Sunday Services

January 29th at 10:30 a.m. Choice in Dying: It’s a Matter of Justice
Presenter: Wanda Morris
Service Leader: Margo Holland
Music: The Don Heights Choir
In May 1993 the member congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council adopted a resolution supporting choice in dying. Almost twenty years later that support hasn’t wavered. For many Unitarians, choice in dying is a matter of justice. In this service Wanda Morris, the Executive Director of Dying with Dignity Canada will review some of the arguments around choice in dying, and their relationship to our Unitarian Principles and Sources. The service will be followed by an afternoon presentation where you can learn more about the current legal status of end of life choices and the current court challenge being supported by the CUC.
COFFEE GROUP 6
12:30 pm - Pot Luck Lunch
1:00 pm - Medically Assisted Dying and the Law

February 5th at 10:30 a.m. Debt, Usury and Monetary Reform
Presenter: Claudia Larrain
Service Leader: Michael Kenny
In light of the global financial crisis, we are going to take a closer look at how we got into this financial mess. We live in a society that is dependant on credit. Individuals and governments are carrying record levels of debt. The cost of living is going up, but wages are not. How did we get in the situation we are in, and what solutions are available for us to get out?
COFFEE GROUP 1

February 12th at 10:30 a.m. From Wind God to Personal Soul
Presenter: Rev. Donna Morrison-Reed
Service Leader: Margo Holland
Music: The Don Heights Choir
This sermon explores the human need for gods, why the first immortal beings created by humans were often wind gods, how the wind god turned into the personal soul, and how our twenty-first century western, inductive, factgathering civilization is threatening the existence of soul and precipitating the end of religion.
COFFEE GROUP 2

February 19th at 10:30 a.m. Hidden Forms of Discrimination
Presenter: Michael Kenny
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. While some types of discrimination are more well-known, many forms of discrimination and the effects of discriminations are not. In this interactive talk, we will explore our own experiences with discrimination and learn to recognize and stop discrimination from occurring.
COFFEE GROUP 3
1:00 to 4:00 pm - GTA Unitarian Young Adult Group: Game and Baking Event

February 26th at 10:30 a.m. I’ve Got a Home in Glory-Land: A Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad
Presenter: Karolyn Smardz Frost
Service Leader: Beryl Hunter
Music: Steve Andersen
Come hear the fascinating story of Thornton and Lucie Blackburn, fugitive slaves from Kentucky whose 1833 escape to Canada made history. Their arrival sparked the first fugitive slave extradition case between Canada and the United States. More than any other event, it was this case that confirmed Canada as the safe haven at the end of the Underground Railroad. Author and archaeologist Karolyn Smardz Frost will speak about her 20-year quest for the clues to the story of this couple's historic flight to freedom.
COFFEE GROUP 4
12: 30 pm - Pot Luck

Sunday Services Chair: Sharyn Devine