Upcoming Events

Board Meeting

You’re invited to our next Board Meeting.

You’re invited to attend our next Board Meeting in person (in the Fireside Room) or on Zoom.  (Get the Zoom link from the eBulletin the week before, or from Janni in the Main Office).

You’re invited to our next Board Meeting, which takes place at 6:30pm on Wednesday, September 9th.

There are two options for participating:

  1. In person in the Fireside Room.
  2. Via Zoom. (Contact Janni in the Main Office to get the Zoom link).

Sunday Services:

Join us at 10:30 am for our weekly Sunday Services, September through June. We meet in our Sanctuary (370 Mathers Avenue in West Vancouver, BC).

Our Services are held each Sunday at 10:30am in our Sanctuary. We are on break for the remainder of July and August, but will begin meeting again for Sunday Services on September 13, 2026.

10:30 am Sundays

Monday Meditation September 14th

Join Dianne Hicks and other NSU friends for Meditation most Mondays

You’re invited to drop in for any or all of these free weekly Meditation sessions led by Dianne Hicks (11am to noon each Monday). We often go out for lunch afterwards – which is optional

The group will meet in the Sanctuary. If elevator construction noise is a problem, the group can move outside.

These sessions are in the Vipassana tradition starting with Meta (loving kindness) followed by a silent meditation and a reading with discussion.  The only requirement is to be able to close your eyes and breathe.

No registration necessary, simply show up.

Contact Dianne Hicks (604-831-4145) with questions.

Romney Copping’s Celebration of Life – Sept. 19th

Romney was affiliated with NSU for many years, including 9 years of Membership.  His Celebration of Life Service is scheduled at NSU at 1pm on Saturday, September 19th. All are welcome.

Sacred Circle Dancing with Leonard Cohen

Through vivid imagery and beautiful music, we will explore relationships, politics, and spirituality, finding the crack where the light shines through.

You’re invited to celebrate Leonard Cohen’s Birthday (September 21, 1934).

As we move into the dark half of the year, we’ll move to the music of Leonard Cohen. 

Leonard Cohen offers insights for thriving in a world of darkness. Through vivid imagery and beautiful music, we will explore relationships, politics and spirituality, finding the crack where the light shines through.

Special guests, Kerry Burke and Matthew van der Giessen who have regularly offered concerts of the music and poetry of Leonard Cohen at North Shore Unitarian will treat us to some songs and stories. 

RSVP required:

By donation. 

Date/Time: 6:30-8:30pm on Saturday, September 19, 2026

Place: Vancouver Unitarian Centre, 949 West 49th (at Oak) in their Fireside Room

For more information about circle dancing at VanU contact Leslie Kemp at lesliekemp76@gmail.com

Links:

Questions about this event: Mary Bennett circledancekitsilano@gmail.com

Mary’s circle dance blog sacredcircledance.wordpress.com

Kerry and Matthew’s most recent concert:

Unitarian Summer worship service: Let It Be a Dance – August 9, 2026

Horst Mengen’s Celebration of Life – Sept. 20th

HORST MENDGEN passed away on July 24. He had been a member of NSU since 1973! His children have arranged a Celebration of Life at NSU on Sunday, September 20th at 3pm. All are invited to attend. 

Monday Meditation September 21

Join Dianne Hicks and other NSU friends for Meditation most Mondays

You’re invited to drop in for any or all of these free weekly Meditation sessions led by Dianne Hicks (11am to noon each Monday). We often go out for lunch afterwards – which is optional

The group will meet in the Sanctuary. If elevator construction noise is a problem, the group can move outside.

These sessions are in the Vipassana tradition starting with Meta (loving kindness) followed by a silent meditation and a reading with discussion.  The only requirement is to be able to close your eyes and breathe.

No registration necessary, simply show up.

Contact Dianne Hicks (604-831-4145) with questions.

Vancouver Art Gallery Outing

Our Environmental Action Team invites you to this outing to the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Sat. September 26 at 10 am

Our Environmental Action Team invites you to join them on an outing to the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) to see Future Geographies: Art in the Century of Climate Change

Description from the VAG’s website:

Featuring works from the past 25 years, this exhibition underscores the gravity and relevance of sustainability and the environment as defining issues of our time. More than 35 works across a range of media—from large-scale video installations to living sculptures—invite viewers to confront pressing questions about our shared future on this planet.

Option to share our responses over lunch following the gallery visit.

When: Sat. September 26th, arrival time 10 a.m.

Transportation: some of us plan to take transit, such as the bus from Park Royal. Meet us at the Gallery or watch for specific details in future e-bulletins.

Cost: approximately $25/person depending on the size of the group

RSVP: please email enviroteam@northshoreunitarians.ca if you plan to attend, so that we can make a group booking in advance.

Monday Meditation September 28th

Join Dianne Hicks and other NSU friends for Meditation most Mondays

You’re invited to drop in for any or all of these free weekly Meditation sessions led by Dianne Hicks (11am to noon each Monday). We often go out for lunch afterwards – which is optional

The group will meet in the Sanctuary. If elevator construction noise is a problem, the group can move outside.

These sessions are in the Vipassana tradition starting with Meta (loving kindness) followed by a silent meditation and a reading with discussion.  The only requirement is to be able to close your eyes and breathe.

No registration necessary, simply show up.

Contact Dianne Hicks (604-831-4145) with questions.

Non-fiction Book Club: What If We Get It Right? – Zoom Sept. 28th

Our Environmental Action Team is leading a non-fiction Book Club via Zoom starting with “What If We Get it Right” by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

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.”

Michelle Sheardown is offering Zoom sessions through the North Vancouver District Public Library 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).