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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250525T103000
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SUMMARY:From the Depths (stay for soup & the AGM)
DESCRIPTION:Joe Britto will be back from visiting Poland\, having done a walking tour of “Jewish” Krakow\, visiting Auschwitz\, and praying in synagogues. He will reflect on the experience\, anticipating that he might touch upon the human spirit and what it means to be human. \nStay after the service for soup and our AGM.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/from-the-depths-stay-for-soup-the-agm/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250525T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250525T190000
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CREATED:20250430T151805Z
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SUMMARY:Spirit Circle
DESCRIPTION:A more informal service inviting openness\, peace\, reflection and connection to something larger. Happens on the last Sunday of the month.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/spirit-circle-2/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250601T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250601T113000
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CREATED:20250529T132529Z
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UID:906-1748773800-1748777400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Fresh Starts (Flower Ceremony)
DESCRIPTION:Bring a flower (or we will have extra) for our annual flower ceremony. From the flower ceremony itself (created in Nazi territory) to the Tower card in tarot\, to Bob Dylan on being busy being born\, we will consider the cycle of death and rebirth in cultures\, in systems\, in institutions\, and in life itself.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/fresh-starts-flower-ceremony/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250608T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250608T113000
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CREATED:20250529T132615Z
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UID:908-1749378600-1749382200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:This is My Credo
DESCRIPTION:Several participants in our Building Your Own Theology workshop series will share part of their new credos – their statements of belief on such topics as the nature of the universe\, human nature\, ethics\, the meaning of life\, and how their spiritual journey or journey of belief weaves through it all.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/this-is-my-credo/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250615T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250615T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250529T132644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T132644Z
UID:910-1749983400-1749987000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Boyhood\, Challenge & Adventure
DESCRIPTION:With many boys and men being drawn to unhealthy social and political movements\, on Father’s Day we consider how to make more space in our communities\, schools\, and the larger world for healthy masculine drives that are too often constrained.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/boyhood-challenge-adventure/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250622T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250622T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250604T155736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T155736Z
UID:920-1750588200-1750591800@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:True Reconciliation and Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:June 21st is National Indigenous People’s Day as part of National Indigenous History Month. Our speaker will reflect on the significance of both from her perspective as a member of the Nova Scotia’s Human Rights Commission. Speaker: Angela Doyle-Faulkner
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/true-reconciliation-and-human-rights/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250629T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250629T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250627T133034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T133034Z
UID:926-1751193000-1751196600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Sumer is Icumin In
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URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-sumer-is-icumin-in/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250706T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250706T113000
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CREATED:20250703T160526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T160905Z
UID:983-1751797800-1751801400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Journalism\, Democracy and the search for truth and meaning
DESCRIPTION:According to the Rideau Hall Foundation\, Journalism is an essential force in our democracy\, and the precarious state of local news speaks to its fragility. Former CBC reporter Pam Berman will talk about the importance of responsible local news coverage to both civic engagement and our own understanding of the world.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/journalism-democracy-and-the-search-for-truth-and-meaning/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250713T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250713T113000
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CREATED:20250703T160630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T160630Z
UID:985-1752402600-1752406200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: From Despair to Hope
DESCRIPTION:Now is the time for us to band together to stand up to the darkness in the world and make it brighter. We have to communicate clearly\, cooperate as best we can\, and help each other towards the light of wisdom and strength. Each of us can help with our supportive words\, our prayers\, our work\, our political involvement\, and our donations. The world needs people like us now\, and even more in the months and years to come. We can be the lights that will break through the darkness.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-from-despair-to-hope/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250720T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250720T113000
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CREATED:20250703T160711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T160711Z
UID:987-1753007400-1753011000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Our Spirit\, Art and Activism
DESCRIPTION:How our UU principles can create change.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-our-spirit-art-and-activism/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250727T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250727T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250703T160759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T160759Z
