For Monthly Calendar View – at right side of page click the word “Agenda” to select alternate views
This calendar shows:
- all Westwood Sunday services & events
- regularly scheduled Westwood meetings
- dates to remember, like Minister’s & Administrator’s office hours
- building bookings, including Westwood events, non-Westwood public events and private bookings
Use the “Categories“ or Tags” buttons to toggle different types of events on and off.
Use the ‘Agenda” tab at right at change from daily, weekly, monthly view of the calendar.
Date: Jan. 19, 2020
Topic: Mr. Rogers’ Neighbourhood
Description: This morning, as we explore our 2nd UU Source, we’re featuring a profoundly gentle example of ‘a loving Christian spirit’ – Mr Rogers. You may want to bring tissues.
Speaker: Reverend Anne Barker
Service Leader: Dawn Hunter
Musician: Rebecca Patterson
** Children begin upstairs – Rainbow Story **
** Service Leader Training follows this service. A light lunch will be provided. **
Date: Jan. 26, 2020
Topic: The Ancient and Re-Emerging Jewish Goddess
Description: Readings into ancient Midrash and contemporary
ritual to uncover the Feminine faces of Adonai.
In January we are focusing on our 4th UU Source: Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God’s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves
Speaker: Rabbi Gila Caine
Service Leader: Carl Ulrich
Musician: Harmonia
** Children begin upstairs **
Date: Feb. 2, 2020
Our theme this month is “Sources of Service” – where we explore ‘service’ and how our UU Sources inform us.
Topic: Serving through the Arts
Description: For the past 20 years musicians, visual and literary artists have been bringing their art to the bedside of acute-care adult patients through the Artists on the Wards program of the University of Alberta Hospitals. Staff Literary Artist Shirley Serviss will share stories of what their service has meant to both the artists and the patients.
Speaker: Shirley Serviss
Service Leader: Dawn Hunter
Musician: Sheila Killoran
** Children begin downstairs **
** “Welcome to Westwood” ~ orientation for new(er) folks ~ follows this service **
Date: Feb. 9, 2020
Topic: Serve the World
Description: “Serve the World” is a part of Westwood’s Purpose Statement. What do we mean? And why do we do it? This is also our annual ‘Sharing Our Faith’ service – in support of the Canadian Unitarian Council’s ‘Sharing Our Faith’ program.
Our theme this month is “Sources of Service” – where we explore ‘service’ and how our UU Sources inform us.
Speaker: Reverend Anne Barker
Service Leader: Dennis Foth
Musician: Steve Bell
** Children begin upstairs ~ Rainbow Story **
** Today’s special collection supports the Canadian Unitarian Council’s ‘Sharing Our Faith’ program **
** 2nd Sunday Potluck follows this service **
Date: Feb. 16, 2020
Topic: “After the Fall” Service for All Ages
Description: Come explore the brilliant story by Dan Santat about how “Humpty Got Back Up Again” in this heartwarming and engaging Sunday Service for All Ages..
Our theme this month is “Sources of Service” – where we explore ‘service’ and how our UU Sources inform us.
Service Leaders: Ilara Stefaniuk-Gaudet & the CYRE Team
Musician: Jennifer McMillan
** All Ages Service ~ children are upstairs **
Date: Feb. 23, 2020
Topic: Called to Service
Description: This Sunday, we’ll be exploring what it means to be ‘called to service’?
Our theme this month is “Sources of Service” – where we explore ‘service’ and how our UU Sources inform us.
Speaker: Reverend Anne Barker
Service Leader: Colette Orieux
Musician: Harmonium
** Children begin upstairs **
** The Member Recognition Ceremony we had scheduled for this service has been postponed to spring. Thank you for your understanding.**
** A PYROS Conversation Circle follows this service: January 12th PYROS brought us an ‘Introduction to Gender Workshop’. How is it going? Have questions come up for you? Join us for an informal conversation circle – where we reflect on our learning, 5 weeks later. **