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Out of the Shadows: Black History in Canada - February 22 Sunday Service
Canada's Black History Month is a time to honour the leadership, and contributions of Black communities across Canada. It is also a time to reflect on the systems that continue to shape the lives of Black Canadians today. Click here to view the service in full Use the 43:10 time stamp in the description to jump to Reverend Lara's sermon.


A Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning - February 15 Sunday Service
Our UU Fourth Principal states that we are all entitled to our own "free and responsible search for truth and meaning". For a covenantal faith, with deeply held shared values, but no expectation that everyone in a given congregation will have the same beliefs about the nature of the cosmos and their place in it, the "Free" part of our Fourth Principle is self-explanatory. But what is a "Responsible Search"? How do we discern what makes truth true or what makes meaning meaning


Is It True? Is It Kind? Is It Necessary? - February 8 Sunday Service
The great Sufi poet, Rumi, believed that before we speak, our words should pass through three gates. Each gate asks a simple question, yet each one carries weight. Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? These poignant questions aren’t meant to restrain us, but to become invitations to awaken and grow conscious of what we release into the world. Click here to view the service in full Use the 41:11 time stamp in the description to jump to Reverend Lara's sermon.


Inherent Mirth and Dignity - February 1 Sunday Service
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
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