Unitarian Universalists of the Salish Sea

Wednesday, Sep 11 at 3:30pm
National Check-in for 
"Seniors' Day of Climate Action"

October 1st will be National Seniors Day in Canada. We are re-purposing this celebration with a "Seniors' Day of Climate Action". Over 50 communities across Canada will hold events and actions focused on Climate Change. Join us for an evening of preparation, celebration and to hear our amazing speakers: Dr. Courtney Howard, David Suzuki and Amber Bennett will lead us in an exploration of how we can influence the course of climate change. You will learn more about the upcoming Oct. 1st "Seniors' Day of Climate Action", and feel the excitement building among Seniors across Canada who are concerned about Climate Change!  

Sign up here.

Thursday Sep 12 at 7:00pm
Next meeting for the
"Second Gathering Circle"

Zoom link will be sent out before the meeting.  Any questions, please reach out to Allyson Yee.

 with any questions.

Saturday, Sep 21st @ 1:00pm
Celebration of Life
for Chris Edgar

On June 5, 2024, after a short illness, Christopher Michael Edgar passed away peacefully, surrounded and supported by the family he loved so much. He was the beloved son of Patricia and David Edgar, husband to Tricia, Dad to Lauren, big brother to Karen and part of the Edgar and Wadsley extended family as nephew, cousin and uncle.

Barb Moore will be leading the service at Boal Chapel, North Vancouver.

JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST SERVICE OF THE NEW YEAR!
Saturday, Sep 21st at 5:00pm
"Water Communion"

Please join us for the first service of our new church year. We will celebrate with a Unitarian Universalist water communion homecoming ritual in a service lead by your Worship Team.  Please bring some water from your home or from your summer adventures. We will enjoy food and fellowship at a potluck after the service.

INTO CIRCLE MEALS!

Joy Silver is once again inviting us all to participate in potluck lunches and dinners once a month in each other’s homes.  All you have to do is fill out the survey.  Joy will organize the lunches and dinners from four to six guests.  The more participants, the more circulation and opportunities for new folk to know us.

Carpooling can be arranged.

John and Joy are offering to host a lunch on Thursday, September 26th, from 11:30-1:30. Any offerings to host a Potluck Dinner in October?  Your choice of date.

 Our October Service will be on the 19th at 5:00pm

 "Celebrating the sacred circle of life -  The interdependent web of all existence after death"

Life depends on death. Everything alive and vital depends on the death of other things to survive. It is a key part of the interdependent web of life. Lay chaplains Barb Moore (UUSS) and Laureen Stokes (Vancouver Unitarians) present how helping our clients deal with the death of a loved one has shaped our ideas on after death planning and care.  For the grieving, and the deceased.  Laureen will speak on how Terramation - a new method of body disposition - creates new ways to care for our deceased as we grieve, and reconnect us back into the web of life. 

All summer long, we have been featuring famous Unitarians that perhaps you wouldn't know were Unitarian. If you have enjoyed these features, let us know and we can add a few during the regular year too! send us a short emailat info@uusalishsea.ca.

All summer long, we have been featuring famous Unitarians that perhaps you wouldn't know were Unitarian. If you have enjoyed these features, let us know and we can add a few during the regular year too! send us a short emailat info@uusalishsea.ca.

Soul Matters are small groups that meet consistently on a monthly basis to companion each other on our individual journeys of discovery and growth. We do this using a packet of materials researched by a group of highly skilled UU professionals. The method used is deep listening as taught by the Quaker teacher and activist Parker Palmer. The method promotes a “heart” over “head” experience, and a chance to get to know our fellow group members on a very deep level. Small groups are a time-proven way to increase connections in spiritual community. And you may just find that the practice of deep listening translates well into more meaningful interactions in other areas of your life.

This year’s monthly themes are The Practice of….Invitation, Deep Listening, Repair, Presence, Story, Inclusion, Trust, Joy, Imagination, Freedom. But regardless of the topic, I find myself surprised at what I discover about myself through this process.

Soul Matters groups are starting up again. There is plenty of space. Current groups that meet in-person on the third Wednesday morning, a weekend, and on Zoom on the fourth Monday evening are all seeking and welcoming new participants. And new groups either in-person or virtual are always possible. Please let Anne Mayall know of your interest or questions. Email annemayall51@gmail.com, or call or text 778-686-3643.

Did you know that almost 300 congregations are hosting a UU Climate Justice Revival!

On September 28-29, congregations will host UU Climate Justice Revivals to collectively reimagine a spirit-filled and liberatory future. Through conversations, worship, and advocacy, congregations will work together to realize climate justice and collective liberation in our communities. Congregations will receive everything they need to host a revival in their communities, including discussion guides and materials for all ages, training, worship resources, and advocacy actions designed to transform our communities through climate justice.

At the Revival, congregations will:

• collaboratively create  representation of the challenges of climate changeIdentify a vision for a flourishing future and actions we can take to make that vision a realiunderstand their role in the interdependent ecosystem of creating climate justice and collaborative liberation
• collaboratively create  representation of the challenges of climate change
• Identify a vision for a flourishing future and actions we can take to make that vision a reality
  
  If you are interested in helping our congregation be a part of this historic event, please email catherine.

VanU is Hiring a Head Nursery Staff Person *New!*

Casey Stainsby is moving into the new Middle Years Coordinator position, taking over leadership of Crossing Paths and other programming for ages 10-12. Casey has been wonderful as our Head Nursery staff over this past year and now we need to fill that position with someone new!

Our infant and toddler members need supportive, open, and loving care while their parents and older siblings attend service and classes. Our youngest members need to feel safe to explore their burgeoning sense of wonder, joy, awe, and love of the world and beings around them to build trust in this place and its people.

Are you interested? Contact Kiersten Moore at kiersten@vanu.ca  You may check out the job description here.

2 Adult Volunteers Still Needed for the BC Fall Youth Gathering *Updated!*

Welcome Rory Brimacombe as our BC Fall Con Coordinator! Rory came up through UU youth culture in Vancouver through the early part of the last decade and is now back in Vancouver after completing a masters at UBC. They are excited to be able to bring their experience and knowledge to a new generation of youth!

• Advisor’s Advisor (1 adult)
• Peer Chaplains (1 adult)

These adult roles are less task focused and more support oriented, they do require a time commitment nonetheless. We need everyone to commit to meetings starting in early September and probably an hour a week of work, ramping up as we get closer to the conference.

The roles will be almost identical to the CanUUdle staff system, with the exception of online components that we do not do.

You can find more info about all these roles here: CUC CanUUdle Staff Roles