Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

Each year we bring out gifts of warmth and hope to decorate our Mitten Tree. Be inspired by generosity, hope and love. ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting - Opening to the Light by Sarah Ruth Wekoye Davis Hymn 235 - Deck the Halls Lighting the Third Advent Candle - A Candle of Joy Sharing Our Abundance Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing...

Order of Service Carols and Lessons December 7, 2025 Chorealis Service Leader: Karen Mills Get your holiday spirit in gear with songs and readings from Chorealis. You're invited to share inseasonal songs (one's a world premiere!), heartfelt readings and the warmth of community on this winter morn. Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgment Prelude Winter Lullaby – by Pinkzebra - Choreali...

Ordinary Miracles: Let’s Look for Them November 30, 2025 First Sunday in Advent Reverend Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Maria Ouderkirk Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting Miracles in mundane moments… by Rev. Michelle Collins We light this chalice for eyes that see miracles in mundane moments. May this flame remind us that gratitude grows not through w...

ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude - Chanting as a River – Monastic Chant from Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village (not recorded) Chalice Lighting/Opening Words - by Thich Nhat Hahn Hymn 38 - Morning Has Broken Sharing Our Abundance - Edmonton Food Bank Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2X) Time for All Ages - I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness - written by...

What Can We Learn? October 9, 2025 Rev. Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Jeff Bisanz Guest speaker: Whitney Haynes Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting/Opening Words The Chalice of Our Being by Rev. Richard Gilbert “Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry, and give back.”—Dag Hammarskjold Each morning w...

Some days we can’t see the joy that surrounds us. So caught up inside ourselves, we take when we should give.” These are the words from “Thankful”, just one of the songs Chorealis will sing as we take time to notice the abundance around us. Join us in stretching our gratitude muscles.

'Tis the time of the year when the veil is the thinnest between this world and the next. We will gather around the bonfire to reflect on the season and our connection to the earth. Then we will go on a journey through the labyrinth to remember departed loved ones. 

Our congregations, cultures, communities, our world, are in the midst of profound transition. How do we bring the spirit of our UU faith into this process? ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting Hymn 361 - Enter, Rejoice, and Come In Sharing Our Abundance - Camp fYrefly Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2X) Service Leader Reflection - Rev....

When Turkeys Fly: Doing the Impossible with Gratitude October 12, 2025 Reverend Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Yvonne Mireau Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting Come into this circle of community. Come into this sacred space. By Andrew Pakula Come into this circle of community. Come into this sacred space. Be not tentative. Bring your...

Chorealis Service - Cultivating Compassion October 5, 2025 Welcome, Announcements and Land Acknowledgement Prelude Theme from Cheers Chorealis Opening Words We Lay Down Our Burdens by Kate Steinberg (adapted) Kindling the Chalice Rekindled by Albert Schweitzer Reading When the World Numbs, Stay Tender by Rev. Cameron Trimble Musical response Open Our Hearts Chorealis Sharing Our Abundance From You...

ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Prelude - Shaman’s Call by Carlos Nakai (not recorded) Land Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting - breathe by Craig Rowland Hymn 163 - For the Earth Forever Turning Reading – The Earth Does Not Belong to Us: We Belong to the Earth by Chief Seattle Sharing Our Abundance - Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society Hymn 402 – From You I Receive (sing 2x) Rea...

Showing Up in Community: We Belong There Too September 21, 2025 Reverend Rosemary Morrison Guest: Juan Vargas Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting Hymn 188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are. By L.A. Unger Sharing Our Abundance Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X) Time for All Ages I Am We by Susan Verde –not recorded Candles of Joy and Concern...

Service Leader: Karen Mills Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting Hymn 389 ""Gathered Here" Sharing Our Abundance: charity of Sept: Bent Arrow Hymn 402 From You I Receive (Sing 2X) Invitation to greet your neighbours Service Leader Reflection by Karen Mills Meditation Meditation Hymn 123 "Spirit of Life" Candles of Joy and Concern Song "Ten...

