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Queer + Trans History BC with Heather from
Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods

This workshop will take participants through some of British Columbia’s milestone moments in 2SLGBTQIA+ history. We will journey from the 1950s, a time when homosexuality was a crime, to current day. Learn about the people and organizations that fought for, and secured, the rights, freedoms, and protections we currently hold. The workshop will cover the many firsts in British Columbia, including the first gay rights protest, first dyke march, and the first Pride house in the Olympic Games. Please join us to learn more about queer and trans history in B.C.

On Saturday November 20th we will be having a Transgender Day of Remembrance service to remember those we have lost to violence in the past year. This is an IN PERSON ONLY event and won’t be recorded or online.

We are so pleased to be able to have returned to offering worship at Castle Wood Village every second Monday afternoon and Castleview and Talarico Place Care Homes on alternate Sunday afternoons.

In our church building, we are delighted to welcome back several of our user groups after a long wait for pandemic restrictions to allow: Special Olympics, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers. Also, Narcotics Anonymous has resumed meetings on Sunday evenings after welcoming new volunteer leadership.

Our church choir has also resumed rehearsals and offering special music on some Sunday mornings. They are a little muffled by their masks and proof of vaccination is required to attend rehearsals, but it feels good to have more singing going on once again! Thanks be to God!

Thanks to a grant from Heritage Credit Union we will be hosting a fall workshop series! The first two in September will be presented by “Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods”, a non-profit organization who advocates for inclusive neighbourhoods for those who are often marginalized such as those with disabilities and LGTBQ2SIA.

Gender & Sexuality 101, Thursday, September 2, 2021 6-8 pm
This workshop is about the rainbow alphabet: 2SLGBTQIA+ and ways you can be an ally.
In cooperation with Castlegar Pride

Disabilities Awareness, Wednesday, September 15, 2021 6-8 pm
Gain tools to understand what disability is, the types of disability, the current language of disability, what ableism is, how you can actively work to fight against it, and tips for disabled people and allies alike to better ensure equity in all that you do.
In cooperation with the Kootenay Society for Community Living

On October, we will have a workshop towards Indigenous Reconciliation and a workshop on Mental Health. Details TBA

We are pleased to have launched our Sunday Worship live on YouTube starting Holy Week 2021.

Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel: Castlegar UC