Family Stories: Yours, Mine, and Theirs! / Histoires de famille : les vôtres, les miennes, et les leurs ! avec Gabriella Brand
2022-02-20 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Via Zoom
Every family has stories which are told and re-told. They can be nostalgic or humorous, light or heavy. Some stories reveal psychological and emotional truths about human identity if we know how to read them. Gabriella Brand, educator, counselor, writer, lay minister, will speak about the power of the repeated narrative.Plus: Children’s Story: With the theme of “take all you want, eat all you take,” the children’s story is called “Mashed Potatoes.” A joint service with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa.
Please email info@uuestrie.ca for the link to join.
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Chaque famille a des histoires qui se racontent et se re-racontent. Ils peuvent être nostalgiques ou humoristiques, légers ou lourds. Certaines histoires révèlent des vérités psychologiques et émotionnelles sur l’identité humaine si nous savons les lire. Gabriella Brand, éducatrice, conseillère, écrivaine, ministre laïque, parlera du pouvoir du récit répété.Plus : Histoire pour enfants : sur le thème “Prenez tout ce que vous voulez, mangez tout ce que vous prenez.” L’histoire pour enfants s’appelle “Purée de pommes de terre.” Un service conjoint avec l’Unitarian Universalist Fellowship d’Ottawa. (en anglais)

National Sunday Service - "Celebration and Contemplation: The Path of an 8th Principle." - 1PM EST
2022-02-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Via Zoom
On Sunday, Feb 6, 2022 we will skip or normal service time in order join the national service. Please see the details below from the Canadian Unitarian Council:
As part of CUC Month, we offer a national Sunday Service on February 6th as the Sharing Our Faith service. Coordinated by Revs. Victoria Ingram and Meghann Robern, the service is titled “Celebration and Contemplation: The Path of an 8th Principle.”
Unitarians and Universalists have been on the forefront of social change and justice seeking for hundreds of years. In November 2021, congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council once again stepped forward, this time to commit ourselves to dismantling racism and systemic barriers to full inclusion for all people. Be part of celebrating this commitment to foundational social change as we contemplate the steps we take to move forward in our commitment to justice in ourselves, our denomination, and our larger society.
Join us live on Zoom or the CUC’s YouTube channel; the service will be made available early the following week for your congregation’s use if you are unable to attend.
Call-in toll-free: 1-855 703 8985; Meeting ID 847 1005 5117; Passcode: [REDACTED]

Online via zoom - Recorded video Dharma talk from Thich Naht Hanh - With Ryan Frizzell and Denis Berthiaume
2022-01-30 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Join us as we reflect on the teaching of Buddhist monk, poet, and activist, Thich Naht Hanh. We will watch a recorded video dharma talk together and share a congregational reflection.

Online via zoom - Sharing service - Travel stories with Camille Bouskela
2022-01-23 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Join us for a reflection on travel. We will share memories about a notable trip from our past.

Online via zoom - Various Tellers / Divers conteurs, “Histoires, histoires, histoires”
2022-01-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Histoires, histoires, histoires. Notre service annuel de narration où nous en apprenons plus sur ce qu’est vraiment la vie, à travers le support historique d’Histoire. Si vous souhaitez peut-être raconter une histoire ce jour-là, veuillez en parler à Keith.

Our Annual storytelling service where we learn more of what life is really about, through the time-honoured medium of Story. If you would perhaps like to tell on that day, please speak to Keith.

Online Via Zoom - Shared service - Reflections on the New Year - Ryan Frizzell
2022-01-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Join us online via zoom for congregational reflection on the new year.

Online via Zoom - Rev. Mead Baldwin, Finding the Holy in the Ordinary
2021-12-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Rev. Mead Baldwin will lead us in an online service.

How a teenage pregnancy, a stable, and some simple shepherds experienced the divine, through an ordinary childbirth…. Where do we fit in? In the Bethlehem story, so we see ourselves as shepherds, a dad, a teenage Mom, an innkeeper? … Perhaps wise sages… looking for signs in the stars… or angels, messengers of comfort, love and hope.
Dimanche19 décembre, 10 h 30 : Trouver le saint dans l’ordinaire, avec le révérend Mead Baldwin (en anglais)
Comment une grossesse d’adolescente, une écurie, et quelques simples bergers ont vécu le divin, à travers un accouchement ordinaire… Où nous situons-nous ? Dans l’histoire de Bethléem, nous nous voyons donc comme des bergers, un papa, une maman adolescente, un aubergiste ? … Peut-être des sages… à la recherche de signes dans les étoiles… ou des anges, messagers de réconfort, d’amour et d’espoir.

