Sunday, August 5, 2018 – Koma heim / Vraćam se kući

Sunday, August 5, at 11:00 a.m. – Koma heim / Vraćam se kući – (“Coming Home” in Icelandic and Croatian) – During Icelandic Festival Weekend, Canadians of Icelandic descent celebrate their roots and ancestral ties. This summer, through the miracle of Ancestry.com and Facebook, Rev. Kathleen discovered an entire lineage of ancestors and relatives from Croatia that she didn't know existed. Kathleen and Wayne embarked upon a roots tour to find, meet, and learn about and from those living ancestors. This search into one's ancestral roots teaches us much not only about the past and where we came from, but how the past has shaped who we are now and who we are still becoming. Rev. Kathleen Rolenz and Rev. Wayne Arnason

Services are in the Gimli Unitarian Church's landmark building at 76 Second Avenue, near Centre Street. Dress is casual — after all, it's summer!

Dubrovnik, Croatia (Photo – Siggy Nowak / CC0)

Sunday, July 15, 2018 – Loafing on the Porch

Sunday, July 15, at 11:00 a.m. – Loafing on the Porch – “Night after summer night the supper dishes went unwashed while we loafed together on the porch watching fireflies seed-stitch the dark with gold,” wrote Clementine Paddleford. As people become more divided and distracted and overwhelmed, I am reminded that I once quipped that one of the purposes of the liberal church is “to bring front porch values to backyard neighbourhoods.” Rev. Stefan Jonasson

Services are in the Gimli Unitarian Church's landmark building at 76 Second Avenue, near Centre Street. Dress is casual — after all, it's summer!

Front porches are ideal places for relaxation and socializing.(Photo – Strecosa / Pixabay CC0)