Thursday, August 18, 2016

Sunday, August 21, 2016 – The Friendly Neighbourhood Progressive Christian

Sunday, August 21 at 11:00 a.m. – The Friendly Neighbourhood Progressive Christian – Christianity is in the news a lot, but often for the wrong reasons. Discrimination, prejudice and closed-mindedness often accompany a declaration of these being in line with Christian teachings. David Kendall of the blog site The Friendly Neighbourhood Progressive Christian (fnpc.wordpress.com) will be speaking on what progressive Christianity is, and showing that belief in Jesus and his teachings are fully compatible with, and demand, acceptance, loving others, and education about the world around us. David Kendall

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!

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Sunday, August 7, 2016 – Outlaws, Then and Now

Sunday, August 7 at 11:00 a.m. – Outlaws, Then and Now – On this day in 1772, Fjalla-Eyvindur (Eyvindur of the Mountains) and his wife, Halla, were arrested on Sprengisandi. Fjalla-Eyvindur escaped and, two weeks later, freed Halla. They spent the next two decades living on the Icelandic highlands … and working their way into the nation’s folklore. What is it about the outlaw that captures the human imagination? Who are the outlaws today who will be the subject of legends a century or two from now? 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!


"The Outlaws," a sculpture by Einar Jónsson, in Reykjavík.
(Photo by Stefan Jonasson.)