Orders of Service - Vancouver Unitarians

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The Order of Service (worship outline plus weekly announcements) is sent by email each week and also posted here. It is handed out as you enter the sanctuary on Sundays. It lists and describes the details of the worship service and includes announcements about congregational events.

To have an announcement included send to Marcus by Wednesday noon prior to the Sunday. 50-75 words limit.

Orders of Service 2020

20.06.28 The Grace Of Imperfection (1.2 MiB)
20.06.21 Farewell (960.1 KiB)
20.06.14 The Individual And Community (623.1 KiB)
20.06.07 The Power Of Play (500.5 KiB)
20.05.31 Ask Me Anything (454.2 KiB)
20.04.26 In Touch (498.0 KiB)
20.05.10 Mothers Day Flower Communion (508.4 KiB)
20.05.17 Cross Canada Service (558.5 KiB)
20.05.24 Refugees Transforming Lives (476.9 KiB)
20.04.19 Finding My Spiritual Path (561.9 KiB)
20.05.03 Thresholds (531.2 KiB)
20.04.12 Emily Carr (485.2 KiB)
20.04.05 Embracing Our Future (665.0 KiB)
20.03.29 In Praise Of Boredom (587.8 KiB)
20.03.08 Women And Wisdom (911.3 KiB)
20.03.01 Wisdom (562.6 KiB)
20.02.23 Lost Generation (887.4 KiB)
20.02.16 The Blues (583.3 KiB)
20.02.09 Reflections On Reconciliation (521.3 KiB)
20.01.26 Why People Hate Religion (675.2 KiB)
19.01.20 The Story Our Story (1.6 MiB)
05.01.20 Integrity (552.2 KiB)
12.01.20 Gift Giving Art And Regeneration (649.2 KiB)

Orders of Service 2019

19.12.29 Fire Communion (740.1 KiB)
19.12.15 Letting Go (663.7 KiB)
19.12.8 The Farthest Shore (590.6 KiB)
19.12.1 Awe (695.2 KiB)
19.11.17 Wont You Be My Neighbour (572.3 KiB)
19.11.03 Ancestors XV (668.9 KiB)
19.10.20 Front Lines Of Ceremony (630.0 KiB)
19.09.29 Nature's Greatest Architects (1.0 MiB)
19.07.28 We Have Come To Be Danced (436.5 KiB)
19.07.21 Selfish Act Of Giving (432.2 KiB)
19.07.14 Five Smooth Stones (428.8 KiB)
19.08.25 Curiousity Compassion (630.2 KiB)
19.08.18 Home (504.8 KiB)
19.09.15 Celebrating Our Story (443.6 KiB)
19.09.22 Finding Solace (854.1 KiB)
19.09.08 Water Communion In Gathering (601.0 KiB)
19.09.01 Greater Than The Sum (390.8 KiB)
19.08.11 Green New Deal (393.8 KiB)
19.08.04 Interdependent Web (529.3 KiB)
19.06.30 Setting Out (443.3 KiB)
19.06.23 Our First Principle (499.7 KiB)
19.07.07 Labyrinth Or Maze (588.3 KiB)
June 16 2019 - Roots And Wings (499.5 KiB)
June 2 2019 - Belonging (463.7 KiB)
May 19 2019 - Refugees Distress Migration (493.5 KiB)
May 26 2019 - Air Communion (369.8 KiB)
May 12 2019 - Mothers Day Flower Communion (467.0 KiB)
May 5 2019 - Finding Balance (459.3 KiB)
April 28 2019 - Labour And Capital (449.3 KiB)
April 21 2019 - Deep Green Change (437.6 KiB)
April 14 2019 Insert (142.2 KiB)
April 14 2019 - Religious Naturalism II (564.1 KiB)
April 7 2019 - Embracing The Future (478.0 KiB)
March 31 2019 - Owning What We Create (553.2 KiB)
March 24 2019 - Religious Naturalism (429.9 KiB)
March 17 2019 - Loving Determination (424.8 KiB)
March 10 2019 -The Forgiveness Of Clay (376.8 KiB)
March 3 2019 - Creativity (594.2 KiB)
February 24 2019 - Conditional Optimism (444.2 KiB)
February 17 2019 - Sources Of Religious Insight (328.8 KiB)
February 10 2019 - Beautiful World Of Broken Hearts (421.3 KiB)
February 3 2019 - Perseverance (421.0 KiB)
January 27 2019 - What We Wish People Knew (440.0 KiB)
January 20 2019 - Sanctuary (580.7 KiB)
January 13 2019 - Richard Wagamese (522.2 KiB)
January 6 2019 - Intention (475.2 KiB)

