Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation

In the history of humankind, most of us have been or are attempting to attain this precious goal in life. However, it is elusive. Come and explore some of the ways we can achieve happiness, and how we might maintain a joyful attitude a little longer!

Note: Be sure to set your clocks to “fall back” one hour, Sunday at 2am!

I belong to the last generation who will hear stories from people I love who lived through World War II. What do these stories mean to me, to those who shared them, and to those I will share them with?

Anna Isaacs is a longtime member of Capital. She loves to hear people tell their stories.

In 1932 Stalin committed one of the great crimes of the 20th century, starving millions of “his” citizens including 5 million
Ukrainian peasants.  The goal of world community with peace and justice for all compels us to look at historical tragedies and prevent future ones.

Peter Scales is a long-time Unitarian who is proud of his mother’s Ukrainian heritage.

Rita will tell us what happens inside of a Zen Buddhist monastery when she shows up for training.

Rita is a retired teacher and a long time member of Capital.

Unitarianism takes as one of its sources “wisdom from the world’s religions.”  The Bahagavad Gita is one of the oldest sacred texts on the planet.  What can it teach us today?

Executive Director Kelly Newhook will talk about the work of this enterprising NGO. Which looks at the social factors that help create poverty, the barriers to joining or rejoining mainstream society, and about strategies the society has developed to assist almost a thousand people every year.

Michele will share these steps to improving connection with Self and others.

This Sunday we will share music from the season while contemplating our seven Principles. Join us in Capital’s first celebration of a uniquely Unitarian winter celebration: Chalica!

In his book “The Politics of Blindness – from Charity to Parity”, Graeme explains the reality of being a blind Canadian and solutions to promote people who are blind to full citizenship. Blind people should have R.E.A.L. meaning: R-respect, E-equal opportunity, A-assimilation and L-liberty .

Graeme was born in 1946, in Liverpool, England. Becoming blind at the age of 9 from glaucoma and unsuccessful surgery he attended residential schools for the blind and initially worked as a shorthand typist before going on to train as a physiotherapist. He moved to Canada in 1980 where he now lives with his wife, Christine and their three adult children. Graeme’s message has always been to promote blindness as just an inconvenience not a tragedy.

Music: 295, 121, 327

When someone we love is in emotional pain, we want to fix their hurt, to make it go away, so they don’t suffer. So we look for a solution, and among other things, we sympathize or we share stories of how we have suffered similarly.

There is another far more effective option. And what about people in our lives who might verbalize their disappointment regularly? Is there a way to support them that doesn’t leave us drained? Come listen to Michele outline how we might respond differently, providing the support we yearn to offer.

Music: 360, 134, 324