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      • Death Notices and Memorial Details for Members
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  • Worship
    • Past Sermons
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      • Pastoral and Spiritual Care
    • Religious Exploration for Children and Youth: Step into a Sunday Morning
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    • FAQ's about a Sunday Service
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Social Responsibility

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Unitarian Universalism has a long history of social action for peace and justice.  Our groups welcome new members!

Groups Acting at the Local Level 
The Mental Health Working Group:  was formed to support the Ancoura supportive-housing initiative for people living with mental illness.  This group also works to bring greater awareness of the problems that face those living with a mental illness and to  counter the stigma associated with this illness. 

Poverty Awareness Action Group: We create awareness in the congregation and take action on poverty and affordable housing issues.  Click here for the Poverty Awareness Working Group's Mandate Statement.


Refugee Support:  On an ad hoc basis we facilitate the settlement of individual refugees and/or families through such tasks as arrangements for housing, banking, schooling and health issues. 

Environmental Action  Group (EAG): EAWG is tackling the Climate Change  Crisis, which was adopted in October 2019  by the Congregation as its principal focus for  Social Responsibility activities up to & including 2023. This promotes our UU seventh principle:  respect for the interdependent web of all existence.  The EAWG is leading First U activities and programming, with the support  of the  Social  Responsibility  Coordinating Team  and  Council.
Click to go to the Confronting Climate Catastrophe page.
 
Adopt-a-Riverbank Project:  Our congregation has “adopted” three kilometres of the Ottawa riverbank from Woodroffe Ave. to Dominion Ave. Currently, an informal group of volunteers takes on a spring clean-up of the shoreline.

Groups Acting at the Global Level
Global Justice Action Group: We encourage congregational members to  deliberate on issues of social justice, advocate for social change, and join with other people of faith and goodwill. 
We maintain a connection with and promote the work of the UU United Nations Office (UU-UNO).

Unitarian GoGos Action Group:   We raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the needs of African grandmothers and vulnerable and orphaned children, and stand in solidarity with the Grandmothers of sub-Saharan Africa.

Child Haven Working Group:  We work to inform people of the efforts to raise and educate children in Child Haven International homes in several Asian countries.

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"We acknowledge that our campus is located on traditional, unsurrendered and unceded Algonquin Anishinaabeg Territory; and that the work of reconciliation is a responsibility of our congregation, and of all Canadians."
Our goal is to educate ourselves and all who have ears to hear, to be of service to those who are at risk, and to advocate for justice.