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What Do I Believe About God

"What do I believe about God? It was a straightforward question- routine, for most Seminary students. Months later, I was still thinking about how to answer it. I think it isn't enough to say what you believe about God. How your beliefs intersect with your life and your values is just as critical." Liz James spoke to the Unitarian Fellowship of Regina on December 11 to talk about her personal theology.  She discussed her spiritual beginnings in a conservative Christian church and how her spiritual perspective evolved from that point to where she is now:  studying to become a Unitarian Minister.

All Nations Hope Aids Network

On December 4th, Margaret Poitras, CEO of All Nations Hope Aids Network in Regina outlined her philosophy in her work to improve the lives of people, particularly indigenous who are battling different life problems, some stemming from residential schools, from addictions, mental health issues.  She sees HIV/AIDS more as a symptom of problems faced by marginalized people.  She left us with a strong sense of the hope she sees for improvements in the lives of the people being helped by All Nations Hope Aids Network

Is there community in the Internet?

For this presentation, Bill Stahl examines how the internet brings us closer together for some situations and isolates us in others.  One thing for sure, the internet has changed our lives in very definite ways.

U R Pride: the Successes in the Queer Community

On November 20, Lisa Smith, Executive Director of the U of R Pride Centre gave us a short chronology of milestones in the History of Gay Rights beginning with the interesting fact that in Canada's early years after Confederation, Homosexuality was punishable by death.   Improvements have been gradual but constant from that time on.  Lisa also outlined the work done by the U of R Pride Centre to support gay students.  She also commented on the spectrum of sexual and gender preferences that have always existed in the population.

The Spiritual Basis of Hinduism

On November 13, Dr. G. Lahkshman visited the Unitarian Fellowship of Regina to tell us how Hinduism explains the age old questions of why we are here and how to improve our spiritual lives.  This presentation is well worth your attention as Dr. Lahkshman gets to the basics of what Hinduism is all about

Alice Samkoe explains RPL Literacy Program

On November 6, the Unitarian Fellowship of Regina hosted Alice Samkoe from the Regina Public Library to speak to us about what literacy is and why it is important.  We discovered that RPL's literacy program is more than ESL for new Canadians and we also learned how important volunteers are to the program.

Celebration of Life for Jim Struthers

On July 13, 2011, long time member of the Unitarian Fellowship of Regina, Jim Struthers died peacefully at Regina General Hospital.  A memorial gathering was held at the Regina Unitarian Centre led by Lay Chaplain, Bruno Sahut on July 22nd to celebrate a life well lived.

How Marian Donnelly made downtown Regina more interesting

If you have occasion to stroll down what used to be Scarth Street and is now the FW Hill Mall, you may have noticed activity in the vicinity of Loggies Shoes.  A team of volunteers inspired and encouraged by the tireless efforts of Marian Donnelly has transformed the 2nd and 3rd stories of the Loggie Shoes building into studio, performance, gallery and retail space for a cadre of artists.  Marian spoke to us about her struggles to provide space for Regina artists to create and thrive.

Terry Talks TED

Terry Chadwick, spoke to us last Sunday about TED talks on the internet.  These talks are on Technology, Entertainment and Design and can be accessed at TED.com Terry showed us a couple of examples (we are only posting the audio) of the talks and gave us a brief overview of the types of topics covered by the talks.

Helen Christiansen discusses Spirituality

What is Spirituality?  Helen explores what we mean when we talk about spirituality.