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Special Guest Chief Carole McGregor, with Rev. Diane, Mx Katharine and the Worship Team

We are joined this week by longtime friend and collaborator Chief Carole Mcgregor, female chief of the Bear Clan in Kanawake. On this Sunday before Earth Day we’ll share in an all-ages celebration of our 7th UU principle “to affirm and promote the interdependent web of existence of which we are a part.”

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Rev. Diane, the worship team and musical guests Jean Seguin and Jane Critchlow

On the 9th of March 2008, Montreal had a huge snowstorm. A small group of no more than 30 of us trudged into church that morning. That was the service that brought together Jane Critchlow and Jean Séguin for the first time as singer and pianist to celebrate the music of Joni Mitchell. Rev. Diane, Jean and Jane had the joy of finally repeating the service for a larger crowd in 2013. They loved the collaboration so much that, this Sunday, they are bringing us an updated version.

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Join Rev. Diane, the worship team and a troupe of clowns — yes clowns! — to reflect on what nature and our relationship to anxiety in our own family systems can teach us about being part of a congregational family system.

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"This is my last Easter with you," Rev. Diane writes, "and although this holiday was never part of my own spiritual upbringing, I love the challenge of this day. Each year it has called me to explore our Unitarian Universalist Christian roots in new ways. I hope you'll join me to sing, reflect and perhaps even share in communion."

12:00 noon - Communion Service

For the past 181 years, this congregation has observed communion at least twice a year. It is a tradition that was so important to past generations that it was written into our by-laws to be observed on the Sunday closest to All Souls Day and on Easter Sunday. Today we celebrate a simple bread and wine communion to honour our roots. The communion service begins immediately following the regular service and is entirely optional. Everyone is welcome.

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In her 1993 book, Parable of the Sower, African American science fiction writer Octavia Butler offered a compelling vision of the future that rings true in many ways today. In order to survive in a post-apocalyptic North America, her protagonist creates her own religion, Earthseed, founded on the idea that God is change. Join Rev. Diane and the worship team as they reflect on the power of change and transformation.

Musical Guest: Yellow Door Choir directed by Roxanne Martel.

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Our community was profoundly transformed when we made the commitment to sponsor two Syrian refugee families in 2016. The sponsorships were both a joyful success and a learning experience for everyone involved. The process to sponsor other refugees has been slow and frustrating, but now there's hope on the horizon that we may be welcoming new refugees in the next year or so. Looking back and looking forward, where are we now and what have we learned as a spiritual community about sponsorship? On this day when Ramadan begins at sundown, we will be joined by members of the Al Mohammad family, one of the two families we sponsored. Musical guest: pianist Chad Lindsay.

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Special Guest: Gail Marlene Schwartz

For this worship service, we welcome author and former UCM member Gail Marlene Schwartz, whose novel, Falling Through the Night (Demeter Press), just launched. Gail will join our worship team in exploring what happens when we bring presence and attention to our deepest losses and the beauty and healing that become possible when we do. Through excerpts from the book, music, and prayer, we hope you will be uplifted and inspired to do the transformative work that your life is calling you to do in the best possible setting: in community.

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Join the members of our Beloved Conversations group, Team JOY for a Sunday centred on exploring and practicing our ways of welcoming and our Unitarian Universalist commitment to love and justice.

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As Unitarian Universalists we hold dear the value of a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. But what is truth? What is free? What is responsible? Inspired by the recently published book Dopplegänger by Naomi Klein (not to be confused with Naomi Wolf!), Rev. Diane Rollert reflects on the challenges of finding justice and equity when when information and images can be distorted to reflect a completely different reality.

This is our CUC Share the Faith Sunday when we will take an additional offering to support the work of the Canadian Unitarian Council.

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Worship Team: Rev. Diane Rollert, Sandra Hunt, Mx. Katharine Childs, Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Miles Carey, Dany Brown

Come and celebrate the spirit of joy and abundance in the heart of winter, and how love and pancakes (or whatever treat you enjoy!) can help support us as we work for justice.

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Each month we search for the sacred in a short story. Sometimes we love what we read, sometimes we don't. But the dialogue we share is always meaningful, as we deepen in community. Feel free to eat lunch while you join us.

This month our story is I Am Pizza Rat by Han Ong.

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Worship Team: Rev. Diane Rollert, Sandra Hunt, Mx. Katharine Childs, Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Miles Carey, Dany Brown

When faced with injustice we can often dissociate or numb and that can be debilitating. Feeling gives us access to clarity of mind and in turn the ability to act. When we realize our hearts are made to be broken and expand again and again, when we choose to feel the grief, sorrow, anger, fear that comes with injustice we hold on to our humanity, to our deepest connection to ourselves and every other living being. This Sunday we welcome songs and reflection from our song leader and choir director, Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, who has been on medical leave.

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Join this loving and supportive community, which rehearses every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Their goal: to learn beautiful, accessible and fun songs from around the world. Free to join, no auditions, all are welcome regardless of musical background!

These days most rehearsals are multiplatform (over Zoom and in the Sanctuary). Email our Choir Director Eleuthera at choir@ucmtl.ca for information on how to join, and with any questions you might have. Looking forward to singing with you!

This will be Eleuthera's first week back after medical leave! Come on down and sing with us to celebrate!

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With special musical guests: People's Gospel Choir

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a perennial question that's not only hard for kids to answer. This week, our director of religious explorations, Katharine Childs, and others explore the transformative power of figuring out who you are really called to be.

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“Meaning was always there, waiting for me. But it didn’t become clear until I entered the ministry.” Rev. Diane Rollert reflects on her journey to become a Unitarian Universalist FB minister and the 18 years that she has served the Unitarian Church of Montreal.

