Unitarian Church of Edmonton (UCE)

Reverend Rosemary and Chorealis approach joy from multiple perspectives - because you just never know where you will find it!

Recognizing International Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate this community and the trust many have placed in UCE. ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting - Trust the People – Lessons from the Emergent Strategy Immersion New Orleans by Adrienne Maree Brown Hymn 361 - Enter, Rejoice, and Come In Canvass Presentation - Lynne Turvey Sha...

The Right Relations Team explores the importance of promoting healthy relationships and addressng conflict in constructive ways. ORDER OF SERVICE Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting - Beloved is Where We Begin by Jan Richardson Prelude - A Beautiful Distraction by Michele McLaughlin Hymn 346 - Come Sing a Song with Me Canvass Presentation – Lynne Turvey Sharing Our Abun...

Where Can We Put Our Trust? March 16, 2025 This family friendly service will be asking us to think about our Soul Matters theme of 'trust' in a different way. What does it mean to trust ourselves, our UCE organization, and even our friends and families? Come prepared to participate, learn, and question. And to have a little fun thrown in! Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Ackn...

Extraordinary Women Doing Ordinary Things March 9, 2025 Revs Audrey Brooks and Rosemary Morrison This service will feature several of our 'Extraordinary" UCE women. Revs Audrey and Rosemary are co-leading this service with Ruth Patrick as our special guest speaker. Gordon Ritchie and Maria Ouderkirk and Gordon Rtichie are guest musicians. Raging Grannies will introduce a hymn. We are celebrating I...

Will Everything Be OK? What's going to happen? Will everything be ok? What can I do? In these days, we find ourselves too often stuck with these questions on repeat. We clutch at ways to contain, compartmentalize and control. What if, instead, we trusted?

Is there an essence to inclusion for communities? Dr. Lori Campbell, professor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Grant MacEwan University, speaks on foundational concepts around inclusion. ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting – Be Longing by Chad Snyder Hymn 6 – Just As Long As I Have Breath Sharing Our Abundance – CUC Sharing Our Fait...

Looking at inclusion from many different angles, along with participating in an activity, will help us all understand how inclusion invites us to be gracious and generous. ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting - Love Can Transform the World by Maureen Killoran Hymn 38 - Morning Has Broken Time for All Ages - The Day You Begin by Jacquiline...

Just As You Are: You Are Accepted Unitarian Universalist singer/songwriter Lea Morris's song, 'Just as You Are' is the inspiration for this service. Bringing inclusion to life is necessary for people to feel accepted, wanted, celebrated, and loved.

Sara Eileen LaWall writes,"Out of the flames of fear we rise with the courage of our deepest convictions to stand for justice, inclusion and peace." Inclusion may seem daunting at times but we can take simple steps to create a safe and welcoming community. Chorealis invites you to a time to celebrate and affirm UU values.

Sometimes we tell ourselves stories that don’t fit our situation anymore, or stories that are harmful to ourselves or others. In this service you will be given an opportunity to practice telling and questioning those stores. ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting - The Ember of Hope and Love Set Ablaze by Lisa Doage Hymn 1010 - We Give Thank...

Only a Story Will Do: Storytelling in Many Forms January 19, 2025 Rev. Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: John Sproule Order of Service Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting A Shared Story by Rev. Sandra Fees For the stories that long to be told and retold, for the stories that long to be imagined and reimagined, for the stories that long to be envisioned an...

A Cautionary Tale: Stories Are Meant to be Complex January 12, 2025 Rev. Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Lynne Turvey Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Sean Presiloski on guitar Chalice Lighting When We Pause to Remember Rev. Alicia Ford (adapted by Rev. Rosemary Morrison) When we pause to remember who we are: companions on this grand experiment called life, when we t...

Stand for Something Bigger Than Yourself Robin Sharma (The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari) writes," There are no extra people alive today. Every single one of us is here for a reason, a special purpose. Each of us can shift from the realm of the ordinary into the heights of the extraordinary." Join Chorealis for a contemplative service featuring the words of Robin Sharma.

