Who are we? / Qui sommes-nous ?

We are a welcoming community that respects the inherent worth of every person, whatever their sexual orientation, religious beliefs or ethnic origin. We also celebrate marriages between people of different faiths and cultures.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of North Hatley (UUEstrie) is a spiritual community rooted in a long liberal tradition, and a member of the Canadian Unitarian Council.

Our approach to rites of passage is creative and life-affirming. We draw on the great spiritual and religious traditions of the world. We have no dogma or creed, so no belief system, religious ritual or allegiance to a particular religion is imposed or required. We celebrate freedom of thought.

Nous sommes une communauté accueillante qui respecte la valeur intrinsèque de chaque individu, quelles que soient son orientation sexuelle, ses croyances religieuses ou son origine ethnique. Nous célébrons aussi des mariages entre personnes de religions ou de cultures différentes.

L’Église unitarienne universaliste de North Hatley (UU Estrie) c’est une communauté spirituelle respectée, relevant d’une longue tradition libérale et membre du Conseil canadien unitarien.

Notre approche vis-à-vis des rituels de passage est créative et célèbre la vie. Nous enrichissons notre vision à partir des grandes traditions spirituelles et religieuses du monde. Nous n’avons pas de dogme ou de crédo, si bien qu’aucun système de croyance, rituel religieux ou obéissance à une religion particulière n’est imposé ou requis chez nous. Nous célébrons la liberté de pensée.

If you join in fellowship with Unitarian Universalism, you can hold any opinion you want about the existence of a god and what to call that god. You can change your opinion over time. You can follow your conscience, your readings, your thoughts, and your desires on issues like the existence of an afterlife, the idea of sin, the value of prayer, or the authority of religious texts. Among our congregations, you will find many different worship styles: raucous and religious, contemplative and nature-based, intellectual and secular. You can pray or not, sing in the choir or help brew the coffee, collect the canned goods or organize the field trip, pass out a petition or let the petition pass you by, dress casually for services or don you finest attire. Having set aside divisive doctrinal battles we seek a straightforward commitment to the fluid, open, collective work of seeking our truths together without assuming that we all share the same truth.

Melissa Harris-Perry

From “The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide”