Category: Themes
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September Theme Brochure: BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS … View it here
View Beginnings and Endings. For more theme brochures, visit Themes.
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Our Music: On Inviting Musicians to Neighbourhood
by Susanne Maziarz, Music Director at Neighbourhood I invite musicians to Neighbourhood regularly. And I love to. I am proud of our congregation. It is a special, warm place for musicians to share their gifts. Musicians by trade are asked to open themselves up and be made vulnerable to their audience. The supporting, loving, and…
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Families Growing Together: Our Whole Lives (OWL) Program
by Margaret Evans, Director of Lifespan Learning This past summer, several people from our congregation were trained as Our Whole Lives (OWL) facilitators, a program that teaches children and youth about healthy bodies, relationships and sexuality. This program is a holistic approach to understanding our bodies and our relationships in a healthy environment. This is…
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Our Music: Love And Beauty In The Face Of Hate
by Susanne Maziarz, Music Director at Neighbourhood Over five years ago, I heard about Threshold Choirs at the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network (UUMN) conference. A seed had been planted and now the Comfort Choir is in our fifth year singing at the Michael Garron (formerly Toronto East General) Hospital. Thinking of how music can both…
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Families Growing Together: What We Offer To The World Matters
by Margaret Evans, Director of Lifespan Learning Church is no longer common. It is not what people do anymore. More often, people are confused by those who are still committed to their religious beliefs. What would it take for us to be bold this year? I’m asking myself this question as part of our Lifespan…
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Theme: The Invitation
Our monthly theme for October is The Invitation: Visit our selection of thought-provoking posts on this topic. For more information about — and a gateway to past — themes, visit our Themes page.
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Our Music: Make Time To Listen To Music
by Susanne Maziarz, Music Director at Neighbourhood I used to listen to music a lot. Daily. When I was in school, I was so turned on by all of the new kinds of music and new sounds that I was hearing that sitting and listening to music in my headphones without any other distractions was…
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Families Growing Together: Written Words
by Margaret Evans, Director of Lifespan Learning This year, I had a unique experience of letting go of some major life events. It was a long process that involved many turns and steps backward, but eventually I made it to where I am today. One of the most influential things I did to help myself…
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Our Music: Sectional Healing
by Susanne Maziarz, Music Director at Neighbourhood Each year, the Spirit Choir participates in an exercise called Sectional Healing. Each of the four sections (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass) meet privately to plan the presentation of a song (of their choice) to the rest of the choir. Everyone must have at least one line of…