Moving to 3/4-time [...]]]> During the next few weeks we’re going to be making a major decision as a congregation. Following the March 4th service there will be special general meeting of the membership to consider a motion to authorize the board to pursue the goal of 3/4-time professional ministry for the congregation, starting in September 2012.

Moving to 3/4-time residential ministry would be a big, bold step, and of course there are many questions we need to consider before making such a decision. To help explore these questions, we’re planning a series of information and discussion meetings. These will take place at the Unitarian Centre on the following dates:

Saturday February 4th at 1:00 pm (a fun children’s program will be provided for this occasion only, so bring them along);

Sunday evening, February 12th at 7.30 pm; and

Thursday evening, March 1st at 7.30 pm.

The content will be similar for all of them, so please try to come to one of them. It’s important. This should provide us with the opportunity to work through the various issues we need to take into account before we come to the March 4th decision-making meeting.

Members and friends will be receiving more detailed information by mail. Please pick one of the dates to attend. Meanwhile, please feel free to contact me or any other board member if you have questions.

Ann Coxworth, President

Our annual  Fun fundraiser is always a delicious blast.  This year we invite you to get dressed up in any way that you wish to celebrate Mardi Gras: costumes, masks or just your usual self.   Prizes for costumes, [...]]]> Friday Feb 10, 2012   7:30 pm at the Unitarian Centre

Our annual  Fun fundraiser is always a delicious blast.  This year we invite you to get dressed up in any way that you wish to celebrate Mardi Gras: costumes, masks or just your usual self.  
Prizes for costumes, as well as the usual great entertainment: live music, storyteller Bonnie Logan will make a return visit, fun raffles, chocolate buffet, cash bar, art auction and much more.

Admission $17, advance tickets available after our Sunday services (and from the UCS office)

No one dies in this event but it is an event to Die for!

To Volunteer—contact Chris 653-5092 or lindgren@sasktel.net
Death by Choc 2012 poster (1)

11:15am – Adults and children then can continue to go to smaller interaction groups of Lifespan [...]]]> 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.

In this very interactive service based on the tale “A Little Jar Labeled Freedom” by Rev. Cynthia B Johnson, we witness one story of our planet’s birth in which humans are given the precious gift of freedom. When is our freedom to choose frightening? When does it feel [...]]]> Service creators: Tricia Ashbee, Mary-Anne Parker and Louise Seidel

In this very interactive service based on the tale “A Little Jar Labeled Freedom” by Rev. Cynthia B Johnson, we witness one story of our planet’s birth in which humans are given the precious gift of freedom. When is our freedom to choose frightening? When does it feel especially juicy and ripe with promise? How do we use our freedom wisely? This service is taken from Erika Hewitt’s book “Song, Story and Spirit” promises to be a visual and participatory treat.
Fellowship Sunday – Potluck to follow service Pianist: Ewen Coxworth

If we’re going on a journey, it’s important that the map that we’re using really represents the territory through which we’re travelling. Using a map that’s grossly inaccurate can lead to disastrous results. What about our journey as a species in relation to the Earth? Are outdated maps leading us towards trouble? [...]]]> Speaker: Ann Coxworth

If we’re going on a journey, it’s important that the map that we’re using really represents the territory through which we’re travelling. Using a map that’s grossly inaccurate can lead to disastrous results. What about our journey as a species in relation to the Earth? Are outdated maps leading us towards trouble? We’ll explore the concept of resilience – the ability of a system to withstand disturbance and maintain its functions successfully. How would an intelligent species respond to threats to the resilience of its ecosystem?
Service Leader: Erika Ritchie
Pianist: Joan Adair

As Church attendance declines across many denominations, most congregations look to the web to more efficiently do what they’ve always done. But what about looking to it as a means of doing entirely new things? The people pouring out of Churches don’t just disappear, and they don’t stop having the basic human [...]]]> Speaker: Liz James

As Church attendance declines across many denominations, most congregations look to the web to more efficiently do what they’ve always done. But what about looking to it as a means of doing entirely new things? The people pouring out of Churches don’t just disappear, and they don’t stop having the basic human needs that underly the religious experience. Where are they, and what are they doing? How could we bridge the cultural gap and set up a relationship that would be enriching for all? How can we focus not on the specifics of changing technology, but on the cultural shifts that are happening in tandem with those changes?
Pianist: Margaret Smith