Past Services

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DatePreacher / Participant(s)Title / TagsLearn more
2024-Dec-08Ted WoodFreedom of Expression and Human Rights
Amnesty Interntional, Speaking Out
About
2024-Dec-01RevJ KwongThe Awesomeness of It All
Holiness, Life, Nature
About
2024-Nov-24RevJ KwongHeal the World
Healing, Identity, Polarization
About, Watch
2024-Nov-17RevJ KwongWhat Happened to You?
Healing, Trauma
About, Watch
2024-Nov-10Rev. Dr. Rita CapezziWounds and Band-aids
Buddha's Mustard Seed, Healing
About, Read, Watch
2024-Nov-03RevJ KwongHealing from Ancestral Trauma
Bodily Care, Healing, Judgment, Self-Care, Trauma
About
2024-Oct-27RevJ KwongBRAVING Trust Part 2
Vault, Integrity, Nonjudgement, Generosity
About
2024-Oct-20Rev. Sally FritscheFeynman’s Cataclysm Question
Humility, Trust, Wisdom
About, Read
2024-Oct-13RevJ KwongBRAVING Trust Part 1
Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability
About, Watch
2024-Oct-06RevJ KwongHarvest Communion
Marbles, Trust
About
2024-Sep-29RevJ KwongSaying No and Saying Yes
Balance, Focus, Self
About, Watch
2024-Sep-22RevJ KwongAn Invitation to Be Yourself
Authenticity, Flexibility, Identity
About, Read, Watch
2024-Sep-15RevJ KwongAn Invitation to Take Care of Basic Needs
Hospitality, Maslow
About
2024-Sep-08RevJ KwongWater Communion
Adventure, Community, Surrender
About, Read, Watch,
Watch New Ministry Covenant
2024-Sep-01Amy SedgwickLessons from the Underground
Mushrooms. Nature, Psychedelics, Therapy, UU Values
About, Read, Watch
2024-Aug-25Reilly YeoThe Courage of Community
Farewell, Transitions
About, Read
2024-Aug-18Tanya CothranLearning to Embrace the Unknown
Acceptance, Patience, Serenity
About, Read, Watch
2024-Aug-11Reilly YeoJustice and us – where do we go now?
Conscience, Freedom, Hope
About
2024-Aug-04Reilly Yeo“Shared pain is lessened; shared joy increased”
Connecting, Feeling, Sharing
About, Read, Watch
2024-Jul-28Reilly YeoEverything is Holy Now
Acceptance, Chaplaincy, Listening, Presence, Worth
About
2024-Jul-21Reilly YeoMoon Dance
The Cosmos, Reverential Naturalism
About, Read, Watch
2024-Jul-14Reilly YeoClimate Transformation
Connection, Crisis, Transformation
About
2024-Jul-07Reilly YeoSummer Delights
Delight, Grief, Summer
About, Read, Watch
2024-Jun-30Jewels KraussThe art of spirituality. The spirituality of art.
Creativity, Improvisation, Play
About, Read, Watch
2024-Jun-23Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonRev. Dr. Forrest Church on Renewal
Beginning, Freedom, Growth
About
2024-Jun-16Rev. Victoria IngramHolding a Vision for the Future
Change, Courage, Tradition
About
2024-Jun-09RSSC MembersRefugee Sponsorship Settlement
Acceptance, Transformation
About
2024-Jun-02Rev. Victoria IngramFlower Communion: To Be Renewed
Breathing, Destressing, Renewal
About, Read, Watch
2024-May-26Anyika MarkBlack Urbanism Toronto
Belonging, Community, Little Jamaica
About, Read, Watch
2024-May-19Rev. Victoria IngramA Unity of Love and Peace
Authenticity, Fluidity, Hip-hop, Pluralism
About
2024-May-12Sasha AkhaviRadical Pluralism
Being, Connection
About, Read, Watch
2024-May-05Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonIs There Room Enough for Everybody?
Belief, Emergence, Pluralism
About, Read
2024-Apr-28Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonInter-Depend
Independence, Interdependence
About, Read, Watch
2024-Apr-21Leslie SolomonianEarth Day, Green Sanctuary Group
Action, Advocacy, Grief, Self-Care
About, Read
2024-Apr-14Rev. Victoria IngramNeeding Each other More Than We Know
Creativity, Connection, diversity
About
2024-Apr-07Maya Ferguson KlinowskiInterdependence and Identity
Community, Diversity, Imagination
About, Read, Watch
2024-Mar-31Rev. Victoria IngramModern Lessons from Ancient Stories
Celebration, Community, Peace
About
2024-Mar-24Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonBe Yourself. Be Transformed.
Acceptance, Being Yourself, Transformation, Welcoming
About
2024-Mar-17Bill WorrellBuilding Community with Oakwood-Vaughan
Community, Diversity, Support
About
2024-Mar-10Rev. Victoria IngramActing ’as if' until you are
Activism, Commitment, Passion, Transformation
About, Read, Watch,
Tahirih Vejdani and the First Unitarian Choir sing Light of a Clear Blue Morning
2024-Mar-03Patti PettigrewInternational Women’s Day
Connection, Indigenous, Land
About
2024-Feb-25Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonJustic, Equity, and Compassion
Action, Growth, Words
About, Read, Watch
2024-Feb-18Rev. Pat TrudeauJustice with a small j
Action, Bravery, Community
About
2024-Feb-11Rev. Victoria IngramThe Road to Justice and Equity 2
Intention, Privilege, Reconciliation
About, Read, Watch
2024-Feb-04Rev. Victoria IngramThe Road to Justice and Equity 1
My Faith, My Path
About, Read, Watch
2024-Jan-28Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonLiberating Love
Friendship, Kindness, Reaching Out
About, Read, Watch
2024-Jan-21Mwibutsa Ndagijimanayiburundi.New beginnings towards a hopeful world
Beginnings, Community, Identity, Naming
About, Read, Watch
2024-Jan-14Rev. Victoria IngramWhat does Love Really Look Like
Life,Love
About
2024-Jan-07Dallas BergenFire Communion
Release, Remembrance, Renewal, Resolve
About
2023-Dec-31Tracey Erin SmithThe Year-End Ritual Exercise
Self-reflection, Stories
About
2023-Dec-24Rev. Victoria IngramCelebrating at Yuletide
Christmas story, Light
About
2023-Dec-21Maya Ferguson KlinowskiWinter Solstice ServiceAbout
2023-Dec-17Liz JamesInherent Mirth and Dignity
Dignity, Joy, Laughter, Mirth, UU History
About
2023-Dec-10Rev. Victoria IngramThe Mystery of Community Building
Change, Community Building, Service
About, Read, Watch
2023-Dec-03Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonWonder, Awe and Mystery
Awe, Mystery, Wonder
About, Read, Watch
2023-Nov-26Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonWhat Would You Pay for Values?
Right-Left Divide, Values, Vision
About, Read, Watch
2023-Nov-19Maya Ferguson KlinowskiA Gentle Legacy
Ancestors, Grief, Legacy
About
2023-Nov-12Rev. Victoria IngramThoughts on Generosity
Abundance, Generosity, Gratitude, Land, Interdependence
About, Read, Watch
2023-Nov-05Dallas BergenShowing Up When it Is Difficult
Community, Connection, Engagement, Presence
About, Read, Watch
2023-Oct-29Rev. Victoria IngramRitual of Remembrance
Ancestors, Death, Remembrance, Samhain
About
2023-Oct-22Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonUltimate Commitment
Commitment, Creative Interchange, Rationality, Transformation
About, Watch
2023-Oct-15Rev. Nicole McKayFrom Generation to Generation
Change, Permanence, Traditions, Transience
About
2023-Oct-08Rev. Victoria IngramBecause They Dreamed, We Are
Dreams, Heritage, Ritual
About, Watch
2023-Oct-01Rev. Lynn HarrisonFull Circle
Callings, Ministry Remembrances, Music
About, Read,
Lynn Harrison sings Full Circle, Lyrics
2023-Sep-24Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonThe Sunny Hill
Light, Resistance, Spiritual Striving
About, Watch,
Rainer Maria Rilke A Walk
2023-Sep-17Rev. Victoria IngramWater Communion
Challenges, Change, Opportunities, Ritual
About, Watch
2023-Sep-10Rev. Lynn HarrisonEverything I Need to Know I Learned in Ministry
Impermanence, Joys, Life Lessons, Sorrows
About, Read, Watch,
Lynn Harrison sings First Day of School, Lyrics
2023-Sep-03Rev. Danielle Webber
Awakening to the Stillness
Integrity, Reconnecting, Soul, Wholeness
About
2023-Aug-27Rev. Danielle Webber
Love and Justice
Justice, Vision
About, Read, Watch
2023-Aug-20Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Next Right Thing
Decisions, Listening, Trust
About, Read, Watch,
Lynn Harrison sings Help Me Do the Next Right Thing
2023-Aug-13Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Inner Work of Outer Work
Inner Work, Letting Go, Projections
About, Read, Watch
2023-Aug-06Rev. Lynn HarrisonBe Still and Don’t Know
Stillness
About, Read, Watch,
Gabrielle Byrnes sings Breathing Meditation
2023-Jul-30Rev. Danielle Webber
Whose Are We?
Authenticity, Belonging, Identity, Relationship, Silence
About, Read, Watch
2023-Jul-23Rev. Lynn HarrisonDo Not Be Daunted
Humility, Justice, Mercy, Wisdom Literature
About, Read, Watch,
Lynn Harrison sings Do Not Be Daunted
Danny Fong sings Hymn to Freedom
2023-Jul-16Rev. Lynn HarrisonYes, And
Acceptance, Contradictions, Welcoming
About, Read, Watch,
Danny Fong sings Let me take you by the hand
2023-Jul-09Rev. Danielle WebberGrowing the Space Between
God, Meaning, Relationships, Theological Reflections
About, Read, Watch
2023-Jul-02Rev. Lynn HarrisonWho Said That?
Attribution, Quotes, Wisdom
About, Read, Watch
2023-Jun-25Rev. Lynn HarrisonArrivals and Departures
Arrivals, Departures, Gordon Lightfoot
About, Read, Watch
2023-Jun-18Ministerial Search CommitteeReflections of the Path Ahead
Shared Ministry, Transition
About
2023-Jun-11Rev. Shawn Newton-GauthierThe Journey Was the Destination
Community, Interdependence, Journeying
About, Read, Watch,
Tahirih Vejdani sings Music from Heaven
2023-Jun-04Rev. Shawn NewtonFlower Communion
Community, Ritual, Unity in Diversity
About
2023-May-28Rev. Shawn NewtonComing of Age Again
Coming of Age, Heresy
About,
First Unitarian Choir sings Everything Possible
2023-May-21Eric Meter, Diane Rollert, Fulgence NdagijimanaCUC Multigenerational Worship Service
Anti-racism, Eighth Principle
About, Watch
2023-May-14Rev. Lynn HarrisonMatterhood
Matter, Mothers, Spirit
About, Read, Watch
2023-May-07Debra FaulkThe Ordination of Nicole McKayAbout
2023-Apr-30Stephen AtkinsonAh, Wilderness!
