Rev. Roslyn Macgregor, a retired Anglican minister and long-time social activist in Montreal, headed the Mile End Mission for many years. She will draw on her experiences to challenge us to consider about what we think of ourselves and about how we relate to others and the world around us. Service leader – Sheila Laursen … Continue reading Who’s in – who’s out?
Our beloved Minister Emeritus, Fred Cappuccino, age 93, will speak on the “Sacredness of Tears.” As Washington Irving said, “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.” And Fred has said that if the people are good he will NOT sing an old Irish song. Service leader – Heather Falconer Musician … Continue reading Sacredness of Tears
We have the pleasure of welcoming Rabbi Sherril Gilbert as she returns to Lakeshore for the fourth time. This time, she will explore the systems thinking principle of emergence, and apply it to moral ways of being in the world, termite architecture, and Hasidic mystical teachings. Service leader – Christopher Thomson Musician – Kerry-Anne Kutz … Continue reading On Religious Sensibilities, Termites and the Dot of Goodness
Yoga is a very familiar word currently, but not when an orange clad monk from India first spoke at the World Parliament of Religions in 1892. What did he have to say? Is it relevant now? Milda has practiced Yoga for many years, and is currently studying Asian Religions at McGill University. Service leader – … Continue reading Roots of North American Yoga…. A Unitarian Connection
Growing up in upstate New York during the 1960s, Christopher reflects on the light cast on those times and that country by Maya Angelou’s memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The renowned Afro-American poet Maya Angelou wrote a powerful account of her childhood and adolescence in the South and in California: violence and … Continue reading Reflections on the Caged Bird
Larissa Girvan was in Lakeshore UU Congregation’s RE program several years ago, along with some of our other young adults. Lara will reflect on Lakeshore’s influence on her life’s journey, particularly as an elementary school teacher, onher teaching style, and the values she holds today. She will also speak about loving oneself along life’s journey, whichever path one is … Continue reading How Lakeshore helped shape me
Traci Williams is certified in trauma-based yoga, along with several other styles, and has taught yoga in Kahnawake for five years, which she considers a privilege. She will speak about what she has learned from her time with the Mohawk, and how they taught each other, through both yoga and their traditions, with it becoming … Continue reading Teaching Trauma-Based Yoga
What does the word consciousness trigger in your mind: curiosity, indifference? At some level do you sense that consciousness is like heart-beats, and breathing: the very stuff of life, not needing further explanation? Or do you consider that we are just barely beginning the process of comprehending what consciousness consists of? Today’s service is an … Continue reading Consciousness: Mystery or Chemistry
Gabor gave this sermon at Lakeshore UU Congregation seventeen years ago. In case you missed it or you have joined our community since then, he will deliver it again. It explores the question: “Where do ethical rules come from?” Service Leader: Christopher Thomson Musician: Kerry-Anne Kutz Chalice Lighter: Cormac Lutes Hospitality: TBC
This is the third part of Michael’s trilogy. The pattern is broadly as before: a set of international tales is used to explore our collective spirituality. The tales are followed by another mysterious spiritual question. Today’s tales, sometimes amusing but all intriguing, are from the exotic society of Peninsula Malaysia. They cover a key question: “Can … Continue reading Tales from a Book of Life: Reflections
