Welcome to North Shore Unitarian Church
Welcome to our website. Please explore our Visitors section, and come visit a worship service, held every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
The mission of North Shore Unitarian Church is to empower people to live with greater depth, meaning and purpose. We welcome all to our caring community, foster spiritual growth free of dogma, and inspire actions in the service of life.
Good Relations
We the members of the North Shore Unitarian Church agree to treat ourselves and each other fairly and respectfully. We are committed to improving the quality of our lives by supporting one another’s self-development, spiritual growth and the use of our skills and talents in fulfilling and responsible ways.
Our Covenant
Our Minister and our lay chaplains conduct rites of passage including weddings, infant naming and dedication ceremonies, and celebration-of-life or memorial services.
Sunday Services
Starting the week following our Flower Communion Sunday in June, and carrying through to Labour Day Sunday, our regular services transform into summer mode due to the tireless work of our Summer Services Co-ordinator, Ruth Avrin. These services draw upon some of our excellent lay speakers and guests.
September 5th 10:30am
The Reel Truth
This is Stephen's annual look at the spiritual and life lessons he finds in films. What does this summer’s crop of movies tell us about life?
Speaker: Rev. Stephen Atkinson
Co-ordinator: Norma Elrod
September 12th 10:30am
The Welcome Table
As we gather again after our diverse summertimes, and as we welcome those who have found us during the summer, let’s celebrate the grace of welcoming that we offer to each other and increasingly to the community around us.
Don't miss the "Back from the Holidays" corn roast & BBQ after the service!
Speaker: Rev. Stephen Atkinson
Co-ordinator: Vandy Savage
September 19th 10:30am
Standing on the Side of Love
“Come and hear about the joy and success that the American UU community has been experiencing as they approach their participation in justice issues more visibly. I’ve been there; it works!”
Speaker: Rev. Stephen Atkinson
Co-ordinator: Samaya Oakley
September 26th 10:30am
The Transylvanian Concert Tour: 2010
Our Music Director, a portion of our choir, and a number of other church members, toured Hungarian and Romanian Unitarian communities and sites in the traditional territory of Transylvania. They sang well! They learned much! They returned with stories and with questions.
There are lots more stories and lots more viewpoints which the tour members plan to share with you at another other event this fall. Stay tuned!
Speakers: Alison Nixon and members of the choir
Co-ordinator: Dennis Cooper
New Building Task Force
NSUC is looking for a new home – one that's larger and more accessible. With that in mind we've sold our current building and property. The sale is subject to rezoning.
During the rezoning period, we continue to assess our options for the future. To aid that process, our New Building Task Force has created a special section of our website, which they continually update as new data becomes available. Click GO TO NEW BUILDING TASK FORCE SPECIAL SECTION to get the latest news and analysis of the various possibilities.
Podcasts of Recent Sermons
What I Learned on Vacation
August 29th
“This summer I’ll have been to the UUA’s General Assembly in Minneapolis; visited family and old friends in Ontario; served as chaplain at the August Eliot Institute; and attended my 40th high school reunion in Fredericton. Surely I’ll have learned something!”
Speaker: Rev. Stephen Atkinson
Do We Have the Right to Die?
August 22nd
If you were terminally ill and wanted to end your life, could you? Would you be able to have a good death, perhaps with the presence of your loved ones? NSUC member and Dying with Dignity board member, Wanda Morris, provides an overview of the current status of our right as Canadians to die as we choose.
Speaker: Wanda Morris
Archaeology and the Hebrew Bible
August 15th
Let’s take a look at how archeological studies of the Ancient Near East inform us about events described in the Hebrew bible.
Speaker: Rev. Stephen Atkinson
Interfaith Youth Movement
August 8th
Our youth will be exploring and working to provide an interfaith youth event in the coming church year. This service explores the topic of religious pluralism, and what makes it possible in our community.
Speaker: NSUC Youth Group
Children and Religion
August 1st
What were children told about religion in centuries past? What are some children being told about religion today? Can the
indoctrinating of children in a particular belief be considered child abuse? What do we as Unitarian parents want our children to understand about religions? Norma focused on questions related to childhood and religious instructions.
Speaker: Norma Elrod
