Calendar of events

Here you will find all of our congregation’s Sunday Services, Board and Committee meetings and other events. Use the calendar controls to see events for past or future dates. For a quick look at recent Sunday Services, click here!

May
14
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
May 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:20 am

Attention all Visitors, Members and Friends! Please come for ‘coffee’ and conversation in the alcove at James Bay Coffee and Books at 143 Menzies St. The coffee and topic are as you like it.

May
17
Sun
Rabbi Shimon Moch “How Best to Count our Blessings”
May 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
May
21
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
May 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:20 am

Attention all Visitors, Members and Friends! Please come for ‘coffee’ and conversation in the alcove at James Bay Coffee and Books at 143 Menzies St. The coffee and topic are as you like it.

May
24
Sun
Rosemary Morrison “The Mystics”
May 24 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Drawing on our first source – Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder… Rosemary will explore with us some of the teachings and writings of mystics through the ages. These could include Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Meister Eckhart, Etty Hillesum or Mary Oliver. The mystics have been a special area of interest and study for Rosemary this past semester at the Vancouver School of Theology.

 

May
28
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
May 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:20 am

Attention all Visitors, Members and Friends! Please come for ‘coffee’ and conversation in the alcove at James Bay Coffee and Books at 143 Menzies St. The coffee and topic are as you like it.

May
31
Sun
Peter Scales “Aging and Spirituality”
May 31 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Aging and Spirituality – Does church attendance, or having a spiritual side without attending public services, contribute to longevity?  If a congregation of 40 people has two centenarians and half a dozen people aged 90+, would that prove anything?  Peter will describe recent published research, and give examples.  Today is Elsie Farr’s 100th birthday!

Jun
4
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Jun 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:20 am

Attention all Visitors, Members and Friends! Please come for ‘coffee’ and conversation in the alcove at James Bay Coffee and Books at 143 Menzies St. The coffee and topic are as you like it.

Jun
7
Sun
Dana L. Seaborn “How does religion define us?”
Jun 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Gloria Steinem (2012 Humanist of the Year) considers ‘Religion vs Spirituality’ in this homily read by D L Seaborn.

 

Jun
11
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Jun 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:20 am

Attention all Visitors, Members and Friends! Please come for ‘coffee’ and conversation in the alcove at James Bay Coffee and Books at 143 Menzies St. The coffee and topic are as you like it.

Jun
14
Sun
Rev. Melora Lynngood “Courage: The Practice of Walking Alongside Fear”
Jun 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

What are you afraid of?  How do you manage your fear?  When have you been ‘courageous?’  What would it mean to you to engage in courage as a spiritual practice?

 

Jun
18
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Jun 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:20 am

Attention all Visitors, Members and Friends! Please come for ‘coffee’ and conversation in the alcove at James Bay Coffee and Books at 143 Menzies St. The coffee and topic are as you like it.

Jun
21
Sun
Michelle Brown “Congregation Models, Not Model Congregations”
Jun 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

According to sociologist Penny Edgell Becker, there are different types of congregations. Family congregations. Social action congregations. We’ll look at the characteristics of each of Edgell Becker’s four types, why we might be drawn to them, and the challenges they face.