This blog hopes to be a site of shared communication for anyone interested or involved in Unitarian Universalist Youth, Young Adult and or Campus Ministries in Canada.

Come here to learn about Youth and Young Adult related events going on across the country and find out about the work I am doing to support this vital and important segment of our faith.


"Gather the Spirit, harvest the power. Our separate fires will kindle one flame." - Jim Scott

YA and CM groups across Canada

This list is current as of  Dec. 2010 - if you know of a group or are a part of one that is not listed here please contact me!

Campus Ministries (based at a University)

University of Victoria, Victoria, BC – Peter Scales (scalesp@uvic.ca)
The UVic Unitarian Club meets every Monday for lively discussion and cookies from 4:30 - 6pm in the UVic SUB, rm. B208 *this group is affiliated with the Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Victoria and the First Unitarian Church of Victoria

University of Alberta Edmonton, AB – Rev. Audrey Brooks (audbrook@telusplanet.net)
Rev. Brooks is a retired community minister who serves as a chaplain with the U of A Interfaith Chaplaincy Association. *Rev. Brooks is sponsored by the Westwood Unitarian Congregation and the Unitarian Church of Edmonton

University of Toronto Toronto, ON – Rev. Jeff Brown (jeffrey.brown@utoronto.ca)
Rev. Brown is the parish minister of the Unitarian Church in Mississauga and serves as a chaplain with U of T Campus Chaplains Association. *the UU CM of U of T is currently dormant but is affiliated with the First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto

Queen's University  Kingston, ON – Victoria Mitchell (vict.mitchell@gmail.com) *The Unitarian Universalist Club of Queen’s (UUCQ) has joined with the KUF YA group at this time
 
Bishop’s University Lennoxville, QC – Keith Baxter (kbaxter@ubishops.ca)
Keith offers a musical, soulful sundown service twice a month on Sunday evenings at Memorial House on campus or at Tierra del Fuego, 19 Church st. Please email Keith for more details on location of meetings. *this ministry is affiliated with UUEstrie/Unitarian Universalist Church of North Hatley
Young Adult Ministries (usually based at a Congregation)

The Hamilton YA Social and Spiritual Circle meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month at the church from 5 - 8pm for a potluck social followed by a spiritual discussion group

The Toronto First YA group meets on a regular basis for potlucks and other social functions. They do most of their organizing through a google group.


Don Heights Unitarian Congregation, Toronto, ON - Carly Gaylor (carly_ylarc@hotmail.com)
The Toronto UU Young Adult Group is a new group just getting going and is open to any YAs from anywhere in the GTA region.  Check out their facebook page to find out about plans and upcoming events

Kingston Unitarian Fellowship Kingston, ON – Katherine Burrows (lunaforest2006@hotmail.com)
The KUF YA group meets on the 3rd Sunday of the month at the church at 5:30pm for a potluck, and at 7:00pm holds a soulful sundown contemporary worship open for all. * this group has joined with the UUCQ.

The Noble Birds meet every 4-5 weeks for potlucks and social gatherings. They do most of their organizing through a facebook group

Unitarian Church of Montreal, QC - Mona Luxion (m.luxion@gmail.com)   
The UCM YA group will be meeting every two weeks alternating between Wednesday evening meetings at folks' homes and Sunday afternoons meetings at UCM after the service.  This group does most of their communicating through a google group.  

vuuya, Victoria, BC - (contact.vuuya@gmail.com)
The Victoria Unitarian Universalist Young Adults is a new group that includes (but is not limited to) young adults (and allies younger and older) from the UVic Unitarian Club, First Unitarian Church of Victoria, Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation and solos coming from other congregations in Canada.
Check out their Facebook group for more information about upcoming events.