Universalist Unitarian Community of Halifax

Humanist Group
2025-10-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-11-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
Join our humanists for a thought-provoking, mind-expanding discussion on a topic chosen by the group. We also welcome those who just want to sit in and see what we’re all about.

Spirit Circle
2025-10-26 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-30 16:00 - 17:00
A more informal service inviting openness, peace, reflection and connection to something larger.

Rental
2025-10-26 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-01 14:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-02 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-09 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-16 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-23 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-11-30 17:30 - 20:00

Spooky Poetry Night
2025-10-30 19:30 - 21:00
On the night before Halloween, we’ll gather for hot chocolate and then read soulful poems under the stars. Bring a spooky poem, story or song.

Saturday Brunch
2025-11-01 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-08 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-15 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-22 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-11-29 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-06 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.

Service: Ocean-Climate Nexus
2025-11-02 10:30 - 11:30
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)

Semi-Annual General Meeting (SAGM)
2025-11-02 12:00 - 14:00
Members and friends are welcome to attend.

Service: More of This (Pledge Drive Launch)
2025-11-09 10:30 - 11:30
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?

Circle of Trust
2025-11-09 13:30 - 14:30
Using Quaker practices from Parker Palmer’s Center for Courage and Renewal, we will sit in a circle and make space for silence, personal reflection and open honest questions. Monthly on the 2nd Sunday at noon.

Service: Risk and Reward
2025-11-16 10:30 - 11:30
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.

Building Your Own Theology
2025-11-16 12:00 - 13:30
This is an opportunity to develop your own personal credo – the fundamental beliefs, values and convictions that inform and direct your life. Come to any or all sessions. The topic this Sunday is: The Risks We Take.

Writing as Spiritual Practice
2025-11-20 18:30 - 20:30
This will be a practice of open-heartedness, curiosity, reflection, and expression through writing. We will focus on spiritual engagement, not writing critique or technical skills. Come to one or both sessions.
Thursday Nov 6 & 20, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Youth Group
2025-11-21 18:00 - 21:00
Email Ben for the location and details, minister@uuch.ca. Youth meet the 3rd Friday of every month at 6pm.

Service: There is a Season
2025-11-23 10:30 - 11:30
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.

Service: The Spirituality of Aging
2025-11-30 10:30 - 11:30
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?
Our 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.

Queeraoke (Karaoke night!)
2025-12-02 19:00 - 21:00
This is a karaoke night for members and friends of the queer community. Share your favourite tunes and cheer each other on.
You’re welcome to bring your own non-alcoholic drinks and snacks.

Service: Loving the World As It Is
2025-12-07 10:30 - 11:30
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.