UID:989-1753612200-1753615800@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: One Song. The Science of Unity
DESCRIPTION:With help from some intrepid dung beetles\, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of discoveries from mainstream science that reveal an underlying connectedness in everything from human bodies to ecosystems to the very fabric of space-time.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-one-song-the-science-of-unity/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250803T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250803T113000
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CREATED:20250801T134631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T135005Z
UID:994-1754217000-1754220600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: A Poem Can Sustain Us
DESCRIPTION:A poem is an insight or a speck of truth\, distilled and put into words we can keep. Like our own UU Joys & Sorrows\, a poem can remind us of the shared cloth we are all gathered around. Today\, a few members of our UUCH community will share some of their most loved\, and most sustaining\, poems with the rest of us.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/a-poem-can-sustain-us/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250810T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250810T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250801T134710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T134958Z
UID:996-1754821800-1754825400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: The Appeal of Kejimkujik
DESCRIPTION:What is the draw of this park for over 50 years and three generations? With illustrations.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/the-appeal-of-kejimkujik/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250817T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250817T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250801T134743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T134942Z
UID:998-1755426600-1755430200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Gratitude\, Blessings and High Hopes
DESCRIPTION:Deborah Wiggins\, with help from friends\, will present a music service on the theme of gratitude\, blessings and high hopes. “Things are such that someone lifting a cup\, or watching the rain\, petting a dog\, or singing\, just singing\, could be doing as much for this universe as anyone.” Rumi
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/gratitude-blessings-and-high-hopes/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250824T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250824T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250801T134822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T134930Z
UID:1000-1756031400-1756035000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Persian Sufi poetry and UU Principles
DESCRIPTION:This service explores the deep connections between ancient Persian Sufi poetry and Unitarian Universalist principles. Persian poetic tradition\, once taught widely as a spiritual guide\, emphasizes universal love\, mutual acceptance\, and spiritual unity – values closely aligned with UU teachings.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/persian-sufi-poetry-and-uu-principles/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250831T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250831T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250801T134856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T134856Z
UID:1002-1756636200-1756639800@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Self-criticism and self-compassion
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-self-criticism-and-self-compassion/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250907T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250907T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250829T145204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T145204Z
UID:1065-1757241000-1757244600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: "We Are..." (Ingathering Water Ceremony)
DESCRIPTION:Bring water\, from home or somewhere meaningful to you. In the water ceremony we combine our water as we launch the congregational year. We celebrate who we are\, who we aspire to be\, and our vision and visions for the world.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-we-are-ingathering-water-ceremony/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250914T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250914T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250829T145448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T145448Z
UID:1067-1757845800-1757849400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Writing the Book of Life
DESCRIPTION:Everything that happens\, everywhere in the universe\, is written into the book of life. One day the book will come to an end\, perhaps with no one left to read it. So what shall we write?
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-writing-the-book-of-life/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250921T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250921T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250829T145536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T145536Z
UID:1069-1758450600-1758454200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence: What Gods Are We Awakening
DESCRIPTION:The Unitarian Ray Kurzweil predicted in the 1990s that a convolution of exponential curves would lead to runaway growth in artificial brainpower in the late 2020s. He recently said that his timeline is still accurate. What gods are we awakening? \nWe will have a new member ceremony during the service. If you would like to become a member\, contact Ben by Sept 10th\, minister@uuch.ca
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/artificial-intelligence-what-gods-are-we-awakening/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250928T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250928T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250829T145622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T145622Z
UID:1071-1759055400-1759059000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: The Path to Reconciliation: Doing Our Own Work
DESCRIPTION:We frequently look to First Nation people to give us\, the Settlers\, guidance on how to pursue reconciliation for past injustices and trauma we have caused them. Often their retort is: Don’t ask us to lead you down the path. You have to do your own work!  What are they challenging us to do?  What is our own work?\nPresented by members of the Reconciliation and Dismantling Racism Committee
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-the-path-to-reconciliation-doing-our-own-work/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251005T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251005T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250924T142145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T142145Z
