Congregational Conversations Winter/Spring 2025 Schedule

• Wednesday, January 22 – Pastoral Care (2nd run)
  This session will focus specifically on the unique challenges of pastoral care when there is not full-time professional ministry available. What are your strengths? What help do you need? Where can help be found? What creative options have you tried?

• Saturday, March 22 – Hard Conversations (2nd run)
  A Healthy community anticipates there will be hard conversations.  Join us as we consider challenges and best practices.

• Wednesday, April 9 – Transitions (1 of 2)
  Many of us are experiencing changes and transitions in our congregations. How do you handle the transitions you are facing? Perhaps you are looking for ideas on how to help your community face change with grace? Maybe you are looking for ideas.

• Saturday, April 12 -Transitions (2 of 2)
  Many of us are experiencing changes and transitions in our congregations. How do you handle the transitions you are facing? Perhaps you are looking for ideas on how to help your community face change with grace? Maybe you are looking for ideas.

2024 Congregational Conversations Living Resource Guide

The 2024 Congregational Conversations Living Resource Guide contains the collaborative wisdom of participants in the CUC Congregational Conversations project. Themes include Thriving, Surviving, & Sustainability, Volunteer Bandwidth, Burnout and Reimaging, Financial Planning & Income Streams, and more! The Guide will be updated as conversations continue and more resources are known. 

Got a great resource? Please share to: congregationallife@cuc.ca. Or better yet, join us for the next conversation! 

The Congregational Conversations Project was created following a 2023 survey, designed to help us better understand the current congregational and community climate. Find the Living Resource Guide here. 

CONNECT & DEEPEN … is moving to Saturdays

All sessions: 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET / 5pm AT  (90 minutes)

Same time … new day! 

Looking for connection?
Connect & Deepen is an online community for adults interested in meaningful reflection, conversation, and shared ideas for living our values. This welcoming space encourages spiritual, philosophical, and practical exploration. The intent is to deepen our experiences of Unitarian Universalism, enriching our own lives with thoughtful meaning-making - so that we live grounded in our UU values. 

Meetings begin with a time for connection – sharing joys and concerns – before moving into the theme of the day. We examine a wide range of topics - this year leaning into “Intentional Action”. 

Winter & Spring 2025 Dates:

• • Saturday January 18 - Host: Linda Thomson
  • Saturday February 15 - Host: Anne Barker
  • Saturday March 15 - Host: Linda Thomson
  • Saturday April 19 - Host: Linda Thomson

Register here

Meaning Making: Roots of Resilience

If you participated in last year’s Meaning Making in Liminal Times sermon series, or if you’ve heard others talk about it, you’ll be glad to hear that Rev. Karen Fraser-Gitlitz has made plans for a 2nd year. Changes include a new theme, more services, and optional monthly Canadian theme packages.  More information is available.