A Very UU Christmas: How the Unitarians Saved Christmas December 22, 2024 Reverend Rosemary Morrison Service Leader: Declan Kiely Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Christmas Time is Here Presented by Gordon Ritchie and Bill Damur Chalice Lighting May This Light Guide Us We light this chalice, here in the darkness of winter as we wait. This temporary space is one filled...

UCE’s age old tradition of decorating our tree with warm items to give away. The baby candle will be lit, a world premier of a new Gordon Ritchie/Audrey Brooks composition in honour of a new baby born into our midst, and lots of carol singing. ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting - Opening to the Light by Sarah Ruth Wekoye Davis Song - Jin...

Slow down, be present, and allow ourselves to resist the headlong rish of a to-do list. On Buddha’s birthday, remind ourselves that we are human beings, not human doings. ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting - Two quotes by the Buddha Opening Words Hymn 16 - Tis a Gift to Be Simple Lighting the Advent Candles - Together we say: Infinite Sp...

Join Chorealis for their annual Service of Carols and Lessons which will feature excerpts from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, read by Coralie Cairns and John Sproule. Published in 1843, it recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner and three spirits. Hear a tale of kindness, generosity, compassion, and transformation.

Mending and Minding: Repairing the Fabric of Our Lives November 24, 2024 Reverend Rosemary Morrison. Service Leader: Brandie Moller-Reid Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting Being Sanctuary By Jo VonRue, Linette Lowe Welcome to this space, this sanctuary of peace where we come to not only create our best selves, but to also do the work of creating a belove...

Order of Service Nov 17, 2024 "Celebrating UCE, Membership, Fellowship & Families” Chimes Welcome, Announcements, and Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting Hymn 1008 “When Our Heart is in a Holy Place” Sharing our Abundance: partner charity for November: Edmonton Food Bank Hymn 402 “From You I Receive” (Sing 2X) Responsive Reading Song “Draw the Circle Wide” Service Leader Reflection New M...

How can we repair more effectively what is broken in us, our relationships and our world. Sound starts at 2:17 ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Announcements Land Acknowledgement Prelude Chalice Lighting - In Need of Healing Hymn 168 - One More Step Reading Sharing Our Abundance - Edmonton Food Bank Hymn 402 - From You I Receive (Sing 2X) Service Leader Reflection - John and Lynn Turvey Video -...

Healing the Earth November 2, 2024 Chorealis Welcome & Announcement Hymn #163 For the Earth Forever Turning by Kim Oler Kindling the Chalice - All Animal Chalice by Mark Causey Responsive Reading - The Womb of Stars by Joy Atkinson Reading - Reading - At Arm's Length by Karen G. Johnston Hymn - Cherish The Earth Chorealis Sharing Our Abundance – Edmonton Food Bank From You I Receive Hymn 1068 Risi...

Listen to the Spooky Story - Order of Service October 27, 2024 Chimes Welcome and Land Acknowledgement Prelude “Let The Mystery Be” (not recorded) - Iris DeMent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaoR5m4L80 Announcements Chalice Lighting Hymn 1023 “Building Bridges” (Sing 3x) Time for All Ages “Poultrygeist” by Eric Geron, Illustrated by Peter Oswald Sharing Our Abundance – Camp fYrefly Hymn 402 “Fr...

Welcome Back, Brian October 20, 2024 Revs Brian Kiely and Rosemary Morrison Service Leader L Susan Ruttan Order of Service Prelude Welcome Announcements Opening Words Land Acknowledgement Chalice Lighting Hymn #1064 Blue Boat Home Reading – Thanks be for these Sharing our Abundance – Camp Fyrefly From you I receive Official welcome – Rev. Rosemary Brian sermon Susan reflection Responsive reading:...

ORDER OF SERVICE Chimes Welcome and Land Acknowledgement Announcements Prelude Chalice Lighting - Why We’re Here by Erik Walker Wikstrom Opening Words - Gratitude Video Brother David Steindl Rast (not recorded) Hymn 21 - For the Beauty of the Earth Reading – Sure, Come on In, and Give Thanks, 1932 by Ogden Nash Sharing Our Abundance – Camp fYrefly Hymn 402 – From You I Receive (2x) Service Leader...