We appreciate our dedicated team of Sound Board operators who have helped with our audio system on Sunday mornings (and at other events) throughout our program year:
Barrie Forbes (who scheduled the volunteers and also helped with Sound on Sundays)
Annabelle Coward
Brian McConnell
Jel Coward
Jimmy Lamb
Peter Thiersch
If you’re interested in helping with Sound during Sunday mornings and other events, please reach out to Janni in the NSU Office.
After the Flower Communion service on Sunday, June 21st, please join us downstairs (and outside, weather permitting) for a BBQ lunch arranged by Dianne Hicks. (Suggested $5/person). Vegetarian options will be provided.
Monday Meditation is ON HOLD until July 20th. Time and location will be determined as the time gets closer.
Contact Dianne Hicks (604-831-4145) or the NSU Office for details.
Some new arrivals to Canada are in need of bicycles and equipment. Thanks to an earlier donation the two little girls (ages 6 and 8) now have bikes but still need helmets and bike locks. One of the adults, who is six feet tall, is also looking for a bike, and one who is five foot nine inches could really use an e-bike. The group who sponsored them realize an e-bike is a big ask, but we felt it was worth spreading the word.
Contact Jennifer Williams or the NSU Office if you have questions or need more information.
Each month, we raise funds for a registered charity whose mission is in line with our values. We call this “Outreach”.
During June, all donations marked “Outreach” will be donated to Urban Spirit Foundation, a charitable organization that exists to further the success and self reliance of Urban Indigenous people in the Metro Vancouver Region.
USF was created by the founders of ACCESS a non profit organization formed in 1999 through the collaboration of six Indigenous community organizations and funded by Human Resources Development Canada to provide education and employment training for the urban Indigenous living in the region. The Foundation works to grow philanthropic resources to provide education and employment training opportunities, secondary and post-secondary scholarships and bursaries, and community based programs and projects that move people from poverty to self sufficiency.
See our payment methods here. Whichever payment method you choose, please mark your donation as “Outreach” so we can correctly apply your donation.
(Donors will receive an end-of-year tax receipt for their donations to our Outreach campaigns).
After lunch (at about 12:15), join Mary Bennett and Sue Forbes in the Sanctuary for a deeper dive into the topic of Sunday's reflection: Spiritual Practices for Unitarians.
You might leave with a daily, weekly or yearly spiritual practice you’d like to try. Or you might just get affirmation on already being spiritual enough.
Everyone is invited to events organized by our Environmental Action Team. We'd like to host events that more people are interested in attending.
We've brainstormed a few ideas — a book club (there a number of great new books) or speaker series (who would you want to hear from?) — but we welcome your input!
Please share any ideas or thoughts to enviroteam@northshoreunitarians.ca or using this short form (also linked to the button below). Also check out the interactive display in the lower hall and tell us what you'd like to see.
You may recall that the Welsh Men’s Choir performed at one of our services earlier this year. Now’s your chance to hear them in concert — directed by our very own Alison Nixon (NSU Music Director).
You’re invited to the Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir concert at Highlands United Church (3255 Edgemont Blvd, North Vancouver) on Friday May 29th at 7pm. Tickets available at the door.
NSU's first board meeting of the new year is Wednesday, June 17th. We are hosting a community forum as an opportunity for feedback and "blue sky thinking".
This is a great opportunity to meet the new board, share your thoughts on what is working, what could be changed and what might be fun to try!
Light refreshments will be served at 4:30. The open forum will start at 5:00, prior to the formal board meeting at 6:30. Please come and enjoy connecting with your friends and providing your input.
with Kerry Burke (guitars, vocals) & Matthew van der Giessen (bass, cello, vocals) and Friends
(proceeds go to North Shore Unitarians)
at North Shore Unitarians
370 Mathers Ave, West Van.
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.
Purchase tickets using the button below, or pay cash at the door.
Questions? Contact Janni in the Main Office, or Kerry Burke.
