This Sunday, we'll explore the idea of "practicing resurrection" as we celebrate Easter, and the awakening earth, in a Unitarian Universalist style. Click here to view the service in full Use the 49:21  time stamp in the description to jump to Reverend Lara's Sermon

The enduring wisdom of Goddess traditions and the divine feminine, presented through a non-biologically-reductionist lens. Click here to view the service in full Use the 51 :15​   time stamp in the description to jump to Reverend Lara's sermon.

Long before there were textbooks, sermons, research papers, Google, and podcasts, there were myths, fables, parables and wisdom stories. Click here to view the service in full Use the  44:26​   time stamp in the description to jump to Reverend Lara's sermon.

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.

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

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.

This Sunday, we explore how we can live into a practice of cultivating wonder and reverence for the world around us. Click here to view the service in full Use the  44:27  time stamp in the description to jump to Reverend Lara's Sermon

Wonder often begins with love. In this service, we reflect on love as a grounding and awakening presence - one that invites us into deeper relationship, shared values and faithful action in the world. Click here to view the service in full Use the  45:34  time stamp in the description to jump to Reverend Lara's Sermon

Grounded in science and spirit, this service invites us to consider our place in an ever-unfolding universe - and the wonder that awakens us to belonging. Click here to view the service in full Use the 44:10  time stamp in the description to jump to Reverend Lara's Sermon

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

Merry and Blessed Yule to all! Hail the Sacred and Embracing Dark! Hail the Invincible Sun! There can be no Spring without the Winter, no bloom without the seedtime, no Light without the Dark." ~ Cyndi Simpson This Sunday, we'll celebrate the Solstice and the longest night, with a FirstU tradition - our annual Solstice Spiral - and honour the pause-point of the Solstice with an exploration of the gentle dark and the need for quiet rest. Click HERE to watch the service in full

"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

"...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

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

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

We have heard it said, the only constant is change, and that there is no growth, no moving forward without letting something go and embracing change. What can we hold onto that is solid and true, what can we trust as a constant in our lives when the ground shifts and change happens? Use the 40:16 timestamp in the video description to jump to Rev Lara's Reflection

For what shall we give thanks this day? How might we express our gratitude in authentic, good and impactful ways? This is our 2025 Thanksgiving Service. Use the 43:17 timestamp in the video description to jump direction to Rev Lara's Reflection

When so much is in flux, how do we stay true to our values of love and justice? How can the challenges of this moment become an opportunity for growth and transformation? Rev Lara Cowtan is joined by guest speaker Rev Nicoline Guerrier, as we consider and explore these questions as FirstU begins a new Ministry. Use the 39:14 timestamp in the video description to jump to Rev Nicoline's Reflection

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