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Unitarian Universalists
of the Salish Sea
February 13, 2026
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Three days ago, one of the worst tragedies in Canadian history struck British Columbia. We grieve with Tumbler Ridge.
Our thoughts are with those who have been affected as well as their families, friends and the community who are coping with unimaginable loss at this heartbreaking time.
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A week from tomorrow
"Imbolic Tools"
February 21st @ 5:00pm
St Margaret's, 1530 E. 22nd
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Join us once again for our Imbolc Tool Blessing on February 21st!
For our tool blessing, we invite you to bring the “tools” of your life. In this service we will celebrate and ‘bless’ one another's tools, in an act of resilience and community care to prepare our tools and ourselves to persevere through the work of the coming year.
For this participatory ritual the tools you bring could be anything you use to make your mark on the world, and do your work (paid or not). We especially welcome tools you might use to help further the mission of the UUSS, supporting us to "become a multigenerational spiritual community where love and trust guide us, where all who seek to connect with the mystery, joy, and wonder of life feel wholly welcome, and that contributes to a more just and interdependent world." We recommend choosing tools that are relatively small and portable, or a smaller object to represent a larger tool that you can’t bring with you.
Examples of tools include: pens, notebooks, musical instruments, a laptop, sewing tools, protest signs, paintbrushes, construction or power tools, books, manuals, sports equipment, a chalice or other spiritual tools, keys to a vehicle or piece of machinery, cleaning tools, spreadsheets, backpacks, activity sets (like Spirit Play boxes or fidget toys), seeds and gardening tools, lesson plans, petri dishes, tarot cards, workshop materials, cooking tools, mobility aids, safety gear, theatre costumes or props… anything you consider the tools of your life!
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Next Sunday Service is on March 1
"Joined By Song"
with Lindsay Hindle
March 1st, 2026 @ 11:00am
Molly Nye House, 940 Lynn ValleyRd, North Vancouver
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Come feel more alive, more at peace, and joyfully bonded as we gather to be Joined By Song on Sunday March 1st. Together we will create an energizing, safe and sacred space to sing inspiring songs and healing chants. Did you know singing releases oxytocin, endorphins and lowers cortisol? The perfect remedy for troubled times. No matter if you’re a seasoned singer or someone just beginning, all are welcome to come find freedom in their voice and expression. Lindsay will be teaching easy songs to learn and tracks to sing along to. Feel free to bring a frame drum, rattle or a friend!
Hope to see lots of folks there!
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Sheila Letson's Celebration of Life:
Saturday, March 7th at 1:00pm at NSUC
There will be a honouring long-time NSUs Member Sheila Letson, who passed away last October. Obituary
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Social Justice
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Women’s Memorial Walk – February 14, 12-3pm.
Walk with fellow Unitarians to honour the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited people. We will meet at noon at the NW corner of Main and Hasting (in front of OWL Drugs).
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The stakes of Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act, have never been clearer. And with the critical vote coming up at the end of February, we have just a few more weeks to flip as many MPs as possible to VOTE YES.
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Arms Embargo Now is planning a day of action on February 17. If you are interested in helping organize a visit to your local MPs office, contact Robyn. If you have just a few minutes, call or write to your MP.
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From Avaaz
Please take a minute to call on the Canadian government to defy Trump's flagrant violation of international law, by selling oil, food and medicine to the Cuba.
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From Sierra Club - Prayers for Burrard Inlet
The waters of the Burrard Inlet are under threat. The Vancouver Port Authority plans to dredge near the Second Narrows Bridge later this year to allow more oil to be shipped from the Westridge Marine Terminal (part of the Trans Mountain pipeline facility).
Rueben George of Tsleil-Waututh Nation is inviting people to join him in prayer and action for the inlet.
When: Feb 21st , 2PM, St Andrews Wesley United Church (1022 Nelson St)
Contact Barb or Robyn if you would like to participate.
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Annual General Meetings 2026 Conversations
The CUC Board has brought forward proposed updates to the CUC Bylaws regarding how the CUC’s foundational documents – Principles, Sources, Aspirations and Vision – are amended. This begins a period of national discernment, during which people across the country are invited to reflect, ask questions, and offer feedback.
The hour-long CUC-hosted conversations are open to you, and are designed to answer questions about the AGM, solicit feedback for the motions, and to invite curiosity and engagement; each conversation will be similar in format and content so come to either one.
February 21: 10:00 am
February 25: 4:00 pm
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