Orders of Service 2018

December 24 2018 - Xmas Eve Service (449.8 KiB)
December 23 2018 - Hearts Full Of Love (474.4 KiB)
December 16 2018 - Candlelight Service (1.0 MiB)
December 16 2018 - No One Is Illegal (467.3 KiB)
December 9 2018 - 70 Years Of Human Rights (450.9 KiB)
December 2 2018 - Hope (456.8 KiB)
November 25 2018 - Seeds (414.3 KiB)
November 18 2018 - Arrested! (467.6 KiB)
November 11 2018 - In Memoriam (410.0 KiB)
November 11 2018 In Memoriam Insert (859.2 KiB)
November 4 2018 - Courage (528.8 KiB)
October 28 2018 - Encountering Our Ancestors XIV-1 (1.8 MiB)
October 21 2018 - UN Sunday (427.3 KiB)
October 14 2018 - Resistance And Hope (521.7 KiB)
October 7 2018 - Abundance And Gratitude (358.4 KiB)
September 30 2018 - Peace Like A River (575.4 KiB)
September 23 2018 - Peak Bull (557.0 KiB)
September 16 2018 - The Religious Experience (426.5 KiB)
September 9 2018 - Water Gathering (566.9 KiB)
September 8 2018 - Water Gathering (566.9 KiB)
September 2 2018 - Growing Eden (634.4 KiB)
August 26 2018 - Am I Welcome Here (481.3 KiB)
August 19 2018 - On Tolerance (452.1 KiB)
August 12 2018 - Air Communion Insert 2 (77.7 KiB)
August 12 2018 - Air Communion Insert 1 (28.8 KiB)
August 12 2018 - Air Communion (622.8 KiB)
August 5 2018 - Finding My Spiritual Path (405.2 KiB)
July 29 2018 - Whatta Man (362.1 KiB)
July 22 2018 - Home (307.6 KiB)
July 15 2018 - Reconnect To Life (479.8 KiB)
July 8 2018 - First & Seventh (367.8 KiB)
July 1 2018 - The Spirit Flag (518.5 KiB)
June 24 2018 - Democracy (370.8 KiB)
June 17 2018 - Coming Of Age (484.7 KiB)
June 10 2018 - Healing And Reconciliation (497.4 KiB)
June 3 2018 - Our Living Tradition (402.4 KiB)
May 27 2018 - Poetry And Belief (331.7 KiB)
May 20 2018 - Refugee Committee (570.0 KiB)
May 13 2018 - Mothers Day Flower Communion (495.4 KiB)
May 6 2018 - The Work We Do (440.9 KiB)
April 29 2018 - Adventures In Housing (360.0 KiB)
April 22 2018 - All My Relations (501.6 KiB)
April 15 2018 - Invitation To Love And Justice (419.6 KiB)
April 8 2018 - Nurturing Compassion (330.7 KiB)
April 1 2018 - Easter Pageant (346.9 KiB)
March 25 2018 - Intergenerational Solidarity (403.7 KiB)
March 18 2018 - When Religion Runs Off The Rails (373.2 KiB)
March 11 2018 - Toleration And Tolerance (343.1 KiB)
March 4 2018 - What Do We Do When We Worship (445.7 KiB)
February 25 2018 - Religion What Is It Good For (417.9 KiB)
February 18 2018 - The Thread You Follow (349.7 KiB)
February 11 2018 - Presence To Change (623.6 KiB)
February 02 2018 -Spring Awakening (756.9 KiB)
January 28 2018 - Trees Have Rights (771.6 KiB)
January 21 2018 - An Experience In Shared Ministry (604.9 KiB)
January 14 2018 - Is Nature Thriving (614.5 KiB)
January 7, 2017 - The Future, Pessimistic Or Optimistic (799.4 KiB)

