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!

Jun
15
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Jun 15 @ 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
18
Sun
Dana Seaborn “Native Voices”
Jun 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Dana Seaborn "Native Voices"

Celebrating the stories & songs of the indigenous people of Canada.

Dana Lynn Seaborn is a Métis woman who believes it’s important to respect the Native people of this continent during “National Aboriginal Day” and all year long.

Jun
22
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Jun 22 @ 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
25
Sun
Rita Wittman The Tao of Pooh
Jun 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Rita Wittman The Tao of Pooh

While Eeyore frets and Piglet hesitates and Rabbit calculates and Owl pontificates, Pooh just is. And that’s a clue to the wisdom of the Taoists. Come, explore how Benjamin Hoff connects one of the world’s most famous bears with one of its oldest philosophies.

Jun
29
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Jun 29 @ 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.

Jul
2
Sun
Amanda Tarling “Three weddings and a funeral – why rites of passage are an important part of Unitarianism”
Jul 2 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Amanda Tarling "Three weddings and a funeral - why rites of passage are an important part of Unitarianism"

Capital’s Lay Chaplains spend most summer weekends officiating for weddings up and down the island. It’s wonderful and exciting work as well as being important outreach for Unitarianism. Come join us as Amanda delves into fascinating wedding customs from around the world, peppered with some of her most memorable weddings.

Jul
6
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Jul 6 @ 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.

Jul
9
Sun
Arran Liddel “The Rainbow Connection”
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Arran Liddel "The Rainbow Connection"

Like any culture, queer culture changes over time. With these changes, we see ourselves and each other differently, both inside and outside of queer communities. We will share stories and reflections about how evolving queer identities offer a more nuanced understanding of love & inclusion… And, of course, some fabulous music! This service will be related to but separate from the pride service the Sunday before at First Victoria.

Jul
13
Thu
Capital Coffee Cove @ James Bay Coffee and Books
Jul 13 @ 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.

Jul
16
Sun
Oliver Belisle – Wisdom and the human connection
Jul 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Oliver Belisle - Wisdom and the human connection

Homo sapiens sapiens–wisest of the wise ones. This is the name we’ve given our species, and on the surface it seems well-deserved; but observe yourself carefully, or the people around you, or read the news, and you may begin to question whether we’ve earned this name at all. What does it mean to be wise, and if we are not yet wise ourselves, how can we become so?

 

Oliver Belisle is a father of 3, husband, blogger, writer, and spiritual explorer whose travels have led him along many different paths. He recently discovered the need for a structured and systemic approach to life and started building his own philosophy, which he describes as a blend of Stoicism, Taoism, Vedanta, and Zen. From the first time he set foot in a Unitarian Universalist church he knew that it was a perfect fit for him, and he has been a member of FUCV since 2014.

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

Jul
23
Sun
Mary Louise Meadow – Speaking of feminists in religion
Jul 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Mary Louise Meadow - Speaking of feminists in religion

Anyone hoping to understand women’s lives needs to attend to the extent to which religion has not only reflected basic cultural assumptions about gender but has also helped shape, alter and reinforce those assumptions. The study of women in religion gives us access to women’s interior lives and how women have understood themselves, their social context and their world. Religious institutions historically have been a major sphere of women’s activities, second perhaps only to the domestic sphere itself.