“The Mystery of Christmas”  Rev. Brian J. Kiely

“Mitten Tree Service”  Brian Kiely and Will Adair Come join us for our annual pandemonious pre-Christmas family service.  There will be stories, songs, a celebration of the new babies in our community and a complete lack of sober silence.  We will also decorate and dedicate the Mitten Tree with hats, scarves and mittens (and especially SOCKS), to be given to the Boyle Street. NOTE:  We have a Mitten Tree tradition of lighting special candles to mark the arrival of new[...]

“Mysterious Winter” Rev. Brian J. Kiely Solstice has just passed.  In the season of lights, we are surrounded by darkness.  Today I will reflect on some of the joyful and sorrowful mysteries of this time of year.

Blue Christmas Rev. Brian Kiely and Friends This annual service is offered for those who have tough times with the Holidays.  Not everyone has joyful memories room childhood, while others are mourning losses this year.  This is a quiet service of readings, reflection and candle lighting.  We make room to touch and honour the pain so many feel in hopes of finding solace if not outright joy.  The service is followed by a free supper of homemade soups, pies and[...]

Christmas Eve Service – Rev. Brian J. Kiely Everyone has their own way of marking this night.  For all of my life I have gone to church.  Other traditions and rituals have come and gone, but there has always been a Christmas Eve service at the centre of my holiday, a time for some quiet reflection and anticipation – a breather in the hectic rush.  If you need a place to mark this Eve, you are invited to spend it[...]

The UCE Pagan Group welcomes you to join us for a celebration of the Winter Solstice and Yule. This will be an all ages service with music and recognition of the turning wheel of the year; followed by treats, socializing, and crafts to celebrate the coming of the light. With the arrival of winter’s low dark sky, communities around the world look to the miracle of light as a sign of rebirth and a source of hope. We celebrate the[...]

Delicious African inspired food, entertainment, and friends: don’t miss out. Get your tickets and mark your calendar for Building Bienvenue Friday, January 25. Doors open at 6 pm for dinner at 6:30. Rev. Fulgence Ndagijimana, a Unitarian Universalist minister and refugee from Burundi, will be back to talk about his experience as a UU francophone in exile, and his passionate desire to make the transformative messages of Unitarian Universalism available to French speakers throughout the world. Imagine an online community that[...]