The Mae Sot Education Project: Supporting Burmese Migrant Education in Covid times / Le projet éducatif Mae Sot: Soutenir l'éducation des migrants birmans à l'époque de Covid - with Mary Purkey
2021-04-11 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Via Zoom
Sustaining education for marginalized migrant youth in Covid times has been an exhausting task for the dedicated Burmese educators who make up the migrant education community in Mae Sot, Thailand on the border with Myanmar. Providing support for their efforts during this time has also proved challenging for the Mae Sot Education Project, a community-based project here in Sherbrooke. This presentation will provide an update on the project as well as on the migrant education situation in Mae Sot – in the midst of Covid and Myanmar’s coup.

Soutenir l’éducation des jeunes migrants marginalisés à l’époque de Covid a été une tâche épuisante pour les éducateurs birmans dévoués qui composent la communauté éducative des migrants à Mae Sot, en Thaïlande, à la frontière avec le Myanmar. Soutenir leurs efforts pendant cette période s’est également avéré un défi pour le Mae Sot Education Project, un projet communautaire ici à Sherbrooke. Cette présentation fournira une mise à jour sur le projet ainsi que sur la situation de l’éducation des migrants à Mae Sot – au milieude Covid et du coup d’État du Myanmar.

Resolutions for Earth. / Résolutions pour la Terre - Mary Ann McCarron
2021-04-25 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
What can you do as an individual to save the planet? As a participatory service, we ask you to think of actions that you can do to reduce your environmental imprint. (la version française suit)

Que pouvez-vous faire en tant qu’individu pour sauver la planète? En tant que service participatif, nous vous demandons de penser aux actions que vous pouvez faire pour réduire votre empreinte environnementale.

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

Water Communion / Communion de l'eau - in person at the church
2021-08-29 10:30 - 12:00 | UUEstrie – Sanctuary (Upstairs), 201 Rue Main, North Hatley, QC, J0B 2C0, Canada
Our first in-person service since March 15, 2020 is sure to be a special one. To mark this occasion we will be holding our annual water communion service. Please see the Covid-19 guidelines at the bottom of this post to learn about the precautions we are taking to protect our community.
Everyone is invited to bring a little water and pour it into a large communal bowl and tell where it is from, or what it means to them, or whatever. Water will be available for those who fail or forget to bring some of their own. The Water Communion is a ritual that allows us to share the meaning of significant happenings that we have experienced.
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Tout le monde est invité à apporter un peu d’eau et à la verser dans un grand bol commun et à dire d’où elle vient, ou ce que cela signifie pour eux, ou peu importe. L’eau sera disponible pour ceux qui échouent ou oublient d’apporter une partie de leur part. La communion de l’eau est un rituel qui nous permet de partager le sens d’événements significatifs que nous avons vécus.

UUEstrie Covid-19 Guidelines
The following guidelines are intended to ensure the safety of members, friends and visitors of UUEstrie at UUEstrie-hosted in-person events.

You may attend an in-person event if you are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 according to the definition set by the Government of Quebec (at least 2 weeks following the second dose).
Masks must be worn at all times indoors, including during the service, with the exception of the service leader or primary presenter.
Hand sanitizer will be provided at the entrance and exit.
Social distancing will be encouraged inside the church building. Some of the pews will not be available for seating to help maintain distancing.
Services will not include congregational singing.
Services will not include coffee hour.

Note: UUEstrie cannot guarantee the vaccination status of all members and visitors so each individual must assess the risk for themselves when deciding whether to attend in-person events.

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.

Soundwalk - outdoor service at the church - with Ryan Frizzell
2021-09-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
A Sound Walk is…
a listening exercise that helps us become aware
of our immediate acoustic environment.
It is also about the aesthetic pleasures of listening.
Listening to sounds we might otherwise have missed;
listening to the rhythm of sounds;
listening for the unique ‘voice’ of a city.
It’s about enjoying the sensual beauty and sheer surprise
of sound…
– From hildegardwesterkamp.ca
We will take a 20 minute easy walk in North Hatley to experience the sounds around us. In the event of rain, we will go inside the church for a sharing service.

