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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250727T103000
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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
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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:20260406T190429
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250824T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250824T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
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:20260406T190429
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
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CREATED:20250829T145204Z
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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
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CREATED:20250829T145448Z
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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:20260406T190429
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:20260406T190429
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
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CREATED:20250924T142145Z
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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
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CREATED:20250924T142446Z
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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:20260406T190429
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:20260406T190429
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:20260406T190429
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:20260406T190429
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:20260406T190429
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251207T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251207T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
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:20260406T190429
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251221T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251221T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251228T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251228T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20251127T173028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T173028Z
UID:1198-1766917800-1766921400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Good Values in Christian Rock
DESCRIPTION:From the inspirational songwriting of Bruce Cockburn to the rise and fall of Katy Perry\, in this epic musical sermon you will hear interesting spiritual aspects of the history of Christian rock.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-good-values-in-christian-rock/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260104T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260104T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20260102T154109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T154109Z
UID:1249-1767522600-1767526200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Tomorrow Can Be Brighter than Today
DESCRIPTION:Unitarianism and Universalism were born out of a hopeful\, optimistic culture which foresaw an end to slavery and an expansion of voting rights. Today it’s not so clear what progress awaits. And yet a voice whispers: Tomorrow can be brighter than today. In our well ceremony we will choose what to let go of and what to bring into the new year.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-tomorrow-can-be-brighter-than-today/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260111T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260111T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20260102T154155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T154155Z
UID:1251-1768127400-1768131000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
DESCRIPTION:Some of us are lonely\, never having had (or no longer having) the experience of walking into a room where everybody knows your name and is delighted that you are there. We begin a 3-week series on belonging by honouring the tragic happenstance of not having other hearts open to you\, and we consider what to do about it. Stay after the service for a discussion of what makes you feel like you belong.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-where-everybody-knows-your-name/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260118T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260118T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20260102T154220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T154236Z
UID:1253-1768732200-1768735800@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Someone to Crowd You with Love
DESCRIPTION:Our generous hearts can love all of humanity\, but there are only so many people we can let into our day-to-day lives. In this 2nd of a 3-week series on belonging\, we honour both our personal boundaries and what makes us let people in.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-someone-to-crowd-you-with-love/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260125T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260125T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20260102T154317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T154317Z
UID:1255-1769337000-1769340600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: You Can Please Some of the People Some of the Time
DESCRIPTION:Community living involves a give and take\, as we make room for our own and each other’s quirks\, needs and longings. In the finale of a 3-week series on belonging\, we ask: How much can we realistically expect to belong\, and how ambitious are you in helping others belong?
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-you-can-please-some-of-the-people-some-of-the-time/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260201T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260201T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20260129T165109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T165109Z
UID:1338-1769941800-1769945400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Relational Mindfulness: empowering connection in the age of the individual
DESCRIPTION:Roy Ellis reflects on the importance of interpersonal connections\, in a changing world where many of are encouraged to live for ourselves and within ourselves. Roy is a relational therapist\, a consultant\, and an author.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-relational-mindfulness-empowering-connection-in-the-age-of-the-individual/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260208T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20251205T140500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T140500Z
UID:1230-1770546600-1770550200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Interfaith Service
DESCRIPTION:In today’s service\, we welcome visitors from Interfaith Harmony Halifax. Stay after the service for a 12:00 discussion of the enrichments and challenges of being an interfaith community.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/interfaith-service/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260208T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20260129T165206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T165206Z
UID:1340-1770546600-1770550200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Many Windows\, One Light (with a New Member Ceremony)
DESCRIPTION:In Interfaith Harmony Halifax’s interfaith week\, we explore our own experience of being a multifaith congregation – both the enriching aspects and the challenges. We will also have guest speakers share their experience of visiting a different faith community in Halifax almost every week for several years.\nAfter the service\, join a 12:00 discussion of the enrichments and challenges of being a multifaith community.\nWithin the service\, we will have a New Member Ceremony. Contact Ben if you would like to discuss becoming a member\, minister@uuch.ca.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-many-windows-one-light-with-a-new-member-ceremony/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260215T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260215T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20260129T165302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T165302Z
UID:1342-1771151400-1771155000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Eros and Boundaries
DESCRIPTION:In her audition sermon to be a UU minister\, Marilyn Sewell didn’t choose a safe topic – she spoke on the erotic. Today we celebrate eros while considering what boundaries we want on intimate topics.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-eros-and-boundaries/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260301T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260301T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T190429
CREATED:20260226T140334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T140334Z
UID:1348-1772361000-1772364600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: The Good and the Great
DESCRIPTION:There is the goodness of making music with friends\, and there is the greatness of playing at Carnegie Hall. With guest musician Ellen Gibling on harp\, we explore the dynamic between the good and the great. At noon there will be a vote to call Ben as our settled minister.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-the-good-and-the-great/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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