Sunday Services
Sundays at 10:30 am September through June
Midwinter Merriment
February 1 at 10:30 am
In-person and online
Service Leader: Kathryn Green
With Kathie Cram, Paige Mortensen, and Sage Baxter
Although February is the shortest month of the year, in Saskatchewan it can seem like it’s never going to end. Let’s celebrate the joy of community and liven up this dreary time with some fun activities. This will be a participatory morning, with a few different activities to choose from. There will online fun, too, so come in person or join us on Zoom.
Afterwards, we’ll enjoy a simple finger-food potluck lunch. Please bring a dish to share if you can.
Sharing our Faith: Facing the Future Together
February 8 at 10:30 am
In-person and online
Service Leader: Joan Adair
Readers: Ken Crush, Nazeem Muhajarine, and Doug Daniels
We are faced with many pressures, internal and external. What practices will help us face the future together? Grief, gratitude, imagination, courage, and action will all have their say. Each year, Unitarian Universalist communities across Canada gather around a shared theme—reflecting on who we are, who we are becoming, and how we can support one another as a national movement. Sharing Our Faith is both a spiritual practice and a mutual commitment: we learn together, worship together, and invest in each other’s growth.
This service grew out of the collective wisdom of more than fifty Canadian UUs who participated in Canadian UUs Read. Drawing on seven books pitched by UU ministers, they explored grief, change, climate anxiety, imagination, innovation, truth-telling, and the resiliency required for the future we want to create. Join us as we celebrate this year’s Sharing our Faith Sunday with a reader’s theatre-style service written by Rev. Karen Fraser Gitlitz with songs by Rev. Wendy Luella Perkins.
Our Situation Is Dire! What Do We Do?
February 15 at 10:30 am
In-person and online
Speaker: Glenn Wright
Service Leader: Larry Grenkow
Glenn has been an environmental activist for decades. Glenn knows that the climate crisis is real and only trending in the wrong direction. On top of that, the liberal world order of democracy, diplomacy, and the rule of law is unravelling. What are we to do? Glenn will briefly explore these concepts and offer what he has chosen to do based on his guiding belief that we must Reduce our impacts, Replace fossil energy with clean, and Reconcile our relationships with each other and nature: a contemporary take on the 3 Rs. You are also invited to join us for a discussion after the service.
About Sunday Services
All our programs are run by volunteers, with the support of our part-time paid administrator. Most of our Sunday services are created and led by teams from within our congregation, each with its own focus. These teams include:
- Cultivating Caring Communities: Learning about values and caring practices that help us be effective community members
- Green Sanctuary: Celebrating and caring for the interdependent web of life
- Widening the Circle: Developing our understanding of racism/anti-racism and other forms of discrimination and oppression
- Earth-Based Spirituality: Celebrating the sacredness of nature through the seasonal cycle of the year, in story, music and ritual
In addition, we are offering a series of eight services developed by Unitarian Universalist ministers across Canada, “Meaning Making in Liminal Times – Roots of Resilience,” which addresses themes from Intentional Rest to Cultivating Joy.
While every service has some consistent elements, the content and style vary from one Sunday to the next. Some services are informal and conversational; others are explorations of ideas or reflections on how to live life well. While there are often opportunities for participation, it’s never required; we trust everyone will take part as they feel comfortable. The general format of most services involves lighting our chalice (symbol of Unitarianism), sharing milestones, usually music and/or singing, and a brief talk by a member of the congregation or a guest speaker.
After the service ends (around 11:30 am), coffee, tea, and treats are provided in the foyer and everyone is invited to stay and chat. On some Sundays, there is an opportunity to return to the sanctuary to discuss the service topic or engage in a related activity.
Those who attend online are welcome to connect via Zoom a little ahead of the service to get to know other online attendees. We encourage but don’t require you to keep your camera on. After the service, you are welcome to stay online to visit, too.
Missed a service? You can request a recording. We only record the speaker (if they have agreed).