Book Launch: A Bowl of Orange Suns by Carole Martignacco
2021-10-09 14:00 - 15:30 | UUEstrie – Sanctuary (Upstairs), 201 Rue Main, North Hatley, QC, J0B 2C0, Canada
Book Launch: Carole Martignacco and Shoreline Press launch her new book of poetry, A Bowl of Orange Suns, on Saturday, October 9, at 2 p.m. Martignacco is author of the award-winning book, The Everything Seed. She will read from her new book, offer music by cellist Catherine Walker and a musician friend, and take-home orange treats. All are welcome, with masks and distancing; vaccine passport required. The event is in the UUEstrie sanctuary (upstairs), 201 Main, North Hatley.
Lancement du livre : Carole Martignacco et Shoreline Press lancent son nouveau livre de poésie, A Bowl of Orange Suns, le samedi 9 octobre à 14 h. Martignacco est l’auteur du livre primé, The Everything Seed. Elle lira un extrait de son nouveau livre, proposera de la musique de la violoncelliste Catherine Walker et d’un ami musicien, et des friandises à l’orange à emporter. Tous sont les bienvenus, avec masques et distanciation ; passeport vaccinal obligatoire. L’événement se déroule dans le sanctuaire UUEstrie (à l’étage), 201 Main, North Hatley.

Thanksgiving with Rev. Carole Martignacco
2021-10-10 10:30 - 12:00 | UUEstrie – Sanctuary (Upstairs), 201 Rue Main, North Hatley, QC, J0B 2C0, Canada
Join, us in person at the church, for a special celebration of Thanksgiving with Rev. Carole Martignacco, visiting from St. Andrews by the Sea.
Please be sure to note our Covid-19 guidelines for in-person services.

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 - 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.

(In-person) HALLOWEEN, with/avec Crystle Reid & Mary Ann McCarron
2021-10-31 10:30 - 12:00 | UUEstrie – Sanctuary (Upstairs), 201 Rue Main, North Hatley, QC, J0B 2C0, Canada
For Halloween! People can come disguised (if you want) and Crystle will arrange some games and we could go for a walk outside.
Pour Halloween ! Les gens peuvent venir déguisés (si vous le souhaitez) et Crystle organisera des jeux et nous pourrons nous promener à l’extérieur.
Please be sure to note our Covid-19 guidelines for in-person services.
https://uuestrie.ca/covid-19-guidelines/

(In-person) All Souls - Remembrance of lost loved ones
2021-11-07 10:30 - 12:00 | UUEstrie – Sanctuary (Upstairs), 201 Rue Main, North Hatley, QC, J0B 2C0, Canada
An ancient Celtic tradition describes this time of year as when “the veil between the two worlds is thinnest”. In this service we encourage everyone to share a personal testimony about someone important to them who has passed away in the recent past.
Please note our Covid-19 guidelines for in-person services at https://uuestrie.ca/covid-19-guidelines/

Online Via Zoom - Congregational discussion on the proposed 8th Principle (With Crystle Reid and Ryan Frizzell)
2021-11-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
On November 27, delegates will vote at a Special Meeting of CUC members on the adoption of a new 8th Principle.

“We, the member congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council, covenant to affirm and promote:
Individual and communal action that accountably dismantles racism and systemic barriers to full inclusion in ourselves and our institutions”

We are holding a congregational discussion at our Sunday Service so that delegates from UUEstrie can better vote on behalf or our community and to share the work of the Dismantling Racism Study group that led to it’s creation.

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.

(In-person) Church clean-up.
2021-11-21 10:30 - 12:00 | UUEstrie – Sanctuary (Upstairs), 201 Rue Main, North Hatley, QC, J0B 2C0, Canada
In place of the service, we will gather to clean up and discard items that were damaged from a recent hot water heater break in the church.
The board of directors are working to get the damage repaired and the hot water heater replaced. In the meantime we need to go through the items and discard those that are permanently damaged. Anyone who is willing and able to join us to help in the cleanup is welcome.
Please note our Covid-19 guidelines for in-person services at https://uuestrie.ca/covid-19-guidelines/

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

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 with Rev. Carole Martignacco
2021-12-12 10:30 - 12:00, 2022-02-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Rev. Carole will lead us in an online service. Topic TBD

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.

No service - happy holidays
2021-12-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2022-01-02 10:30 - 12:00 | QC

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 - 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 - 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 - 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.

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: 482463

“Games Day” / “Journée des jeux” - Crystle Reid
2022-02-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
An annual tradition at UUEstrie where we explore the spirit of play. Please join us online via Zoom. Crystle Reid will lead us in exploring our playful spirit!

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 | 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)

Online via Zoom - Women's day with Camille Bouskela
2022-03-06 10:30 - 12:00 | Via Zoom
Details TBD
