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Unitarian Universalists
of the Salish Sea
January 30, 2026
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THIS SUNDAY!!
February 1 @ 11:00am
a very special Sunday Service at Molly Nye House
940 Lynn Valley Road
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Please try to join us in a big welcome on the north shore this weekend for "The Things We Do for Love" with Rev. Shaw Gauthier, the minister of the Vancouver Unitarians. He will invite us through this gathering to consider how love calls us to be courageous in the face of vulnerability.
Please RSVP to Barb so we know how much soup to have on hand. If anyone would like to make an additional pot of soup for this gathering, also please let Barb know.
Parking Information: Mollie Nye House is at 940 Lynn Valley Road. We are in the basement, entrance on the south side. We can't park in the Hillside Baptist lot as they are using their lot Sunday morning. The best parking option is at the Karen Magnussesn Rec center. It's a little walk. If you have accessibility issues you could be dropped off at Mollie Nye and then the vehicle can be moved.If anyone needs help with carpooling, please send an email to care.concerns.uuss@gmail.com.
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Next Saturday Service
"Imbolic Tools"
February 21st @ 5:00pm
St Margaret's, 1530 E. 22nd
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Our February 21st service is our annual Imbolc Tool blessing, in which we come together to prepare and bless the tools we use for the work we are called to do for the world. Start thinking about which tool(s) you will bring to be spiritually strengthened by our community!
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Mark Your Calendars:
upcoming Sunday Gatherings
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March 1: “Gather in Song” with Lindsay Hindle
April 5: “German Reconciliation”with Michael Watson
May 3: “Question Storming” with Jessica Motherwell
June 7: “Portugal” with Catarina Gomes
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Congratulations to our UUSS Singers - Allyson, Carla, Jacky, Ryan & Sonya on their great performance last Saturday with Out In Harmony!
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Social Justice
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The CUSJ - Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice hosts a presentation
TOMORROW Sat, Jan 31 @ 10am
“Protecting and Advancing Public Universal Health Care” by Anne Lagacé Dowson of the Canadian Health Coalition
Our Universal Health Care is eroded and endangered. See our website for more details. REGISTER per ZOOM in Advance now. Then ZOOM will send you a PERSONALIZED link to the Jan 31 Meeting.
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Women’s Memorial Walk – February 14, 12-3pm.
Walk with fellow Unitarians to honour the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited people. We will meet at noon at the NW corner of Main and Hasting (in front of OWL Drugs). Remember to wear your UUSS T-shirt, and I will bring our banner! Robyn Newton, Social and Environmental Justice Circle.
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Support Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act,
There is absolutely no justification for our government to allow Canadian companies to sell military goods to ICE – but this is exactly what the US Loophole in Canada’s arms export laws enables. The same loophole that is still allowing Canadian explosives to flow through US bomb factories before being dropped by Israel in their renewed attacks on Gaza this month.
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Arms Embargo Now is planning a day of action on February 17. If you are interested in helping organize a visit to your local MPs office, contact robyn.newton.mail@gmail.com. If you have just a few minutes, call or write to your MP.
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UU Ecosystem Website Launch Party - Save the Date
Sat, February 28, 2026 10:00am
Join us for a fun-filled fete as we launch a fabulous new hub for Canadian UUs to share ideas, inspiration and research. Think of it as an online magazine for learning about Canadian UU endeavours, successes, and reflections about what didn't go as well as hoped—and sharing your own, too!
Register today for this exciting online event and be the first to get updates and reminders.
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GOOD NEWS
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Mowi's appeal against Minister of Fisheries Joyce Murray and Bernadette Jordan's decisions not to renew salmon farm licences in the Discovery Islands.
BAD NEWS
You’re paying for Ksi Lisims
B.C.’s Energy Minister quietly changed the rules so Ksi Lisims LNG won’t. have to pay for new electricity generation or power lines. Instead, we’ll pay on our BC Hydro bills. - The Narwhal
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Fossil fuel pension risk
Workers in B.C. and Alberta face growing risk as our pension funds increase exposure to fossil fuels. The Canada Pension Plan gets a “D” on Shift Action’s annual report card. - The Energy Mix
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