First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg
603 Wellington Crescent R3M 0A7 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

We know many of you enjoy Minecraft; here's a way to include local Indigenous culture in your gaming. (Manito Ahbee Aki launches later this week).

Our local libraries offer a guide to kick-start or deepen learning about Black history, including information that focuses on Manitoba and Canada. https://guides.wpl.winnipeg.ca/blackhistorymonth

It's a new day, a new month. The work of love is never finished. https://youtu.be/WpYC8X7R4R8

Just a reminder to everyone that tomorrow's Animal Blessing during the service invites our live animals, our stuffed animals (because sometimes the best way to love an animal is not having it live with us), and our beloved memories of the animals we've lost.

Saturday February 13, for BIPOC youth and emerging adults (ages 14-24)

The DRUUMM Beat is out! DRUUMM is a Unitarian Universalist People of Colo[u]r Ministry and anti-racist collective bringing lay and religious professionals together to overcome racism through resistance and transform Unitarian Universalism through our multicultural experiences. Learn more at http://druumm.org

Our "Possibilities" quote for today: Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation. Alasdair Gray

Our Tuesday question for our theme of "Possibilities": In an uncertain future, how do you assess possibility in your own life?

Our November theme is "Possibilities". We start the month with this quote: So many things are possible as long as you don’t know they are impossible. -Mildred Taylor

Our "Possibilities" question for this week: When someone you respect tells you something is impossible, what is your typical response?

Our "Possibility" quote to start the week: The possible’s slow fuse is lit by the Imagination. Emily Dickinson

Our "Possibility quote to start the week: The possible’s slow fuse is lit by the Imagination. Emily Dickinson

It's the first Sunday in November, which means it's Trans Parent Day! We lit a candle of joy and celebration this morning for the life, love, and diversity that exists between transgender parents and their children, and transgender children and their parents. Happy Trans Parent Day! #TransParentDay

Our quote for today" "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." Winnie the Pooh

Our podcast for this week on our October theme of "Grief": On Love And Death By Rev/ Peggy Clarke http://ow.ly/WXdf50BTx6H

Today we launch our first ever virtual choir project for our congregation! If you would like to sing or play for our traditional candlelit Silent Night on Christmas Eve, click the link below for instructions and resources. Submissions are due November 18 to give us time to edit the final video! https://uuwinnipeg.mb.ca/virtual-choir-silent-night/

Our final meme on our October theme of "Grief. Next week our November theme will be "Possibilities".

Our final podcast on our October theme of "Grief" is by Lynn Ungar. http://ow.ly/Xmms50C677m

Our quote for today: "Perhaps there is a limit to the grieving that the human heart can do. As when one adds salt to a tumbler of water, there comes a point where simply no more will be absorbed. --Sarah Waters

November 20 is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). Worldwide, over 350 trans and gender-diverse people were murdered in the last year. Unitarian Universalists affirm and celebrate all genders, mourn those lost to anti-trans violence, and work for trans liberation.

Great news for our trans/non-binary/agender beloveds: a monthly gathering for *all ages*! FUUW is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).

We’re looking forward to gathering with UU friends old and new! Will you join us?

Our Grief meme for today: "What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul." --Jewish proverb

Our "Grief" question for this week: What advice would you give to someone else who is newly grieving?

Our final question on oour October theme of "Grief": How have you been creative in grief?

Our quote to start the week: Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size. Mark Twain

Our theme quote for Monday: "Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand."--Patti Smith

We are thrilled to announce all the details of our upcoming National Fall Gathering being held November 13-15. Join us for Regional Gatherings on Friday, Novem...ber 13. On Saturday, November 14 we are offering a full slate of engaging workshops on everything from Pastoral Care and Resilient Leadership, to conversations with Indigenous Elders and Educating for Anti-Racism. We will also gather for a conversation with the Board and some social time at our Coffeehouse. And on Sunday we will gather together for a National service. Please find all the details, including the registration information on our website at: https://cuc.ca//national-fall-gathe/1605294000/1605466800/ We are looking forward to welcoming you!

Today is Intersex Awareness Day. Unitarian Universalists affirm that all bodies have value, and that we all need one another. For information and resources, visit https://www.queerevents.ca/education/intersex

From DLFD Andrea: it’s clergy appreciation month, and Sunday is clergy appreciation day! What messages would you like to share with our beloved Rev. Meghann this weekend? (Post in the comments below).

We have many beloveds among us who are Americans, and of course many more who care about what happens with our neighbours to the south. No matter what the outcome of next week’s election in the United States, the Unitarian Universalist Association will hold an online gathering on Nov. 5th, at 7:00 p.m. our time. https://fb.me/e/1y7KdD9M9

Our Friday quote for our October theme of "Grief": Tears are a river that takes you somewhereTears lift your boat off the rocks, off dry ground, carrying it downriver to someplace better. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Today's quote on our theme of "Grief": "Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim." --Vicki Harrison

Our theme quote for today:Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place. Sarah Dessen.

Continuing our October theme of "Grief", this week's podcast is Pay Attention By Rev. Danielle DiBona http://ow.ly/myT950C01PP

Continuing our September theme of "Grief", our podcast for this week is Grief And Gravity By Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern. http://ow.ly/Uztv50BMfYc

Our question for this week on our October theme of "Grief": What has grief taught you for which oyu are grateful?

Our quote for today on our Octber theme of "Grief": "Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." --Virginia Satir

For this Sunday's streaming service, please bring a small box or other container, and some small strips of paper.