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.

We are faced with many pressures, internal and external. What practices will help us face the future together? Join us as we celebrate this year’s Sharing our Faith Sunday with a reader’s theatre-style service. Grief, gratitude, imagination, courage, and action will all have their say. Click here to view the service in full Use the time stamps in the description to jump to various Acts in our Reader's Theatre piece.

What do you do when the life you’d imagined for yourself is stuck in committee? Join us for the story of the UU Hysterical Society - a story of feeling lost, finding yourself, and UUism-outside-the-box with UUHS founder Liz James. ​ Click here to view the service in full Use the 35:15  time stamp in the description to jump to Liz James' Reflection

With the marking of the Winter Solstice on the 21st, we have begun another circle around the sun together. This Sunday we’ll participate in a fire communion/ or burning bowl ritual to center ourselves, seal our intentions, and leave behind what we wish, as we move into the New Year, as individuals and in community. Click here to watch the service in full Use the 29:13 time stamp to jump to Lay Chaplain Lisa Boulay's Reflection

A contemplative, candle-lit service of readings and carols. No time stamps for this service. We invite you to enjoy the whole thing. Click here to watch the service in full

A lively, kid-friendly service full of story and song! No time stamps for this service. We invite you enjoy the whole thing. Click here to watch the service in full

This Sunday, we'll share a UU tradition: Mitten Tree Sunday! Join us as we decorate our tree with winter woolies that will help neighbours in need stay warm this winter, and live our UU Values of Justice, Equity, and Generosity. Click HERE to watch the service in full Use the 47:46 timestamp in the video description to jump to "The Mitten Tree" story and decorating our tree!

"To provide care in our communities together, we need to feel with those who need care and then we need to put that feeling into action." ~ Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet This Sunday, we'll explore how we can build caring communities at FirstU and beyond. Use this embedded link OR click on the image below to watch the service in full Use the 46:02 timestamp in the video description to jump to Reverend Lara's Reflection

"It is Love itself that brings us all together. This human family we are part of [...] that love is the energy of Creation, that it takes love to create love.” ~ Richard Wagamese This Sunday, we'll look at what it means to turn towards one another, from how to be a good ancestor to how we can care for all our community's children. Use the 47:15 timestamp in the video description to jump to Rev Lara's Reflection

On Sunday, September 28, guest speaker Canon Reverend Peter John Hobbs offered a heartfelt, conversational look into the lives of our most vulnerable neighbours. There were stories that highlighted the challenges they face, and showed how Belong Ottawa responds with compassion, practical supports, and lasting impact. Rooted in the values of the Anglican tradition -- and closely aligned with the principles of Unitarian Universalism -- Belong Ottawa affirms the inherent worth a

Climate change has an impact on more than our physical world, the impact on our spiritual and emotional health is also very real. Grief, anger and despair can consume our lives, and yet, there is still so much we can to do meet this moment to create a better future for our planet and all of its inhabitants. ​How can we respond to the climate crisis with faith and hope? Use the 32:57 Time Stamp to jump to Reverend Lara's Reflection

The ancient question, “Who am I?” inevitably leads to a deeper one: “Whose am I?” – because there is not identity outside of relationship. You cannot be a person by yourself. At the beginning of this new program year and new ministry, let us explore what Welcoming and Belonging mean to this community. Use the 24:12 Time Stamp to jump to Reverend Lara's Reflection

Our 2025 intergenerational Ingathering service was led by our new Lead Minister, Reverend Lara Cowtan. Join us as we celebrate together with ritual, song, story and fellowship, and a traditional UU Water Ceremony! Use the 43:08 Time Stamp to jump to Reverend Lara's Reflection