Further to Part 1 (presented last April), Michael will continue to explore our collective spirituality through two more intriguing international tales and reflections from his family’s “book of life” that they’ve experienced over the years. He will then add a fresh story to illustrate deeper aspects of our spiritual journeys and the pathways that intrigue … Continue reading Tales from a Book of Life, Part 2: Pathways
Rabbi Sherril Gilbert returns to Lakeshore for a third time. She tells us: During the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (beginning on the eve of September 23), Jews all around the world build small outdoor temporary huts. The impermanence of these structures helps us deepen our recognition of our vulnerability as human beings. Dwelling in our … Continue reading The Fragility of Life
Two women talk one day and mention that their husbands need to get more exercise. Two spiritual masters talk one day and tell each other that their wives are after them to exercise. This reflection is about what happens next. Service leader: Susan Czarnocki Musician: Kerry-Anne Kutz Hospitality: Heather Falconer & Sari Kelen’s potluck team
After our Summer hiatus with picnics and BBQs, the Lakeshore Unitarian Universalist Congregation is homeward bound, returning to our regular Sunday morning services. Christopher Thomson, one of our members and a long-settled immigrant in Québec, will talk about the personal journeys we make in our lives. Leaving our first home to go into the world, yet … Continue reading Homeward Bound
A long-standing Lakeshore tradition is closing the service year with an Intergenerational service organized, scripted and led by the children and youth of our community. Again, this year we look forward to the creativity and energy which our young folks deploy in finishing the year en beauté. The year-end picnic follows this service. Service leader: … Continue reading Intergenerational Service
Michel Mpambara tells his story about immigration. He immigrated to Canada from Rwanda when he was 17 years old. He will talk about his family, their life in Rwanda before the genocide, and everything he has learned from the process of integrating into Quebec culture. Today he is a stand-up comic, a film actor and a … Continue reading Before and After: A Story about Immigration
Pastoral care can be a nebulous discipline. It also involves skills that aren’t often framed as work or as a service, but which are vital in offering spiritual connection and healing – whether in professional ministry or as lay members of a congregation. Rev. Rodrigo Emilio Solano-Quesnel is the current minister at the UU Fellowship … Continue reading Presence & Permission
After being diagnosed with relapsing multiple sclerosis at age 33, law professor Sébastien Jodoin embarked on the greatest research project of his life. During his talk, Sébastien will share the story of his recovery, his rigorous and comprehensive approach to optimal brain health, the ways in which he has cultivated acceptance and self-care in his … Continue reading Thriving with a Chronic Illness
With “29 Days on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland,” Canadian artist and filmmaker G. Scott MacLeod will take us through his day-to-day experiences of the Reykjanes Peninsula, a geological wonder and a UNESCO Global Geo-park, with a focus on its diversity of volcanic and geothermal activity, its singular beauty, and its unique culture. There for an … Continue reading 29 Days on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
Judi Richards, singer songwriter, mother and grandmother, will speak about her childhood in the suburbs of Toronto, her family, and most of all her mother who was her very first model of “Superwoman” in the 1950s. Trained in classical ballet, Judi became a choreographer, comedienne, a singer, and a song-writer, all of which demonstrate her eclectic, … Continue reading My Mom is Superwoman!
