What's New
September Workshop – Thinking About Our Westwood Home.
The Board invites you to MARK your Calendars for September 27 – 29th to attend a special weekend workshop entitled: Thinking About Our Westwood Home. …
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day 2019
Friday June 21 All Welcome Saturdy June 22 On June 22, 2019, Edmonton’s Indigenous Peoples Festival will fill the Edmonton Expo Centre! First Nation, Métis …
Genocide Memorial Service 2019
Sunday, July 14, 2019 10:30 a.m.at the Unitarian Church of Edmonton Invitation to the 11th Annual Genocide Memorial Service, 10804-119 Street Members of all faiths …
Sounding Board June 2019 Retreat
The Board of Trustees and Rev Anne Barker met on June 15, 2019 to build rapport and start planning for Westwood’s next year. Here are …
About Westwood
Westwood is a welcoming, nurturing and inclusive community where people may experience freedom of religious thought, spiritual development, hope and inspiration. Westwood lives and shares Unitarian Universalist principles through spiritual growth, learning, social justice, care and compassion.
We believe that everyone has the right to seek truth and meaning for themselves. We acknowledge and respect the diversity of religions and beliefs of our members and friends including those who identify as non-theists, atheists, agnostics, free-thinkers and humanists.
The fundamental tools for defining our beliefs include:
- Our own life experience, our reflections upon it, our intuitive understanding and the promptings of our own conscience.
- Our Unitarian Universalist Principles & Sources are the basis for our religious and moral lives.
- We strive to fulfill our Purpose, Mission & Goals and to be good stewards for our organization and community.
Upcoming Events
Sunday Worship Service
Date: June 30, 2019
Topic: The Power of Intent
How does ‘being intentional’ serve you, in your life? How might it help you, going forward?
Service Leader: Lisa Stein
Looking for connection and a good discussion? Every Sunday from June 23- August 25 Westwood hosts our Summer Serendipity Services: a friendly hour of reflection and discussion on the topic of the week.
See you Sunday at 10:30 am.
All welcome.
Children’s programming resumes in September.
Date: July 7, 2019
Topic: Does Nature Have All the Answers?
UU’s tend to be people of science … and people with a deep respect (if not love) for nature. And we use a lot of natural science examples. Today we’re talking about ‘does nature have all the answers?’
Service Leader: Lisa Stein
Looking for connection and a good discussion? Every Sunday from June 23- August 25 Westwood hosts our Summer Serendipity Services: a friendly hour of reflection and discussion on the topic of the week.
See you Sunday at 10:30 am.
All welcome.
Children’s programming resumes in September.
Date: July 14, 2019
Topic: Is Truth Useful?
Come for stories of when ‘truth’ was useful – and when it was not. Is ‘truth’ useful in your life? Is it still a valuable concept?
Service Leader: Sally-Ann Mowat
Looking for connection and a good discussion? Every Sunday from June 23- August 25 Westwood hosts our Summer Serendipity Services: a friendly hour of reflection and discussion on the topic of the week.
See you Sunday at 10:30 am.
All welcome.
Children’s programming resumes in September.
Date: July 21, 2019
Topic: Tools of Peace
Humans often talk about, and hope for, peace. And we know the tools of war. What might be tools of peace?
Service Leader: Dean Wood
Looking for connection and a good discussion? Every Sunday from June 23- August 25 Westwood hosts our Summer Serendipity Services: a friendly hour of reflection and discussion on the topic of the week.
See you Sunday at 10:30 am.
All welcome.
Children’s programming resumes in September.
Date: July 28, 2019
Topic: Light – Metaphors, Meaning & Unfortunate Accidents
It can be a challenge to recognize the ways our metaphors might exclude people – until someone points it out to us. Once we know, can we continue to use them? When does an ‘accident’ become an ‘intentional offence’?
Service Leader: Heather MacLean-Smith
Looking for connection and a good discussion? Every Sunday from June 23- August 25 Westwood hosts our Summer Serendipity Services: a friendly hour of reflection and discussion on the topic of the week.
See you Sunday at 10:30 am.
All welcome.
Children’s programming resumes in September.
Date: August 4, 2019
Topic: Interdependence – the Wider Circles
It’s easier to understand ‘interdependence’ within our closest circles. What about the wider circles of life? What might continental, or global, interdependence mean? And how do we take out place or do our part?
Service Leader: Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet
Looking for connection and a good discussion? Every Sunday from June 23- August 25 Westwood hosts our Summer Serendipity Services: a friendly hour of reflection and discussion on the topic of the week.
See you Sunday at 10:30 am.
All welcome.
Children’s programming resumes in September.
