May 2018 Newsletter
April 25th, 2018 . by William BaylisClick here and enjoy!
May 2018 Sunday Services
April 23rd, 2018 . by William Baylis| Date | Speaker | Title | Musician(s) |
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| May 6 | Rev. Fran Dearman | Raven, Coyote, and other Tricksters Rev. Fran considers the philosophy of British writer, Alain de Botton, as expressed in his book, “Religion for Atheists: A non-believer’s guide to the uses of religion.†| Baylis-Stone Trio |
| May 13 | Rev. Meg Roberts Rev. Roberts is in her sixth year as quarter-time consulting minister with the Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship and is doing a one-year consulting ministry as well with the First UU Fellowship of Nanaimo. She lives in Vancouver where she does a community ministry using creativity in spiritual exploration. As part of this work, she was in Theatre for Living’s forum play Å¡xÊ·Ê”amÉ™t (home) looking at what true and honourable reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians looks like. It toured through BC and Alberta in January and February then had 9 sold-out performances at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver. | Stories of Gratitude. How can gratitude transform our world? On this Mother’s Day when we think about those who have nurtured us from all walks of our lives, I want to share some stories about what makes me, and others, grateful about living. What has happened in your life for which you are grateful? And how did it affect the way you are in the world? | Lorie Lyons |
| May 20 | Rev. Derek Parry | Hopes and Hurdles | Baylis-Stone Trio |
| May 27 | Bill Baylis | Cosmic Connections In spite of huge separations in time and space, and in spite of the fact that information and influences cannot travel faster than light, we are connected to the cosmos, both materially and through quantum entanglement. | Toni Janik |
| June 3 | Rev. Fran Dearman | Summer is Coming: A Reflection on work and play and retirement | Lorie Lyons |
UUOlinda calls new minister!
April 22nd, 2018 . by William BaylisOn a unanimous vote shortly after noon on Earth Day, April 22, 2018, the congregation of the UU Church of Olinda approved the search committee’s recommendation that Reverend Rodrigo Solano Quesnel be called to the ministry of the church. Rev. Rod was reached by cell phone after the vote and has already agreed to accept. He will be accompanied to Olinda by his partner, Sarah Wert.
April 2018 Sunday Services
April 4th, 2018 . by William Baylis| Date | Speaker | Title | Musician(s) |
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| Apr. 1 | Rev. Fran Dearman | Easter Sunday: Forgiveness and New Life | Baylis-Stone Trio |
| Apr. 8 | Rev. Fran Dearman | April Is Poetry Month | Lorie Lyons |
| Apr. 15 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | The Enduring Presence | Indian Village Quintet & Bill Baylis |
| Apr. 22 | Rev. Rod Solano-Quesnel | The Enduring Earth | Toni Janik |
| Apr. 29 | Rev. Fran Dearman | The Long View | Toni Janik |
| May 6 | Rev. Fran Dearman | Raven, Coyote, and other Tricksters Rev. Fran considers the philosophy of British writer, Alain de Botton, as expressed in his book, “Religion for Atheists: A non-believer’s guide to the uses of religion.†| Baylis-Stone Trio |
