
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Sunday 27 January |
“Worthship”
Shawn Newton and the Worship Leader Team/ A worship service on the meaning
and art of Unitarian worship |
Shawn Newton |
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Sunday 20 January |
“Beware of Safety”
Norma McPhee/ The harder we try to keep ourselves safe, the
more freedom and independence we stand to lose |
Norma McPhee |
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Sunday 13 January |
Lay
Chaplains: Reaffirmation, Rededication and Tales from the Road
Our Lay Chaplains will be
reaffirmed by the congregation and will rededicate themselves to their
ministry. They will share with us some of their experiences over the last
year. |
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Sunday 6 January |
“The Fire of Commitment”
The Rev. Shawn Newton/Intergenerational
service of reflection, ritual, and recommitment
to our highest values |
Shawn Newton |
