Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation is a liberal spiritual community in the heart of Toronto's east end. We are an open-minded inclusive congregation that encourages you and supports you in your search for your own spiritual path. Services happen every Sunday beginning at 10:30am.
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We covenant to affirm and promote:
1. The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
2. Justice, equality and compassion in human relations;
3. Acceptance of one another and encouragement of spiritual growth in our
congregations;
4. A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
5. The right of conscience and use of democratic process within our
congregation and within society;
6. The goal of the world community with peace, liberty and justice for all;
7. Respect for the interdependent web of existence of which we are a part;
8. Individual and communal action that accountably dismantles racism and systemic barriers to full inclusion in ourselves and our institutions.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
* 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 worldโs religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life
* Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to Godโs 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.
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To empower Spiritual Growth and Shared Action for the care of our World
