The home of Unitarianism in the West Midlands
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words Fluent by John O’Donohue I would love to live / Like a river flows, / Carried by the surprise / Of its own unfolding. (repeat) Chalice Lighting (you may wish to light a candle in your own home at this point). (words by … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Carolyn Owen-Towle (adapted) Come into this house of worship. Come in bringing all of who you are. Rest and quiet your week-worn spirit, for you are here to touch again eternal springs of hope and renewal. Calm your hurried pace. For this hour, … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Elizabeth A. Parish Come ye into this house of worship! Come in and find peace and rest, inspiration and aspiration, fellowship and love. Come in and find light for your darkness, a friend’s touch for your loneliness, and music for your soul. … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words Welcome (with thanks for Rev John Fairfax, 1623-1700) by Cliff Reed (adapted) Welcome to this religious and spiritual community, ‘where we meet not only one with another, but all with God’. Through the generations we have come to celebrate the love that is … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words Each Day by Andy Pakula With each new day, we are offered another step in life’s sacred journey an invitation to join in the flow of life that streams around us. Today, we may face a barren desert landscape to cross Parched as our … Read more
Prelude Clouds by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed (adapted) As the true prophets of God have always told us, the Divine will is for mercy and compassion, love and justice. May we never suppose that vengeance and cruelty, hatred and murder, serve the Divine purpose. In the spirit of human solidarity … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words from the Sanskrit Look to this day – For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the verities And realities of your existence: The bliss of growth, The glory of action, the splendour of beauty. For yesterday … Read more
It was a beautiful day to welcome many of our congregations back to our first in person AGM in a couple of years. Held at Kingswood Unitarian Meeting House on Packhorse Lane, in their charming and historic village setting, the representatives of the congregation made everyone feel very welcome. It is always a lovely opportunity … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed We gather to share our faith in the spirit of freedom, our doubts in the spirit of honesty. We gather to focus our love in prayer, to send it to those who suffer and grieve – in our own community, … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words A Mother’s Love by Cliff Reed We come to give thanks for the mothers who bore us and nurtured us, to celebrate the love and kindness we received from them. We come to give thanks for the children entrusted to us for a … Read more