Pilgrimage, Wandering and Wondering
About, Watch
2023-Apr-23Nicole McKayWhen You Can’t Go Home
Community Ministry - History, Home, Joseph Tuckerman
About, Read, Watch
2023-Apr-16Rev. Shawn NewtonBraiding Sweetgrass
Earth, Space, UU Principles - History, Values
About, Read, Watch
2023-Apr-09Rev. Shawn NewtonComing Back to Life
Here-and-now, Resurrection
About, Read, Watch
2023-Apr-02Rev. Shawn NewtonA Good Ending
Change, Grief, Letting Go, Loss, Transition
About, Read, Watch
2023-Mar-26Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Price of Perfection
Excellence, Imperfection, Perfection
About, Read, Watch
2023-Mar-19Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Gift of Forgiveness
Compassion, Forgiveness
About, Watch
2023-Mar-12Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Art of the Apology
Apology, Forgiveness
About, Read, Watch
2023-Mar-05Patti PettigrewInternational Women’s Day
Healing, Housing, Indigenous, ReconciliACTION, Women
About, Watch
2023-Feb-26Rev. Shawn NewtonSolitude and Loneliness
Isolation, Loneliness, Solitude
About, Read, Watch
2023-Feb-19Nic Da SilvaLove Is Our Centre
Like, Love, Marginalization, Potential
About, Read, Watch
2023-Feb-12Rev. Lynn Harrison and Catherine LakeAll Kinds of Love
Love, Music, Poetry
About, Read, Watch,
Lynn Harrison sings Room to Love, Lyrics
Poetry and Readings

2023-Feb-05Rev. Lynn HarrisonLove and Art
Art, Beauty, Creativity, Intertwining, Love
About, Read, Watch,
Lynn Harrison sings Intertwined
2023-Jan-29Jim MasonHow People Are Like Mushrooms, and Like Neurons
Ideas, Mushrooms, Neurons
About, Read, Watch
2023-Jan-22Rev. Shawn NewtonA Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Appreciation, Children, Mr. Rogers, Responsibility
About, Read,
First Unitarian Choir sings We Are One
2023-Jan-15Rev. Shawn NewtonTurn, Turn, Turn!
Beginnings, Community, Endings, Letting Go, Transitions
About, Read, Watch,
Reflection by Lynn Harrison: Read, Watch,
Announcement of Ministerial Transition
2023-Jan-08Rev. Shawn Newton and Rev. Lynn HarrisonLives Lived Service
Death, Life, Lives Lived
About
2023-Jan-01Rev. Shawn NewtonFire Communion Service
Aliveness, Ritual
About
2022-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonCandlelight Christmas Eve Service
Awe, Fear, Wonder
About
2022-Dec-20Rev. Shawn NewtonWinter Solstice VespersAbout
2022-Dec-18Rev. Shawn NewtonMore than a Miracle
Chanukah, Jewish History, Religious Freedom
About, Read, Watch
2022-Dec-11Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Three Vital Questions
Action, Compassion, Service
About, Read, Watch
2022-Dec-04Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Size of Our Souls
Love, Soul Work, Stories
About, Read, Watch
2022-Nov-27Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Gifts of Impermanence
Acceptance, Impermanence, Loss
About, Read, Watch,
Rev. Lynn’s Song Pennies: Lyrics, Watch

2022-Nov-20Rev. Shawn NewtonRenovating Paradise
Conscience, Impermanence, Paradise
About, Read, Watch
2022-Nov-13Rev. Shawn NewtonAcknowledging History
History, Indigenous, Land Acknowledgment, Treaty
About, Read, Watch,
Acknowledgment (A film by Jonathan Elliott)
2022-Nov-06Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Good, the Bad, and Everything in Between
Experience, Growth, Self-Culture, Wisdom
About, Read, Watch,
Danny Fong sings My Favorite Things
2022-Oct-30Rev. Shawn NewtonFacing Life’s Fragility
Letting Go, Loss, Religion, Struggle
About, Watch
2022-Oct-23Rev. Lynn HarrisonWhat is Spiritual Care?
Listening, Presence, Spiritual Care, Wisdom
About, Read, Watch,
Lynn Harrison sings Let's Talk to Each Other Like Trees     First Unitarian Choir sings Cathedral of the World
2022-Oct-16Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Place of the Pulpit
Congregation, Dialogue, Preaching
About, Read, Watch
2022-Oct-09Rev. Shawn NewtonGratitude Adjustment
Community, Gratitude, Relationship
About, Read, Watch
2022-Oct-02Rev. Shawn NewtonTemples of the Heart
Generosity, Gratitude, Service
About, Read, Watch
2022-Sep-25Maya Ferguson-Klinowski and Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Path to Reconciliation
Change, Indigenous, Origins, Truth and Reconciliation
About, Read
2022-Sep-18Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Real Work
Living Our Truth, Power, Who Are You
About
2022-Sep-11Rev. Shawn NewtonRiding the Waves of Change
Becoming, Change, Transitions, Water Ritual
About, Read, Watch
2022-Sep-04Catherine KentridgeUkraine: Conflict and Courage
Conflict, Courage, War
About, Read, Watch
2022-Aug-28Rev. Shawn NewtonOwning Our Religious Roots
Christianity, Letting Go, Religious Past
About, Read, Watch,
Danny Fong sings Hymn to Freedom
2022-Aug-21Rev. Shawn NewtonWeaving Connections
Community, Connections, Interdependence
About, Read, Watch
2022-Aug-14Rev. Lynn HarrisonOf Stardust and Small Things
Healing, Mystery, Universe
About, Read, Watch
2022-Aug-07Rev. Danielle WebberThe Growth of Humanity
Caring, Compassion, Equality, Humanity
About
2022-July-31Rev. Danielle WebberAn Antidote to Perfectionism
Community, Imperfection, Interdependence
About
2022-July-24Rev. Danielle WebberHome or Sanctuary?
Home, Inclusion, Sacred Spaces, Sanctuary, Sexuality
About
2022-July-17Rev. Danielle WebberA Compass for the Journey
Journey, Connection, Unitarian Universalism
About
2022-July-10Rev. Danielle WebberTrusting the Mystery
Mystery, Questions, Surrender, Trust
About, Read, Watch
2022-July-03Rev. Danielle WebberPersonal Resilience
Community, Creative Interchange, Relationship, Resilience
About, Read, Watch
2022-June-26Nicole McKay“To Be Wholly Present”
Presence, Sacred Space, Self-Leadership
About
2022-June-19Rev. Danielle WebberInclusivity and Welcoming Congregations
LGBTQ+, Inclusion, Rainbow Theology, Welcoming Congregations
About, Read, Watch
2022-June-12Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Summer Day
Sabbath, Time
About, Read, Watch
2022-June-05Rev. Shawn NewtonLove Calls Us On
Sacredness, Transition
About, Read, Watch
2022-May-29Rev. Lynn Harrison and Rev. Shawn NewtonIn Full Bloom
Beauty, Belonging, Inclusion, Sacredness, Worth
About, Read Reflections, Read Lyrics,
Watch Lynn, Watch Shawn
2022-May-22Rev. Shawn NewtonWe’ll Build a Land?
Humility, Respect, Stewardship
About, Read, Watch
2022-May-15Rev. Lynn HarrisonMany Kinds of Ministry
Action, Contemplation, Ministry, Service
About, Read, Watch,
Lynn Harrison sings I Know It When I See It
Read Lyrics
2022-May-08Rev. Shawn NewtonUU Evangelism?!
Evangelism, Faith in Action, Religion
About, Read, Watch
2022-May-01Rev. Shawn NewtonAll the Beauty to Behold
Beauty, Trust
About, Read, Watch
2022-Apr-24Rev. Shawn NewtonMother Nature on the Run
Climate Change, Grief, Hope, Letting Go
About, Read, Watch
2022-Apr-17Rev. Lynn HarrisonWide Awake
Awakening, Grace, Holy Days, Spiritual Practice, Stillness
About, Read, Watch,
Testimony of Stan Yack: Read, Watch
2022-Apr-10Nicole McKayPracticing Spirituality Together
Community, Communal Practices, Growth, Spiritual Practices
About, Read, Watch
2022-Apr-03Jeanne Van Bronkhorst and Rev. Lynn HarrisonDreaming and Awakening
Awakening, Dreams
About, Read, Watch
2022-Mar-27Tanya CothranPower and Money
Generosity, Money, Power
About, Read
2022-Mar-20Rev. Lynn HarrisonSpringing for It
Abundance, Actions, Spring
About, Read
2022-Mar-13Linda ThompsonLost and Found
Letting Go, Loss, Money, UU History
About, Read
2022-Mar-06Patti Pettigrew and Lynn HarrisonThunder Woman Healing Lodge Society
Criminal Justice, Indigenous
About
2022-Feb-27Rev. Lynn HarrisonUniversalist Unitarianism
Common Ground, Othering, Universalism
About, Read
2022-Feb-20Nicole McKayAt Home in the Heart
Contentment, Happiness
About, Read
2022-Feb-13Rev. Lynn HarrisonAll Kinds of Love
Love, Poetry
About, Read Love Poems
2022-Feb-06Donovan HaydenLiving the 8th Principle
Anti-racism, Eighth Principle, Unitarianism
About, Read Summary, Watch
2022-Jan-30Rev. Lynn HarrisonGood Intentions
Accountability, Eighth Principle, Harm, Intention, Responsibility
About, Read, Watch
2022-Jan-23Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Best Laid Plans
Creativity, Intention, Meditation, Prayer, Spiritual Practice
About, Read, Watch,
Gabrielle Byrnes sings Spirit of Life
2022-Jan-16Rev. Shawn Newton“How, then, shall we live?”
Change, Pandemic
About, Read, Watch
2022-Jan-09Rev. Shawn NewtonLives Lived
Our annual review of those who were lost in the past year
Lives Lived
About
2022-Jan-02Rev. Shawn NewtonThe All-Important Spark
Our annual fire communion service
Aliveness, Purpose, Ritual
About
2021-Dec-24Rev. Shawn Newton“Bless Us, Every One!”
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Possibility, Transformation
About, Watch
2021-Dec-20Rev. Lynn HarrisonNight Light: Solstice Vespers
Darkness, Fear
About, Watch
2021-Dec-19Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Wish List
Santa, Wishes
About, Read
2021-Dec-12Rev. Shawn NewtonChoose to Bless the World
Blessing, Gifts, Non-judgement
About, Read, Watch
2021-Dec-05Rev. Shawn NewtonBittersweet Blessings
Compassion, Resilience
About, Read, Watch
2021-Nov-28Rev. Lynn HarrisonJust the Planet
Climate Justice, Environment
About, Read, Watch,
Rev. Lynn Harrison, Danny Fong, Gabrielle Byrnes sing Do Not Be Daunted
2021-Nov-21Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat If God Was One of Us?
Compassion, Homelessness, Poverty, Vulnerability
About, Read, Watch
2021-Nov-14Rev. Shawn NewtonCreative Maladjustment
Action, Awake, Creative Maladjustment
About,
Read MLK’s 1966 Ware Lecture
2021-Nov-07Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Very Long Arc
Change, Justice
About, Read, Watch
2021-Oct-31Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Lives that Made Our Lives Possible
Grace, Gratitude, Wonder
About, Read, Watch
2021-Oct-24Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Possibilities Are Endless
Possibility, Principles
About, Read, Watch
2021-Oct-17Rev. Shawn NewtonPossibilitarianism
Choice, Intention, Possibility
About, Read, Watch
2021-Oct-10Rev. Shawn NewtonSaying Grace
Grace, Gratitude
About, Read, Watch,
Danny Fong (x4) sings What a Wonderful World
2021-Oct-03Rev. Lynn HarrisonPractice and Possibility
Spiritual Practice, Third Principle
About, Read, Watch,
The Tree of Contemplative Practices,
Rev. Lynn Harrison sings Help Me Do the Next Right Thing
2021-Sep-26Rev. Shawn NewtonLand Acknowledgement
Land Acknowledgement , Reconciliation
About, Read, Watch,
Danny Fong sings We Are One
2021-Sep-19Rev. Shawn NewtonPutting Down Roots
Challenge, Diversity
About, Read
2021-Sep-12Rev. Shawn NewtonA Time of TransitionAbout
2021-Sep-05Nicole McKayHow is it with Your Spirit?About
2021-Aug-29Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Art of Hospitality
Hospitality, Reciprocity
About, Read, Watch
2021-Aug-22Rev. Lynn HarrisonImagine That!
