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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.


Grandmothers: Pillars of Their Communities - November 30 World AIDS Day Sunday Service
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


Turning Towards One Another - November 23 Sunday Service
"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


What They Dreamt - November 16 Sunday Service
"...What they dreamed be ours to do, hope their hopes, and seal them true." This Sunday, we'll explore stories of our UU Ancestors. Use the 41:39 timestamp in the video description to jump to Rev Lara's Reflection


Lest We Forget - November 9 Sunday Service
FirstU recons the cost of war in our Remembrance Day service. Use the 45:40 timestamp in the video description to jump to Rev Lara's Reflection


Learning From our Ancestors - November 2 Sunday Service
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
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