September 7, 2025 You Belong Here: A Homecoming Celebration Reverend Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Lynne Turvey Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting The Spirit of Water by Katie Sivani Gelfand We light this chalice as a symbol of reunion. We reunite in this sanctuary to share the flow of our hearts with one another. We gather together...

The Earth Laughs in Flowers June 15, 2024 Reverend Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Yvonne Mireu Please bring a flower to share to our annual Flower Communion. This beloved Unitarian Universalist tradition started decades ago with Rev. Norbert Capek, a Unitarian minister persecuted for his inclusive values. Celebrate with us on this important and colourful day! Order of Service: The following vid...

Sunday, June 8, 2025 "Take PRIDE in who you are!" Order of Service Service Leaders: Gordon Ritchie, Maria Ouderkirk and Declan Kiely Welcome and Announcements Prelude- video [not recorded] "It's Not Easy Being Green" Land Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting "Honoring Our Common Connection and Our Uniqueness" by Adam Slate Hymn 305 "Des Colores" Reading " A Seed Knows How to Wait" by Hope Jahren Shari...

All Creatures Great and Small: Animals Bless us Every Day June 1, 2025 Rev. Rosemary Morrison, Service Leader: Karen Bilida All Creatures Great and Small: Animals Bless us Every Day June 1, 2025 Order of Servcie Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting All Animals Are Our Relatives by Florence Caplow We light this chalice in honor of the animal realm, Furred a...

J.M. Barrie wrote in Peter Pan: The moment you doubt whether you can fly you cease forever to be able to do it. What do you think UCE is capable of? In what ways have we clipped our own wings? Let’s explore possibilities together! ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting - Nurturing Imagination by Rev. Michelle Collins Hymn 389 - Gathered Here...

The Heart and Soul of UCE May 18, 2025 Rev Rosemary Morrison and the Pastoral Care TEam Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting We Light Our Chalice Imagining by Rev. Brigitte Bechtold We light our chalice, imagining What lies in the liminal space Between the flame and its circle What dwells in the interstitial space Between the cracks in our...

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Creating Pathways: Letting Go May 11, 2025 Rev. Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Brandie-Moller Reid Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting Mother's Day Chalice Lighting by Claudene (Deane) Oliva We light this chalice for mothers and mothering; to celebrate those who have taken on the task of nurturing a young one-baby, child, or youth-into...

Practicing the Future Together adrienne maree brown said, “Science fiction is simply a way to practice the future together.” In this service, join Chorealis to practice the future together not through science fiction, but through song. We’ll use lyrics, melody, harmony and rhythm to spark our imaginations and sort through thoughts both dark and light

Guest Spearker Guy Milner talks on his experiences advocating for AIDS victims and the gay community. ORDER OF SERVICE Welcome, Announcements and Land Acknowledgement Prelude Kindling the Chalice - The Hearth of the Chalice by Bear W. Qolezcua Hymn 347 - Gather the Spirit Introduction of Guy Milner Part 1 presentation by Guy Milner Sharing Our Abundance - Child Haven International Offertory Respon...

"The Earth Brings Us Life and Joy" April 20, 2025 Easter Sunday lands right before Earth Day this year, so it seems fitting that we celebrate nature in its joyful renewal. Order of Service - Service Leader: John Sproule Chimes Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, Announcements Prelude - pianist: Andrew Glover Chalice Lighting "Alleluia!" by Jeanne Lloyd Hymn 21 "For the Beauty of the Earth" Sharing our...

"Joy, Give Into It" - Service Leader: Talia Welsh April 13, 2025 - Order of Service Chimes Welcome, Announcements, Land Acknowledgement Prelude Opening Words Chalice Lighting "Come Into This Place" By Margaret Weis Hymn 1000 "Morning Has Come" Sharing our Abundance: Charity of the Month: Child Haven International Offertory Response "From You I Receive" Service Leader Reflection - Talia Welsh Readi...