The Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga

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Happy 70th Anniversary!

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UNITARIAN CONGREGATION
IN MISSISSAUGA

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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
COMMUNITY

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YOUR VALUES DAILY

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THE UNITARIAN CONGREGATION IN MISSISSAUGA
WELCOMES YOU

Whoever you are, whatever your faith journey, whomever you love,
you are welcome here.

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WORSHIP

Deepen the Spirit

Sunday Service
Art in the Hall
Our UCM Community
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CONNECT

Nurture Community

Children Programs
Youth Programs
Adult Programs
OWL – Sexuality Education

GET INVOLVED

Act for an Equitable World

Social Justice
Environmental Justice
Dismantling Racism
The 8th Principle

DON'T MISS SUNDAY SERVICE AT UCM

Through music, meditation and reflection, we renew connections with the self, with others, and with the great mystery of life. All are welcome! Visit our YouTube channel to see excerpts from previous services. We may be the spiritual community you need.

20Oct

Sunday Worship–Gratitude for Abundance

Sunday, Great Hall

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RITA'S WELCOME

A CARING COMMUNITY

Unitarian Universalist congregations welcome people who no longer feel at home in other religions but need spiritual solace, atheists and humanists who want a tradition that honours science and thoughtful skepticism, the “spiritual but not religious” who seek a caring community. While our religious beliefs may differ, we covenant to treat each other with caring respect.

COMING EVENTS

18Oct

UCM Bridge Group

Friday, The Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga

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19Oct

Board Fall Leadership Retreat

Saturday, Founders’ Hall

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20Oct

Choir Practice

Sunday, Founders’ Hall

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20Oct

Sunday Worship–Gratitude for Abundance

Sunday, Great Hall

EVENT DETAIL

20Oct

Spiritual Exploration for Junior Youth & Youth

Sunday, The Barn

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23Oct

Adult Spiritual Exploration

Wednesday, Meditation Room

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LATEST NEWS

Half-Timers

Do you feel you’re at the halfway point of your life and feel pulled by caring for aging parents and your family? Do you want to get together for dinner to build new connections? Come join the half-timer’s dinner. (This is pay your own dinner.) We are meeting at 6:30 pm on Nov 30th. Restaurant in Port Credit to be confirmed. Please let Mara Bullock know so reservations can be made. Send a text to 416-464-1849 or email to mara@bullockuniverse.ca.

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The Transition Team

The team consisting of: Wendy Shusterman, Charmaine Ferworn, Sheila Bjarnason and Susan Haugen meet with Rev Rita every two weeks.

Communication is vital to the work of the team and updates will continue to appear in the Shining Chalice. We will also make use of the bulletin board and the website to ensure the congregation is “in the loop".
The board will hold an information session in the new year to provide details on forming a Settled Minister Search Committee, as per the UUA guidelines. Please direct your questions or comments to any member of the team.

Wendy Shusterman, Chair

Celebrating a Life Event?

We have an exciting new section in our Shining Chalice. All are invited to let our Office Administrator Tisa know if you are celebrating a life event you would like to share with everyone. This could include but not limited to - birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, school graduations, and births. Details, such as age, are entirely up to you to include.

Send submissions to Tisa at admin@uucm.ca. Let's all share in our joy!

Safe Step

In.the.spirit of healing and growing, we would like to highlight the Safe Steps policy created by the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga. If you feel like you need to speak to anyone about situations that have happened, the Safe Steps policy can point you in the right direction.

The Reverend Mark Mosher DeWolfe Sermons

We.have.created a collection of webpages on our UCM website featuring The Reverend Mark Moshe DeWolfe sermons. This is such a wonderful opportunity to showcase his sermons as many Unitarians all through Canada and the States admire him. You will be able to listen, read and see some annotated or handwritten sermons in PDFs. We have approximately 50 sermons to upload so come back and check frequently. Enjoy!
Please visit www.uucm.ca/mark-dewolfe-sermons/

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THE UNITARIAN CONGREGATION IN MISSISSAUGA
84 South Service Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5G 2R9
905-278-5622 info@uucm.ca

Come for a visit, a Sunday Service or an evening gathering. We will be glad to see you. Our facilities are fully accessible.

UCM is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

TESTIMONIALS

Members of the congregation have been warm and welcoming and have made UCM a place where we want to be.
Dean and Heather Taylor
This congregation of active and open-minded people is important to me. I am happy to have found a healthy spiritual home for myself and my daughters.
Kristen Antognini
As a parent, I love UCM for the rich experience of community. UCM helps my family be resilient, ethical and connected in today’s world. This is truly a religion for today’s modern parent.
Susan Berry

THE UNITARIAN CONGREGATION IN MISSISSAUGA

We affirm the inherent worth of each person.
We affirm that we are part of the interdependent web of all existence.

THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM FAITH

Unitarian Universalism is a religious tradition which encourages people to develop their own spiritual philosophy within a framework of eight principles, six sources and five aspirations.

THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SYMBOL

Our symbol is the flaming chalice, a symbol of the light of life within all beings. It is composed of two interlocking circles surrounding a flaming chalice and open inclusive space.

JOIN US! WE WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU

Attend a Sunday service at 10:30 am. We are just south of the QEW, east of Hurontario at 84 South Service Road in Mississauga L5G 2R9. Email us at info@uucm.ca or call 905-278-5622.

WELCOME FROM OUR INTERIM MINISTER

Welcome to the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga where we gather to deepen our spirit, nurture community and act for an equitable and sustainable world.

I am the Rev. Dr. Rita Capezzi and I am honoured to serve as Interim Minister with this congregation.

All are welcome in our community of people committed to fostering compassion and working for justice.
All are loved, worthy and needed.
All histories and experiences,
All abilities and beingness,
All identities and genders,
All ages and family structures,
All including you and yours
Our human differences are sacred and make us strong.
If you are seeking ethical or spiritual exploration,
If you are seeking meaning and purpose in hard times,
If you are seeking an accepting and compassionate community,
If you are seeking opportunities to rejoice in the beauty and mystery of life
You may be seeking the Unitarian Congregation of Mississauga.

rev-rita@uucm.ca

REFLECTIONS

International Day of Peace and Re-dedication of the Peace Pole

Category: Spiritual Growth / Speaker: Rev. Rita Capezzi
September 29, 2024

We commemorate today International Peace Day. Also called World Peace Day, it is observed each year on September 21, by countries all across the world. Peace Day was established, in 1981 by...

Truth and Reconciliation Sunday

Category: Spiritual Growth / Speaker: Rev. Rita Capezzi
September 29, 2024

Way back when I was an undergraduate English major, I took a course on Southern literature with a brand-new assistant professor. Those brand-new assistant professors tend to lay down some brand-new truths....

We Covenant to…

Speaker: Rev. Rita Capezzi
September 16, 2024

Friends, we are living into covenant this year, leaning into covenant this month. What on earth does that mean and why are we bothering? These are legitimate questions.

THE UNITARIAN CONGREGATION IN MISSISSAUGA
WELCOMES YOU

Whoever you are, whatever your faith journey, whomever you love,
you are welcome here.

Our Stories