First Unitarian Congregation Of Ottawa

Fred Demaray is a Baptist Minister and a long time supporter of the Multi-faith Housing Initiative.

For some years now the Or Haneshemah Congregation has held its High Holy Days Celebrations in our sanctuary.  This fall they are taking a bold step into their future by making the move from being a lay led congregation to extending a call to a rabbi, and moving their regular Shabbat services from Friends Meeting House in the Glebe, to our building.   We will be pleased to welcome Rabbi Liz Bolton as our guest speaker at our services this Sunday.

LGBTQI Muslims live in fear in much of the Muslim world, where being queer is a crime and the penalty is sometimes death.  Even in the west, queer Muslims must hide in the closet in many traditional mosques to avoid denigration.  Joining us from Muslims For Progressive Values, Shahla Khan Salter will examine the early days of the Prophet Muhammad, when sexual diversity was acknowledged and no one was persecuted for their sexual preferences. She will explore the message of Islam from a perspective of universal love. This talk was given as part of a special service in celebration of Gay Pride Day.

We all know about peacekeeping missions, but who are these peacekeepers anyway? First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa member Phyllis Eleazar explains as part of our Summer Worship Series.

Beyond the growing influence of unbelief and the decline in church affiliation in the Western world, scepticism has infiltrated into both Christianity and Islam. Guest speaker discusses in this address, "Scepticism in Religion".

The First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa hosts guest speaker Lynn Harrison and her talk: "The Pattern of All Things" - As Unitarian Universalists, we affirm the interconnectedness of all life. When we notice the patterns around us (and in us and created by us) we deepen our connection to the Whole. What about patterns we'd like to change? We'll reflect on those, too...as we have many times before.

First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa's Global Justice Working Group hosts guest speaker, Louise Profeit-Leblanc. Louise is the Aboriginal Arts Coordinator at the Canada Council for the Arts here in Ottawa. Here she leads an open discussion on the topic of art as a means of reconciliation for Aboriginal people.

Responses to the climate change crisis. Discussion of the psychology of denial, the development of environmental ethics, and practical steps toward the mitigation of, and adaption to, a changing climate.

An opportunity to hear your favourite hymns from the Unitarian Hymnal or any other hymnal.

Focusses on the Indigenous healing arts used to mitigate the challenges First Nations face. It will incorporate traditional Algonquin ceremony, including opening and closing addresses by Elder Annie St Georges, drumming and round dance.

Exploring the transition, change, and opportunities for transformation inherent in the human experience as we recognize the bridging of our junior youth into Youth Group and Senior Youth into young adulthood. Join us as we honour the joys and challenges of being with the one constant in life.

Special Guest Speaker Richard Gilbert, Minister Emeritus of the Unitarian Church of Rochester NY. Dr. Gilbert is author of the much-used and loved curriculum: Building Your Own Theology, and numerous books and articles. He has been a tireless advocate for greater social justice in the world.

The Welcoming Committee and the Youth Group join forces to bring a service on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex issues and activism from around the world. In this multigenerational service, the youth will share some of their insights from the UU-UNO Spring Seminar.

There are several versions of a Babylonian myth about the dragon-shaped goddess, Tiamat, meaning earth mother. She was the great mother dragon from whose body all the stars in the heavens and the foundations of the earth were born. Join us in a worship service for all ages as we explore, through drama, music, and the sharing of many voices, our connections to the earth and the ways we can care for the interdependent web of existence.

Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, is a day of arrivals, and a moveable feast -- it comes each year, but at different times. Hemingway wrote that for him Paris was a moveable feast -- it stayed with him for his whole life and reminded him that life was sweet. What are the things that, through our changes in belief and circumstance, continue to inspire us? What are the things that stick with us, that come around every so often? What are the lessons we've been learning throughout the course of our lives that sustain us?

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Remembering edifying teachers and exemplars.

Remembering edifying teachers and exemplars.

Immigrating to Quebec and becoming a Canadian citizen