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!

Aug
16
Sun
Rev. Samaya Oakley “A Confluence of Ideas”
Aug 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Over the last three years the Confluence Lectures at the Canadian Unitarian Council’s Annual Conference and Meeting have built on each other, starting with Rev. Shawn Newton’s The Risk of Relevance in Calgary in 2013. Join Rev. Samaya Oakley for an exploration of the ideas presented and what it means for us as Canadian Unitarians as we move forward into the future.

Samaya Oakley currently serves as the Developmental Minister at the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo. She also serves as the Executive Director for a Winter Weather Shelter the Fellowship offers during the winter season. Previous to that she was involved with the youth program at the North Shore Unitarian Church for 15 years. Samaya currently serves as the Secretary on the Executive for the Unitarian Universalist Ministers of Canada. She also is an Integrity Team member of the Liberal Religious Educators’ Association that serves to educate its membership and Board on identity issues. She has been a part of the Weaving our Worship facilitation team and the Lay Chaplain’s Deepening, Maturing and Growing retreat. She is involved regionally, nationally and continentally. She is in preliminary fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association. She completed her studies at Vancouver School of Theology in their Masters of Divinity program. Samaya has certificates in Business Administration and Life Skills Coaching.

Aug
20
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Aug 20 @ 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.

Aug
23
Sun
Susanne Garmsen “Trust”
Aug 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Among Unitarians’ seven foundational Principles, the second Principle affirms our belief in “justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.” In turn, these values can help mutual trust flourish among people. In this way, trust is intertwined with the values celebrated by the above Principle. What helps cultivate trust between people? What does it mean to be trustworthy? What factors stand in the way of trust? What are the similarities and differences between mutual trust between individuals and collective societies trusting each other, and how important are they? Come and participate in exploring this topic of trust on a number of levels.

Aug
27
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Aug 27 @ 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.

Aug
30
Sun
Jan Greenwood “Come sing from your heart – familiar and popular songs which fill us with joy.”
Aug 30 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

A singing service. Come join us and raise your voice in song.

Sep
3
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Sep 3 @ 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.

Sep
6
Sun
Murray Enkin “A history of religion.”
Sep 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

How did religion start, and why? How did it develop, and where is it going?

Children’s Program

 

Sep
10
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Sep 10 @ 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.

Sep
13
Sun
Michelle Brown “Elevation and Awe: Building Blocks of Religious Experience.”
Sep 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

In our Universalist roots lies a conviction that humans are naturally religious — whether believers or unbelievers. Recent scientific studies show the role of human emotions in the religious impulse.

Children’s Program

 

Sep
17
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Sep 17 @ 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.

Sep
20
Sun
Peter Scales “Belief-omatic as Spirit Guide.”
Sep 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sep
24
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Sep 24 @ 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.