Saturday Brunch
2026-05-16 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-05-23 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-05-30 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-06 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Halifax)
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.

Service: We Face a New Age
2026-05-17 10:30 - 11:30
Our series on awe and wonder continues as we wonder about the changing times we live in. What might be shifting, in you, in us, in the world? The reflection will be a recording of a national sermon by Rev. Shawn Gauthier (formally Shawn Newton) called Unitarians Face a New Age.
Come early due to marathon traffic.

Rental
2026-05-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-05-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-29 18:30 - 20:00

Fentanyl Film Screening at Halifax Central Library
2026-05-21 18:30 - 20:30
Halifax Central Library is showing the film We Were Here and providing space to remember those lost to fentanyl. Email Ben if you would like to attend together minister@uuch.ca

Youth Group **new date**
2026-05-22 19:00 - 21:30
This group meets monthly on the 3rd Friday. Email for 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.

Service: Everything is Possible: Science Fiction Meets Reality
2026-05-24 10:30 - 11:30
Poverty gone and all diseases cured…Augmented humans playing fiddle so well you’ll weep..The draw to becoming space pirates, or starminds, or Ewoks, or gaia…Our series on wonder continues as we imagine where the evolution of life might lead.

Discussion: Science Fiction and The Human Experience
2026-05-24 12:00 - 13:30
How does imagining distant galaxies, or a future greatly different from today, influence your experience of living a human life in this world?

Zoom Discussion: Awe & Wonder
2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:30
One of the UU sources of wisdom is “Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life.” How does awe and wonder move in you? Click the same Zoom link at uuch.ca that you use for Sunday services.

Service: Be Here Now (AGM Sunday)
2026-05-31 10:30 - 11:30
We conclude our series on awe and wonder by going to the only place we can ever be: The present moment. What opens up to you when you tune in? Stay afterwards for our Annual General Meeting at noon.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
2026-05-31 12:00 - 13:30
Details TBA

Spirit Circle
2026-05-31 16:00 - 17:00
A more informal service inviting openness, peace, reflection and connection to something larger.

Service: Unleashing Love with Tony Turner
2026-06-07 10:30 - 11:30
What happens when you let yourself love with all your heart? Can you handle it? Can your friends, family, neighbours? Can the world? UU musician Tony Turner joins us on his cross-Canada tour. Stay after the service for a BBQ and concert.

BBQ and Tony Turner Concert
2026-06-07 11:45 - 15:00
Stay after service for a BBQ followed by a 1pm concert with UU musician Tony Turner as part of his cross-Canada tour. Tony is known for such hits as Circle of Song (a catchy folk song about interconnection) and Harperman (which got him in a bit of trouble during the 2015 federal election)

Zoom Discussion: Recognizing Scam Emails
2026-06-09 19:00 - 20:00
We will discuss common phone and email scams, to help you to spot them. Remember: Never send anyone money without talking to them in person first to make sure it is who they say it is (even if they say it’s an emergency, and especially if they ask for gift cards). Ben will never contact you requesting money or gift cards. We will use the same Zoom link as for Sunday services, on the main page at uuch.ca

Service: The Silence Between
2026-06-14 10:30 - 11:30
We might rush to fill silence with words, or thoughts, or maybe just by doing something. But what if we can make a friend of silence? What might it teach? In this service, Joe Britto will share the four lessons he experienced during his silent retreat in Chiang Mai, including a lesson from the jungle. Bring a flower for our annual Flower Communion.

Sensory Walk from Point Pleasant Upper Parking Lot
2026-06-14 12:00 - 13:30
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.

Last Saturday Brunch Until September!
2026-06-20 10:00 - 11:30

Service: Reconciliation as Governments Clash with Mi'kmaw First Nations - A UU View
2026-06-21 10:30 - 11:30
Members of the Reconciliation and Dismantling Racism Committee will provide their reflections on various disputes that have grown over the last year between the NS Government and Mi’kmaw communities – including treaty rights related to cannabis sales, logging on Hunters Mountain and fossil gas and uranium exploration as well as cuts to programs in Nova Scotia’s spring budget. How do these disputes affect Reconciliation?

Service: Thinking Out Loud
2026-06-28 10:30 - 11:30
Speaking your thoughts is an effective way to gain clarity and understanding, but sometimes it might be best to keep your opinion to yourself. Today we consider how our principles and values shape our involvement in public discourse.
Guest musician Jennifer Jones on violin

Song Circle
2026-06-28 11:45 - 13:00
We’ll sing a mix of soulful and fun songs, from our hymnals and beyond.
