The First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa

2SLGTBQIA+ communities have been modelling the co-creation of support systems that move beyond biology for generations. What started as vital bonds for those rejected by families of origin has bloomed into networks of friends, partners, mentors, and often ex-lovers, that challenge us all to think bigger and feel deeper when we consider the word: family. Click here to view the service in full Use the 40:03 timestamp to jump directly to Fish Stark's Reflection.

Observing Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, we celebrate and honour the contributions of the transgender community and promote trans joy, resilience, advocacy and inclusivity. Click here to view the service in full Use the time stamps in the description to just to our guest speakers' Reflections.

This Sunday, members of the Unitarian GoGos, and guest speaker Robin Scobie, will share some stories about their experiences and our learnings while visiting grandmothers and community-led partner organizations of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in May, 2025. The trip was a life changing event for the sixteen grandmothers and grand-others from across Canada and the six Stephen Lewis Foundation staff members who participated together in this incredible two-week journey to Eswatin

In this week with Halloween, All Souls' Day, the Dia de los Muertos, a time when, it is said, the veil between the world of the living and the dead is thin let us remember our ancestors, those spirits who loved and laughed and fought, cried and danced and sang and dreamt of a future that is ours to live.​ Use the 46:19 timestamp in the video description to jump to Rev Lara's Reflection