UID:1106-1759660200-1759663800@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Meet the Neighbours? (Bring-a-Friend Sunday)
DESCRIPTION:Tremendous meaning is found in friendship\, camaraderie and community; yet you might have gone years without knowing your next door neighbours. This morning we consider the risks and rewards of saying hello. \nThis is Bring-a-Friend Sunday\, so please bring a friend. Perhaps someone whose principles\, vision and actions in the world resonate with our range of outlooks (or perhaps someone who might appreciate another point of view). Perhaps someone who would appreciate an open-minded place to reflect on the big questions and what matters most.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-meet-the-neighbours-bring-a-friend-sunday/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251012T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251012T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20250924T142446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T142446Z
UID:1108-1760265000-1760268600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: From Loneliness to Camaraderie
DESCRIPTION:Some periods of life are easier than others for building deep friendship. Today we bear witness to the all-too-human experience of loneliness\, and imagine a world in which everyone has found their people. This the second service in a series on human connection.\nThe Afterchoir and Pickup Choir will be singing for us\, including John Prine’s Hello in There.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-from-loneliness-to-camaraderie/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251102T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251102T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20251029T144658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T144658Z
UID:1168-1762079400-1762083000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Ocean-Climate Nexus
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more of how closely our web is really interconnected\, by a leading researcher in ocean science\, Dr. Anya Waite (CEO and Scientific Director\, Ocean Frontier Institute\, Dalhousie University)
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-ocean-climate-nexus/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251109T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251109T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20251029T143656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T144000Z
UID:1156-1762684200-1762687800@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: More of This (Pledge Drive Launch)
DESCRIPTION:Today we celebrate all that we have\, and imagine taking it to the next level. In which areas of your life do you want to invite abundance?
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/more-of-this-pledge-drive-launch/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251116T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251116T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20251029T143737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T143948Z
UID:1158-1763289000-1763292600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Risk and Reward
DESCRIPTION:The safest place for a boat is in the harbour\, but that’s not what boats were made for. In a world of opportunity\, we consider the risks we want to take in life\, as individuals and as a community. This is the second service in our pledge drive series.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/risk-and-reward/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251123T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251123T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20251029T143811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T143938Z
UID:1160-1763893800-1763897400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: There is a Season
DESCRIPTION:There’s a time to turn inwards\, a time to turn outwards\, and a time for so much more. This is the third service in our pledge drive series. The Afterchoir will sing with us\, including Turn\, Turn\, Turn.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/there-is-a-season/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251130T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251130T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20251029T143913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T143930Z
UID:1162-1764498600-1764502200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: The Spirituality of Aging
DESCRIPTION:Eleanor Roosevelt said that ”Beautiful young people are accidents of nature\, but beautiful old people are works of art.” What if we reframe aging as a spiritual journey\, a gift to be embraced?\nOur guest speaker\, Anne Bokma\, is the author of My Year of Living Spiritually\, the host of 6 Minute Memoirs\, and a member of the UU congregation in Hamilton\, Ontario.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/the-spirituality-of-aging/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251207T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251207T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20251127T172657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T172657Z
UID:1188-1765103400-1765107000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Loving the World As It Is
DESCRIPTION:Whether due to the state of the world or a pesky loved one\, we can find ourselves emotionally stewing or emotionally detached. Today we consider Buddhist philosophies of nonattachment\, and awaken our capacity to love the world.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-loving-the-world-as-it-is/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251214T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251214T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20251127T172730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T172730Z
UID:1190-1765708200-1765711800@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Blue Christmas
DESCRIPTION:For some of us this is a tough time of year\, perhaps due to grief or loneliness. In this musical service we make room for the blues.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-blue-christmas/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251221T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251221T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T195133
CREATED:20251127T172851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T172851Z
UID:1194-1766313000-1766316600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Christmas Joy: Readings\, Stories\, and Carols
DESCRIPTION:Nestled between the Saturday Solstice Service and Wednesday’s Christmas Eve Candlelight Service\, we will join in community for readings\, stories\, and carols filled with the hope\, peace\, joy\, and love of the season.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-christmas-joy-readings-stories-and-carols/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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