Creativity, Imagination
About, Read
2021-Aug-15Rev. Ben RobinsLimits of Reason
Reason
About, Read, Watch,
Rev. Lynn Harrison sings Why Do Trees Look Like My Hands
2021-Aug-08Rev. Ben RobinsFree and Responsible
Freedom
About, Read, Watch
2021-Aug-01Nicole McKayThe Wisdom in Our Stories
Story
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jul-25Rev. Ben RobinsPotluck Ethics
Equity, Food
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jul-18Rev. Ben RobinsBe Right Or Be In Relationship
Relationship, Truth
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jul-11Dallas BergenThe Well-Laid Plan of Eternal Flexibility
Adapting, Inclusion
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jul-04Rev. Ben RobinsTwo Types of Humanism
Humanism
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jun-27Rev. Ben RobinsThe Speed of Relationship
Anti-oppression, Change, Relationship, Trust
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jun-20Rev. Lynn HarrisonNo Time Like the Present
Race/Ethnicity, Time
About, Read, Watch,
Gabrielle Byrnes sings Let Nothing Disturb
2021-Jun-13Rev. Shawn NewtonTime, the Great Teacher
Gifts, Time
About, Read, Watch,
Rev. Lynn Harrison sings Tall Trees
2021-Jun-06Rev. Shawn NewtonFlower Communion
Joy, Sorrow
About, Read, Watch
2021-May-30Rev. Shawn NewtonMoments of Truth
Courage, Defiance, Vulnerability
About, Read, Watch
2021-May-23Rev. Shawn NewtonHonest to God
Divine, God, Reverence
About, Read, Watch
2021-May-16Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Complexity of Truth
Complexity, Truth
About, Read, Watch
2021-May-09Rev. Lynn HarrisonTrue Stories
Mystery, Wonder
About, Read,
Rev. Lynn Harrison sings The Tooth Fairy Forgot
2021-May-02Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Free and Responsible Search
Relationships, Truth
About, Read, Watch,
Danny Fong and David Lane sing Shower the People
2021-Apr-25Rev. Shawn NewtonWorks in Progress
Acceptance, Covenant, Diversity, Principles
About, Read, Watch
2021-Apr-18Rev. Lynn HarrisonEarth Day Unlimited
Earth, Nature
About, Read, Watch,
Rev. Lynn Harrison sings Do Not Be Daunted
2021-Apr-11Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Mission, Should We Choose to Accept It
Community, Connection, Covenant
About, Read
2021-Apr-04Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Hardest-Won Hope
Faith, Hope, Trust
About, Read, Watch
2021-Mar-28Rev. Lynn HarrisonBe patient…
Patience, Questions
About, Read, Watch,
Rev. Lynn Harrison sings Riddle, Lyrics
2021-Mar-21Rev. Eric MeterThe Road Ahead
Covid-19, Vaccination
About, Read, Watch
2021-Mar-14Rev. Shawn NewtonFor the Time Being
Change, Time
About, Read, Watch
2021-Mar-07Patti Pettigrew and Rev. Shawn NewtonHelp Break the CycleAbout
2021-Feb-28Rev. Shawn NewtonForce Majeure
Justice, Interdependence, Pandemic
About, Read
2021-Feb-21Rev. Joe CherryCrossing Borders
History, Slavery
About, Read, Watch
2021-Feb-14Rev. Shawn NewtonAll Kinds of Love
Love, Poetry
About, Watch,
All Kinds of Love Poems,
Danny Fong sings A Perfect Pair
2021-Feb-07Rev. Lynn Harrison, Moara Barrett, Gabrielle Byrnes, Juleth Dawson, Terri MarksGrace Amazing
Anti-Oppression, BIPOC, Black History Month
About,
Watch Testimonies, Read testimony by Terri Marks
2021-Jan-31Angela Klassen, Rev. Lynn HarrisonBody of Life
Co-creation, Community
About, Read,
Watch Angela, Watch Rev. Lynn,
Danny Fong (x4) sings Dry Bones
2021-Jan-24Rev. Lynn HarrisonYour Body is Welcome
Body, Differences, Shame
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jan-17Rev. Lynn HarrisonComing to Our Senses
Body
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jan-10Rev. Lynn Harrison, Rev. Shawn NewtonLives Lived
Our annual review of those who were lost in the past year
About, Read, Watch
2021-Jan-03Rev. Shawn NewtonFire Communion
Our annual fire communion service
Letting Go, Ritual
About, Watch,
Gabrielle Byrnes sings Let Go, Let Go
2020-Dec-27Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonFinding Presence
Meditation, Presence
About, Watch,
Rev. Lynn Harrison sings Let’s Talk to Each Other Like Trees
2020-Dec-24Rev. Lynn Harrison, Rev. Shawn NewtonChristmas EveAbout,
Toronto First Unitarian Choir sings O Come All Ye Faithful and Joy to the World
2020-Dec-20Rev. Shawn NewtonTurning Points
Nature, Solstice
About, Read, Watch
2020-Dec-20Rev. Lynn HarrisonVespersAbout
2020-Dec-16Rev. Shawn NewtonBlue ChristmasAbout
2020-Dec-13Dallas BergenA Light in the Darkness
Hope, Inspiration
About, Watch
2020-Dec-06Rev. Lynn HarrisonStill Here
Violence
About, Read, Watch
2020-Nov-29Rev. Shawn NewtonDealing with Disappointment
Change, Disappointment, Expectations
About, Read, Watch
2020-Nov-22Rev. Shawn NewtonDiscernment
Discernment
About, Read, Watch
2020-Nov-15Rev. Lynn HarrisonBlursday
Acedia, Time
About, Read, Watch
2020-Nov-08Rev. Lynn HarrisonReflection on Peacemaking
Conflict, Peace
About, Read, Watch
2020-Nov-08Rev. Shawn NewtonTake Courage
Remembrance
About, Read, Watch
2020-Nov-01Rev. Shawn NewtonWe Contain Multitudes
Generations, Legacy
About, Read, Watch
2020-Oct-25Rev. Shawn NewtonWhen ‘there is no there there’
Home
About, Read, Watch
2020-Oct-18Rev. Lynn HarrisonExtreme Home Makeover
Change, Home
About, Read, Watch
2020-Oct-11Rev. Lynn HarrisonThanks Giving, Thanks Receiving
Gratitude
About, Read, Watch
2020-Oct-04Rev. Shawn NewtonHome, at last
Home
About, Read, Watch
2020-Sep-27Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Art of Possibility
Possibility
About, Read, Watch
2020-Sep-20Rev. Shawn NewtonFor Work that Is Real
Purpose, Work
About, Read, Watch
2020-Sep-13Rev. Shawn NewtonWater Communion
Ritual
About, Read, Watch,
Water Slides
2020-Sep-06Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Fruits of our Labour
Expectations
About, Read, Watch
2020-Aug-30Rev. Shawn NewtonRules to Live By
Golden Rule
About, Read, Watch
2020-Aug-23Rev. Shawn NewtonSpiritual But Not Religious
Community, Religion, Spirituality
About, Read, Watch
2020-Aug-16Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Wisdom to Know the Difference
Discernment
About, Read, Watch
2020-Aug-09Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Art of Life
Creativity
About, Read, Watch
2020-Aug-02Rev. Lynn HarrisonTurning Points
Change
About, Read, Watch
2020-Jul-26Rev. Lynn HarrisonFine, Not Fine
Joy, Nature, Sorrow
About, Read, Watch
2020-Jul-19Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonGrace Six Ways
Grace
About, Watch
2020-Jul-12Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonIs Security Gone? Did We Ever Have It?
Initiation, Maturity, Purpose
About, Watch
2020-Jul-05Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonWhen Things Fall Apart
Race/Ethnicity, Self-Awareness
About, Watch
2020-Jun-28Rev. Shawn NewtonCelebrating Our ‘Dodransbicentennial’
History
About, Read, Watch
2020-Jun-21Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Living Tradition
History, Race/Ethnicity
About, Read, Watch
2020-Jun-14Rev. Shawn NewtonGood Grief!
Bias, BIPOC, Race/Ethnicity
About, Read, Watch
2020-Jun-07Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Elephant(s) in the Zoom
Conflict, Justice
About, Read, Watch
2020-May-31Rev. Debra FaulkWorship Service
Brokenness, Imperfection, Race/Ethnicity
About,
Watch Angela Klassen, Watch Rev. Lynn Harrison
2020-May-24Rev. Shawn NewtonCabin Fever
Community, Home
About, Read, Watch
2020-May-10Rev. Lynn HarrisonMothering the World
Attention, Creativity, Mothers, Presence
About, Read, Watch
2020-May-03Rev. Shawn Newton, Rev. Lynn Harrison, Angela Klassen, Dallas BergenHeaven Knows Where We Are Going
Grief, Hope, Loss, Resilience
About, Watch
2020-Apr-26Rev. Shawn NewtonGetting Our Affairs in Order
Death, Quality
About, Read, Watch
2020-Apr-19Rev. Lynn HarrisonAn Earth Day Like No Other
Climate Justice, Earth
About, Read, Watch
2020-Apr-12Rev. Shawn NewtonResurrections Revealed
Resurrection, Story, Transformation
Read, Watch
2020-Apr-05Rev. Shawn NewtonLessons from Another Pandemic
Pandemic - History
Read, Watch
2020-Mar-29Rev. Lynn HarrisonOn Peace and Powerlessness
Peace, Powerlessness
Read, Watch
2020-Mar-22Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Myth of Certainty
Julian of Norwich, Trust, Uncertainty
Read
2020-Mar-15Rev. Lynn HarrisonNon-Anxious Presence in a Pandemic
Pandemic, Presence
About, Read
2020-Mar-08Rev. Shawn NewtonLove in a Time of COVID-19
Covid-19, Fear, Pandemic, Resilience, Vulnerability
Read, Watch
2020-Mar-01Patti Pettigrew, Board President, Thunder Woman Healing LodgeThunder Woman Healing Lodge
2020-Feb-23Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Call to Radical Inclusion
Inclusion, Story
Read
2020-Feb-09Rev. Lynn HarrisonAll Kinds of Love
Love, Poetry
Read
2020-Feb-02Rev. Lynn HarrisonThose Cracks in Everything
Imperfection
Read, Watch
2020-Jan-26Rev. Peter HughesBewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
Calling
Read, Watch
2020-Jan-19Anne BokmaMy Year of Living SpirituallyRead Anne’s book
2020-Jan-12Rev. Shawn Newton and Rev. Lynn HarrisonLives Lived
Our annual review of those who were lost in the past year
2020-Jan-05Rev. Shawn NewtonFire Communion
Hope
Read, Watch
2019-Dec-29Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Unbearable Art of Doing Nothing
Silence
Read, Watch
2019-Dec-24Rev. Shawn Newton and Rev. Lynn HarrisonCandlelight Christmas Eve Service
2019-Dec-22Rev. Shawn NewtonBetter to Light a Candle
Chanukah, Miracles
Read
2019-Dec-15Rev. Shawn NewtonBethlehem Revisited
Gospels, Miracles
Read, Watch
2019-Dec-08Rev. Lynn HarrisonTis the Season of Compassion
Action, Compassion, Connection, Contemplation
Read, Watch
2019-Dec-01Rev. Shawn NewtonBah Humbug!
