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Sunday services are at 10:00 am. unless otherwise indicated.
A Canadian UU symposium in Ottawa will include a CUC business meeting on Friday May 18 all day, followed by two days of activities May 19 and 20, centered on the theme of Spiritual Leadership. Monday would be time for special caucuses and affinity groups to get together. All are welcome. All church leaders are strongly encouraged to attend.
Away from UU Estrie
On this morning we shall devote our time to a showing of the documentary film "Forks into Knives". This is a 96-minute film discussing veganism; we shall take a coffee break part way through, so that folks who cannot stay for the whole thing may nevertheless participate in some discussion.
Downstairs, in Stoddard Hall
Everything we do is spiritual, from worship to hospitality, cleaning up to children's Religious Exploration. Expanding on the theme of the May Conference in Ottawa, we will celebrate the grace we give to each other with a ceremony of gratitude and recognition. Come prepared to be celebrated!
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
Sooky Dunton will convene this service, to consist of a number of different 'readings from the heart', interspersed with musical interludes, in which different members and friends of the congregation are invited to share a reading that has inspired their spiritual life. These should not be too long--half a page, max. All are invited to make specific suggestions to Sooky in advance, so she can plan the service.
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
A young adult perspective on the Occupy movement and fundamental values. Joanna Bateman is a Bishop's graduate and a co-founder of Tierra del Fuego Lennoxville, a community resource center for young adults seeking a better way.
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
A service of testimonials about Fatherhood and father figures in our lives. All are welcome to share something from their own lives and experiences, perhaps with the aid of an artifact such as a photograph.
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
A music service featuring young female singers from two different choirs, on tour from Connecticut.
Note: UUEstrie will be in two places this morning. There will be a short service in the sanctuary at the usual time, 10 am. But many of us will instead be in the village of Hatley, participating in the Dominion Day parade at 11 am, as UUEstrie. Look for our float, and drop by and say hello after the parade.
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
Reverend Ken MacLean, minister emeritus of Cedar Lane Unitarian Church in Bethesda Maryland, and current minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert in south-central California, is a veteran summer minister at UUEstrie, where he first preached in 1963 (!).
This Sunday is also the day of our annual July picnic, to take place at the Jensen farm in Hatley immediately following our worship service. All are welcome. Maps will be available at the meetinghouse for those who do not know the way. Because of the picnic, a special early 'coffee hour' will take place at 9:30 am in Avery Booth Hall next to the sanctuary, to welcome visitors from other UU churches joining us for this day.
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
Curtis is originally from Ottawa, where he grew up in the First Unitarian Church. He currently lives in Montreal where he is active in the Unitarian Church of Montreal, and is a graduate student at the Montreal School of Theology, studying for the UU ministry. Curtis is also a member of the Board of the Canadian Unitarian Council, representing the Eastern region, which includes us here in North Hatley. This will be his second visit to our pulpit; he opened our new year last January 8 with a lively service on the theme "Pour Out the Spirit".
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
Gabriella is an old friend of UUEstrie. She spends her summers in North Hatley each year. This year she has undertaken a walking pigrimage of sacred shrines in Japan, which she says is nothing like doing the Camino.
Upstairs, in the Sanctuary
The ERG will happen at Ottawa First from Friday, Oct. 12 through Sunday, Oct. 14. The theme this year is RE and raising healthy UU kids.
Away from UU Estrie