This is a Soup Sunday! Join us after the service for a light lunch of soup and other refreshments. Everyone is welcome.

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On this Sunday we’ll explore the ways in which we find meaning in our lives through music. Along with the rest of the worship team, our interim song leader and choir director, Sarah Kennedy, will share insights she has gained through her private practice "Kaleidoscope Music Therapy” to help clients use music to improve mental health. Her practice focuses on support for anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and coping with chronic illness.

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Each month we search for the sacred in a short story. Sometimes we love what we read, sometimes we don't. But the dialogue we share is always meaningful, as we deepen in community. Feel free to eat lunch while you join us.

This month's story is The Child's Return by Rabindranath Tagore:

https://mcusercontent.com/.../The_Child_s_Return_Tagore.pdf

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How will we make and finding new meaning in the New Year? Join us for our annual fire communion service when we will watch the burdens of the past year literally go up in smoke.

The rest of the January calendar will be released at the beginning of the month.

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Evening Worship Service – In person only

Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre pour une célébration du Solstice d’hiver. On this longest night of the year, we’ll welcome the return of the sun. Join us to celebrate with songs, readings, and the lighting of candles.

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Join us for a joyful, mysterious adventure through the Nativity story. Search for clues during this all ages service as we seek out mystery, wonder, and delight this holiday season. What will you find?

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Something wonderful and unexpected can happen when we risk joining a spiritual community. We can be moved by the stories we share. We can find ourselves growing in unexpected ways and especially surprised by who we become.

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Come join us to watch the national service together, in person at 10:30 a.m. ET, in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Church of Montreal. Or on Zoom at our usual link, also at 10:30 a.m.: http://bit.ly/ucmtlsunday

This service will feature three reflections by Casey Stainsby, CUC Youth and Young Adult Program Manager, a meditative piece by Anna Issacs, Director of Family Programs at the First Unitarian Church of Victoria, and Rev. Peter Boullata, from the Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough.

As always, we'll follow the service with our social hour to share in refreshments and conversation.

Alternatively, you can watch the service later in the day on Sunday, November 26 – 10:00 am PT | 11:00 am MT | 12:00 pm CT | 1:00 pm ET | 2:00 pm AT via Zoom by using this link: https://bit.ly/NationalService2023-11-26

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Special Guest: Dr. Shuvo Gosh

November 20th is an annual observance that honours the memory of the trans people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-trans violence. As we see growing anti-trans sentiment here in Quebec and Canada, especially focused on concerns about trans children, Dr. Shuvo Gosh, director of the Montreal Interdisciplinary Research Alliance for Gender Expression in Youth (MIRAGE-Y), joins Rev. Diane and others to reflect on the needs and concerns of trans children and their families.

Dr. Gosh, a longtime Unitarian, is a pediatric doctor at Montreal Children’s Hospital. He is director of Resident Research and Scholarly Projects (Core Pediatric Residency Program); head of Gender Variance Program (GVP); and coordinator of the Child Development Research Alliance (CDRA).

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Worship Team: Rev. Diane Rollert, Mx. Katharine Childs, Sandra Hunt, Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Dany Brown

In these fragile times, we reflect on human vulnerability in the face of war. All of our veterans who were members of “The Greatest Generation,” and who carried our Remembrance Day wreath for years, are gone now. This day of remembrance had great meaning for them, and we have promised to continue the tradition in their memory. We take this day to mourn and to honour all whose lives have been lost or derailed by war.

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Worship Team: Rev. Diane Rollert, Mx. Katharine Childs, Sandra Hunt, Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Dany Brown

On this Sunday closest to All Souls, we celebrate our annual bread communion and light candles for those who have died in our lives. We remember our many ancestors and how they entrusted the future for us. Rev. Diane rejoins us after her travels to Europe as the UUA ambassador.

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Costumes are one of the best Halloween traditions, and this Sunday we celebrate the power of dressing up, along with some of our other favourite Halloween stories, songs, and themes.  Join us as we explore the wonder and joy that costumes can provide to empower young & old, with this all ages worship (complete with dance party!)

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Our traditional All Souls service will be held on November 5.

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Worship Team: Rev. Diane Rollert, Mx. Katharine Childs, Sandra Hunt, Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Dany Brown

In these fragile times, we reflect on human vulnerability in the face of war. All of our veterans who were members of “The Greatest Generation,” and who carried our Remembrance Day wreath for years, are gone now. This day of remembrance had great meaning for them, and we have promised to continue the tradition in their memory. We take this day to mourn and to honour all whose lives have been lost or derailed by war.

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Worship Team: Rev. Diane Rollert, Mx. Katharine Childs, Sandra Hunt, Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Julie Richard, Dany Brown

We are very grateful to Marlene Hale, Wet'suwet'en organizer, activist and chef, who will be joining us to share her thoughts about the sacred circle that holds us all. She will also bring an update on the Wet'suwet'en land defenders in BC. Chief Carole McGregor, Female Chief of the Bear Clan of Kahnawake, sends her regrets that she cannot join us as originally planned.

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We've postponed the service about refugee sponsorship. Instead, Rev. Diane and Eleuthera will lead the congregation in a time of song and prayers for peace.

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Worship Team: Rev. Diane Rollert, Mx. Katharine Childs, Sandra Hunt, Eleuthera Diconca-Lippert, Julie Richard, Dany Brown

Too many places in the world are living in a state of war: Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, and elsewhere. There is much that is weighing on our hearts. During this Sunday's worship service, we'll create space to be together to sing and to share in our grief and in our hopes for peace.

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