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1. Management of Investments: At the Treasurer’s request, and with the unanimous agreement of the Committee, it was decided to transfer management of the MUA’s investment portfolio to Harris Allday, investment brokers. 2.Spring Training Day: the topic will be How Unitarians do Communion, details to be announced later.
[my apologies for the late posting of these, due to an oversight] 1. Cotswold Group Ministry: Rev. Dr. Rob Whiteman starts his ministry with the Cotswold Group on Saturday 1st October. 2. MUA Annual General Meeting: the date for the 2017 AGM was set for Saturday 25th March, at Kingswood. Rev. Danny Crosby is to … Read more
Forty Unitarians from all over the Midlands and beyond (we had two visitors, from Hinckley and Cardiff) came together at Kingswood Meeting House this Saturday for the MUA Annual Lunch. This year our guest speaker was Patricia Earle, of the Women’s Federation for World Peace. Patricia spoke to us for an hour, sharing her passion … Read more
Eleven Unitarians from six congregations gathered at Kingswood Meeting House on a sunny Saturday in October, to learn what Engagement Groups are about, and how to facilitate one. The course was led by Sue Woolley and Alison Thursfield. In the morning, participants were given a whistle-stop tour of engagements groups, covering why there is a … Read more
On Saturday 24th September, about 50 Unitarians from congregations around the Midlands made their various ways up to Quarry Bank Mill, in Cheshire. The traffic on the way up was atrocious, which meant the whole party did not meet up until later on. My husband and I arrived about quarter to twelve, and found a … Read more
The MUA Annual Lunch will be taking place on Saturday 29th October, at Kingswood, with guest speaker Patricia Earl. All are welcome. Notices will be going out to Secretaries of congregations next month. 2. The Autumn Training Day, on the topic Engaging with Unitarianism: A Workshop on Engagement Groups and Sharing Our Ethos will be … Read more
Saturday 11th June saw the final session of the 2016 Worship Studies Course Foundation Step, which is run every other year by the MUA of Lay Preachers and Service Leaders. The eight participants this year threw themselves into the learning and sharing process, and got a lot out of it. Many thanks to the guest … Read more
Sesquicentennial Celebrations: The commemorative publication, Celebrating Our Community: A Short History of the Midland Unitarian Association, and Original Words by Midlands Unitarians was launched at the District Annual General Meeting on Saturday 26th March, at Kidderminster, with a cover price of £8.00. At 92 pages, it is well worth it! Copies available from Rev. Sue … Read more
On 26th March 1866, a meeting was held, at which the Unitarian Book and Tract Society and the Birmingham District Unitarian Association amalgamated to form the Midland Christian Union, later renamed the Midland Union of Unitarian & Free Christian Churches, and finally the Midland Unitarian Association. On 26th March 2016, one hundred and fifty years … Read more
I am delighted to report that there was a strong Midland Unitarian Association presence at the General Assembly of Unitarian & Free Christian Churches Annual Meetings, which were held at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham last week. No less than ten folk attended from Birmingham UNM, four from Kingswood, three each from Shrewsbury and Warwick, … Read more