Lessons from Penguins – 10:30 am Sunday

Lessons from Penguins? So – why not!? Unitarians draw inspiration from many sources — and penguins are much underused. With information gleaned from extensive interviews, come and learn how to stay warm, find mates and live together in harmony in (sometimes) difficult conditions. Let’s have a cheerful chat about kindness and living in community.

Are you fairly new to North Shore Unitarians — or have you been here for a while but would like to connect more deeply with newer folks?

Join us for Deepening Connections, three gatherings built around conversation, shared experiences and getting to know one another better.

We’ll share some of the journeys that have brought us here, explore the roots of our ever-evolving spiritual tradition and congregation, and consider together what would help all of us belong with heart and thrive in spirit in this community.

Sundays, November 1, 15 & 29
12:20–1:50 pm in the Sanctuary

We hope participants will be able to attend all three gatherings.

Come with your questions, your experiences and your curiosity. We look forward to getting to know each other better!

Join Dee Roberts for a weekly hour of mindfulness meditation in the Sanctuary, Tuesdays from 10–11 am, beginning November 3.

Each session will include guided meditation, discussion, and exploration of Buddhist teachings, with an emphasis on understanding the mind and cultivating greater ease and freedom in daily life.

A meditation practitioner since 1995 and former professor of nursing and public health, Dee is a graduate of Insight Meditation Center’s Dharma Leader Training program with Gil Fronsdal. She teaches at meditation communities throughout the West and serves as Online Retreat Director for Insight Retreat Center and a board member of the British Columbia Insight Meditation Society.

Sessions are offered freely; donations are welcome.

10:30 am Sunday – Quaker Meeting For Business: A Different Way to Discuss Challenging Issues.

Our society often avoids conflicts. We may wonder, “Is there a way to stay loving and connected, even when we disagree?” As early as 1653, the Quakers developed a tool for sorting out challenging decisions (called ‘The Quaker Worship Meeting For Business’). This method provides a way to listen deeply to ourselves, each other, and the issue. In this service, we will explore this tool in hopes that it will expand our ability to learn, discuss, listen, and grow.

The Environmental Action team is delighted to sponsor the Fall sessions of the new-to-NSU Non-fiction Book Club.

Our first read will be What If We Get It Right? by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (updated edition now available in paperback), a book described by Outside magazine as “the cure for climate anxiety.”

Sessions will be held in the Sanctuary on these dates:

12:15pm Sun. October 25th
12:15pm Sun. November 8th
12:15pm Sun. November 22nd

(The reading schedule will be provided in advance)

Please let us know by email if you plan to attend: enviroteam@northshoreunitarians.ca

Zoom Option: If the in-person times don’t work for you, Michelle will also be leading this book club through the North Vancouver District Public Library via Zoom from 7-8pm on the last Monday of the month: September 28th,
October 26th, November 30th

Additional information and registration to receive the Zoom link can be found here. A drop-in preview of the book club and a discussion of upcoming community climate and biodiversity events will be held at the Lynn Valley Library on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 1:30 (see Community Climate Connections for additional information about this monthly series).

Join Dee Roberts for a weekly hour of mindfulness meditation in the Sanctuary, Tuesdays from 10–11 am, beginning November 3.

Each session will include guided meditation, discussion, and exploration of Buddhist teachings, with an emphasis on understanding the mind and cultivating greater ease and freedom in daily life.

A meditation practitioner since 1995 and former professor of nursing and public health, Dee is a graduate of Insight Meditation Center’s Dharma Leader Training program with Gil Fronsdal. She teaches at meditation communities throughout the West and serves as Online Retreat Director for Insight Retreat Center and a board member of the British Columbia Insight Meditation Society.

Sessions are offered freely; donations are welcome.