Upcoming CUC Events
Date: March 06, 2024
| Upcoming CUC Events: March 6 – May 1, 2024 Welcome to a weekly recap of CUC events happening over the next eight weeks from March 6 – May 1, 2024. Information about all the upcoming CUC events can be found on our events calendar on the CUC website. |
| Where Are We Going? Considering the proposed CUC goals and strategic priorities for 2024 – 2026 Saturday, March 9, 2024 10:00 am PT | 11:00 am MT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET | 2:00 pm AT | 2:30 pm NT (2.5 hours) Do you want to have a voice in the direction of the CUC? Do you want to try out a new mechanism for making decisions together? Join us on March 9 as we use a formal consensus process to assess the proposed goal and strategic priorities for the CUC over the next two years. At this session we will:Consider the proposed CUC goals and strategic priorities for the next two years.Test a new mechanism for deliberating and/or amending motions prior to the Annual General Meeting.This session is a test: if the group reaches consensus, changes will be recommended to the Board, but will not be binding upon them. The workshop will run for 2.5 hours – join us for this testing ground! Register here (registration is open until March 6). Gathered Here Tuesday, March 12, 2024 5:00 p.m. PT | 6:00 p.m. MT | 7:00 p.m. CT | 8:00 p.m. ET | 9:00 p.m. AT | 9:30 p.m. NT (90 minutes) Friday, April 12, 2024 11:00 a.m. PT | 12:00 p.m. MT | 1:00 p.m. CT | 2:00 p.m. ET | 3:00 p.m. AT | 3:30 p.m. NT (90 minutes) Gathered Here is a monthly online check-in for Canadian Unitarian Universalist young adults. Join other UU 18-35 year-olds on Zoom (a video-conferencing platform) for sharing of joys and sorrows, deeper check-ins, prayerful reflections, and an opportunity to process the events of our lives with a spiritually grounded community. Each month we are joined by a member of the Young Adult Pastoral Care Team. These are drop-in style gatherings, so you don’t need to sign up in advance and there is no fee. More information is available here. Connect and Deepen Sunday, March 17, 2024: Radically Inclusive (Anne Barker hosts) Sunday, April 21, 2024: Actively Engaged (Linda Thomson hosts) 1:00 pm PT | 2:00 pm MT | 3:00 pm CT | 4:00 pm ET | 5:00 pm AT (90 minutes) Connect & Deepen is an online community for adults interested in meaningful reflection, conversation, and shared ideas for living our values. This is a welcoming space that encourages spiritual as well as philosophical exploration, with an eye to putting these explorations into action. More information and registration is available here. Right Relations With Indigenous Communities Q & A Wednesday, March 27, 2024 4:00 pm PT | 5:00 pm MT | 6:00 pm CT | 7:00 pm ET | 8:00 pm AT | 8:30 pm NT (90 mins) Learn how to be in right relations with Indigenous communities, featuring teachings from our Elder in Residence, Sharon Jinkerson Brass and traditional teacher, Dave Skene. This session will present challenging scenarios that have been encountered in real life with the intention of learning how we might approach relationship building when the path forward is not clear. More information and registration is available here. Rising Together: Unitarian Universalists of Colour Wednesday, April 10, 2024 4:30pm PT | 5:30pm MT | 6:30pm CT | 7:30pm ET | 8:30pm AT (90 minutes)Black folks, Indigenous folks and people of colour (BIPOC) are often in the minority in Unitarian Universalists congregations and communities. Gathering together with others who share similar identities and experiences can reduce isolation and support us in getting our spiritual needs met. Rising Together is the place where we can find each other! Led by Camellia Jahanshahi from the Unitarian Church of Montreal, we gather online seasonally (in October, January, April and July) for themed worship, discussions, and workshop-style activities. Join us for a chance to meet other BIPOC Unitarian Universalists across Canada and nurture our community with the aim of affirming each other and ensuring we have a confident voice in the broader Unitarian Universalist community. More information is available here (registration not required). |
