Opening Ceremony

& Banner Parade

Opening Ceremony

Friday, May 14, 3pm PT | 4pm MT | 5pm CT | 6pm ET | 7pm AT (1 hour)

Join us for a lively ceremony as we open our weekend together with music, reflection, and community. As part of our Keeping it Alight service, we invite you to join us as we all light a candle together, symbolizing the gift of light we give one another.

The Conference Team, CUC Board and UU Ministers of Canada (UUMOC) are looking forward to welcoming you with our virtual banner parade, and messages of love and faith.

Please note that our Opening Ceremony and the Confluence Lecture immediately following it will be recorded.

Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.

~ Leo Tolstoy

Congregational Banners

Our banners are a unique representation of our communities. Congregations have been invited to share their banner for our virtual banner parade.