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Capital Unitarian
Universalist
Congregation
James Bay, Victoria, BC
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All Services Sundays, 10:00 am
James Bay New Horizons Centre
234 Menzies Street
Victoria, BC
All Services include
a
Children's Program.
August
22nd
Brian
MacDonald
"Humour in
Protest”.
Humour has the power to be both sharp and gentle. This talk explores
examples of this and borrows from existing homilies.
Brian has been a member of Capital for years and is currently the
Congregation’s Treasurer
August
29th
Bob Miller
"Peace and
Justice - Can you have one without the other?"
Bob was born and raised in England, and has taught in Africa and in
Canada. He is a long-time participant in Capital's community.
Sept 5th
Dàna
Seaborn
“Hymn Sing
Sunday”
Come join us as we celebrate our religious tradition in song!
Dàna has been a member of Capital for many years and is now in
her first year of being a Lay Chaplain.
Sept 12th
Alan Dawson
“Homecoming”
This second weekend of September is a time when many of us have just
returned from time away, be it from travel or just hours spent in the
garden or in nature. As we return home, come and celebrate our
community and our spiritual home.
Alan has been an active member of Capital for many years.
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Past
Sunday
Services
For a
listing of past
services, click here.
Homilies
from
Past
Services
Homily
by Peter Scales from March 8, 2009:
"God: Welcome But Not
Necessary"
Homily by
Rob McGregor from April 19, 2009:
"Transitions"
Homily by
Peter Scales from August 2, 2009:
"Our Third Source, Wisdom
from the World's Religions"
Homily by
Peter Scales from January 3, 2010:
"Peace On Earth"
Homily by
Amanda Tarling from May 16, 2010:
"Is Avatar the Perfect Unitarian Film?"
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About Our Sunday Services
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Although
we
are
a
small
congregation
which
meets
in
a
community
centre,
we
offer
spiritually
and
intellectually
inspiring
weekly
services
and
a
wide
range
of
Ceremonies
in
the
Unitarian
Universalist
tradition.
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One
of
the
best
features
of
these
Unitarian
services
is
who
you
will
meet
there.
People
find
their
way
to
UU'ism
along
a
vast
array
of
paths:
the
congregation
is
likely
to
have secular humanists; people with
backgrounds in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, or any other religion;
atheists; and pagans.
The
Capital
congregation
is
lay-led.
Without
a
resident
minister
but
with
2
lay
chaplains,
services
are
organized
and
run
by
congregation
members.
Children
are
read
a
story
near
the
beginning
of
the
service
and
the
congregation
sings
to
them
as
they
leave
to
go
to
the
education
centre.
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A
range
of
crafts
and
topics
to
do
with
Unitarian
values
and
world
religions
are
offered.
Children's program
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Symbolic of the Unitarian
tradition is the lighting of a
chalice as the
service starts. Later in the service, people may come forward to light
candles of joy and candles of concern from the chalice flame and set
them to stand in a bowl of sand. Anyone lighting a candle is free to
speak to the congregation about their joy or concern.
Sermons are given by a variety of
speakers on topics ranging
from
ethical investing to the Mystics. The passages read or sung during
services are inspiring and empowering along secular and spiritual
lines.
A collection is taken after the
talk.
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At
the
end
of
the
service,
the
congregation
joins
hands
and
sings
a
Linking
Song
such
as:
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Spirit of Life, Come
unto me
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.
Blow in the wind, Rise in the sea, Move in the hand,
Giving life the shape of justice.
Roots hold me close, Wings set me free,
Spirit of life, Come to me, come to me. |
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Coffee
follows
for
half
an
hour
and
then
the
forum.
Forum
After most services there is a moderated forum discussion, usually on
the topic presented in the sermon.
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Congregation, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2000-2006. All rights
reserved
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