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Welcoming Grandfather Sun Home - December 21st, 2025

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Welcoming Grandfather Sun Home

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What are our traditions?

Join us on Sunday, Dec 21st, 2025, for a Calgary Unitarians' Service on Welcoming Grandfather Sun Home  in Panabaker at 10:30 am.

We hope to see you there! 

December 2025 Sermon Series

December 2025 Sermon Series

Order of Service

What are our traditions?

Gathering Music: Krishan

Land Acknowledgement: Chantal

Opening Song – Cree Welcome Song: Chantal

Welcome: Rev. Samaya

Kindling the Chalice and Advent Candles: Rachael

Offering - December 4 Others: Ministerial Discretionary Fund: Rachael

Offertory – I Will Wait for You (Gimbel/LeGrand): Krishan

Welcoming Grandfather Sun Home: Chantal

Activity Rotations:

Marching-Out Song – Let’s All Go to the Lobby (Francis Pageault): Krishan

Story and Naming Station - Room 7

Embodied Tradition Station - Wickenden

Creative Critters - Barker

Walk Back the Sun - Hallway

Drumming Circle – Panabaker

Community Ritual: Rev. Samaya

Benediction: Rev. Samaya

Closing Song – Untitled (Chantal) Chantal

Extinguishing the Chalice: Rachael

Postlude – Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison): Krishan

A special thank you to all those who helped make our worship service is possible today:

Artist in Residence: Chantal Chagnon

Director of Religious Education: Rachael Smith

Music Director: Krishan Power

AV Operators: Marcia Epstein and Rebekah Mobley-Kasner

Usher(s): Lynn Nugent and Sophie Sapergia

Aesthetics: Mary-Anna Louise

Welcome Table: Jen Allore

Coffee and Goodies: Laurie Lin

Administrator: Elyse Brazel

Minister: Rev. Samaya Oakley

Announcements

Announcements

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Christmas Day Potluck Dinner
December 25 | 4:00–7:30 pm

Celebrate Christmas with your church community! Join members and friends for a festive potluck dinner, warm conversation, and games for kids and adults. Doors open at 4:00 pm, with dinner around 5:30 pm.Bring friends and family — all are welcome! Volunteers to help with setup, serving, and cleanup are appreciated when you sign up. Click Here to sign-up!

 

The Mitten Tree: Share Warmth, Spread Love

Join our cherished Mitten Tree tradition and help keep our community warm this season. This year, donations support the Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary, serving Indigenous peoples for over 60 years through cultural programs, family and youth support, and essential resources. Sunday, December 21 is the final day to place mittens, hats, and scarves on the tree. Together, we share warmth, spread love, and live our Unitarian Universalist values of compassion, justice, and interdependence.

 

Calgary Unitarians Seeks a New Music Director

We’re excited to announce that Calgary Unitarians is seeking a new Music Director! A job posting will be shared soon, and we encourage you to think of anyone who might be a great fit for our musical congregation. Please help us spread the word by sharing the upcoming posting with your networks.

 

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

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Saturday th 20th- The Turning of the Wheel - 2pm in Wickenden

Saturday th 20th- Community Potluck- 4:30pm in Wickenden

Saturday th 20th- Winter Solstice Celebration - 7pm in Panabaker

Wednesday the 24th - Christmas Eve Service at 7 pm in Panabaker

Thursday the 25th - Christmas Dinner at 4 pm in Wickenden

Sunday the 28th - Fire Communion Service at 10:30am in Panabaker 

Saturday the 3rd – Dismantling Racism within Ourselves at 10 am online

Sunday the 4th – Deepening Our Faith at noon in Room 4

Winter Solstice Celebration

Winter Solstice Celebration

Come and Celebrate! - Saturday, December 20, 2025

Saturday, Dec 20, 2025 - 7 pm

 On this longest night of the year, we will gather to celebrate the turning of the season with pagan ritual. Please join us one and all! -- and bring a 4-ft length of ribbon and some greenery and a few sweets to share.

For more infomation visit:

http://calgaryunitarians.ca/events/winter-solstice-celebration/2025-12-20

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