Adult Religious Exploration
We have a variety of religious exploration and social programs for adults including classes, retreats, and drop-in groups. For more information, email adultprograms@
Adult Classes and Retreats
Each session will be held online on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm on the following dates:
- Repentance and Repair in our Lives and our Relationships – Workshop 1A – October 22nd,
- Repentance and Repair in our Lives and our Relationships – Workshop 1B – November 12th,
- Repentance and Repair in our Covenanted Communities – Workshop 2 – November 26th, and
- Repentance and Repair to Transform Our World – Workshop 3 – December 3rd.
Register: Here!
Join us for a soulful gathering where we delve into the depths of our experiences over the past quarter and embrace our aspirations for the upcoming months. Bring your journal and an open heart as we share. Explore, and cultivate authenticity together.
Snacks to share are welcomed but not required. Volunteer co-presenters are appreciated.
Date: September 21st, 2024, March 15th, 2025 & June15th, 2025
Time: 9:30 am- 12 pm
Location: Room 4 & Panabaker Hall
Register: Contact Heather Walker
Theme-Based Listening Circles (TLCs)
Unlike some religious traditions that emphasize concepts of sin and forgiveness, Unitarian Universalism responds to the challenge of the human longing for connection. We see ourselves and many around us hungering to re-connect to our deepest selves, life’s gifts and needs greater than our own.
At the Unitarian Church of Calgary, we bring together individuals with differing needs, gifts and beliefs, and we are inspired and encouraged to live life as an expression of our common values. We do this by creating an environment and opportunities for contemplation and celebration, loving interactions with one another, lifelong learning, and engagement in social action, together or individually. All of this is supported by the deep listening that takes place in small groups – our Theme-Based Listening Circles (TLCs).
TLCs are held towards the end of the month at various times throughout the city, and beyond. This is an invitation to reflect, participate, and experience a deeper sense of connection.
For more information, email the coordinator.
Drop in Groups
Vespers moves to a new evening! Join us on Mondays for an online experience of poetry, silence and music. It’s a beautiful way to start your week with intention.
Date: Mondays,
Time: 7 pm- 8 pm
Location: Online
This open circle of women happens on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at Calgary Unitarians in Room 4.
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Room 4
Contact:
This open circle of men occurs on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 pm at Calgary Unitarians.
Date: 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month
Time: 7 pm
Location: Wickenden Hall/ Room 1
Register: Contact Rob Weaber
Moving with Spirit: Dances of Universal Peace
All are welcome to celebrate the spirit within and experience the joy of connecting with music, movement and song. Create sacred space for peace, healing and community – with our bodies, voices and spirits. All ages and abilities welcome.
No registration required. Free will offering.
Time & Dates: Sundays, 2:00 – 4:30 pm, fall through winter, dates TBD, on hold for now
Location: Wickenden Hall
Contact: Ronnie Joy Leah and Friends
Buddhist Meditation Group
Our church is home to the Wildrose Sangha.
In the Vietnamese tradition of Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh, we sit for 25 minutes of silent meditation, practice tea meditation, chant briefly and discuss Buddhist philosophy and practice. Please bring a pillow or bench – chairs are also available. There is no cost and no experience required. Everyone is welcome!
Time & Days: 5:30 pm -6:30 pm _ Wednesdays
The group also organizes an annual meditation retreat in Canmore and bi-monthly mindfulness days.