Programming
UU Principles Reflection Circle (online)
January through April, 1st and 2nd Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm on Zoom.
In each session, we will explore one of our 8 principles: We will explore 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.
Building Your Own Theology
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.
Fall 2025 Topics:
- Humanity’s place in the universe
- Individuality and Interdependence
- Whose are you?
- Risk and reward
- Engraving your tombstone
Spring 2025 Topics:
- Your spiritual journey or journey of understanding
- The nature of the universe and/or what is behind it
- Human nature
- Ethics: What is the right thing to do?
- The meaning of life
Humanists
4th Sunday of the month, 12:00-1:30.
Join our humanists for a thought-provoking, mind-expanding discussion on a topic chosen by the group.
Circles of Trust
Fall 2025: 2nd Sunday of the month, 12:00-1:30.
Inspired by Quaker principles from Parker Palmer’s Center for Courage and Renewal, we sit in a circle and make space for silence, personal reflection and open honest questions.
Children & Youth
Our children & youth info is here.
Young Adults
Our young adult info is here.
Spirit Circle
4th Sunday of the month, 6:00-7:00pm (no circle in December).
A more informal service inviting openness, peace, reflection and connection to something larger.
One-off Programs
See the calendar or newsletter for new or experimental programming, such as January 2025’s Writing as a Spiritual Practice workshop.
Saturday Brunch
Saturdays, 10am-noon, mid-Sept to mid-June
All welcome for a free community meal.
Pick-Up Choir
All welcome. Our occasional practices happen after Sunday services.
Dinners for 8
If you would like to host or attend a Dinner for 8, email admin@uuch.ca. At a Dinner for 8, all attendees contribute to a meal at the host’s house, perhaps by bringing a salad, main course or dessert. If you don’t have room for 8 people, you are welcome to host a smaller group. There are different ways that Dinners for 8 can be organized, so consider what arrangement would make you an enthusiastic host.
The Creatives
Email Ben to get on the contact list, minister@uuch.ca
Depending on the interests of those who come, we will write, draw, sing, dance, craft rituals and more. Perhaps it will open our hearts and minds; connect us with ourselves, each other and something larger; and awaken awe at something just beyond reach.
Walks (dogs welcome)
We occasionally go to Point Pleasant Park for a walk. It’s an informal mix of silence, reflection and casual conversation.
Retreats
Fall retreat: Sun Sept 14th 2025, noon-3pm at UUCH.
In our fall retreat, we have deep, vibrant conversations about who we are as a community and how we might grow more fully into ourselves. We will begin by inviting our big questions and hopes for UUCH, and then choose 3-4 topics for breakout groups (you can wander between tables).
