Speaker: UUCV Choir

Sacred Belonging for All People

October 19, 2025 - 9:15 and 11 am Alexis Balkowitsch, Rev. Kathryn A. Bert, UUCV Choir

A reflection on the housing crisis and its effect on people.

Compassionate Boundaries

October 5, 2025 - 9:15 and 11 am Kelly Kanyid, Rev. Kathryn A. Bert, UUCV Choir

Cultivating Compassion is not just about employing empathy, but also drawing appropriate boundaries. It is compassionate to be clear and draw boundaries between where one person ends and another begins.

Humanizing our Culture and Transforming the World

September 21, 2025 - 9:15 and 11 am Jeff Coleman Payne, Rev. Kathryn Bert, UUCV Choir

“Builders” develop, organize, and implement ideas, practices, people, and resources in service to collective vision, according to Deepa Iyer. Tom Schade suggestions our organization shouldn’t be about ourselves alone, but about changing ourselves and changing the world. A congregational meeting between services will be held to adopt a new vision statement.

Water Ingathering – Multigenerational

September 7, 2025 - 9:15 and 11 am Alexis Balkowitsch, Allison King, Ashley Pope, Rev. Kathryn A. Bert, UUCV Choir

We gather like drops of dew, raindrops in a cloud, water rushing in a stream, and groundwater pulled up from a well. You are invited to bring water from whatever source to this annual celebration of water and life, as we begin a new church year (with two worship services). Children and youth will join … Continue reading Water Ingathering – Multigenerational

Choir Sunday

June 1, 2025 - 10:30 am Allison King, Rev. Kathryn A. Bert, UUCV Choir

The UUCV choir presents a program of music celebrating UU composers. Our denomination is abundantly blessed with musical talent, and fortunately for us, a lot of them are composers! “Come join us in song, let the blessings abound – let us sing!”

Flower Festival

May 11, 2025 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Ashley Pope, Lacey Stokes, Rev. Kathryn A. Bert, UUCV Choir

This service for all ages celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion – a radical act when the service was created in 1923 and, unfortunately, a radical act a century later. You are invited to bring flowers to represent yourself and those who attend with you.

Being and Interbeing

April 13, 2025 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Alexis Balkowitsch, Erin Nugent, Rev. Kathryn Bert, UUCV Choir

I love that language is generative. That is, when we don’t have a word for something, we can invent one. This morning I specifically want to look at the terms “interbeing” from Thich Nhat Hanh and “Nosotroficación” in Spanish which can be roughly translated into “We-ification.”

Generosity and Appreciation: An Antidote to Scarcity and Despair

March 30, 2025 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Alexis Balkowitsch, Karla, Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx, UUCV Choir

It matters that we come together each Sunday. Together we nourish each others’ spirits and help heal the world. These days it is easy to succumb to a sense of despair and worry. Let us consider the spiritual practice of generosity grounded in gratitude — it’s simple but not easy. How can we strengthen the … Continue reading Generosity and Appreciation: An Antidote to Scarcity and Despair

Love as our Guiding Vision

March 16, 2025 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Alexis Balkowitsch, Donna Aase, Rev. Kathryn A. Bert, UUCV Choir

When we adopted new languge to describe our faith, we put love at the center. As the congregation works to define its vision, we welcome new ideas and new members. This service is all about generosity and the future of the UU Church of Vancouver.

Cultivating a Spirit of Gratitude and Hope

March 2, 2025 - 9:15 and 11:00 am Kelly Kanyid, Rev. Kathryn A. Bert, UUCV Choir

We all need hope, especially at this time. How does cultivating gratitude help us find the hope that’s needed?

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