First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa
The First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa invites all those who seek after greater understanding and who are willing to work with others to build a better world to join us: for services on Sundays, for numerous volunteer efforts in our community at various times, and on this itunes account at any time, from anywhere.
This podcast serves as an online home for the broadcast and archiving of Sunday Sermons and other offerings from the pulpit at 30 Cleary Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 318
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2020
"Forgiveness: Releasing the Dragon"
Sometimes it can take so little to be hurt or hurt someone else. We may even build a wall of protection around a hurt that makes it more and more difficult to dismantle over the years. Everett Worthi…
00:21:33 |
Sun 12 May 2019
"The Faith Club"
Rev. Patricia Guthmann Haresch has members of the congregation read excerpts in character from "The Faith Club:
Common Themes in Christianity, Islam, Judaism". This highly recommended book is by Ran…
00:28:19 |
Mon 06 May 2019
"Court of Last Resort"
The Case of Mother Earth vs. World’s People (Earth Day Service)
To celebrate Earth Day, Rev. Pat with a troupe of First U actors will present an adapted version of Doug Stewart's entertaining and en…
00:35:44 |
Mon 29 Apr 2019
"A Life Affirming Theology"
In their books, theologian Rita Nakashima Brock and the Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, the former president of the Unitarian Universalist Starr King School for the Ministry, discovered for most of their fi…
00:25:02 |
Mon 22 Apr 2019
"Abundance, Resilience & Generosity: A Refugee Story"
Rev. Ndagijimana served the Unitarian church of Bujumbura in Burundi for 14 years. The congregation got very involved in social justice work and was noticed by the brutal regime in Bujumbura. The con…
00:22:49 |
Sun 14 Apr 2019
"Wounded Words 4: Are We a Church?"
Rev. Pat continues her "Wounded Word" series. Tied for third among the most common words noted was the word "church." Church has four current definitions within Christianity: a building for worship; …
00:19:10 |
Sun 07 Apr 2019
"Wounded Words 3: Is Religion a Proper Response to the Divine?"
Rev. Pat continues her "Wounded Word" series. The third most common words noted were "religion" and "church." What came to Rev. Pat's mind was the Dance of the Seven Veils featured in Tom Robbins' no…
00:18:52 |
Sun 31 Mar 2019
"The Celtic and Pagan Crossover"
Sunday Sermon on "The Celtic and Pagan Crossover" by our Rev. Pat Haresch
00:23:14 |
Sun 17 Mar 2019
"The Feminine Divine"
Sunday Sermon on Gods and Goddesses by our Rev. Pat Haresch
00:22:18 |
Sun 10 Mar 2019
"A Woman's Journey"
The Canadian Unitarian and Universalist Women's Association (CUUWA) invites all Canadian congregations to celebrate International Women's Day. Our guest speaker, Ketty Nivyabandi mobilized women to p…
00:25:35 |
Sun 03 Mar 2019
"Wounded Words 2 - By What Are You Saved?"
Our Rev. Pat harsh ponders... How often do we speak of salvation among Unitarian Universalists these days? Seldom, if ever. However, this word was one of the most frequently mentioned when Rev. Pat…
00:24:19 |
Sun 24 Feb 2019
"The Anatomy of Happiness"
UU Ottawa Minister Rev. Linda Goonewardene delivers a sermon that explores the makeup and dispels the myths of what it takes to truly be happy.
00:20:24 |
Sun 17 Feb 2019
"UBUNTU: I Am Because We Are"
A sermon about UBUNTU by our Rev. Patricia Haresch
00:24:10 |
Sun 10 Feb 2019
Wounded Words 1: "Pack Up Your Sins"
A first instalment in our Rev. Patricia Haresch's participatory "Wounded Words" series that she introduced at the start of 2019.
00:20:43 |
Sun 03 Feb 2019
"A Unitarian Universalist History"
Our Rev. Patricia Haresch gives us a chronological history of Unitarian Universalism, hearing directly from prominent Unitarian and Universalist minds of the past.
00:30:26 |
Sun 27 Jan 2019
"Tu Bishvat: The Jewish New Year of the Trees"
Tu BiShvat is a Jewish holiday that's also called "Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot", literally "New Year of the Trees." In contemporary Israel, the day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day, and trees…
00:22:34 |
Sun 13 Jan 2019
"Wounded Words"
"Words are tough...Words can be complicated...Words are so packed with meanings based on our life experience" Reverend Patricia Haresch invites members of First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa to o…
00:28:48 |
Sun 06 Jan 2019
"The New Year"
Our Minister, Reverend Patricia Haresch, welcomes and prepares for 2019 with reflections on resolutions and other changes that come with the new year.
00:24:08 |
Sun 30 Dec 2018
"The Reign of the Winter Goddess"
A Yule Celebration with our FirstU children & youth. During the holidays, we commonly hear stories of Baby Jesus and Santa Claus. Yet, many of our holiday customs are rooted in ancient Yuletide lore …
00:13:25 |
Sun 16 Dec 2018
"The Mitten Tree"
Let us celebrate many of our Unitarian connections to modern North American Christmas songs and traditions... including our own favourite FUCO Christmas tradition: The Mitten Tree!
00:14:10 |
Sun 09 Dec 2018
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