Our Mission
“To nurture each other, serve the community and inspire action that heals the world.”
Worship Services, 10:30am
Sunday June 28, 2026
The Glass Cliff: One Transman’s Leadership Odyssey
Dr. Mel Rutherford is a transgender professor of psychology with a B.A. from Yale University and a doctorate from UC Santa Barbara. He stepped into a Glass Cliff opportunity as department chair during a time of crisis, drawing on lived experience of deep listening and perspective taking to guide his department into resilience and growth. Mel’s story, told in The Glass Cliff: One Transman’s Leadership Odyssey, highlights how identity and values based governance intersect to create courageous, inclusive leadership.
This service will be led by Mel Rutherford.
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Thank You for Making Our Auction a Success
Many thanks to all the auction donors and purchasers who made this such fun. Now the excitement can continue as the teas, games, dinners, lunches, and activities unfold over the coming months.
As well as fundraising, we also always emphasize community building (fun-raising). We hope that you enjoy meeting new people and reconnecting with others.
Our financial goal was $8000 and we nearly reached $9000! Half of the proceeds will go to Sacajawea Non Profit Housing and help toward their student housing project on Dundurn St. South.
Based on our feedback from last year, and in consultation with teams at Program Council, we considered ways to improve our Festival and are trying something new for 2026.
Fall Festival 2026 – The wider community and congregants will be invited to a slightly shortened church service on Sunday September 20th followed by the Fall Festival from 12 noon – 2 PM. Be sure to mark your calendars.
Events
Third Space Café, Fridays
Friday June 26th – Potluck & Karaoke Night
In collaboration with the Third Space Team, the Dismantling Barriers Team is throwing a party!! We will be celebrating our team’s 8th Principle education and outreach efforts, including our budding community partnerships with New Vision United Church and Queer Halal. Join us on Friday, June 26th for a potluck dinner at 6, followed by karaoke from 7:15-8:30pm.
All of our nights are free to attend with donations to the church welcome but not required. We hope to see you all there!
An Inclusive Family-focused Playgroup and Potluck
Music ‘n Munchies is an informal gathering for parents and young kids, held the first Sunday of every month from 4:00pm to 6:30pm. Come and enjoy music, snacks and play time in a relaxed atmosphere. No pre-registration required.
Upcoming dates:
– Sunday June 7, 2026 at 4:00pm.
DROP-IN JOURNEY GROUP
Sunday, June 14, 12:00pm
Church, Room 9
The Drop-in journey group happens on Sunday afternoons throughout the year. The Drop-In Journey Group is a great option if you want to try out this practice before committing to a group or if you prefer to attend when you are available.
One more gathering has been added for June! The next Drop-In Journey Group on the theme Flourishing Together is June 14 at noon. No registration is required. All are welcome (16+).
This will be the last Drop-In Journey Group before summer. Look for news in September about new Registered and Drop-In Journey Groups.
If you would like to request the current month’s reading material, please email journeygroups@uuhamilton.ca.2
Journey Groups
JOIN A JOURNEY GROUP (Oct-June)
Journey Groups are a huge part of the community and spiritual fabric at UUHamilton. These groups gather on a monthly basis to share their thoughts and practices from the monthly themes. Joining a Journey Group allows you to take a deeper step into your spiritual journey here as part of this community.
Registered Journey Groups meet monthly with the same people from October to June for one year, either online or in person. If you would like to join a registered Journey Group and hear when new groups are available, please fill in this Registration Form
If you are interested in receiving the Journey Group readings, you can request this month’s material by emailing journeygroups@
We are looking forward to journeying through life alongside you!!
Land Acknowledgement
The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.
As settlers we continue to benefit from the land and its gifts. As settlers, we must ask ourselves how or if we have shared and cared for the earth and its gifts. Facing the truth is hard. Truth must come before reconciliation.
Our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We have no shared creed. Our shared covenant (our Eight Principles) supports “the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.”
We seek an outcome of respectful, responsible, life-loving kids who are both curious and questioning and know they are valued for all of who they are and are ready to show others the same deep acceptance.
Read our most recent and past Newsletters.