The home of Unitarianism in the West Midlands
On Saturday 4th November, Unitarian New Meeting Church in Birmingham played host to a Local Leadership Strategy Group training day on Safeguarding, led by Rev. John Harley, the General Assembly’s Safeguarding Officer, and Liz Hills, of Lewisham Unitarians. It was a fascinating and insightful day. 25 Unitarians from around the District, and further afield, worked … Read more
1. MUA Lunch: This will be taking place on Saturday 28th October, at Kingswood. Guest speaker will be Rev. Feargus O’Connor, minister of Golders Green & St. Albans. Please send in your bookings soon! 2. Safeguarding Training: This will be taking place on Saturday 4th November, at Unitarian New Meeting Birmingham, from 12 noon. It … Read more
Unitarians from round the Midlands enjoyed an interesting talk by our Guest Speaker, Rev. Feargus O’Connor, minister of Golders Green and St. Alban’s Unitarians. Feargus chose to talk about the Charter for Compassion, an initiative launched by Karen Armstrong in 2010, which believes that the world could be made a better, more sustainable place for … Read more
Seven Unitarian lay worship leaders and trainee celebrants gathered at Kingswood Meeting House on Saturday 6th May, to learn the do’s and don’ts about conducting Naming Ceremonies and Baptisms. Following two sessions in the morning, about the practicalities, and how to put a service together, led by Rev. Sue Woolley, and the early afternoon session, … Read more
On Saturday 1st April, eight participants came together from the Midlands and farther afield, to learn how to conduct a Unitarian Wedding. The day was led by Rev. Martin Whitell, District Minister of the London & South East District & Provincial Assembly. The handouts were marvellous – so very useful for the future – but … Read more
Saturday 25th March saw nearly 40 Unitarians from across the District meeting at Kingswood Meeting House to take part in the 151st Annual General Meeting of the Midland Unitarian Association. The business meeting was over in just under an hour, and included a special presentation to our dedicated Treasurer, Mr. Sandy Ellis, to mark his … Read more
Seventeen participants from seven MUA congregations enjoyed a rich day of sharing and learning at Kingswood Meeting House on Saturday 4th March. In the four sessions, led respectively by Sue Woolley, Cressida Pryor, Diane Rutter, and Simon Hall, we learned about Flower Communion, Earth Spirit Communion, Free Christian Communion, and Water Communion. What made the … Read more
Inviting User Groups to Services: the congregation at Coventry have invited groups using their building to special services, such as Harvest and Christmas. They commend the idea to other congregations, as it improves the relationship between congregation and users. Spring Training Day 2017: the topic will be How Unitarians do Communion; it is taking place … Read more
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