Sunday Services

Reading – “Angst” from the book Sum: Forty Tales of the Afterlives by David Eagleman A tale about important work, vacations, and the meaning of meaninglessness: https://www.tumblr.com/jenorton/20159632858/angst The Origin of the Nobel Peace Prize – Ted Talk A background look at the Nobel Peace Prize – where it came from and how it’s chosen. The Future … Read more

Faith and Trust are central pillars of a healthy spiritual community, emboldening us to openly seek out the new, while also recognizing our need to feel safe. A story of Apollo 13 Amy Shira Teitel tells a short account of the Apollo 13 mission – its failures, successes, and learning opportunities. You can also watch … Read more

Lotta Hitschmanova and USC Canada Here’s a bio of Lotta Hitschmanova, from the USC Canada website: https://www.usc-canada.org/about-us/our-history/dr-lotta/item/40-biography-of-dr-lotta-hitschmanova/40-biography-of-dr-lotta-hitschmanova More Unitarian Histories of Justice and Activism Learn about Emily Stowe – one of the first women physicians in Canada and a suffragist: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=6804 And a short biography of Joseph Workman, reformer in psychiatry and founder of the … Read more

This month we’re making space to consider how we can strengthen our own spiritual practice, by allowing time and effort in considering what is special to us — and how that connects us to all that is larger than ourselves.   Link – The Empty Chalice – Rev. Fiona Heath Rev. Fiona Heath is the … Read more

A key aspect of our Unitarian Universalist tradition is that we are non-creedal – which is to say that we do not identify our faith by one particular set of beliefs.  Instead, our community is built around Covenant – a set of promises around how we seek to live in right relationship with each other. … Read more

Video – Measuring the Year – Soliloquy This choose-your-own-adventure video gives you several options on how we can measure the length of a year. Playful Article – The True Meaning of Christmas (That Everyone Forgets) – David Wong David Wong, from the humour site Cracked.com offers a touching and playful reflection on the spirit of … Read more

Film – My Life as a Dog Contributed by Pat Lucey An endearing tale of a 12-year-old boy who seeks healing as he copes with challenges in his life.  Available through the Ottawa Public Library, via Kanopy streaming: https://ottawalib.kanopystreaming.com/video/my-life-dog Featured Author – Dr. Paula Reeves Contributed by Nancy Rubenstein Want to find out more about … Read more

Ikebana (Photo: Rodrigo Emilio Solano-Quesnel, Ottawa 2017) Article – Ikebana: An Ancient Art of Complex Simplicity This article tells one student’s story of learning the paradoxical beauty of Ikebana flower arranging. https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/outdoor_living/2009/05/23/ikebana_an_ancient_art_of_complex_simplicity.html Video – How It’s Made – Fireworks The bouquets of fire we often see around summer holidays have a story of their own … Read more

Meditation – By C. J. Stevens Green things growing are a sacrament. The tiny flower in this stray plant Is just as catching to the soul or mind As the roses that proud in the corner stand, And green things growing have a stubbornness. They say to winter, to drought, to time, to us, Wait … Read more