Adiemus Choir Concert at NSUC: 7pm Sat. June 3

You’re invited to our Adiemus Choir Concert, featuring members of our Vox Lumina Choir and guests.  This concert will be held in the Sanctuary of the North Shore Unitarian Church. Soloists include:

  • Diana Diaz (Soprano)

  • Evelyn Natacha (Mezzo Soprano)

  • Kathy Griffin (Tenor)

  • Pavol Simoncic (Bass)

Purchase $25 tickets from choir members or the Church Office.  Proceeds beyond expenses will be donated to Family Smart (one of the local mental health non-profits we are collecting for in memory of Dani/Maiken Cooper).

Contact Alison Nixon or the Church Office with questions.

March 19, 2023: celebrating 56 years!

On March 19, 1967, our church officially began. One hundred sixteen people signed the Membership book as “Founding Members” — and the group filed the paperwork with the Province of BC to officially organize themselves as a non-profit organization. Fifty-six years later, we’re still here!

Join us in the Fireside Room this Sunday (March 19, 2023) following the service and Spirit Zones. We’ll have cake, along with coffee and tea, to celebrate another milestone for our church.

Sunday, April 23rd: Soup & Youth Fundraising event

Sunday April 23 is Soup day! Please come chow down on soup following the service on Sunday, April 23rd. Proceeds will help send NSUC youth to the national Con (CanUUdle) in Ottawa at the end of May. Anyone wishing to contribute a soup, please don’t be shy.

A second youth fundraising activity will happen on this same day. Did you know that young women in the developing world walk, on average, 6km a day to bring water back to the village? To better understand how that feels, our two Ottawa-bound youth (and two advisors) will each walk 6km carrying five gallons of water on their heads (or possibly on their backs). You can pledge a few shekels to this effort too if you wish.

There’ll be an announcement at the beginning of the service as the water-walkers set out, and we’ll send around a basket.

Thanks in advance.

~ Bruce Grierson, Youth Advisor

Guest speaker in the pulpit March 19th: Dr. Hussein Janmohamed, PhD

You’re invited to join us at 10:30am on Sunday, March 19th for a special service titled “Building Cultural Bridges Through Music” with Dr. Hussein Janmohamed, PhD.

Hussein is an accomplished musician, conductor and educator.  He is convinced that creative musical collaboration can help us tap into our “transcendent common humanity”, and at the same time discover the beauty of our own identity.  Hussein will sing one of his own compositions with the choir.   A Q&A Spirit Zone with Hussein will follow. 

Come early to the service for some Irish music by our own Paul Sungaila, Angela Delaney and Alison Nixon.  Cultural fusion!

There will be no broadcast of this service on YouTube — so please join us in person for this special service.

See the Order of Service HERE (you may have to scroll down to see it).

(Note that this service will not be recorded or available on YouTube — so please join us in person).

Braiding Sweetgrass reading group with UCV

Do you want to live our 7th principle more deeply?  Do you wish to deepen your spiritual connection to the Earth? 

You’re invited to join members of the Unitarian Church of Vancouver (UCV) for their spring session of Sacred Earth - Wellspring Reads. During this course participants will read, meditate and share our reflections on Robin Wall Kimmerer’s beautiful book, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.  A total of six sessions will be held on the 1st and 3rd Monday evenings of March, April, and May, 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom. This will be facilitated by Martha Saunders of Vancouver Unitarians.  Register HERE.

Sacred Earth is the first program in “UU Wellspring Reads,” six-session programs that provide foundational experience that are dear to Unitarian Universalists’ hearts.
We will find awe and wonder as we explore the beauty and simplicity of nature, and we will learn to explore and care for our spirits to sustain us in climate justice work.

Sacred Earth combines the wisdom of indigenous understandings of reciprocity with the sacred earth, and with spiritual practices that connect our spirit to nature. The experiences, reflections and discussions strive to engage participants deeply in the web of life and your Unitarian Universalist faith.

The work will be personal. As participants move through the reflections and practices, you may all find spiritual healing by creating a more intimate relationship with the natural world.
The sessions, two books, readings and spiritual practices are the core of the Sacred Earth experience.

Cara Elrod's Retirement Celebration: May 13th

Cara is retiring in June, but her retirement celebration will be held on Saturday, May 13th, 5-8 pm in the Fireside Room.

Join us for a potluck dinner to celebrate Cara Elrod's many years of service to the church. Please bring a potluck item with an ingredient list if possible. 

We will honour Cara's service by sharing photos of and letters about her time with the church. If you would like to write a letter celebrating some of your wonderful memories with Cara or have a photo to copy or share, please connect with Tricia at triciajaneedgar@gmail.com.

Please RSVP HERE so we know how many people to expect.