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How Shall We Live?
Sunday Service - October 4, 10:00amMusic by Resonance
At a feedback and brainstorming session in June, members of this congregation suggested this theme as a thread to run through this year’s services. It is not uncommon to hear that someone attends church because they want to become a better person. What does that mean, and how can we help each other with that goal?
Show Your Love
Sunday Service - September 27, 10:00amThe Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough, a Welcoming Congregation, is proud to host this year's Peterborough Pride community worship service. We believe that how we love is the question, not who we love, and we invite the whole community to come to celebrate Pride Week with us.
Learn more about Peterborough Pride Week at their web site.
What is a Life?
Sunday Service - September 20, 10:00amDue to the Rosh Hashanna high holiday we will be meeting in the fellowship hall downstairs.
In preparation for this year’s theme, How Shall We Live?, we’ll look at this foundational question. What constitutes a life, and how can we ensure that our lives are well-examined and well-lived?
Five Smooth Stones
Sunday Service - June 14, 10:00amMusic by the Mandolin Society
Special Event: The installation of our new Board.
What is it that makes liberal religion liberal? Theologian James Luther Adams answers the question with five smooth stones.
The Transient and the Transcendent
Sunday Service - May 31, 10:00amMusic: Glen Caradus
My theology is built on the idea that we are all on a journey, that we are all in process, and that nothing is ever complete. Does this mean that nothing is permanent? Or are there some things that ‘transcend’ the process?
Answering the Call
Sunday Service - May 24, 10:00amMusic: The Occasional Singers
Several members and youth attended the Canadian Unitarian Council’s Annual Conference and Meeting during the week previous. In this ‘bring back’ service, we share what was experienced and learned in Thunder Bay.
Stewardship of the Marginalized
Sunday Service - May 10, 10:00amEverybody comes into life with a mother, but that doesn’t insure that everyone will be taken care of. Who, or what, should look after those who stand near the edges…or even outside the boundaries… of advantage, acceptance, and belonging?
Beltane
Sunday Service - May 3, 10:00amMusic: Resonance
For the Celts, Beltane marked the beginning of the pastoral summer season when the herds of livestock were driven out to the summer pastures and mountain grazing lands. As we celebrate May’s arrival, what must we drive out into the summer pastures?
Up From the Grave
Sunday Service - April 12, 10:00amMusic: Jessica Lindeman
On this Easter Sunday, we’ll examine how what we do matters after we die. Assuming we live on through the impact we’ve had on others, how can that fact add meaning to our living and influence the choices we make?
Living Single
Sunday Service - March 29, 10:00amMusic: Mark Parnis
Marital status is a “prohibited ground for discrimination” under the Canadian Human Rights Act. What is wonderful and terrible about living single in a society that celebrates partnering?
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