Your Weekly Unitarian Sermon

Rev. Patricia Trudeau with Worship Associate David Vest –  There is trouble in the world and we don’t know what to do to dismantle racism. Many Canadians wonder if current disruptions in the U.S.A. are a Canadian problem given our different histories and demographics. Rev. Trudeau speaks about recent events of anti-black racism here and […]

Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate Lynne Bonner –  This Pride Sunday we explore what pride looks like for all of us, both those in the GLBTQI+ community and those who are not.  Pride was, after all, considered one of the seven deadly sins. How can it be a virtue? When we are proud of […]

Rev. Melora Lynngood and Arran Liddel, Director of Spiritual Exploration and Learning for Children and Youth, with Worship Associate Kressa Sisu – What has this past year been like for you?  What changes have you been through?  What losses have you experienced?   What new life, new creations, new ventures have come into being?   This year’s annual […]

Gitanjali John Iyam with Worship Associate Victoria Barr –  The symbol of the lotus is found all over India in art, fashion, architecture, religion and spirituality. It is India’s national flower.   My mother Padma, and daughter Mrnalini, are named after it.   I ponder what it means to me and how it has helped me navigate […]

Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate David Vest –  As we begin our exploration of compassion, we look to the link between our compassion for ourselves and toward others.  How much do I extend grace and care toward my shortcomings and weaknesses? If I am able to appreciate my own struggles, how much more am […]

Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate Lynne Bonner –  The notion of a liminal space, an area that is on both sides of a threshold, has often fascinated me.  We often think of things in stark either/or terms – I was in this space and then this one. Our lives, however, often feel like they […]

Arran Liddel with Worship Associate Victoria Barr –    In these times of COVID-19, thresholds help us all be calm, kind and safe.  Where are you feeling safe?  How are you able to show others you care from a distance? How are you being kind to your body?  Let’s explore rituals that help us feel […]

Rev. Lyndon Sayers with Worship Associate David Vest – Christians are so often stereotyped as being socially conservative fundamentalists that we spend little time saying what progressive Christianity is. What would it look like if we begin to look at what it is? Rev. Sayers tells us about his progressive Christianity. Rev. Sayers is co-pastor of […]

Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Associate Samantha Magnus – In this month in which we consider the ‘thresholds’ of our lives, we pay special attention to what it means to be at either end of the age spectrum.   In particular, we look at ways in which the very old and the very young tend to […]

Rev. Shana Lynngood with Worship Associate  Morgan Reid – As we begin to explore thresholds we will think about the moments in our lives when we have moved from one space/time/chapter into another. We will also reflect on whether and how we have returned to cross a threshold again. What life passages have you traversed? […]