Unitarian Congregation of Saskatoon http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp Freedom of Religious Thought Thu, 10 May 2012 16:53:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sunday May 13th W is for Women http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/religious-education/sunday-may-13th-w-is-for-women/ http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/religious-education/sunday-may-13th-w-is-for-women/ #comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:53:32 +0000 Director of Lifespan Learning http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/?p=1660 A morning filled with discussion around fairness, compassion, justice and how the role of the female plays out in several societies.  Celebrating women as part of [...]]]> A morning filled with discussion around fairness, compassion, justice and how the role of the female plays out in several societies.  Celebrating women as part of Mother’s Day…

]]> http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/religious-education/sunday-may-13th-w-is-for-women/ /feed 0 11:15 am Forum Discussion or LifeSpan Learning Opportunities http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/lifespan-learning/1115-am-forum-discussion-or-lifespan-learning-opportunities-2/ http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/lifespan-learning/1115-am-forum-discussion-or-lifespan-learning-opportunities-2/ #comments Tue, 01 May 2012 21:20:07 +0000 office http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/?p=1220 After each Sunday Service (other then the 1st service of the month- Fellowship Sunday)  – there will be an opportunity to further discuss ask questions, etc. on the service subject of the day in a small group setting.

Or join the other LifeSpan Learning class being offered after the service or experience an intergenerational class with the  children in [...]]]>

After each Sunday Service (other then the 1st service of the month- Fellowship Sunday)  – there will be an opportunity to further discuss ask questions, etc. on the service subject of the day in a small group setting.

Or join the other LifeSpan Learning class being offered after the service or experience an intergenerational class with the  children in the lower hall.

]]> http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/lifespan-learning/1115-am-forum-discussion-or-lifespan-learning-opportunities-2/ /feed 0 Lifespan Learning – Adult Religious Education classes – May http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/lifespan-learning/lifespan-learning-adult-religious-education-classes-may/ http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/lifespan-learning/lifespan-learning-adult-religious-education-classes-may/ #comments Tue, 01 May 2012 21:19:35 +0000 Director of Lifespan Learning http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/?p=1657 May 13th “Sext Up Kids” CBC DocZone

“From tiny tots strutting bikini-clad bodies in beauty pageants to companies marketing itty-bitty thongs and padded bras to 9 year olds, images of ever younger sexualized girls have become commonplace.  This documentary exposes how growing up in a hyper-sexualized culture hurts our kids.  Teens and pre-teens show and tell what [...]]]> May 13th “Sext Up Kids” CBC DocZone

“From tiny tots strutting bikini-clad bodies in beauty pageants to companies marketing itty-bitty thongs and padded bras to 9 year olds, images of ever younger sexualized girls have become commonplace.  This documentary exposes how growing up in a hyper-sexualized culture hurts our kids.  Teens and pre-teens show and tell what they are doing and why they are doing it.  For every parent who think, “that’s not my son or daughter,” Sext up Kids is your wake up call.”  Join us in watching this powerful documentary and short discussion to follow.


May 20th  Let’s Get Outside!

All ages will head to the park for clean up and games.  Location TBD.  Watch Facebook and this website page for more details.

May 27th Beyond the Gods and Back:  Religion’s Demise and Rise and Why it Matters

An new book on religion in Canada by Reginald Bibby.  A short review and a discussion of this 2011 book by Bibby, one of Canada’s leading experts on religious and social trends.  Bibby has surveyed trends in the important of religion in people’s lives in Canada.  he has found that “the dominant story is the emergence of unprecedented polarization between those who are religious and those who are not, and what this means for personal and social life.”  On a world-wide basis there has been a rise in evangelical Christianity which could have important social and political consequences.

How will Unitarians respond to these trends and their effects on our social and religious lives?  Facilitator:  Ewen Coxworth

]]> http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/lifespan-learning/lifespan-learning-adult-religious-education-classes-may/ /feed 0 Sunday April 29th S is for Shelter http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/religious-education/sunday-april-29th-s-is-for-shelter/ http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/religious-education/sunday-april-29th-s-is-for-shelter/ #comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:59:15 +0000 Director of Lifespan Learning http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/?p=1654 This coming Sunday, as part of our Oxfam Globe in a Box curriculum, we will be discussing shelter and enjoying a field trip to Gabriel Dumont Park with Salaash and Bob Smith to learn about building shelters.

We will meet at the Unitarian Centre at 10:00 am, attend the Time for all Ages, and [...]]]> This coming Sunday, as part of our Oxfam Globe in a Box curriculum, we will be discussing shelter and enjoying a field trip to Gabriel Dumont Park with Salaash and Bob Smith to learn about building shelters.

We will meet at the Unitarian Centre at 10:00 am, attend the Time for all Ages, and then head out via van to Gabriel Dumont.  We will need a couple of vans to help accommodate all of the children.  Please let Mary-Anne know if you can help with driving.

Please have the children dress for the weather – rainboots and coats it looks like.   We’ll be in touch if the weather turns too nasty :)

Looking forward to it!

]]> http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/religious-education/sunday-april-29th-s-is-for-shelter/ /feed 0 Sunday Services begin at 10 AM http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/sunday-services/sunday-services-begin-at-10-am-2/ http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/sunday-services/sunday-services-begin-at-10-am-2/ #comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:28:13 +0000 office http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/?p=1524 All Sunday Services begin at 10 am with everyone starting off in the Sanctuary (Coburn Hall), then the children and Youth go to their respective religious education programming. Services end at 11 am. Coffee, tea and snack available.

11:15am – Adults and children then can continue to go to smaller interaction groups of [...]]]> All Sunday Services begin at 10 am with everyone starting off in the Sanctuary (Coburn Hall), then the children and Youth go to their respective religious education programming. Services end at 11 am. Coffee, tea and snack available.

11:15am – Adults and children then can continue to go to smaller interaction groups of Lifespan Learning. Please refer to separate listing for Life Span Learning opportunites offered.

]]> http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/sunday-services/sunday-services-begin-at-10-am-2/ /feed 0 May 6 – STRAW AND GOLD: A STUDY OF “GOOD”, “BAD” AND “THAT DEPENDS” http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/sunday-services/may-6-straw-and-gold-a-study-of-%e2%80%9cgood%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9cbad%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9cthat-depends%e2%80%9d/ http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/sunday-services/may-6-straw-and-gold-a-study-of-%e2%80%9cgood%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%9cbad%e2%80%9d-and-%e2%80%9cthat-depends%e2%80%9d/ #comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:27:03 +0000 office http://www.ucsaskatoon.org/wp/?p=1638 Speaker: Liz James

Do you believe in sin—in certain actions that are always wrong, no matter what context? Does evil exist? Are some things always good? How do we know what’s  valuable? Join us for an all ages service examining right-wrong-and-in-between, and the role that context plays in the choices that we make [...]]]> Speaker: Liz James

Do you believe in sin—in certain actions that are always wrong, no matter what context? Does evil exist? Are some things always good? How do we know what’s  valuable? Join us for an all ages service examining right-wrong-and-in-between, and the role that context plays in the choices that we make in our daily lives.

Fellowship Sunday; Potluck to Follow

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