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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251102T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251102T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
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:20260406T201943
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:20260406T201943
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:20260406T201943
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:20260406T201943
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:20260406T201943
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:20260406T201943
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:20260406T201943
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:20260406T201943
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260104T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260104T113000
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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
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CREATED:20260102T154155Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260118T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260118T113000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260125T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260125T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260102T154317Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260201T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260201T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260208T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260208T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260215T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260215T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260301T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260301T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260308T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260308T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260226T140414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T145816Z
UID:1350-1772965800-1772969400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: International Women's Day – Women's Activism in Nova Scotia
DESCRIPTION:Amy will show how our Unitarian community values of interdependence\, equity\, transformation\, pluralism\, generosity and justice\, centered in love\, apply to the actions and songs of the Raging Grannies movement\, past\, present and future.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-voices-of-women-for-peace/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260315T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260315T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260226T140448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T140448Z
UID:1352-1773570600-1773574200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Changing the World Part 1: Persuasion
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes we offer our opinions lightly\, encouraging others to do their own thinking\, tuned into their own consciences; and sometimes we speak boldly\, calling for change. Today we consider how and when to change minds.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-changing-the-world-part-1-persuasion/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260322T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260322T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260226T140521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T140521Z
UID:1354-1774175400-1774179000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Changing the World Part 2: Protest and Building Bridges
DESCRIPTION:At its best\, political protest can expand the love and justice in the world; but protest can sometimes feed an us-vs-them mentality. Today we consider how to protest in a way that overcomes division\, whether within communities\, countries or the world.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-changing-the-world-part-2-protest-and-building-bridges/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260329T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260329T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260226T140557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T140557Z
UID:1356-1774780200-1774783800@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: The Danger of Uranium Mining
DESCRIPTION:The spectre of uranium exploration and mining has arisen again in our province\, with the government lifting their long-established ban. Dr. Nancy Covington of our UU Community and a member of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment will speak to us about the danger of uranium mining for people and the environment and the urgency of this situation.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-the-danger-of-uranium-mining/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260405T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260405T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260325T145751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T145751Z
UID:1392-1775385000-1775388600@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Resurrection and Renewal (and maple communion)
DESCRIPTION:Borrowing from traditional Easter and springtime themes\, our own Brett Richardson will draw from aspects of his own story\, having walked through addiction\, homelessness and recovery to explore the relationships between spiritual death and resurrection; isolation and connection; and autonomy and community. We will consider how to participate in community in ways that make giving feel like receiving and receiving feel like giving. We will also celebrate our annual maple communion.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-resurrection-and-renewal-and-maple-communion/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260412T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260412T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260325T145903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T145903Z
UID:1394-1775989800-1775993400@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: Songs for the Living with George Woodhouse
DESCRIPTION:Why do humans make music? Perhaps as an act of self-exploration\, liberation\, or connection with something beyond ourselves. Today we explore song-writing as a way of being human\, a way of being alive. With guest musician George Woodhouse
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-songs-for-the-living-with-george-woodhouse/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260419T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260419T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260325T141315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T141315Z
UID:1388-1776594600-1776598200@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Service: We Have Good News for Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Not all the news is bad! To honour the Earth and our own beautiful province let us focus on good news. By the Climate Crisis Team
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/service-we-have-good-news-for-earth-day/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260426T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260426T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T201943
CREATED:20260325T150012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T150012Z
UID:1396-1777199400-1777203000@uuch.ca
SUMMARY:Hope: An Intergenerational Service
DESCRIPTION:In this intergenerational service\, we will explore hope not as a feeling we wait for\, but as something we practice together. Through story\, music\, and shared joy\, we will reflect on the small\, steady ways hope takes root in our lives…often quietly\, and often in community. Our children will help lead us in a simple planting ritual\, reminding us that even the smallest acts of care can grow into something meaningful.
URL:https://uuch.ca/event/hope-an-intergenerational-service/
CATEGORIES:Sunday Services
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