Online via Zoom with Rev. Carole Martignacco
2021-12-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Rev. Carole will lead us in an online service. Topic TBD

Online via Zoom - Rachel Garber & Adele Ernstrom, “Write for Rights”
2021-12-05 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
An invitation to participate in Amnesty International Advocacy for social justice. We will learn about selected cases where human rights are being denied, and write letters advocating for justice. Drafts of letters are provided.
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Une invitation à participer à l’événement d’Amnesty International pour plaider pour la justice sociale. Pour certains cas de violation des droits de l’homme, nous rédigerons des lettres en faveur de la justice. Des brouillons de lettres sont fournis.

Online Via Zoom - Ted Talk - Why We Should Embrace Aging as an Adventure (With Crystle Reid)
2021-11-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Crystle will share a Ted Talk and lead congregational discussion

26th CHILD HAVEN FUNDRAISER
2021-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Via Zoom
YOU ARE INVITED TO A VERY SPECIAL EVENT !
MONTREAL’s 26th CHILD HAVEN FUNDRAISER
DATE – Saturday Nov. 20, 2021, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
This year, incorporating all of Quebec and the Maritimes !
WHERE? ON ZOOM!
• We will have a live dance performance by our Kaliyampoondi Child Haven children
• We will have a virtual tour of the Child Haven Homes with Tour Guide Robin
• We will have an online auction of treasures from India, Nepal, Tibet and Bangladesh
www.32auctions.com/ChildHavenHolidayAuction
opens at 10 a.m. Nov 11th and closes at 10 p.m. on Nov 20th
Great way to support our Child Haven children and find gifts for yourself – and others!
HOW TO ATTEND?
Buy an event “ticket” ($45 per person, or as much as you wish to donate) at the link on the Child Haven website https://childhaven.ca/fundraiser_montreal_2021.html and then on the Donate button.
You will receive a tax receipt for 100% of your donation and you will get an email or telephone call with the Zoom invitation link a few days before the event.

Online via Zoom - Jonathan Ellison - Update from Water for African Women
2021-10-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
We will hear from Jonathan Ellison on his work with Water for African Women, a project that is deeply linked to UUEstrie.

Online via Zoom - Joe Weber presents his collection
2021-10-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Joe Weber will share special pieces from his art collection online via Zoom.

Online via Zoom - Ted Talk entitled, "How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas" - Crystle Reid
2021-09-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
A Ted Talk video shared over Zoom:
Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It’s because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity.

[Postponed] - Picnic with members and friends
2021-07-04 11:00 - 13:00
Note this event has been cancelled due to weather. Postponed to July 25.

National Service: “Sustaining Our Light”
2020-11-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Via Zoom
We are postponing our regular 10:30 service to instead join the National Service that is part of the CUC’s National Fall Gathering and starts at 1PM Eastern time.
To join the service, visit the CUC’s Youtube Page at 1PM
Additionally, there are a number of other events associated with the National Fall Gathering starting on November 13. Check out the CUC’s website for details on how to register for those events:
National Fall Gathering, November 13-15, 2020

“Spirit Circle - Theme: Resilience” / “Groupe de l'Esprit - Thème : Résilience”
2020-02-27 19:00 - 21:00
“The most delicate flower is still a badass, it sucks food from roots, stares at the sun and basks in it. It wrestles the wind, and drinks rain.” – Rob Grad. Small-group sharing and deep listening. All are welcome to come and reflect with us. Speak the language of your choice. If you would like to join us, please let Phyllis know at 819-346-8273, or Rachel at 819-640-1340. We will send you the resource packet about Resilience, and the address of the meeting place. (The group will meet in Lennoxville this month.)

« Une rivière traverse un rocher non pas à cause de sa puissance mais de sa persistance. » – Inconnue. Partage en petits groupes et écoute profonde. Tous sont invités à venir réfléchir avec nous. Parlez la langue de votre choix. Si vous souhaitez vous joindre à nous, veuillez en informer Phyllis au 819-346-8273, où Rachel au 819-640-1340. Nous vous enverrons le paquet de ressources sur l’intégrité, et l’adresse du lieu de rencontre. (Ce groupe se réunira à Lennoxville ce mois-ci.)