Grief, Loss
Read, Watch
2019-Nov-17Rev. Shawn NewtonEnough Already
Beginner’s Mind, Enough
Read, Watch
2019-Nov-10Rev. Lynn HarrisonEnough Is Enough
Dignity, First Principle, Worth
Read, Watch
2019-Nov-03Rev. Lynn HarrisonEnough Stuff
Abundance, Presence
Read, Watch
2019-Oct-27Rev. Shawn NewtonA Good Enough Life
Acceptance, Imperfection, Virtues
Read
2019-Oct-20Lay Chaplains Karen Dunk-Green and Sue MeggsScenes from the Theatre of Love and Death
2019-Oct-13Rev. Shawn NewtonBlessed
Our annual Thanksgiving service
Blessings
Read, Watch
2019-Oct-06Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Ins And Outs
Rejection
Read, Watch
2019-Sep-29Rev. Shawn NewtonBeing Part of Something Larger
Activism, Responsibility
Watch
2019-Sep-22Rev. Lynn HarrisonCaring For Each Other
Caring Listening
Read, Watch
2019-Sep-15Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Building Blocks of Community
Belonging, Interdependence
Read, Watch
2019-Sep-08Rev. Shawn Newton and Rev. Lynn HarrisonWater Communion
2019-Sep-01Nicole McKayChallenge By Choice
2019-Aug-25Rev. Lynn HarrisonReturn Again
Home
Read, Watch
2019-Aug-18Rev. Shawn NewtonKeeping the Faith
Faith
Read
2019-Aug-11Curtis MurphyLove Like a Fine Ether
Love, Prayer
Read
2019-Aug-04Terri PalmerThe G-Word
God
Read
2019-Jul-28Curtis MurphyTime and Space
Sabbath
Read
2019-Jul-21Curtis MurphyFences and Neighbours
Hospitality
Read, Watch
2019-Jul-14Reilly YeoLove in the Time of Climate Crisis
Climate Justice, Hypocrisy, Love
Watch
2019-Jul-07Curtis MurphySoil, Soul and Society
Earth, Soil
Read, Watch
2019-Jun-30Curtis MurphyNamed and Claimed
Naming
Read, Watch
2019-Jun-23Curtis Murphy, Summer MinisterSacred Places
Places, Sacred
Read, Watch
2019-Jun-16Rev. Shawn NewtonMaking It Up as We Go Along
Symbols
Read, Watch
2019-Jun-09Rev. Lynn HarrisonAhhhhh.....
Breathe, Slow down
Read
2019-Jun-02Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat We Wish People Knew about Us
UU Identity
Watch
2019-May-26Rev. Lynn HarrisonLet Us Flower
Our annual flower communion service
Gifts
Read
2019-May-19Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Gift of Reconciliation
Climate Justice, Earth, Reconciliation
Read
2019-May-12Maya Ferguson-KlinowskiThe Snail Effect
Apology, Mothers, Small
Read
2019-May-05Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Interdependent Web
Climate Justice, Earth, Interdependence
Read, Watch
2019-Apr-28Rev. Lynn HarrisonFrom the Roots
Climate Justice, Diversity, Nature
Read, Watch
2019-Apr-21Rev. Shawn NewtonAll will come again into its strength
Hope, Resilience
Read, Watch
2019-Apr-07Rev. Shawn NewtonA New World Waiting To Be Born
Climate, Justice, Hope
Read, Watch
2019-Mar-31Rev. Lynn HarrisonA Wing and a Prayer: Wow!
Awe
Read, Watch
2019-Mar-24Rev. Shawn NewtonWing and a Prayer: Sorry
Confession, Forgiveness, Ritual
Read
2019-Mar-17Rev. Shawn NewtonWing and a Prayer: Thanks
Gratitude Stillness
Read, Watch
2019-Mar-10Rev. Stephen AtkinsonWing and a Prayer: Help
Prayer
Read
2019-Mar-03Rev. Lynn HarrisonWing and a Prayer: HelloRead, Watch
2019-Feb-24Rev. Lynn HarrisonWomen Working for Change
Change, Women
Read
2019-Feb-17Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat Is My Faith?
Beliefs, Faith
Read, Watch
2019-Feb-03Rev. Lynn HarrisonChange Is Gonna Come
Change, Justice
Read, Watch
2019-Jan-27Rev. Peter HughesChange: Looking Beyond the Great Change
Eternity
Read, Watch
2019-Jan-20Rev. Lynn HarrisonChange: What, Me Change?
Acceptance, Change
Read, Watch
2019-Jan-13Rev. Shawn NewtonChange: The World’s Slowest Roller Coaster
Change, Decision-making, Discernment
Read, Watch
2019-Jan-06Rev. Shawn Newton and Rev. Lynn HarrisonLives Lived
Our annual review of those who were lost in the past year
Watch
2018-Dec-30Rev. Shawn NewtonFire Communion Service
Service
Watch
2018-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonChristmas Candlelight Service
Hope
Watch
2018-Dec-23Rev. Lynn HarrisonStill: Carry Me
Stillness
Read, Watch
2018-Dec-16Rev. Shawn NewtonStill: Let the Stillness
Stillness
Read, Watch
2018-Dec-09Rev. Shawn Newton and Tracey Erin SmithStill: Hold a Stillness
Our annual review of those who were lost in the past year
Lives Lived
Watch
2018-Dec-02Rev. Lynn HarrisonStill: Find a Stillness
Contemplation, Stillness
Read, Watch
2018-Nov-25Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Examined Life: How then shall I live?
Discernment
Read
2018-Nov-18Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Examined Life: What have I done?
Community, Meaning
Read
2018-Nov-11Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Examined Life: If Not Now, When?
Armistice Day - Toronto
Read
2018-Nov-04Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Examined Life: Why me?
Miracles, Presence
Read, Watch
2018-Oct-28Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Examined Life: Where did I come from?
Grief
Read, Watch
2018-Oct-21Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Examined Life: Where am I going?
Henri Nouwen, Journey
Read, Watch
2018-Oct-14Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Examined Life: Who am I?
Self
Read, Watch
2018-Oct-07Rev. Shawn NewtonSurprised by Joy
Gratitude, Impermanence, Joy
Read, Watch
2018-Sep-30Rev. Lynn HarrisonJoyful is the Dark
Sorrow
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Sep-23Rev. Lynn HarrisonJoyful, Joyful
God, Joy
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Sep-16Rev. Shawn NewtonMore Joy Somewhere
Joy
Read, Listen
2018-Sep-09Rev. Shawn Newton and Rev. Lynn HarrisonJoy like a Fountain
Joy, Resistance
Read, Watch
2018-Sep-02Chris MooreReturning again to where we began
Transitions
Listen, Watch
2018-Aug-26Rev. Shawn NewtonRecalculating
Recalculating
Watch
2018-Aug-19Rev. Shawn NewtonEnoughness
Fear, Love, Vulnerability
Read, Watch
2018-Aug-12Rev. Lynn HarrisonSummertime Blues
Joy, Paradox, Sorrow
Read
2018-Jul-29Curtis MurphyTo Seek the Spirit of a Child
Nature, Play
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Jul-22Curtis MurphyIn Between: Rites of Passage
Masculinity, Transitions
Listen, Watch
2018-Jul-15Nicole McKayWabi-Sabi
Brokenness, Imperfection
Listen, Watch
2018-Jul-08Danielle WebberThe Pains of Growing
Caring
Listen, Watch
2018-Jul-01Curtis MurphyWhat Does it Mean to Be an Adult?
Adulthood, Responsibility, Vocation
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Jun-24Curtis MurphyCreating a Culture of Elderhood
Elders, Wisdom
Listen
2018-Jun-17Curtis Murphy, Summer MinisterBreak Not the Circle
Death, Ancestry, and the Wholeness of Life
Ancestors, Death, Grief
Listen, Watch
2018-Jun-10Rev. Carly GaylorThe Rhythms of our Lives
Slow
Listen, Watch
2018-Jun-03Rev. Lynn HarrisonHere Together
Differences
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-May-27Rev. Shawn NewtonLet Me Flower, Help Me Flower
Our annual flower communion service
Flourishing
Listen, Watch
2018-May-20Rev. Christopher WulffMoving To(o) Fast
Fasting, Islam
Listen, Watch
2018-May-13Rev. Lynn HarrisonBody of Knowledge
Body
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-May-06Rev. Shawn NewtonTake Me Out
Failure, Imperfection, Metaphors, Ritual
Listen, Watch
2018-Apr-29Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat Does It Mean to Be White?
Race/Ethnicity, Story
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Apr-22Rev. Lynn HarrisonThings Have Changed
Change, Environment
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Apr-15Rev. Shawn NewtonCome Sleet, Snow or Hail
Community
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Apr-08Rev. Shawn Newton and Rev. Lynn HarrisonQuestion Box
Questions
Watch
2018-Apr-01Rev. Shawn NewtonI Feel So Much Spring
Easter, Resurrection
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Mar-25Rev. Lynn HarrisonRisking it All
Risk
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Mar-18Rev. Shawn NewtonRisk Tolerance
Choice, Risk
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Mar-11Brian CarwanaLove and the World​'​s Religions
Interfaith
Listen, Watch
2018-Mar-04Rev. Lynn HarrisonAt Risk: International Women’s Day
Justice, Risk, Silence, Women
Read, Listen, Watch,
Tahirih Vejdani sings I’m Here from The Color Purple
2018-Feb-25Rev. Peter HughesMy Universalist Career
Unitarian, Universalist, UU - History
Listen, Watch
2018-Feb-18Rev. Dr. Stephen AtkinsonInter/Depend
Feelings, Interdependence, Vulnerability
Listen, Watch
2018-Feb-11Rev. Lynn HarrisonAll Kinds of Love
Love, Poetry
Listen, Watch
2018-Feb-04Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Complicated Webs that We Weave
Action, Loneliness
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Jan-28Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Burdens of Freedom
Freedom, History, Tolerance
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Jan-21Rev. Lynn HarrisonMaking a Prophet
Activism, Prophecy
Read, Listen, Watch
2018-Jan-14Rev. Lori KyleNew Horizons for Newcomers
Newcomers
Listen, Watch
2018-Jan-07Rev. Shawn Newton and Rev. Lynn HarrisonLives Lived
Our annual review of those who were lost in the past year
Lives Lived
Read
2017-Dec-31Rev. Shawn NewtonBecoming Beacons
Shine
Read, Watch
2017-Dec-24Rev. Lynn HarrisonTwas the Night before Christmas
Christmas, Hope
Read, Watch
2017-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonTwas the Morning before Christmas
Faith, Hope, Story
Watch
2017-Dec-17Rev. Wayne WalderPresence in the Mystery
Presence
Watch
2017-Dec-10Rev. Lynn HarrisonTo Be Here
Mindfulness, Presence
Read
2017-Dec-03Christopher WulffShowing Up in the Hard, Hard Times
Boys, Men, Vulnerability
Watch
2017-Nov-26Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat’s in a Name?
History, Identity
Read
2017-Nov-19Rev. Shawn NewtonWhere Are We Going?
Choice, Legacy
Read
2017-Nov-12Rev. Shawn NewtonWho Are We?
Identity
Read
2017-Nov-05Rev. Lynn HarrisonWho Am I?
Change, Identity, Peace
Read
2017-Oct-29Rev. Shawn NewtonAll Shall Be Well?
