First Unitarian Congregation Of Ottawa

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The First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa invites all those who seek after greater understanding and who are willing to work with others to build a better world to join us: for services on Sundays, for numerous volunteer efforts in our community at various times, and on this itunes account at any time, from anywhere. This podcast acts as an online home for the broadcasting and archiving of Sunday Sermons and other events taking place within the walls of our Congregation at 30 Cleary Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Episodios

  • Journeys of Radiant Impurity and Obstinate Humanity

    10/04/2016 Duración: 21min

    A sermon by guest Rev. Linda Goonewardene.

  • Senior's Program: March 2016

    31/03/2016 Duración: 01h08min

    Senior's Program, March 2016 Ellen Bell was the service speaker, and the title of her talk was Good for Nothing. - Nadine Keon was the after-service speaker and the title of her talk was Senior Living Options.

  • Windows of Love

    13/03/2016 Duración: 22min

    We are permanently imprinted by our relationships and our communities. The search for God, for Love, for Connection, for Community, should not be abandoned if we do not feel it on our first attempt. Each of us brings the form, color, and light of our understanding to our gathered community. This is how we learn to trust and love each other authentically.

  • The Three Jewels of Unitarian Universalism

    06/03/2016 Duración: 23min

    The ideals at the heart of Buddhism are known as "The Three Jewels”: The Buddha, the one who shows us the way in this life (including our own Buddha nature); the Dharma, the teachings or the path to understanding; and the Sangha, the community that supports our practice. This morning we’ll take a look at the “jewels” at the heart of Unitarian Universalism, especially the role of community in supporting our practice.

  • Refusing To Be Enemies

    28/02/2016 Duración: 20min

    Can the transforming, generous and self-forgetting love taught by a number of world religions be expanded to include even our opponents? After twelve years serving UU congregations as parish minister in both Canada and the US, Peter Boullata recently began doctoral studies in pastoral care and psychotherapy at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo.

  • Senior's Program: February 2016

    24/02/2016 Duración: 01h02min

    Senior's Program, February 2016 "My Heritage" sermon by Joycelyn Loeffelholz-Rea "The Art of Storytelling" presentation by Liz Roper

  • Love

    21/02/2016 Duración: 18min

    Author and activist, the Reverend Fred Cappuccino will speak on the travails of love and other risks of being authentically human.

  • What The World Needs Now

    14/02/2016 Duración: 29min

    In the world of today, does our old Universalist belief in the saving power of love and our Unitarian faith in the oneness of all still have resonance? On Valentine's Day, a service about the complexities, challenges and triumphs of a life lived well with love. Rev. Allison Barrett first walked through the doors of a Unitarian congregation as a young person in our Ottawa congregation and was mentored early in her ministry by Minister Emeritus Rev. David Pohl. She served as Parish Minister to the First Unitarian Church of Hamilton for 12 years and prior to that was minister of the Unitarian Fellowship of Northwest Toronto.

  • Aging in Place

    31/01/2016 Duración: 17min

    Psalm 71 sings of lamentations, looking back on a long and troubled life. As we age, are we without refuge in the storm? What happens when it is time to "sink or swim"? Our beloved community cannot afford to abandon a single soul.

  • Senior's Program: January 2016

    29/01/2016 Duración: 27min

    G.K. Chesterton famously declared that a thing worth doing was worth doing badly. Some of his followers have modified it to “doing badly at first”. However, that is not what he said. What he meant was that we should not hand over our lives to experts.

  • Aboriginal Issues

    10/01/2016 Duración: 14min

    Andrea Dykstra shares the story of how Inspire gave her hope for the future, helped her in her education, and influenced her life. She will talk about the importance of role models for First Nation·s Youth and developing tomorrow's leaders.

  • Celebration of Solstice

    30/12/2015 Duración: 21min

    A teacher is criticized by his pupils for always telling stories and never telling the truth. His response: "If I asked you to bring me water, you couldn't bring it without a cup. A story is a cup full of truth." For this year's Mitten Tree service Liz Roper (DLL), offers a homily about the spirit within each story.

  • Family Stories

    27/12/2015 Duración: 20min

    "Find your own epic stories and breath your life in to them. Share your stories, your own beatitudes, in your own languages, knowing that they will be compiled - like the bible and other sacred scriptures - into the story of your family and of this beloved community." AJ Galazen

  • The Spirit of The Mitten Tree

    13/12/2015 Duración: 17min
  • Necessary and Unnecessary Honesty

    29/11/2015 Duración: 22min

    Prophets don't forecast the future, they confront the contemporary situation with necessary honesty and give voice to truths that can change the world. The prophetic voice is like a vast underground stream, waiting to be discovered. Any one of us can tap into the current.

  • Senior's Program: November 2015

    26/11/2015 Duración: 15min

    "Mystical Geography", a sermon by AJ Galazen

  • Listen to Those We Love

    25/10/2015 Duración: 18min

    There are many jokes about older couples using selective hearing to ignore each other’s messages. Does anyone really want to live out such stereotypes? How do we change the narrative?

  • United Nations Sunday

    18/10/2015 Duración: 18min

    Guest Speaker: Irvin Waller speaks and advises worldwide, sharing knowledge about what reduces crime, what meets the needs of crime victims, and what gets this knowledge used. He is the author of "Less Law, More Order: The Truth About Reducing Crime", "Rights for Victims of Crime: Rebalancing Justice", and "Smarter Crime Control: The Guide to Safer Futures for Citizens, Communities, and Politicians"

  • Senior's Program: September 2015

    29/09/2015 Duración: 01h18min

    “Life and All that Jazz” - Anne and Phil Nagy will present the livesand music of Kurt Weill, Charlie Chaplin, and Fats Waller. Alex Campbell will lead the worship service.

  • The Mystical Way

    06/09/2015 Duración: 29min

    There is a rhythm to the spiritual life, alternating between Action and Contemplation, each leading into the other; each needing the other. In his talk, Calogero explores the obstacles to being in the moment and to finding the balance between accomplishment and serenity. Calogero Cumbo has been a Unitarian for almost 20 years, but has been searching all his life long and continues to. A major in the RCAF by day, his passions include creating databases, and thinking about spirituality as a post Christian.

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