Our Lay Chaplains
Unitarian Lay Chaplains are elected by members of congregation to receive training and mentorship on providing Rites of Passage to Unitarians and members of the larger community. Lay Chaplains are often the public’s first exposure to the Unitarian faith, and thus our Lay Chaplains become spokespeople for our faith’s open, non-dogmatic, liberal search for meaning and community. Lay Chaplains have been providing meaningful rites of passage across Canada since 1970. We bring experience, skill, compassion and creativity to the hundreds of weddings performed every year.

WAYNE ULIAN Wayne has served as a Unitarian Lay Chaplain for the last 5 years.  An elementary teacher, Wayne has taught grades 2 through 7, runs his school’s computer program, and coordinates the International Baccalaureate programme.  He voluntarily facilitates: 1) Empathy Training; 2) Self-Care & Stress Reduction; 3) The Compassionate Classroom, and 4) Non-Violent Communication workshops. Wayne has four adult children and two grandchildren.
SHERRY KING Sherry has been a member of the congregation since 1973 and has served in a number of ways over the years both within our local church community and across the wider denomination.  She sat on many committees and was twice on the board of UCV.  In her denominational work she was involved with Leadership School both as a leader and board member for 6 years and worked as part of the Conflict Management Team for about 12 years both here and in eastern Canada.  Sherry has recently retired from a fulfilling career as a child and family therapist in the area of community mental health.    Sherry has two grown daughters and two grandchildren.
PHYLLIS BASSETT Phyllis is an educator with the Vancouver School Board, as well as a mother of three adult children and one fabulous grandchild.   She currently teaches adults.  She has been a Unitarian since the mid 80’s.  She loves to explore this fabulous West coast environment in which we are blessed to live.  She also enjoys reading, walking, taking photographs and, currently, taking care of her son’s large, but lovable dog.
DANNY ENRIGHT Danny joined the Unitarian religion in 1994, and has been a Lay Chaplain at First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, and now for the Unitarian Church of Vancouver. He has been involved with the church in a variety of ways, including the Worship Services Committee, Religious Education and a committee to support the Parish Minister in his duties.  Danny presently works in Learning and Development with the City of Vancouver, and is the Chair of the Vancouver Chapter of the Canadian Society for Training and Development.  Danny is also a comedy writer and improv comedy actor.  Danny joined the Unitarian movement because of its openness to diverse spiritual journeys and its commitment to progressive social action.