Newsletter of the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du canada
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Newsletter of the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du canada
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Newsletter of the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du canada
Vol. 54, No. 2 · Spring 2012
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ISSN 0527-9860
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Newsletter of the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du canada
Vol. 54, No. 1 · Winter 2012
http://www.cuc.ca/canadian-unitarian
ISSN 0527-9860
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What about memorial services?
Funerals and memorial services are particularly
delicate and challenging services for lay chaplains.
They are called...
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Published by the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du Canada 1-888-568-5723 · www. cuc. ca · info@cuc. ca Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada www. cuc. ca What about memorial services? Funerals and memorial services are particularly delicate and challenging services for lay chaplains. They are called upon to quickly connect with a family or individuals and help them plan a meaningful service. Here’s how one lay chaplain describes it: “You get a call, and then there are three or four days where you meet the family, then walk around living and breathing this person you’ve never met. You have to use all your intuitive skills and find the hidden richness in every life. ” What else do lay chaplains do? Lay chaplains also perform child dedications, house blessings, pet memorials and other “milestone” ceremonies. In each case, they work with the individuals involved to create a cermony that is rich in metaphor and meaning, drawing upon the religious or othe
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unitarians
and social
responsibility
by Rev.
Fred Cappuccino
www.
cuc.
ca
others), started Child Haven International
(www.
childhaven.
ca).
It now cares for...
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Published by the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du Canada 1-888-568-5723 · www. cuc. ca · info@cuc. ca Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada unitarians and social responsibility by Rev. Fred Cappuccino www. cuc. ca others), started Child Haven International (www. childhaven. ca). It now cares for over 1,000 formerly destitute children and women in India, Nepal, Tibet, and Bangladesh. In 2004 our CUC Executive Director Mary Bennett arranged for a presentation before the Parliamentary Committee studying same-sex marriage. She prepared a document outlining positions taken by the CUC. She polled each of our 27 ministers in Canada. The 13 MPs had our document before them, and she was able to report that all 27 Unitarian ministers “would do a same-sex marriage. ” The vote was seven to six in favour of same-sex marriage. It is possible that Mary’s presentation turned the tide. Even one person can do a lot! 4. Do something different The 500-foot Pride
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be a very unwelcoming place.
We need to
offer radical acceptance, because neither
family nor society can always be counted
on to be accepting.
We...
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Published by the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du Canada 1-888-568-5723 · www. cuc. ca · info@cuc. ca Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada www. cuc. ca be a very unwelcoming place. We need to offer radical acceptance, because neither family nor society can always be counted on to be accepting. We need to offer unconditional love because Love is at the heart of religious community. ” Aren’t We Already Welcoming? While a congregation may consider itself welcoming, and may even have openly gay or lesbian members, certification provides a simple and credible tool to enable the congregation to declare itself to the community as a safe space for BGLT persons. Don’t We Welcome Everyone? We most certainly want to, but we live in communities, and are part of a culture, in which prejudice still exists. As Unitarians and Universalists we fervently believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, but we also acknowledge our own susceptibility to bia
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a poetic look
at being
a unitarian
by Franci Louann
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ca
I don’t believe in angels – or – do I?
I cheer for the underdog –
well, not always …
I...
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Published by the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du Canada 1-888-568-5723 · www. cuc. ca · info@cuc. ca Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada a poetic look at being a unitarian by Franci Louann www. cuc. ca I don’t believe in angels – or – do I? I cheer for the underdog – well, not always … I believe in nature, in animals, in birds – in heaven, on earth only. Let it be. Keep it so. I believe in the environmental “Rs” – recycling is a religious experience. For some of us, worship means worth-ship, and the coffee hour is communion. Some come to hone their consciences, some to heal their wounds. Out of many different houses … We endeavour to afflict the comfortable, and to comfort the afflicted. We are inclusive, not exclusive – our circle draws in all but those who would exclude themselves. Some of us are straight – some gay – we welcome all – trans, asexual too! I believe in Love, Love is God, God is Love, Love is the doctrine of this church. Som
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nitarians and Universalists are
people with an ethical,practical
religion.
Although they hold
different views on such matters as God,
immortality and the value of religious traditions — including the Christian one — there
is much on which they generally agree.
what’s in a name?
The word “Unitarian” comes from a...
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nitarians and Universalists are people with an ethical,practical religion. Although they hold different views on such matters as God, immortality and the value of religious traditions — including the Christian one — there is much on which they generally agree. what’s in a name? The word “Unitarian” comes from a distinguishing belief its foundersheldfourcenturiesagointheunityof God,incontrastto the Christian belief in the Trinity,God in three persons. The word“Universalist”comes from a belief in universal salvation:thebelief thatJesusachievedwhathesetouttodoindying on the cross, thereby saving the human race from perdition. All souls were ultimately saved, whatever their beliefs or morals. Universalistsbecamepopularlyknownas“thenohellchurch. ”God was a loving god who would never condemn any one to everlastingpunishment. EstablishingrootsintheUnitedStatesinthe19th century, many early Universalists agreed with Unitarians on the undivided oneness of deity. In the 20th century their ch
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creating
safe and sound
volunteer
communities
by Sylvia Bass West and
Rev.
Patricia Webber
www.
cuc.
ca
Positions of religious leadership are positions of...
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Published by the Canadian Unitarian Council / Conseil unitarien du Canada 1-888-568-5723 · www. cuc. ca · info@cuc. ca Canadian Unitarian Council Conseil unitarien du Canada creating safe and sound volunteer communities by Sylvia Bass West and Rev. Patricia Webber www. cuc. ca Positions of religious leadership are positions of trust. We must be explicit – with applicants for leadership positions as well as with participants in our programs – that appropriate safety procedures are in place, that all are valued and all are accountable. This makes it clear to everyone that we take seriously our responsibility to provide a safe and nurturing congregational environment for all that choose to join us. Ten safe steps 1. Identify the volunteer or staff position and determine the nature of the risk (participants, setting, activity, supervision, relationship) 2. Write a clear job description for the position. 3. Recruit potential applicants, based on the job description and the skills re
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