October 29th, 2023 . by William Baylis
Because of the storm warning and prediction of heavy snow and freezing rain, our UU Church of Olinda will remain closed tomorrow. However, we will have a Zoom service starting at 10:30 am. Most members will have received the Zoom link. Please join us if you can for an interesting service and sermon by Rev. Fiona Heath: Beacon of Light: The Aspiration of Theological Awareness.
In addition to the usual announcememnts, joys and concerns, and hymn singing, you can learn more about the principles, sources, and aspirations that ground our faith and guide our development. (However, this time you will need to provide your own refreshments!)
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February 26th, 2021 . by William Baylis
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September 18th, 2020 . by William Baylis
As part of the Sestercentennial of Universalism in America, the UU Church of Olinda will be joining the Sunday Service led by Rev. Justin Schroeder, co-minister of the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, by Zoom. The service is entitled “250 Years of Universalist Heritage and its Meaning for Our Time†and runs on Sunday morning, October 4, 2020, from 11 am to noon ET. This heritage is particularly relevant for our UU Church of Olinda since it was founded as a universalist church in 1880. The internet link to the service will be sent to members and friends of our church on October 3, 2020. If you do not regularly receive Zoom links to our services but want to participate on October 4, please send an email request for a link to our webmaster, whose contact information is given in the section <Our Church>.
For background and history of Universalism, access the 629-page pdf file digital Toolkit.
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February 3rd, 2019 . by William Baylis
Services 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. About three services every month are given by our new minister, the Reverend Rod Emilio Solano-Quesnel and typically include an engaging sermon on a timely topic. Other services often feature an invited guest speaker. 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 and others seeking fellowship, knowledge, and inspiration.
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October 21st, 2017 . by William Baylis
Every year, the Canadian Unitarian Universalist Historical Society (CUUHS) fulfills the main plank of its mandate by offering a lecture on some aspect of Canadian UU history. The Society has presented 35 lectures to date, dealing with topics such as Universalist heritage, Icelandic Unitarian heritage, and past Executive Directors of the Canadian Unitarian Council reflecting on their tenures.
This year, the lecture will be “Mark Mosher DeWolfe of Canada: The Eulogy I Never Gaveâ€, presented by Rev. Dr. Mark Belletini, Minister Emeritus,  First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, Ohio.
The lecture will be held at the First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, 175 St Clair West on October 22, 4 p.m. Eastern, and will also be livestreamed at http://www.FirstUnitarianToronto.org/live (please note that this has changed from the original link).
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January 29th, 2017 . by William Baylis
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May 17th, 2016 . by William Baylis
WED JUNE 1, 2016: Special Workshop at UU Church of Olinda
The topic? SEEING MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
About the SKILLS to make space for SEEING with humor, compassion, openness,
imagination, and enthusiasm. We will discuss not only SEEING the obvious and
making judgments, but also ways we can learn to see behaviours and communication
in a different way.
The discussion leader? Sister Eleanor McCloskey, a distinguished teacher, pastoral
caregiver, and community activist, living in Fredericton , New Brunswick , but
educated in Windsor. Eleanor was awarded an honorary degree from St.
Thomas University in Fredericton during spring convocation in 2015. She
was awarded the Peace Medallion a few years ago for her extensive
volunteer work with people, in particular with cancer survivor groups.
The schedule?
6:30 PM: Gather for Meet ‘n’ Greet
7 – 8 or 8:30 PM: Discussion and Workshop
All are welcome, both men and women.
Tea and cookies will be served in the library or around the kitchen table.
Questions? Call Sharon van Abbema at 519 712 9020
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