Universalist Unitarian Community of Halifax

UU Principles Reflection Circle (online)
2026-03-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Halifax)
January through April, 1st and 2nd Tuesdays, on Zoom. It is the same Zoom link as our Sunday services. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/666004431?pwd=[REDACTED]
In each session, we will explore one of our 8 principles: What the principle means to you; how it has shown up in your life; how you might live it more fully; how it enhances or challenges your other deeply held beliefs.
In this reflection circle, we help each other to tune into our own inner teachers. This is not a space for advising, correcting, steering or testing each other. Come as a fellow traveller as we weave our learning journeys together.
You are encouraged to attend most or all sessions. Drop-ins are also welcome.
Email Ben to receive reflection questions in advance of each session, minister@uuch.ca.

Service: International Women's Day – Women's Activism in Nova Scotia
2026-03-08 10:30 - 11:30
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.

Service: Changing the World Part 1: Persuasion
2026-03-15 10:30 - 11:30
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.

Discussion: Changing Minds
2026-03-15 12:00 - 13:00
What makes you change your mind? How do you approach trying to persuade someone else to change their mind? How do your principles influence how you engage in the art of persuasion?

Service: Changing the World Part 2: Protest and Building Bridges
2026-03-22 10:30 - 11:30
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.

Discussion: Protest and Building Bridges
2026-03-22 12:00 - 13:00
How can we best engage in political protest, when the goal is both changing the world and overcoming divisions?

Youth Group Crafting and Board Games
2026-03-27 19:00 - 21:00
Note the date is not our usual 3rd Friday of the month, due to March Break. Email for the location: minister@uuch.ca
We will have Easter crafts and card-making. You can also bring your favourite board games.
We provide a space where youth can build meaningful relationships and grow into themselves in a community that nurtures good values.

Service: The Danger of Uranium Mining
2026-03-29 10:30 - 11:30
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.

Pride Parade Meeting
2026-03-29 12:00 - 13:30
Since the 1990’s UUCH has participated in the Halifax annual Pride Parade. Now in 2026 more than ever, we need to stand up for the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that are central to our faith.
In the weeks ahead, your Pride Planning Committee will be working to prepare for this year’s parade on July 18th. Volunteers are needed.

Spirit Circle
2026-03-29 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-26 16:00 - 17:00
A more informal service inviting openness, peace, reflection and connection to something larger.

Service: Resurrection and Renewal (and maple communion)
2026-04-05 10:30 - 11:30
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.

Artsparks (art making & crafting)
2026-04-09 18:30 - 20:30

Celebration of Life: Mary Lu MacDonald
2026-04-11 14:00 - 16:00
https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/mary-macdonald-obituary?id=60619038

Service: Songs for the Living with George Woodhouse
2026-04-12 10:30 - 11:30
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

Service: We Have Good News for Earth Day
2026-04-19 10:30 - 11:30
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

Youth Group **new date**
2026-04-24 19:00 - 22:00
Youth group is moving to April 24th, with several youth performing in the coffee house at UUCH.
This group meets monthly on the 3rd Friday (except this month!). Email for details and the location: minister@uuch.ca
We provide a space where youth can build meaningful relationships and grow into themselves in a community that nurtures good values.

Coffee House
2026-04-24 19:00 - 22:00
Email Molly at molly.hurd@gmail.com to sign up your musical act.
All welcome! Entry by donation. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available for purchase.

Saturday Brunch
2026-04-25 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-05-02 10:00 - 11:30
The UUCH brunch programme runs from September through June. We offer a free brunch every Saturday from 10-11:30 am at the UUCH at 5500 Inglis Street. Our usual clients run from school age to 80+. Everyone is welcome and the area is accessible. There is a gated playground and deck for nice days. Volunteers and donations welcome.

Hope: An Intergenerational Service
2026-04-26 10:30 - 11:30
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.

Rental
2026-04-27 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-05-02 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-04 18:30 - 20:00

Service: Awe & Wonder in the Natural World (sensory walk afterwards)
2026-05-03 10:30 - 11:30
We begin a 5-week series on living life with awe and wonder. Today we open to the wonders of the natural world, where many feel a sense of transcendence. After social hour we’ll go on a sensory walk at Point Pleasant.

Sensory Walk from Point Pleasant Upper Parking Lot
2026-05-03 12:00 - 13:00
Leave UUCH together at 11:50, or meet us at the UPPER parking lot at noon. The sensory walk might include smells, sounds, textures and more. Every time of year can bring wondrous connection to the natural world.

Artsparks (art making & crafting)
2026-05-07 18:30 - 20:30
A mostly unstructured gathering of people who want to make stuff. Come and work on your masterpiece, or just play and have fun. Facilitated by Haydon Mariner. Bring your own materials for your project. If you don’t have any, Haydon has drawing and painting supplies to share.
