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Love and Marriage

Presenter: Bruno Sahut
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How did you meet your partner? What led you to love one another? Why did you get married? Was it because, as Frank Sinatra sang, “Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage”?

Sharing Our Faith - CUC

Presenter: Joanne Green
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Sharing Our Faith is a program of the Canadian Unitarian Council (CUC), which encourages greater associational awareness in our congregations, the fostering of relationships, and a sense of community and connection among and between our member congregations and communities. This year's service is focused on Unitarian Universalists' part in reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians. Joanne draws from sermons delivered by UU ministers Rev. Meg Roberts and Rev. Samaya Oakle, as well as information presented at a recent panel discussion in Regina on the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.

Our Spirits Long to be Made Whole: An Exploration of Unitarian Spiritualities

Reverend Karen Fraser Gitlitz
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We Unitarians can be a quirky bunch. Some of us are here because we’re excited to find a secular community that is more than a club. Others of us are longing for a truly liberal religion. Some describe themselves as spiritual but not religious and others as religious but not spiritual. And for a few, we’re here because there is nowhere else for us to go. Getting the “mix” of services right for this group of humanists, mystics, naturalists, atheists, theists, agnostics, contemplatives and social activists can be a challenge, that’s for sure! One area that has seen a lot of growth in the past decade is “Unitarian spirituality.” What does a Unitarian approach to spirituality look like, and what does it add to our “mix”?

James Reeb -- Famous Unitarians Series

Presenter: Deb Barton --

James Reeb (Jan.1, 1927 – Mar. 11, 1965) was an American Unitarian Universalist minister and civil rights activist. While participating in the Selma Voting Rights movement in Selma, Alabama in 1965, he was murdered by white segregationists, dying of head injuries in hospital two days after being severely beaten.

Creative Kids -- Expanding Opportunities for Children

Presenter: Shawn Bauch

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Artistic and cultural activities help kids express themselves, explore passions, meet friends and develop self-esteem. Creative Kids is a charitable program that funds children with financial barriers so they can participate in creative activities. Established in 2010, Creative Kids has helped more than 3900 children and youth try dance, art, drama and music and given them optimism for the future.

All Nations Hope AIDS Network

Presenter: Margaret Poitras

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ANHN was established as a collective of Indigenous people, organizations, and agencies who care about HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C among First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in Saskatchewan. ANHN envisions healthy individuals and communities where the physical, spiritual, and social needs of Indigenous people living with and affected by HIV, and Hepatitis C are met, and where they are meaningfully involved in decision-making processes that affect their lives. 

Honouring My Friend Thom Bartram

Presenter: Jim Harding
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Jim Harding honours Thom's memory by intimately discussing their 50-year friendship, as well as the ups and downs of Thom's peace and mental health activism. Jim brings meaning to Thom's endless struggle to remain independent, while dealing with the medical and disability income systems. This challenging and deeply valued relationship became transformative for Jim as well.

Talking about Money with Rev. Karen Fraser Gitlitz

What did you learn about money as a child? What is your relationship with money as an Adult? There is an old joke about Unitarians, that we are the religion that is more comfortable talking about sex than money. But just like sex, talking about money is an opportunity to explore how we live out our values in relationship with others.

Building a Community

Presenter: Glenna Ottenbreit-Born & Sheri Adams-Selinger

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Goldenrod Land Co-op (GLC) is a group of families that desire to build a better future for their children and the earth. Their hope is to be stewards of land that will provide for themselves and the greater community. By creating a more sustainable lifestyle for themselves, they strive to pave a way for others to find a more sustainable path.

Commitment

Presenter: Joanne Green
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What does it mean to be committed and dedicated to a cause? Why do we make a promise to support and nurture our beloved community in the Unitarian Fellowship of Regina? What do we receive or gain by making a commitment? What inspires you to be loyal to a faith or a cause? Joanne Green, our current president, will talk about her reasons for her devotion and commitment.