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Event Series Pot Luck Book and Lunch Club

Pot Luck Book and Lunch Club

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Friendly readers gather online for an hour and a half on fourth Thursdays sharing their notable reads and recommendations from the past month. The broad-ranging meetings might include books on global governance, social justice and climate action, self-help and spiritual inspiration, the best of fiction, biography, art, memoir, and more.…

Event Series Qi Gong and Mindfulness

Qi Gong and Mindfulness

Lindsey-Priestley 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Qi Gong is an ancient form of exercise that is steep in eastern philosophy of health and well-being. It emphasizes on circulation, use of breathing, and flow movements to help increase one’s energy. Given time and regular practice, health benefits will be evident. We are fortunate to have Yuen Hing…

Event Series Meditation

Meditation

Meditation Room 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Please join us for silent meditation. For the past 9 years, the group has been led by Victoria Oginski, who has been a dedicated meditator for over 45 years. She is a Buddhist and has studied with many extraordinary Buddhist masters over the years in Canada, Nepal, India, and Tibet.…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service: Coming Alive!

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Rev. Shawn Gauthier Theologically, Easter is one of those particularly complex days for Unitarians. But there is much to celebrate in this time of year, even if we don’t find personal resonance in the Christian story. Rev. Shawn’s sermon will explore the meaning that we, as Unitarians, might find in this…

Children’s Group & Crossing Paths

Fireside Room 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Click here for more information about our children and families program. Children’s Group 5 to 9 years Children’s Group begins in the Sanctuary for worship and leaves together after the Wisdom Story. This is a place to build friendships and self-identity in an actively anti-oppressive setting. We use play and art…

Event Series Youth Group

Youth Group

Hitschmanova 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

A space for youth to hang out, connect, be themselves--figure out themselves, organize, and be together. Learn more here.

Congregational Retreat Online: Where are we going (Zoom version)

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Those of you who were not able to attend the in-person event on March 9, will have an opportunity to participate in the zoom version. The main features will be the same: a presentation by Karen Bartlett of our current situation, and small group discussions on our priorities and goals.…

Event Series Meditation and Talk

Meditation and Talk

Virtual Event Virtual Event

For this online event on Wednesday nights, we start with a talk about meditation given by Victoria Oginski, how-to, purpose and pitfalls. The second half is a shared silent meditation, based on traditional Buddhist techniques. Victoria Oginski, has been a dedicated meditator for over 45 years. She is a Buddhist…

Event Series Qi Gong and Mindfulness

Qi Gong and Mindfulness

Lindsey-Priestley 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Qi Gong is an ancient form of exercise that is steep in eastern philosophy of health and well-being. It emphasizes on circulation, use of breathing, and flow movements to help increase one’s energy. Given time and regular practice, health benefits will be evident. We are fortunate to have Yuen Hing…

Event Series Meditation

Meditation

Meditation Room 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Please join us for silent meditation. For the past 9 years, the group has been led by Victoria Oginski, who has been a dedicated meditator for over 45 years. She is a Buddhist and has studied with many extraordinary Buddhist masters over the years in Canada, Nepal, India, and Tibet.…

Event Series Sunday Service

Sunday Service

Sanctuary 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Weekly services Join us in person in our Sanctuary or watch the service live on this page, beginning each Sunday just before 11 am. You can also catch the current service stream anytime at vanu.ca/live

Fundraising Lunch for Burma

Hewett Hall 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The VU IPA, Social Justice and Refugee Committees are working together with the local Burmese (Myanmar) community to raise both awareness and funds in support of Burmese citizens ravaged by a military dictatorship and civil war.  Thank you to everyone who attended the film Myanmar: The Forgotten Revolution. Thank you as well for your generous…