The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
Proposals for Continuity and Change in Our Congregational Social Justice Efforts Dear Congregants The Social Justice Team is pleased to announce that the Church Board has approved a process for consulting the congregation on focus areas for Social Justice in the next few years. The process begins with sharing the recommendations the Social Justice Team … Read more
Q: What do you do with an elastic trumpet A: Play in a rubber band! Adaptability. Pivoting. Elasticity. Resiliency. The ongoing and sometimes relentless pace of change in the past few years has worn thin the possible synonyms to the point where all attempts to describe what is being asked of us each day is … Read more
ACT ▶ Urge the government to protect tenants from COVID evictions Fresh lockdowns have closed a number of Ontario business and institutions, depriving workers in those sectors of income. Many of them will struggle to pay their rent. And there is no protection against eviction for those unable to pay, as there was early in the … Read more
Thank you to all of you who donated, through our Christmas Eve offering, to Sacajawea. The total was $5,542. That money will help Sacajawea furnish and equip 25 new badly needed affordable housing units for Indigenous tenants that it will co-manage. The former Royal Oak Dairy building—to be called Aindahing—will house 13 of them. Many … Read more
Sign a letter calling for quick action to deal with homelessness and Omicron. Several health organizations and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness have issued a 13-point call to action by the federal and Ontario governments to deal with the complications the Omicron COVID variant is creating for people experiencing homelessness. The calls range from … Read more