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Calling all young adults (ages 18-30ish)! United Church folks & friends in BC, Southern Alberta, the Yukon and beyond - we invite you to travel to the largest island in Howe Sound, surrounded by trees and water for a long weekend of rest, community and fun. We'll have good food, meaningful conversations, late night board games, great music and campfires (weather permitting!) It's a weekend you'll want to show up for. Join us at this year's YOUNG ADULT RETREAT!
Sample Re:Unite Schedule
Subject to change! Times pulled from 2024 schedule. Day 1
3 pm – Water Taxi to Gambier Island 4 pm – Community Gathering 6 pm - Dinner 7:30 pm - Theme Streams 9:30 pm – Vespers 10 pm – Snacks, Board Games 11 pm – Quiet Hours until 7 am Day 2
8 am – Coffee opens 9 am – Breakfast 10 am – Community Gathering 10:30 am - Theme 12:30 - Break 1 pm – Lunch 2:30 pm – Workshops 4 pm– Break 4:30 pm - Workshops 6:30 pm – Dinner 7:30 pm – Campfire Night, Incl. Vespers Snacks, Board Games 11 pm – Quiet Hours until 7am Day 3
8 am – Coffee opens 9 am – Breakfast 10 am – Community Gathering 10:30 am - Theme 12:30 - Break 1 pm – Lunch 2:30 pm – Workshops 4 pm– Break 6:30 pm - Mocktail Hour 7:30 pm – Dinner 9 pm – Community Gathering 10 pm – Vespers Snacks, Board Games 11 pm – Quiet Hours until 7am Day 4
8:30 am – Breakfast 9:30 am – Clean up of sleeping spaces 10 am – Closing Gathering 12 pm – Lunch 1 pm – Water Taxi Leaves |
November 12-15, 2026
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Re:Unite 2026 Workshop Stream Leaders
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Ben Dobyns, leading... Sanctuary D&D
Ben Dobyns (they/them) is a non-binary performer and media producer living on the unceded land of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nations in Metro Vancouver. Ben currently serves as the Minister of Instrumental Music at Shaughnessy Heights United Church, the musician for the St. Brigids service at Christ Church Cathedral Vancouver, the music director for Vancouver's Broadway Chorus, and as the Sanctuary Program Developer. Ben is also the online community and development manager for NYT bestselling authors Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon and serves on the board of the Royal Canadian College of Organists as their Director of Marketing. |
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Andrea McLaren & Drew Climie leading...
Nature & Nurture Andrea is an East Vancouver therapist and facilitator known for her warm, compassionate approach. She is passionate about continuing to grow and learn, enjoying and protecting the outdoors, and being alongside family and community. In her spare time, you may find her hiking, paddleboarding, snowshoeing, learning a new game (from pickleball to board games), or just chilling at home. Through positive relationships with others and the natural world, Andrea finds deep grounding within herself. She wants to offer you, wherever you are at, this same opportunity. Of English and Welsh descent, Andrea honors her role as a settler on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples. She is dedicated to reconciliation and stands in deep respect of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Drew Climie is a guide and educator who uses the power of nature to help people on their wellness journey. As a certified paddling instructor, hike guide, and trauma-sensitive yoga teacher, Drew specializes in creating unique outdoor experiences that foster personal growth. He is passionate about promoting a reciprocal relationship with the environment, believing that as we receive the restorative gifts of nature, we are compelled to protect local ecosystems and all natural areas. Drew's goal is to help people build resilience, find peace, and connect with their own strength in natural spaces while inspiring a shared mission to care for the planet. |
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Min-Goo Kang & Shawn Jung leading... Belonging Dinner
Min-Goo Kang (강민구 姜敏求) believes that everything in life is a source of ministry—especially when it’s something we can share, like food! Through his own experiences of homesickness and loss, he discovered how food connects us to the land, culture, community, and ancestors. After 30 years in congregational ministry, he now spends much of his time in a different kind of sanctuary—the kitchen—where people of all backgrounds can gather, share, and belong. When he's not cooking, Min-Goo is likely on the pickleball court or running around UVic. Shawn Jung (he/him) is an alumnus of the Applied Linguistics program at the University of Victoria. Food is always on his mind, from planning out new recipes, to piecing together foodway narratives. As such, he feels most at home in the kitchen. In fact, he is frankly alarmed that anyone can feel comfortable outside of one. How can one feel safe without access to a soup? He wonders this often. |
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Allison Rennie leading... SoulCollage®
Allison Rennie brings over 30 years of experience leading small groups. They are an animateur based in Naramata, BC who loves to engage hands on practices that lead to greater self-understanding. Allison is a poet, and creative with background in theatre, education, theology, and leadership formation. They have facilitated leadership learning courses and retreats for UBC and UVIC, not-for-profits, and in progressive faith based settings primarily in the United Church of Canada. A good mystery, a great movie, a fresh loaf of bread, a moment of learning, a good question, big work and a deep conversation – all of this is fuel for Allison’s creativity! The gifts of group facilitation, hosting important conversation, and serious play are all brought to the table in their approach as an animateur. |
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