Faith
Read
2017-Oct-22Rev. Dr. Mark BelletiniHow to Heal
Healing, Wholeness
Listen
2017-Oct-15Rev. Lynn HarrisonHealing and Wholeness
Healing, Wholeness
Read, Watch
2017-Oct-08Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Healing Grace of Gratitude
Grace, Gratitude
Read
2017-Oct-01Rev. Shawn NewtonMaking It Right
Compassion, Forgiveness
Read, Listen
2017-Sep-24Rev. Shawn NewtonKeeping Covenant
Covenant, Giving
Read, Listen
2017-Sep-17Rev. Lynn HarrisonPromises, Promises
Covenant, Integrity, Promises
Read
2017-Sep-10Rev. Shawn NewtonWater Is Life
Our annual water communion service
Environment, Suffering
Read, Listen
2017-Sep-03Rev. Lori KyleUnexpected Gratitude
Gratitude
Read, Listen
2017-Aug-27Danielle WebberIdeologies of Change
Change, Decision-making
Listen
2017-Aug-20Danielle WebberUnitarian Universalist Individualism
Individualism, Seminary, Withholding
Read
2017-Aug-13Rev. Lynn HarrisonS.O.S. (Source of Strength)
Environment, Shadow
Read, Listen
2017-Aug-06Danielle WebberWhat is Evil?
Evil
Read
2017-Jul-30Nicole McKaySpiritual Practice in our Digital World
Spiritual Practice, Technology
Read, Listen
2017-Jul-23Chris MooreHorton’s Motto
Worth
Read, Listen
2017-Jul-16Danielle WebberAboriginal Spirituality
Aboriginal Spirituality, Cultural Appropriation
Read, Listen
2017-Jul-09Danielle WebberWhat Makes an Elder
Elders, Emotion, Logic
Listen
2017-Jul-02Danielle WebberCanada150?
Paradox, Reconciliation
Read, Listen
2017-Jun-25Danielle Webber, Summer MinisterKAIROS Blanket Exercise
Indigenous, Land
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise
2017-Jun-18Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Longest Days
Letting go, Simplicity, Unbuilding
Listen
2017-Jun-11Rev. Shawn NewtonLeap Before You Look
Buildings
Read, Listen
2017-Jun-04Danielle WebberLooking to the Future
Vision
Read, Listen
2017-May-28Rev. Shawn NewtonSweet, Impossible Blossom
Buddhism, Essence, Insight
Listen
2017-May-21Rev. Fulgence NdagijimanaSaving one another; the power of compassionate living
Compassion, Refugees
Listen
2017-May-14Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Door of Compassion
Compassion
Read, Listen
2017-May-07Coming of Age YouthComing of Age
2017-Apr-30Terri MarksConscious Capitalism
Money, Values
Read, Listen
2017-Apr-23Rev. Shawn NewtonFor all that is our life
Commitment, Covenant, Promises
Read, Listen
2017-Apr-16Rev. Shawn NewtonTurning toward the Morning
Hope, Resistance
Read, Listen
2017-Apr-09Rev. Lynn HarrisonPutting Up Resistance
Resistance
Read, Listen
2017-Mar-26Rev. Shawn NewtonNot so Simple
Simplicity
Read, Listen
2017-Mar-19Danielle WebberSimplicity, Simplicity, Simplicity
Balance, Simplicity
Listen
2017-Mar-12Rev. Shawn NewtonSimple Church
History, Vision
Listen
2017-Mar-05Catherine LakeA Celebration of International Women’s Day
Women, History
Read, Listen
2017-Feb-26Ashah Philar and Rev. Shawn NewtonWhy Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter, Justice
Listen
2017-Feb-19Rev. Peter HughesGilgamesh: A Drama of Life and Death
2017-Feb-12Rev. Shawn NewtonAll Kinds of Love
Love, Poetry
Listen
2017-Feb-05Danielle WebberThe History of a Nation, the Future of a Congregation
Immigration, Race/Ethnicity
Read, Listen, Watch
2017-Jan-29Rev. Shawn Newton, Rev. Lynn Harrison, and Danielle WebberMinisters at The Improv
Creativity
Watch
2017-Jan-15Danielle WebberPathways to Creation
Creativity, Knitting
Read, Listen
2017-Jan-08Rev. Lynn HarrisonThe Gift of Creativity
Creativity
Read, Listen
2017-Jan-01Rev. Shawn NewtonFired Up
Our annual fire communion service
Beginnings
Listen
2016-Dec-25Rev. Lynn HarrisonHoliday Presence
Giving
Read, Listen
2016-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonGreat Expectations
Christmas, Love
Listen
2016-Dec-21Danielle WebberSolstice Vespers Service
2016-Dec-18Rev. Shawn NewtonHow the Unitarians Created Christmas
Christmas - History
Read, Listen
2016-Dec-11Rev. Lynn HarrisonExpecting the Unexpected
Expectation, Prayer, Standing Rock
Read, Listen
2016-Dec-04Douglas BuckLooking at the Other
Indigenous, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation
Read, Listen
2016-Nov-27Danielle WebberLetting Go, Opening Up
Displaced People
Read, Listen
2016-Nov-20Rev. Shawn NewtonNow I Become Myself
Bias, Self, Tolerance
Read, Listen
2016-Nov-13Rev. Shawn NewtonAn Altered Universe?
Resistance
Read, Listen
2016-Nov-06Rev. Shawn NewtonHold on to what is good
Holding On, Letting Go
Read, Listen
2016-Oct-30Danielle WebberEveryday a Blessing
Death, Remembrance
Read, Listen
2016-Oct-23Rev. Shawn NewtonTo Bless the World
Nuclear Deterrence
Read
2016-Oct-16Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Blessing Beyond Our Fears
Fear, Politics
Read, Listen
2016-Oct-02Rev. Lynn HarrisonBlessed Being
Being, Blessing
Read, Listen
2016-Sep-25Danielle Webber, Intern MinisterWelcoming Deeper Understanding
Relationship
Read, Listen
2016-Sep-18Rev. Shawn NewtonRadically Welcoming?
Gender
Read, Listen
2016-Sep-11Rev. Shawn NewtonCome to the Water
Our annual water communion service
2016-Sep-04Michael BattenbergStepping into our Second Nature
Nature
Read, Listen
2016-Aug-28Rev. Shawn NewtonA Vision for this Place
Mission
Read, Listen
2016-Aug-21Rev. Shawn NewtonA Vision from Sea to Sea
Religion, Vision
Read, Listen
2016-Aug-14Stephanie GannonOn the Road to Find Out
Home, Journey
Read, Listen
2016-Aug-07Stephanie GannonTeaching Each Other How to Be Human
Activism, Commitment
Read, Listen
2016-Jul-31Stephanie GannonAlone Together
Technology
Read
2016-Jul-24Chris MooreWalking the Holy Road
Death
Read, Listen
2016-Jul-17Stephanie GannonOpening to Grace
Grace
Read, Listen
2016-Jul-03Stephanie Gannon, Summer MinisterTo Be Loved
LGBTQ+, Mentors
Read
2016-Jun-26Rev. Lori KyleCultivating Character
Character
Read
2016-Jun-19Rev. Shawn NewtonUnplugged
Play, Rest, Sabbath
Read, Listen
2016-Jun-12Stephanie GannonWelcome to the Play Space
Play
Read, Listen
2016-Jun-05Christopher WulffIf I Can’t Dance, It’s Not My Revolution?
Revelry
Listen
2016-May-29Rev. Shawn NewtonHabits of the Heart
Habits, Ritual
Read, Listen
2016-May-22Stephanie GannonA People So Bold
Black Lives Matter, Race/Ethnicity
Read
2016-May-08Rev. Peter HughesDealing with Extreme Cases
Non-resistance, Terrorism,
Listen
2016-May-01Rev. Shawn NewtonTechnology and Tradition
Technology, Tradition
Read
2016-Apr-24Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Writing On the Wall
Environment, Nature, Responsibility
Read, Listen
2016-Apr-17Stephen ScharperIn Celebration of the Earth
Earth, Nature
Listen
2016-Apr-10Rev. Shawn NewtonMultiple Intelligences
Reason
Read, Listen
2016-Apr-03Rev. Shawn NewtonStay Tuned!
Doubt, Revelation
Read, Listen
2016-Mar-27Stephanie GannonBegin Again in Love
Hope
Read, Listen
2016-Mar-20Dallas Bergen, Director of Congregational MusicRenewed
Renewal, Seasonal Affective Disorder
Read, Listen
2016-Mar-13Stephanie GannonThe Waiting Game
Mindfulness, Patience, Transitions
Read, Listen
2016-Mar-06Stephanie Gannon and Members of the Cast of The Vagina MonologuesSpiritual Transformation and The Vagina Monologues
Transformation, Women
Read, Listen
2016-Feb-28Matt MeyerRhythmic Revelations
Activism, Covenant
Listen
2016-Feb-21Stephanie GannonBeginning Again in Love
Forgiveness
Read, Listen
2016-Feb-14Rev. Shawn NewtonAll Kinds of Love
Love, Poetry
Listen
2016-Feb-07Rev. Shawn NewtonMaking it Right
Apology, Reconciliation
Listen
2016-Jan-31Ben RobinsHello From the Other Side
Resilience
Read, Listen
2016-Jan-24Stephanie GannonThe Lost Art of Getting Lost
Community, Vulnerability
Read, Listen
2016-Jan-17Rev. Shawn NewtonHow Can I Help?
Helping, Listening
Listen
2016-Jan-10Rev. Shawn NewtonKeep Going!
Story, Resilience
Read, Listen
2016-Jan-03Rev. Shawn NewtonUp in Flames
Fire, Regeneration
Read
2015-Dec-27Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelSelf-fulfilling
Future
Read, Listen
2015-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonShine
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
2015-Dec-21Stephanie GannonWho’s Afraid of the Dark?
Darkness
Read
2015-Dec-20Rev. Shawn NewtonStars of Wonder, Stars of Night
Stars
Read, Listen
2015-Dec-13Stephanie GannonLiving Spiritually on the Edge
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Wonder
Read, Listen
2015-Dec-06Rev. Shawn NewtonBewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
Wonder
Read, Listen
2015-Nov-29Ben RobinsWanting, Needing, Waiting
Renewal
Read, Listen
2015-Nov-22Stephanie GannonTo What Are We Called?
Activism, Calling
Read, Listen
2015-Nov-15Rev. Shawn NewtonJourney Toward Wholeness
Indigenous
Read, Listen
2015-Nov-08Rev. Shawn NewtonOne Life to Live
Integrity
Read, Listen
2015-Nov-01Rev. Shawn NewtonWhen the Saints Go Marching In
Saints
Read, Listen
2015-Oct-25Rev. Shawn NewtonOf Grace and Gratitude
Grace
Read, Listen
2015-Oct-18Rev. Shawn NewtonBeyond Crime and Punishment
Justice
Read, Listen
2015-Oct-11Stephanie GannonNot Bread Alone
Our annual Thanksgiving service
Communion, Food
Read, Listen
2015-Oct-04Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Peace of Wild Things
Animals, Blessing, Nature
Read, Listen
2015-Sep-27Stephanie Gannon, Intern MinisterThe Promise of Autumn
Loss
Read, Listen
2015-Sep-20Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Promise of Peace - An Election Sermon
Politics
Read, Listen
2015-Sep-13Rev. Shawn NewtonA Sacred Trust
Resilience
Read, Listen
2015-Sep-06Michael BattenbergUntitled
Transformation, Uncertainty, Worry
Read
2015-Aug-30Ben RobinsTake Me to Church
Arts & Music, Religion, Spirituality
Read
2015-Aug-23Curtis MurphyLaughter of the Heart
Laughter, Spiritual Practice
Listen
2015-Aug-16Curtis MurphyOn Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience, Freedom
Listen
2015-Aug-09Ben Robins, SeminarianI Need, I Need, I Need, I Need, I Need
Needs
Read, Listen
2015-Aug-02Curtis MurphyLiberal Religion?