Orders of Service 2017

December 31 2017 - Fire Communion (778.0 KiB)
December 24 2017 - Xmas Eve Evening Service (391.9 KiB)
December 24 2017 - The Day Before Christmas (1.1 MiB)
December 17 2017 - Candlelight Service (1.1 MiB)
December 17 2017 - Intergenerational Solstice (742.3 KiB)
December 12 2017 - Celebrating UN Human Rights Day (836.9 KiB)
December 03 2017 - The Invention Of Air (857.8 KiB)
November 26 2017- Nature Will Be My Language (784.5 KiB)
November 19 2017 - A Pilgrim's Story (894.3 KiB)
November 12 2017 - In Memoriam - Remembrance Day (736.2 KiB)
Novrmber 5 2017 - When Minds Crack (1.2 MiB)
October 29 2017 - Encountering Our Ancestors XIII (1.8 MiB)
October 22 2017 - UN Sunday And Gibbard Award (734.1 KiB)
October 15 2017 - Gratitude And The Power Of Life (851.6 KiB)
October 8 2017 - Thanksgiving In A Bent World (901.2 KiB)
October 1 2017 - Protestant Reformation (1.0 MiB)
September 24 2017 - The Past 40 Years (1.2 MiB)
September 17 2017 - Living Our Vision Now (843.2 KiB)
September 10 2017 - Water Ceremony (1.0 MiB)
September 3 2017 - Outer Limits Of Education (712.3 KiB)
August 27 2017 - Spirit Play (729.9 KiB)
August 20 2017 - Dancing The Living Tradition (717.2 KiB)
August 13 2017 - Questioning Theist (703.9 KiB)
August 6 2017 - The Wicked Problem Of Whats For Dinner (896.9 KiB)
July 30 2017 - The Religion Of Robert Ingersoll (696.0 KiB)
Order Of Service - July 23, 2017 (677.2 KiB)
Order Of Service - July 16, 2017 (739.2 KiB)
Order Of Service - July 9, 2017 (735.4 KiB)
Order Of Service - July 2, 2017 (476.7 KiB)
Order Of Service - June 25, 2017 (723.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - June 18, 2017 (716.8 KiB)
Order Of Service - June 11, 2017 (887.1 KiB)
Order Of Service - June 4, 2017 (805.8 KiB)
Order Of Service - May 28, 2017 (648.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - May 21, 2017 (690.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - May 14, 2017 (620.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - May 7, 2017 (813.8 KiB)
Order Of Service - April 30, 2017 (1.3 MiB)
Order Of Service - April 23, 2017 (904.5 KiB)
Order Of Service (insert) - April 23, 2017 (1.3 MiB)
Order Of Service - April 16, 2017 (720.2 KiB)
Order Of Service - April 9, 2017 (683.9 KiB)
Order Of Service - April 2, 2017 (723.6 KiB)
Order Of Service - March 26, 2017 (526.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - March 19, 2017 (814.7 KiB)
Order Of Service - March 12, 2017 (846.6 KiB)
Order Of Service - March 5, 2017 (856.0 KiB)
Order Of Service - February 26, 2017 (658.4 KiB)
Order Of Service - February 19, 2017 (1.4 MiB)
Order Of Service - February 12, 2017 (1.4 MiB)
Order Of Service - February 5, 2017 (539.7 KiB)
Order Of Service - January 29, 2017 (493.8 KiB)
Order Of Service - January 22, 2017 (428.0 KiB)
Order Of Service - January 15, 2017 (672.5 KiB)
Order Of Service - January 8, 2017 (652.8 KiB)
Order Of Service - January 1, 2017 (426.0 KiB)

Orders of Service 2016

Christmas Eve Celebration 2016 (360.4 KiB)
Order Of Service - December 18, 2016 (541.7 KiB)
Order Of Service - December 11, 2016 (969.2 KiB)
Order Of Service - December 4, 2016 (789.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - November 27, 2016 (1.0 MiB)
Order Of Service - November 20, 2016 (555.4 KiB)
Order Of Service - November 13, 2016 (553.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - November 6, 2016 (847.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - October 30, 2016 (1.9 MiB)
Order Of Service - October 23, 2016 (413.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - October 16, 2016 (404.1 KiB)
Order Of Service - October 9, 2016 (817.4 KiB)
Order Of Service - October 2, 2016 (529.6 KiB)
Order Of Service - September 25, 2016 (779.4 KiB)
Order Of Service - September 18, 2016 (1.5 MiB)
Order Of Service - September 11, 2016 (931.2 KiB)
Order Of Service - September 4, 2016 (1.2 MiB)
Order Of Service - August 28, 2016 (463.5 KiB)
Order Of Service - August 21, 2016 (565.0 KiB)
Order Of Service - August 14, 2016 (559.4 KiB)
Order Of Service - August 7, 2016 (595.4 KiB)
Order Of Service - July 31, 2016 (781.1 KiB)
Order Of Service - July 24, 2016 (611.0 KiB)
Order Of Service - July 17, 2016 (530.3 KiB)
Order Of Service - July 10, 2016 (488.6 KiB)
Order Of Service For June 26, 2016 (485.5 KiB)
Order Of Service For June 19, 2016 (719.9 KiB)
Order Of Service For June 12, 2016 (719.4 KiB)
Order Of Service For June 5, 2016 (575.7 KiB)
Order Of Service For May 29, 2016 (497.9 KiB)
CUC Order Of Service - May 22, 2016 (6.0 MiB)
Order Of Service For May 15, 2016 (663.5 KiB)
Order Of Service For May 8, 2016 (939.9 KiB)
Order Of Service For May 1, 2016 (851.4 KiB)
Order Of Service For April 24, 2016 (485.3 KiB)
Order Of Service For April 17, 2016 (555.2 KiB)
Order Of Service For April 10, 2016 (577.5 KiB)
Order Of Service For April 3, 2016 (462.7 KiB)
Order Of Service For March 27, 2016 (1.0 MiB)
Order Of Service For March 20, 2016 (854.0 KiB)
Order Of Service For March 13, 2016 (635.3 KiB)
Order Of Service For February 21, 2016 (424.8 KiB)
Order Of Service For February 14, 2016 (855.4 KiB)
Order Of Service For February 7, 2016 (778.0 KiB)
Order Of Service For January 31, 2016 (874.8 KiB)
Order Of Service For January 24, 2016 (814.8 KiB)
Order Of Service For January 17, 2016 (1.8 MiB)
Order Of Service For January 10, 2016 (854.9 KiB)
Order Of Service For January 3, 2016 (556.2 KiB)
Order of Service for March 6, 2016 (454.9 KiB)