The Principles and Sources of Our Religious Faith

We, the member congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council, covenant to affirm and promote:

PRINCIPLES

  • The inherent worth and dignity of every person
  • Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
  • Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
  • A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
  • The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
  • The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
  • Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

SOURCES

The living tradition which we share draws from many sources:

  • Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life
  • Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love
  • Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life
  • Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbours as ourselves
  • Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit
  • Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision. As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.

For more information, go to the Canadian Unitarian Council website where you can download a brochure entitled "What Unitarians and Universalists Believe."

 

In January the CBC ran a very interesting special report on "Where is God?" .

 

Our Current Newsletter

The June version is available here in PDF format (1.65MB).

Calendar of Upcoming Events

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 11:30 

POTLUCK LUNCHEON PATRIOTISM, PROPAGANDA, AND POWER
We welcome Allan Millard as our guest and speaker today.  Allan has prepared a talk about "our misadventure in Afghanistan as illustrative of the increasing militarism in Canada. " 
There will be a separate children's program .

SUN. JUN 27, 3 to 5:30 pm

Friends-Simcoe-Muskoka Meeting House
231 Westmount Drive South, Orillia
STRAWBERRY SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION

You're invited to enjoy the HUF windup to a great season! An Intergenerational celebration of High Summer in the Northern Hemisphere We'll honour the Aboriginal traditions of North America and the Baltic traditions of Northern Europe We'll learn to sing some Music of the Heart composed especially for HUF by Albert McKay-Crites We'll welcome into our hearts four new HUF Members and finally We'll feast on a shared pot-luck Summer supper and Strawberry Summer Solstice Shortcake

Driving from Barrie to the Friends' Meeting House:

Take Hwy 11 to Hwy 12.
Hwy 12 to Memorial.
Turn left at Memorial (signs for Orillia)
Turn left at Rose
Turn left at Westmount
It's at the end of Westmount, on your right.

 

 

Huronia Unitarian Fellowship services are held at 10:30 a.m. on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month except for summer months at

Huronia Arts Academy
25 Toronto St. Barrie (at Simcoe)