Unitarian Universalists of the Salish Sea 

Unitarian Universalists
of the Salish Sea

April 10, 2026

UPCOMING UUSS EVENTS

NEXT SATURDAY at 2:00
"Healing Together" 

Please join us for a Healing Together session on Saturday, April 18th from 2 pm to 4 pm at St. Margaret's Cedar Cottage. This event will offer us an opportunity to share our stories and be witnessed as well as offer some tools and practices that can help us process our unresolved impact. The session will be lead by Lindsay Hindle, Casey Stainsby and catherine strickland.

Next Saturday as well

 Monthly Service directly following the Healing Session on
April 18th at 5:00pm
"Nourishing Nature"

We can experience spiritual healing through our engagement with nature, not just with our minds but in our bodies and hearts. As we nourish and help to heal our earth we are in turn nourished and healed. The love and connection we feel in community is enhanced by our connection to the interdependent web of life and can sustain us in hard times. Please join us as we practice healing ourselves and the earth through song, story and engagement with nature as we approach Earth Day. 

Updates from your
Worship Circle

The Worship Circle has been working on planning our last three services our year. We are enjoying our last month of collaborating with Casey Stainsby as she finishes up her time with us. April's service will explore our community's healing journey while celebrating our nourishing relationship with the Earth. Our May service will look at how the liberating power of love is at the centre of our faith and how we can work for peace in our world. In June we will honour the many colours of our world as we celebrate Pride month and enjoy our year-end flower communion. The Worship Circle would welcome ideas for services and are looking forward to starting to plan our next year.

There is a Metro UU cross border support Google group just starting up. For anyone interested in joining a discussion about how we can support UU's in the States, especially our LGBTQ+ friends, please contact Cara.

UUSS AGM will be held after the June Service on June 20th.

May 3: “Question Storming” with Jessica Motherwell
June 7: with Casey Stainsby

SOCIAL JUSTICE

From Dogwood: On April 12, bands take over the Cobalt in Vancouver for a high-energy fundraiser, supporting Indigenous land defenders fighting the MAGA billionaire-backed Ksi Lisims LNG terminal. Get the details...

From Seniors for Climate: In a world rocked by war and climate chaos, Canada is doubling down on fossil fuel megaprojects—using public dollars to fund projects that harm our health, climate, and Indigenous rights. The “LNG: Not in Our National Interest” campaign is pushing back, demanding investment in clean energy instead. Show your support for this campaign by showing up at Housing Minister Gregor Robertson's MP constituency office Saturday, April 18 at 1pm.

Make energy efficiency a national priority! More here.

From Avaaz: Israel has just passed a law that will allow them to hang Palestinians.  The EU is Israel's largest trading partner - this is how we make Netanyahu listen. Sign and share this global call to EU leaders to suspend the EU–Israel trade agreement now.

If you believe in a Unitarian Universalism that is multiracial, just, and spiritually alive—this is a moment to act, not just affirm. DRUUMM’s annual Public Worship on May 14, 2026 is an invitation into that vision:“We Ride at Dawn: Showing Up, No Matter What.” Led by Rev. Summer Albayati and Rev. Verdis L. Robinson, this online service centers the leadership and spiritual traditions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in our faith. The service is open to all. We invite you to attend—and to engage your congregation or organization in visible, material support. We hope you will personally attend—and we invite you to encourage your congregation, ministry, or organization to become a visible sponsor of this work.Sponsor form.Deadline: April 15

Special Announcement

"The CUC Board of Trustees is pleased to share that Michael Jodah has been selected  as the new Executive Director of the Canadian Unitarian Council. Michael will join on a part-time basis beginning April 13, working alongside current Executive Director Vyda Ng through a shared transition period until June 15. Vyda's last day with the CUC will be June 30, closing a chapter of dedicated service to Canadian Unitarian Universalism.

Michael brings significant experience in executive leadership, community-building, environmental sustainability, and education. A Guyanese-Canadian social entrepreneur and academic, he has dedicated his career to building spaces where people belong, where young people are genuinely invested in, and where communities are strengthened from within. He also brings a personal connection to Unitarian Universalism, having served as a board member in a UU congregation.

Throughout the search process, Michael stood out for the grounded and collaborative way he approaches leadership: clear in his vision, attentive to people, and genuinely motivated by the growth of progressive communities across Canada. He is particularly inspired by the possibility of growing Unitarian Universalism among younger generations and deepening the role UU spaces play as places of real connection and shared life.

"I'm excited to take on this new challenge and to work alongside communities across the country," Michael shares. "I'm an action-oriented person, and I look forward to building momentum together, finding ways to grow progressive communities and strengthen the role UU spaces can play in people's lives."

Members of the Search Committee and Board expressed strong confidence in Michael's leadership, noting his experience, energy, and forward-looking vision for Canadian UUism.

Current Executive Director Vyda offers her welcome: "I welcome Michael to the CUC and the use of his skills and experience on behalf of Canadian Unitarian Universalism. I also want to extend deep appreciation to the Search Committee for their many hours of thoughtful work in this process."

We step into this next chapter with confidence in what our communities have built, and in the leadership Michael brings to what comes next."