Liberal
Read, Listen
2015-Jul-26Christopher Wulff, SeminarianIt’s the End of the World as we know it
Change, Technology
Listen
2015-Jul-19Curtis MurphyNo Regrets?
Regret
Listen
2015-Jul-12Curtis MurphyThe Wonder of Water
Our annual water communion service
Water
Listen
2015-Jul-05Curtis Murphy, Summer MinisterThe Sacred Art of Jaywalking
Transportation
Listen
2015-Jun-28Chris MooreThe Great Work
Love
Read, Listen
2015-Jun-21Rev. Lori KyleCelebrating National Aboriginal Day
Indigenous, Reconciliation
Read
2015-Jun-14Curtis MurphyThe Church of our Imagination
Church, Future
Read, Listen
2015-Jun-07Rev. Shawn NewtonImagineers of the Soul
Imagination, Play
Read, Listen
2015-May-31Rev. Shawn NewtonHow to tell the story of our faith
Faith
Read, Listen
2015-May-24Rev. Shawn NewtonA Story Every One
Ritual
Listen
2015-May-17Rev. Shawn Newton and Diane BosmanThe Art of the Story
Story
Listen
2015-May-10Curtis MurphyNature, Nurture and Narrative
Community, Mothers, Peace, Ritual
Listen
2015-May-03Dallas Bergen, Director of Congregational MusicThis Is My Story
Arts & Music, Autobiography, Journey, Travel
Read, Listen
2015-Apr-26Rev. Peter HughesThat Our Days May Be Long
Elders, Respect, Sustainability
Read, Listen
2015-Apr-19Rev. Shawn NewtonEnough is Enough
Enough
Read, Listen
2015-Apr-12Green Sanctuary TeamA Climate for Change
Climate Justice
Listen
2015-Apr-05Rev. Shawn NewtonWhy Certain Stories Endure
Easter, Meaning
Read
2015-Mar-29Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Costs of Liberation
Passover
Read, Listen
2015-Mar-22Rev. Shawn NewtonA Mosaic in the Making
Diversity
Read, Listen
2015-Mar-15Curtis MurphyJubilee
Debt, Money
Read, Listen,
Tahirih Vejdani sings Allahumma Ya Subuhun
2015-Mar-08Rev. Shawn NewtonInternational Women’s Day: Our Shared Liberation
First Principle, Liberation
Read, Listen
2015-Mar-01Rev. Peter Hughes and the Toronto First PlayersServetus on Trial
Michael Servetus, UU - History
Read
2015-Feb-22Rev. Shawn NewtonNo One Ever Mentions the Loss
Change, Loss
Read, Listen
2015-Feb-15Rev. Shawn NewtonSurvival of the Fittest
Adapting, Evolution
Read, Listen
2015-Feb-08Curtis MurphyEverybody Else
Time
Read, Listen
2015-Feb-01Curtis MurphyHalfway There
Candlemas, Imbolc, Tradition
Read
2015-Jan-25Rev. Shawn NewtonSalvation by Character
Character, Morality, Repentance
Read, Listen
2015-Jan-18Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Character of Covenant
Conflict, Covenant, Trust
Read, Listen
2015-Jan-11Curtis MurphyThe Last Laugh
Democracy, Freedom, Violence
Listen
2015-Jan-04Rev. Shawn NewtonA New Leaf
Calling, Meaning
Listen
2014-Dec-28Curtis MurphyTouchstones
Darkness
Read, Listen
2014-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonIn the Flesh
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Body, Transformation
Read
2014-Dec-21Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Staggering Grace of It All
Grace
Read, Listen
2014-Dec-20Rev. Shawn NewtonStars of Wonder, Stars of Night
Stars
Read, Listen
2014-Dec-14Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat does the hokey-pokey have to do with life?
Body, Heaven
Read, Listen
2014-Dec-07Rev. Shawn NewtonLiving Justice
Justice
Read, Listen
2014-Nov-30Curtis MurphyEngendering Vulnerability
Gender, Narrative, Safety, Violence, Vulnerability
Listen
2014-Nov-23Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Compelling Case for Interdependence
Interdependence
Read, Listen
2014-Nov-16Rev. Shawn NewtonVulnerability Is Our Strength
Peace, Vulnerability, War
Read, Listen
2014-Nov-09Anna SchaferAnne Frank Remembered
Peace, Remembrance, War
Read
2014-Nov-09Rev. Shawn NewtonAnne Frank Remembered
Peace, Remembrance, War
Read, Listen
2014-Nov-02Rev. Shawn NewtonA Home for All Souls
History
Read, Listen
2014-Oct-26Rev. Shawn NewtonFinding Life in Death
Death, Life
Read, Listen
2014-Oct-19Curtis Murphy, Intern MinisterAfter the Words
Indigenous, Land, Reconciliation
Read, Listen
2014-Oct-12Rev. Shawn NewtonAwakening to Gratitude
Grace, Gratitude
Read, Listen
2014-Oct-05Rev. Shawn NewtonAwake, Arise!
Gandhi
Read, Listen
2014-Sep-28Curtis MurphyAll I Ask of You
Climate Justice, Decisions, Interdependence, Limitations
Read, Listen
2014-Sep-21Rev. Shawn Newton and Dallas Bergen, Director of Congregational MusicThe Tangled Webs We're In
Conflict, Palestine and Israel
Read, Listen
2014-Sep-14Rev. Shawn NewtonFamilies Biological, Logical, and Otherwise
Family
Read
2014-Sep-07Rev. Shawn NewtonWe Are Water
Our annual water communion service
2014-Aug-31Michael BattenbergDances with Bees
Bees, Nature, Pesticides
Read, Listen
2014-Aug-24Rev. Shawn NewtonHome
Home
Read, Listen
2014-Aug-17Lynn HarrisonStay Tuned
Music, Presence
Read, Listen
2014-Aug-10Lynn HarrisonAsk For Directions
Home
Read, Listen
2014-Aug-03Lori KyleForgiveness vs. Fairness
Fairness, Forgiveness
Listen
2014-Jul-27Lynn HarrisonSmall Blessings
Small
Read, Listen
2014-Jul-20Rev. Fred CappuccinoMood More than Logic
Humanists, Logic, Love, Reason
Listen
2014-Jul-13Lynn HarrisonGrow with the Flow
Flow, Growth, Resistance
Read, Listen
2014-Jul-06Lynn HarrisonSummertime
Climate Justice, Gratitude
Read, Listen
2014-Jun-29Lynn Harrison, Summer MinisterPlay It Again
Patterns
Read, Listen
2014-Jun-22Rev. Shawn NewtonPride 3.1
History, LGBTQ+
Read, Listen
2014-Jun-15Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Spiritual Practice of Play
Play
Read, Listen
2014-Jun-08Lynn HarrisonPlaying For Keeps
Paradox, Play
Read, Listen
2014-Jun-01Rev. Shawn NewtonAre We Having Fun Yet?
Change, Game
Read, Listen
2014-May-25Rev. Shawn Newton and Lynn HarrisonFlower Communion Sunday
Beauty
Read, Listen
2014-May-18Chris MooreThe Darker Side of Nature
Holocaust, Life, Love
Listen
2014-May-11Rev. Shawn Newton and Lynn HarrisonSuch a Lonely Word
Honesty, Truth
Read, Listen
2014-May-04Rev. Shawn NewtonLiving Out Loud
Gender, Sexuality
Read, Listen
2014-Apr-27Rev. Shawn NewtonWebs of Wonder
Earth, Environment, Justice, Nature
Read
2014-Apr-20Rev. Shawn NewtonWow!
Grace, Grief
Read, Listen
2014-Apr-13Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Endless Wonders of Human Community
Compassion, Justice
Read, Listen
2014-Apr-06Lynn HarrisonCuriouser and Curiouser
Curiosity, Wonder
Read, Listen
2014-Mar-30Dallas Bergen, Director of Congregational MusicMusic Sunday
Astronomy, Harmony, Music, Science
Listen
2014-Mar-23Lynn HarrisonConversations with Life
Stillness
Read, Listen
2014-Mar-16Rev. Dr. Peter HughesTempest in a Boston Teacup
Theodore Parker, Unitarian History
Read, Listen
2014-Mar-09Lynn HarrisonGetting to Know You
Intersectionality, Wisdom, Women
Read, Listen
2014-Mar-02Rev. Shawn NewtonThis I Know
Knowing
Read, Listen
2014-Feb-23Rev. Shawn NewtonGood for Something
Ordinary
Read, Listen, Watch
2014-Feb-16Rev. Shawn NewtonHeart of Compassion
Compassion
Read, Listen
2014-Feb-09Lynn HarrisonPassionate Kisses
Freedom, Responsibility
Read, Listen
2014-Feb-02Rev. Shawn NewtonHeat of Passion
Anger, Passion
Read, Listen
2014-Jan-26Rev. Shawn NewtonSeek, Connect, Serve
Mission
Read, Listen
2014-Jan-19Rev. Shawn NewtonLife, with and without a map
Discipline
Read, Listen
2014-Jan-12Rev. Wendy Luella PerkinsThe Power of Song
Singing Meditation, Songs
Read, Listen
2014-Jan-05Lynn HarrisonIt Takes Practice
Meditation, Prayer, Spiritual Practice
Read, Listen
2013-Dec-29Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Spiritual Value of Spark Plugs
Our annual fire communion service
2013-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonBehold!
Awe
Read
2013-Dec-22Lynn HarrisonString of Lights
Connection
Read, Listen
2013-Dec-15Rev. Shawn NewtonLiving with an Enlarged Heart
Connection
Read, Listen
2013-Dec-08Lynn HarrisonLight My Fire
Shining, Transformation
Read, Listen
2013-Dec-01Rev. Shawn NewtonOvercoming the Big Disconnect
Connection, Generosity
Read, Listen
2013-Nov-24Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Cost of Courage
Courage, Risk, Sacrifice, Vulnerability
Read, Listen
2013-Nov-17Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Courage of Our Convictions
Courage, Risk
Read, Listen
2013-Nov-10Rev. Shawn NewtonWho Would True Valour See
Courage, Risk, Vulnerability
Read, Listen
2013-Nov-03Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Courage to Be
Being, Courage
Read, Listen, Watch
2013-Oct-27Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Love We Leave Behind
Death, Legacy, Love
Read, Listen
2013-Oct-20Bruce Knotts, Executive Director of the UU-UNOTo Lead Where No One Has Led Before
Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office Sunday
2013-Oct-13Lynn HarrisonThanksliving
Gratitude
Read, Listen
2013-Oct-06Rev. Shawn NewtonOn Purpose
Purpose
Read, Listen
2013-Sep-29Lynn Harrison, Intern MinisterThe Sound of Listening
Listening
Read
2013-Sep-22Rev. Shawn NewtonPews, Comfortable and Otherwise
Calling
Read, Listen
2013-Sep-15Rev. Shawn NewtonGo Deep or Go Home
Listening, Silence
Read, Listen
2013-Sep-08Rev. Shawn NewtonVoice, Still and Small
Our annual water communion service
2013-Sep-01Christopher Wulff, Lay Chaplain and SeminarianThe Human Trampoline
Courage, Interdependence
Read, Listen
2013-Aug-25Rev. Shawn NewtonDispatch from the Centre of the Universe
Others
Read, Listen
2013-Aug-18Rev. Shawn NewtonLeap of Faith
Faith, Trust
Read, Listen
2013-Aug-11Chris MooreAtheism’s Gift to Believers
Atheism, Nature
Read, Listen
2013-Aug-04Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelLike a Prayer
Carl Sagan, Golden Rule, Listening, Platinum Rule, Words
Read, Listen
2013-Jul-28Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelCertificate of Awesomeness
Awesomeness, Dance
Read, Listen
2013-Jul-21Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelHeart of the Universe
Pride
Read
2013-Jul-14Rev. Joan MontagnesRe-Membering and Re-Storing
Remembrance, Story
Listen
2013-Jul-07Michael BattenbergCall me Pilgrim
Nature, Pilgrimage
Listen
2013-Jun-30Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelStride!
