The UU Church of Olinda is a welcoming congregation
September 5th, 2014 . by William Baylis
You are welcome here!
You are welcome to attend our Sunday Services
April 3rd, 2014 . by William BaylisServices begin at 10:30 AM on Sundays and last about one hour. Children are invited to attend religious education classes during the service. Weather permitting, we meet every Sunday between Labour Day and the end of June and once a month in July and August. Services are usually followed by good tea, coffee, and conversation. Please see the monthly newsletter on this site for scheduled sermons, speakers, and musicians. We welcome atheists, agnostics, and theists, pagans, humanists, Christians, members of other religious faiths and from LGTBQ communities!
Sunday Services for December 2018
November 20th, 2018 . by William Baylis| Date | Speaker | Title | Musician(s) |
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| Dec. 2 | Rev. Rod Emilio Solano-Quesnel | Adventure Expectation is one way to peek into the future… and to glimpse into our present | Lorie Lyons |
| Dec. 9 | Rev. Rod Emilio Solano-Quesnel | Glimpse Finding the occasional glimpse of the future that can be is another way to be prophetic | Toni Janik |
| Dec. 16 | Greg Wiens | The Bridge, the Leamington Youth Resource Centre: from Concept to Reality | Baylis-Stone Trio |
| Dec. 23 | Rev. Rod Emilio Solano-Quesnel | In The Flesh Embodying the spirit of hope involves looking for it in unexpected places | Lorie Lyons |
| Dec. 24 | Rev. Rod Emilio Solano-Quesnel | The Most Beautiful Baby in the World A 5 PM Christmas Eve service to celebrate the power that a child can have | The Baylis gang |
| Dec. 30 | Helen Moore | Open mike: reflecting on 2018, anticipating 2019. Audience participation invited. | Bobbye & Bill Baylis |
| Jan. 6 | Rev. Rod Emilio Solano-Quesnel | Epiphany | Lorie Lyons |
Ode to Joy
November 12th, 2018 . by William BaylisChurch members and visitors to the Memorial Day service on Sunday, November 11, 2018, were treated to a rendition of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy on the musical saw, expertly performed by our minister, the Reverend Rod Solano-Quesnel.
Rev. Rod on musical saw2018.11.11
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Sunday Services for November 2018
October 24th, 2018 . by William Baylis| Date | Speaker | Title | Musician(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 4 | John Upcott | Recalling the Past at Olinda: Early Ministers | Toni Janik |
| Nov. 11 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | A Century in Conscience. Some anniversaries offer time for reflection. Other special days serve as calls for action. What happens in between? Between days a year apart; four years apart; one century apart? | Lorie Lyons |
| Nov. 18 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Unpacking & Repacking. The baggage we sometimes carry can be so cluttered that it’s unclear what’s even in it – digging around a bit allows for deeper clarity before rearranging it all again. | The Village Quartet |
| Nov. 25 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Retellings. Stories from different sources reflect truths in unexpected ways – and when we see them again with a different light, they can be particularly illuminating! | B&B Baylis |
| Dec. 2 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Adventure. Expectation is one way to peek into the future… and to glimpse into our present. | Lorie Lyons |
UUOlinda celebrates Orange T-shirt Day, 30 Sept. 2018
September 30th, 2018 . by William Baylis
Many members of the UU Church of Olinda wore orange T-shirts on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in support of indigenous/non-indigenous reconciliation.
Sunday Services for October 2018
September 26th, 2018 . by William Baylis| Date | Speaker | Title | Musician(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 7 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Cosmic Rock-Paper-Scissors Whoever you are, wherever you are, privilege and vulnerability are involved. Taking stock of how these fit in our lives is the road toward grace and gratitude. | Baylis-Stone trio |
| Oct. 14 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Toolbox: A well-put-together kit can allow us to be better prepared to take on the tasks at hand – what are the tools that we have at our disposal? | Lorie Lyons |
| Oct. 21 | Karen Andersen Miller | UN Day: When Crisis Calls to a Land of Milk & Honey. | Bobbye & Bill Baylis |
| Oct. 28 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Still Alive: Every once in a while, a reminder of our mortality is also a good reminder that we’re alive. And life has a way of affirming its vitality when hope is hard to find. | Toni Janik |
| Nov. 4 | John Upcott | Recalling the Past at Olinda | Toni Janik |
September 2019 Sunday Services
September 3rd, 2018 . by William Baylis| Date | Speaker | Title | Musician(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 9 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Watershed (A Special Welcome) The convergence of water gives life to a flourishing community, as tranquil streams meet and merge. | Bobbye and Bill Baylis, Ray Stone, and Nancy Gebriel |
| Sept. 16 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Earthshaking Tectonic shifts come in different magnitudes… and sometimes they open up unseen opportunities. | Lorie Lyons |
| Sept. 23 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Blackout When the unexpected happens, it can be another good excuse to get together! | Toni Janik |
| Sept. 30 | Ray Stone | On Mindfulness | Lorie Lyons |
| Oct. 7 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | Cosmic Rock-Paper-Scissors | Baylis-Stone trio |