“Spirit Circle - Theme: Integrity”
2020-01-16 19:00 - 21:00
“Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” – Spencer Johnson
Small-group sharing and deep listening. All are welcome to come and reflect with us. Speak the language of your choice. If you would like to join us, please let Phyllis know at 819-346-8273, or Rachel at 819-640-1340. We will send you the resource packet about Integrity, and the address of the meeting place. (This group will meet in Lennoxville this month.)

Thème : Intégrité. « Rien n’est plus sacré que l’intégrité de votre esprit. » – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Partage en petits groupes et écoute profonde. Tous sont invités à venir réfléchir avec nous. Parlez la langue de votre choix. Si vous souhaitez vous joindre à nous, veuillez en informer Phyllis au 819-346-8273, où Rachel au 819-640-1340. Nous vous enverrons le paquet de ressources sur l’intégrité, et l’adresse du lieu de rencontre. (Ce groupe se réunira à Lennoxville ce mois-ci.)

Keith Baxter, “Giving Thanks”
2019-10-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Huntingville Universalist Church, Quebec, Canada
Giving Thanks: A Thanksgiving Service at the Historical Huntingville Universalist Church. A traditional Thanksgiving service is planned at this historical church building, preserved in its original state, with 19th century box pews and balcony. A rare opportunity to see the interior of the building that is now closed to the public, and to learn about its origins and past. Located in Waterville (Huntingville) on Route 147, just across the road from the Mitchell Road Bridge. Free-will donation invited for the maintenance of the Huntingville Universalist Church and grounds.
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Un service de Thanksgiving traditionnel est prévu dans cette église historique, conservée dans son état d’origine, avec des bancs en bois enfermés et un balcon du XIXe siècle. Une occasion rare de voir l’intérieur du bâtiment qui est maintenant fermé au public et d’en apprendre davantage sur ses origines et son passé. Situé à Waterville (Huntingville) sur la route 147, juste en face du pont de Mitchell Road. Don volontaire invité pour l’entretien de l’église universaliste de Huntingville et de son terrain.

A Circle Service in the Hangar
2019-08-25 11:00 - 13:00
We close our summer season with another picnic gathering, this time at the home of George and Tony Weller (email info@uuestrie.ca for the address). The Wellers are inviting both UUEstrie and First Parish Derby Line to gather together in the fine hall George has on the second floor of his airplane hangar.
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Nous clôturons notre saison estivale par un autre pique-nique, cette fois-ci chez George et Tony Weller (email info@uuestrie.ca pour l’address) . Les Wellers invitent à la fois UUEstrie et First Parish Derby Line à se rassembler dans la belle salle que George a au deuxième étage de son hangar pour avions.

“Circle Service by the Pond”
2019-07-07 11:00 - 13:00
Our annual beginning-of-summer church picnic will take place at the home of Ryan Frizzell and Crystle Reid, which is in Val Joli, near Windsor QC. We shall gather at 11 am for a circle service near their pond. Email info@uuestrie.ca for the address or directions. Bring your own picnic or something to share with everybody. Friends and visitors are most welcome.

Robin Cappuccino, “6th annual fundraising indian dinner and silent auction”
2019-04-23 18:00 - 21:00
A fundraising dinner and silent auction, co-sponsored by UUEstrie, held at Restaurant Shalimar in Lennoxville. This will be the 6th annual celebration of this event for the benefit of Child Haven International, a Canadian Charity based in Maxville ON, which provides homes for over 1,000 formerly destitute children in south Asia. All more than welcome. Speak to Phyllis Baxter (819-346-8273) for tickets or reservations
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Un dîner-bénéfice et un encan silencieux, coparrainés par UUEstrie au restaurant Shalimar à Lennoxville. Ce sera la 6e édition de ce type d’événement au profit de Child Haven International, une organisation caritative canadienne basée à Maxville, en Ontario. Child Haven héberge plus de 1000 enfants autrefois démunis en Asie du Sud. Tous sont plus que bienvenus. Parlez à Phyllis Baxter (918-346-8273) pour obtenir des billets ou des réservations.

“Eastern Fall Gathering” in Kingston ON
2018-11-17 09:00 - 15:45
Unitarian universalists from across Eastern Canada are invited to gather at the Kingston (Ontario) Unitarian Fellowship on this Saturday for a day whose main theme will be “Creating Our Own Theology”. What a UU thing to do! The schedule for the day begins at 9:am and goes till 3:45pm. Speak to Phyllis Baxter about possible car pooling.