Pride
Read, Listen
2013-Jun-23Rodrigo Solano-Quesnel, Summer MinisterHoly Days
Holy Days - History
Read, Listen
2013-Jun-16Rev. Shawn NewtonMaking the Most of Ministry
Connection, Intimacy
Read, Listen
2013-Jun-09Rodrigo Solano-Quesnel,The Meaning of Life
Meaning, Purpose
Read, Listen
2013-Jun-02Rev. Shawn NewtonWhere We Stand
Adapting, Change, Future
Read
2013-May-26Rev. Shawn NewtonFlower Communion
Inclusion, LGBTQ+
Listen
2013-May-19Lori KyleTheological Gardening
Freedom, History, Reason, Tolerance
Read, Listen
2013-May-12Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, Minister of the Unitarian Church in BurundiBeyond Our Borders: Burundi
Belonging
Read, Listen
2013-May-05Coming of Age Youth and Rev. Shawn NewtonComing of Age Sunday
2013-Apr-28Dallas Bergen and the Music Ministry of First UnitarianThe Glorious Music of Life!
Compassion
Read, Listen
2013-Apr-21Rev. Shawn NewtonSo, What Would You Preach? (Earth Day)
Change, Commitment, Preaching
Read, Listen
2013-Apr-14Rev. Shawn NewtonFive Smooth Stones
Change, Consent, Hope, Justice, Knowledge
Read, Listen
2013-Apr-07Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelThree Vows
Vows
Read
2013-Mar-31Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelTag You're It!
Dignity
Read
2013-Mar-24Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Changing Reputation of Human Nature
Evil
Read
2013-Mar-17Rev. Shawn NewtonLots of Luck
Luck
Read, Listen
2013-Mar-10Rev. Shawn NewtonNot My Table
Being, Busyness, Purpose
Read, Listen
2013-Mar-03Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelBYID: Bring Your Identity
Identity
Read, Listen
2013-Feb-24Rev. Shawn NewtonTaking Responsibility
Doubt, Freedom, Humility, Truth
Read, Listen
2013-Feb-17Rev. Peter HughesRomance
Gifts
Read, Listen
2013-Feb-10Rev. Shawn NewtonA People So Bold
Calling
Read, Listen
2013-Feb-03Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelProud Sponsors of Elizabeth Taylor's 5th Wedding!
Mission
Read, Listen
2013-Jan-27Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Spiritual Meaning of Stuff
Consumption, Materialism
Read
2013-Jan-20Rev. Shawn NewtonSacred Change
Change, History
Read
2013-Jan-13Rev. Shawn NewtonMental Health and the Way Things Stand
2013-Jan-06Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelEpiphany (A Dose of Reality)
Economy, Epiphany
Read
2012-Dec-30Rev. Shawn NewtonPhoenix People
Rebirth
Read
2012-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonOn a Night Like This
Christmas, History
Read
2012-Dec-23Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelCard-carrying Giver
Gifts
Read
2012-Dec-16Rev. Shawn NewtonHope Against Hope
Hope
Read
2012-Dec-09Rev. Shawn NewtonBending Toward Justice?
Justice
Read
2012-Dec-02Rev. Shawn NewtonIn Praise of the Ordinary
Extraordinary, Ordinary
Read
2012-Nov-25Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelApocalypse Wow! (An Advent Story)
Apocalypse
Read
2012-Nov-18Rev. Shawn NewtonWalking Together
Truth, Walking
Read
2012-Nov-11Rev. Shawn Newton and Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelRemembrance Sunday
A Member's Testimony and Our Ministers' Reflections
Remembrance
Read
2012-Nov-04Rev. Shawn NewtonThings Commonly Believed Among Us
History
Read
2012-Oct-28Rev. Shawn Newton and Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelGood Grief!
Grief
Read
2012-Oct-21Rev. Shawn NewtonTurn the World Around
United Nations Sunday
United Nations
Read, Listen
2012-Oct-14Rodrigo Solano-QuesnelGordon Lightfoot vs. Stompin’ Tom
Speech
Read
2012-Oct-07Rev. Shawn NewtonOtherwise
Gratitude
Read
2012-Sep-30Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Work of Our Hands and Our Hearts
Purpose
Read, Listen
2012-Sep-23Rodrigo Solano-Quesnel, Intern MinisterCult (and Other Four Letter Words)
Dance, Ritual
Read, Listen
2012-Sep-16Rev. Shawn NewtonA Work in Progress
History
Read, Listen
2012-Sep-09Rev. Shawn NewtonDrops in the Bucket
Our annual water communion service
Ritual
Listen
2012-Sep-02Janice TaitThe Challenge of Secularism
History, Secularism
Read, Listen
2012-Aug-26Rev. Shawn NewtonDo the Right Thing
Morality
Read
2012-Aug-19Rev. Shawn NewtonThe People On the Bus
Compassion
Read, Listen
2012-Aug-12Rev. Shawn NewtonIs Nothing Sacred
Morality
Read, Listen
2012-Aug-05Fiona HeathStanding in the Light
Anxiety, Chaplaincy, Compassion
Listen
2012-Jul-29Fiona HeathEmpty the Way the Universe is Empty
Mystery
Read, Listen
2012-Jul-22Fiona HeathThe Digital Reformation
Technology
Read, Listen
2012-Jul-15Fiona HeathTime Lords and Landlords
Calling
Read
2012-Jul-08Fiona Heath, Summer MinisterSummertime and Being
Being, Time
Read
2012-Jul-01Lori MonsonPride in Canada
Gay Pride
Read
2012-Jun-24Douglas BuckHow Warm The Welcome
Gay Pride
Read, Listen
2012-Jun-17Rev. Shawn NewtonA Few Worthy Things
Legacy
Read
2012-Jun-10Fiona HeathFuture Imperfect
Fear, Hope
Read, Listen
2012-Jun-03Rev. Shawn NewtonThe State of Things
Risk
Read, Listen
2012-May-27Rev. Shawn NewtonFrom Bud to Blooming
Our annual flower communion service
Rituals
Listen
2012-May-20Tracey Erin SmithThe Soul on Stage
Story
Read, Listen
2012-May-13Rev. Shawn NewtonCalling It Uneven
Grace, Karma
Read
2012-May-06Rev. Shawn NewtonMoments of Truths
Courage, Vulnerability
Read, Listen
2012-Apr-22Fiona HeathCommon Ground
Dirt, Transformation
Read, Listen
2012-Apr-15Rev. Shawn NewtonWider Grows the Vision
Atheism, Religion
Read, Listen
2012-Apr-08Rev. Shawn NewtonComing Alive!
History, Paradise, Resurrection
Read, Listen
2012-Apr-01Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat Is Sacred?
Holy Land, Sacredness
Read
2012-Mar-25Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Best Possible Ending
Death
Read, Listen
2012-Mar-18Rev. Julie Stoneberg, President UU Ministers of CanadaA Vision for Justice
Justice
Read
2012-Mar-11Ellen CampbellThe Interdependent Web of All Unitarians
Connection
Read
2012-Mar-04Fiona HeathLighting the Way
Courage, History, Women
Read, Listen
2012-Feb-26Fiona HeathCup of Stars
Wonder
Read, Listen
2012-Feb-19Rev. Peter HughesReclaiming The Spirit
History, Holy Spirit
Read, Listen
2012-Feb-12Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Spiritual Practice of Unplugging
Sabbath
Read, Listen
2012-Feb-05Rev. Shawn NewtonSatyagraha
Nonviolence, Soul Force
Read, Listen
2012-Jan-29Fiona HeathSustenance
Food
Read, Listen
2012-Jan-15Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Question Box
Questions
Listen
2012-Jan-08Carly GaylorCommunity as a Bridge
Community, Poverty
Listen
2012-Jan-01Rev. Shawn NewtonOn Fire!
Our annual fire communion service
Aliveness
Read, Listen
2011-Dec-18Rev. Shawn NewtonTurn the World Around
Earth, Wonder
Listen
2011-Dec-10Rev. Shawn NewtonA Fair Country?
Indigenous, Poverty
Read, Listen
2011-Dec-04Rev. Jessica Purple RodelaWaiting at the Gate for Elvis
Heroes, Idols, Imperfection
Listen
2011-Nov-27Fiona HeathWearing the Face
Loneliness
Read, Listen
2011-Nov-20Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Great Covenant
Covenant, Love
Read, Listen
2011-Nov-13Rev. Shawn NewtonA Question of Trust
Trust
Read, Listen
2011-Nov-06Rev. Shawn NewtonBeyond Belief
Difference
Read, Listen
2011-Oct-30Rev. Shawn Newton and Wanda Morris (Dying with Dignity)The Time of Our Lives (All Souls Service)
Death, Time
Read, Listen
2011-Oct-16Fiona HeathPeople of the Place
Place, Presence
Read, Listen
2011-Oct-02Rev. Shawn NewtonWresting With Our Higher Power
Addiction
Read
2011-Sep-25Rev. Shawn NewtonWhose Are We?
Belonging, Identity
Read, Listen
2011-Sep-18Fiona Heath, Intern MinisterEverybody's Got a Story
Shining, Story
Read, Listen
2011-Sep-04Lori MonsonThe Inspiration of Rocket Robin
Mothers, Wonder
Read, Listen
2011-Aug-28Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Spiritual Practice of Play
Play, Wonder
Read, Listen
2011-Aug-21Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Blessings of Imperfection
Perfection, Worth
Read, Listen
2011-Aug-14Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Demands of Dignity
Dignity, Equality, Justice, Poverty
Read, Listen
2011-Aug-07Carly GaylorStorytelling As Theology
Story
Listen
2011-Jul-31Chris MooreDivine Love, Universal Compassion
Compassion, Love, Miracles
Read, Listen
2011-Jul-24Carly GaylorThe Yooks and the Zooks
Conflict, Difference
Listen
2011-Jul-17Carly GaylorFreedom is Coming
Intellectual Freedom
Listen
2011-Jul-10Carly Gaylor, Summer MinisterRoots and Wings
History, Principles, Sources
Listen
2011-Jul-03Rev. Dick Weston-Jones, Visiting MinisterWWMD - What Would Muhammad Do?
Islam
Read, Listen
2011-Jun-26Judy VellendTo Fly or Not to Fly: Is That the Question?
Change, Climate Justice, Environment
Read, Listen
2011-Jun-19Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Love We Leave Behind
Legacy
Read, Listen
2011-Jun-12Rev. Shawn NewtonThe State of Things
Change, Culture, Volunteer
Read, Listen
2011-Jun-05Rev. Shawn NewtonHome
Home
Read, Listen
2011-May-22Rev. Shawn NewtonTo Trust the Dawning Future More
A service at Convocation Hall, with over 1400 UUs from across Canada celebrating the CUC's fiftieth anniversary.
History, Story
Read, Listen,
Watch
2011-May-15Fiona HeathChautauqua Days
Community, Engagement, Presence
Listen
2011-Apr-24Rev. Shawn NewtonA Broken Hallelujah
Joy, Meaning, Sorrow
Read, Listen
2011-Apr-17Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Six Sources: The Sacred Circle
Earth, Nature, Seasons
Read, Listen
2011-Apr-10Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Six Sources: Human Mind, Human Spirit
Doubt, Humanism, Reason, Science
Read, Listen
2011-Apr-03Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Six Sources: Love as a Reponse to Love
Golden Rule, History, Interdependence
Read, Listen
2011-Mar-27Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Six Sources: Wisdom from the World’s Religions
History
Read, Listen
2011-Mar-20Rev. Allison BarrettOur Six Sources: Prophetic Deeds of Women and Men
Harriet Tubman, Terry Fox, Story
Read, Listen
2011-Mar-13Rev. Shawn NewtonOur Six Sources: Mystery and Wonder
Change, Worship
Read, Listen
2011-Mar-06Catherine Lake and Rev. Shawn NewtonInternational Women’s Day
Allies, Women
Read, Listen
2011-Feb-27Rev. Shawn NewtonPeople Like Us
Inclusion
Read, Listen
2011-Feb-20Janice TaitPaganism and the Interdependent Web
Interdependence, Paganism
Read, Listen
2011-Feb-13Fiona HeathStarlings in Winter
Balance, Transitions
Listen
2011-Feb-06Rev. Shawn NewtonTo Whom It May Concern: Musings on a Life at Prayer
Prayer, Resistance
Read, Listen
2011-Jan-30Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Spiritual Implications of Groundhog Day
Generosity, History, Imbolc
Read, Listen
2011-Jan-23Rev. Shawn NewtonWhich Way to Mecca?
Journey, Pilgrimage
Read, Listen
2011-Jan-16Rev. Shawn NewtonA Question of Belonging
Belonging, Commitment
Read
2011-Jan-02Rev. Shawn NewtonMaking the Most of Regret
Our annual fire communion service
Change, Regret
Read
2010-Dec-19Rev. Shawn NewtonLovely, Dark, and Deep
Courage, Gratitude, Solstice
Read
2010-Dec-12Rev. Shawn NewtonHow the Unitarians Created Christmas
Christmas -- History
Read
2010-Dec-05Rev. Shawn NewtonPrisoners of Conscience
Amnesty International, Story, Suffering
Read
2010-Nov-07Rev. Shawn NewtonWhy We Exist
History
Read
2010-Oct-31Rev. Shawn NewtonCounting Love's True Cost: A Celebration of Samhain and All Souls
Death, Life, Ritual
Read
2010-Oct-10Rev. Shawn NewtonLiving Out of Gratitude
Our Annual Thankgiving Service
Communion, Gratitude, Ritual
Read
2010-Oct-03Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat Friends Are For
Friendship
Read
2010-Sep-26Dr. Blake Poland and Rev. Shawn NewtonTransition Towns and a Spiritual Sense of Place
Interdependence
Read
2010-Sep-19Rev. Shawn NewtonLiving in Right Relationship
Confession, Conflict, Relationships
Read
2010-Aug-29Rev. Shawn NewtonCourse Adjustments
Change
Read
2010-Aug-22Rev. Shawn NewtonDog Days: The Art of Doing Nothing Much at All
Sabbath, Time
Read
2010-Aug-15Rev. Shawn NewtonBoth Sides Now: the Bittersweet Blessings of Having Been Around
Experience, Self-Culture, Wisdom
Read
2010-Aug-08Rev. Shawn NewtonAmazing Grace! A Field Guide for Unitarians
Acceptance, Grace
Read
2010-Jun-20Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Wheels on the Bus
Volunteer Appreciation Sunday
Enlightenment
Read
2010-Apr-11Cameron LintonSpeaking With One's Voice
Conflict, Democracy
Read, Listen
2010-Apr-04Rev. Shawn NewtonThreatened With Resurrection
An Easter Celebration
Awakening, Resurrection
Listen
2010-Mar-28Rev. Shawn NewtonLiving Beyond the Breaking Point
Letting Go
Listen
2010-Mar-21Ilene CummingsWalt Whitman, My Brother, and the Great Beyond
Death, Lives Lived
Read
2010-Mar-14Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Art of the Apology
Apology, Forgiveness
Listen
2010-Mar-07Women of Toronto FirstTelling Our Stories
Story, Women
Listen
2010-Feb-28Rev. Shawn NewtonMaking Peace with Jesus
Jesus
Listen
2010-Feb-21Rev. Shawn NewtonCreative Conflict
Community, Conflict
Listen
2010-Feb-14Rev. Shawn NewtonAll Kinds of Love: a Celebration of Poetry and Music
Love
Listen
2010-Feb-07Beth Ann McFadden and the Member Engagement TeamGetting Engaged
Belonging, Connection
Listen
2010-Jan-31Dallas Bergen, Director of Congregational MusicA Celebration of the Music of UU Jim Scott
Earth
Listen
2010-Jan-24Rev. Shawn NewtonAn Amid-Life Crisis...
2010-Jan-17Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Other G Word
Death, Life, Resilience
Listen
2010-Jan-10Rev. Shawn NewtonThe G Word
Growth, Personal Growth
Listen
2010-Jan-03Rev. Shawn NewtonIgnite!
Our annual fire communion service
Letting Go, Meaning, Purpose, Time
Listen
2009-Dec-27Lay Chaplains Peter Brydon, Margaret Kohr and Margaret RaoThe Year in Review
Circle of Life, Connection, Miracles
Listen
2009-Dec-24Rev. Shawn NewtonThis Shining Night
Divine, Meaning, Shining
Listen
2009-Dec-20Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Light of Truth
Miracles, Story, Paradox, Truth
Listen
2009-Dec-13Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Fire of Commitment
Acceptance, Jewish History, Religious Freedom
Listen
2009-Dec-06Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Glow of Love
Bernard Loomer, Love, Soul
Listen
2009-Nov-29Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Warmth of Compassion
Interdependence, Reciprocity
Listen
2009-Nov-22Rev. Shawn NewtonThe Urban Menace
Connection, Civility, Interdependence, Personal Space
Listen
2009-Nov-15Angela Klassen, Director of Lifespan Religious EducationTest of Faith
Belonging, Self-Care, Spiritual Practices
Read
2009-Nov-08Douglas BuckUnimagined Change or Delayed Journey
Change, Self-Love, Trust
Read, Listen
2009-Nov-01Rev. Shawn NewtonWhat They Dreamed Be Ours to Do
Continuity, Death, Legacy
Listen
2009-Oct-25Rev. Shawn NewtonConnecting the Dots: United Nations Sunday
Attention, United Nations
Listen
2009-Oct-18Rev. Shawn NewtonFor Giving and For Getting
Compassion, Forgiveness
Listen
2009-Oct-11Rev. Peter HughesGiving Thanks for Small Miracles
Our annual Thanksgiving service
Change, Gratitude, Grief, Small Miracles
Listen
2009-Oct-04Kalvin Drake, President of the Canadian Unitarian CouncilIt’s Up to Us!
Communities, Purpose
Read, Listen
2009-Sep-27Rev. Shawn NewtonWhy Bother?!
Repentance, Resistance
Listen
2009-Sep-06Michael BattenbergBeyond Belief: Confessions of a Religious Naturalist
Nature, Religion and Science, Religious Naturalism
Read
2009-Aug-30Rev. Shawn NewtonIs Faith Meant to be Kept?
Change, Consistency, Faith, Paradox, Struggle
Listen
2009-Jul-19Rev. John McCarthyLove and Intimacy in Community
Self-Love, Trust
Read
2009-Jul-12Rev. John McCarthyFortune Favours the Brave
Emerson
Read
2009-Jul-05Rev. John McCarthy, Summer MinisterEmerson in Our Lives
Emerson, Divine, Nature, Truth
Read
2009-Jan-11Cameron LintonPhotography of the Spirit
Images, Nature
Read
2008-Oct-05Angela Klassen, Director of Lifespan Religious EducationWhat Shall We Give the Children?
Gifts, Worth
Read
2008-Jul-20Rev. Jessica Purple RodelaSeven Ways of Seeing
Perspective
Read
2008-Jul-13Rev. Jessica Purple RodelaLife, Liberty, and the (non) Pursuit of Happiness
Acceptance, Happiness
Read
2008-Apr-27Ilene CummingsMessages from the Animal Kingdom
Animals Nature
Read
2008-Mar-23Rev. Shawn NewtonBeing the Resurrection
A celebration of the many meanings of Easter
Silence, Struggle, Transformation, Winter
Read
2008-Mar-09Janet McCauslandNatural Burial
Death, Earth
Read
2008-Feb-10Rev. Shawn NewtonPunctuated Equilibrium
Evolution Sunday
Evolution, Interdependence, Religion and Science
Read
2007-Nov-11Ilene CummingsSay You Love This World
Taking inspiration from our Unitarian Seventh Principle
Connection Earth Interdependence
Read
2007-Oct-14Carol WilsonThe Intimacy of Being Real
Connection, Earth
Read
2007-Sep-09Rev. Shawn NewtonOur New Called Minister: The Journey is the Destination
2007-Aug-26Ellen CampbellEvolutionary Humanism
Humanism
Read
2007-Jun-24John J. Guiney YallopSpirituality and Community (Pride Sunday)
Community, LGBTQ+
Read
2007-May-20Carol WilsonSelfish, Selfless and Self-Disconnect
Self, Selfish, Selfless
Read
2007-Feb-25Bryce TaylorPutting Belief Into Action
Our real estate decision
Community
Read
2007-Jan-21Joan WileyCelebrating the T in LGBTQ: One Family’s Sacred Journey
Transgender
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2005-Mar-20Rev. Mark Morrison-ReedWhy We Can’t Be Friends Forever, or Why It Takes a Year to Say Good-Bye
Letting Go, Loss
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2004-Aug-29Peter HouseEmbracing Change
Change
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2004-Feb-01Rev. Allison BarrettDoes Marrriage Need Defending?
Marriage, Marriage - History
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2003-Sep-14Rev. Donna Morrison-ReedIt's Turtles All the Way Down
Foundation, Self
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2002-Dec-15Laura FriedmanPacifism is not Passive
Conflict, Non-violence, Pacifism
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2002-May-12Rev. Donna Morrison-ReedCouch Potatoes and Plato's Cave
Presence, Reality
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2001-Aug-26Peter BoulattaThe Speed of Life
Mindfulness, Walking
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2000-Nov-05Rev. Mark Morrison-ReedDoing the Dishes
Dishes, Present
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2000-Aug-06Chris HillmanOut of the Garden and Into the World
Bible, Garden of Eden
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1999-Dec-12Rev. Donna Morrison-ReedLight One Candle
God, Hope
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1999-May-05Rev. Donna Morrison-Reedcharlotte@twenty.ca
Choices, Wisdom
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1998-Oct-18Rev. Mark Morrison-ReedResist Not Evil
Activism, Evil
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1997-Nov-16Rev. Mark Morrison-ReedFrom Aging to Saging
Death, Love, Story
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1997-Oct-05Sheri Prud’homme, Intern MinisterWater Crashing on Stone
Our annual water communion service
Growth, Pain
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1997-Jan-05Rev. Donna Morrison-ReedFrom You I Receive (Everyday Heroes 1)
Heroes, Leadership
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1996-May-26Rev. Donna Morrison-ReedRoving Leadership
Leadership
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1996-Feb-25Rev. Mark Morrison-ReedThe Great Escape
Alcoholics Anonymous, Escape, Pain
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1996-Jan-28Rev. Mark Morrison-ReedSlow Miracles
Miracles
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1995-Nov-26Rev. Donna Morrison-ReedA Religion of One and All
UU - History
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1995-Mar-28Rev. Donna Morrison-ReedLife With a Beeper
Self-trust, Technology
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