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STATEMENT: Solidarity with Ukraine The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We condemn the unjustifiable attack on Ukraine and call for an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces and for an immediate ceasefire. We urge the UK Government and devolved administrations to offer whatever humanitarian aid … Read more
Prelude Clouds by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W.B. Yeats Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light. The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light, I would spread my cloths under … Read more
Prelude Clouds by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed Divinity is present everywhere. Heaven and earth are filled with God. But in some places at certain times We feel a specialty of presence. May this be such a place and such a time. Chalice Lighting (you may wish to light … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed Great Solomon, so wise, so glorious, is now but dust and words in a holy book; but the lilies still bloom and turn their faces to the sun, the birds still harvest the gracious bounty of God. We lay … Read more
1 MUA Annual General Meeting: it was agreed that this would take place on Saturday 19th March 2022, at Kingswood Meeting House NEW DATE. Our Guest Speaker will be Lizzie Kingston, the new GA Congregational Connections lead. 2 New National EC Link: Simon Hall, of Leicester Great Meeting and the National EC, attended his … 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 … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Sophia Lyon Fahs We pause in reverence before the wonder of life, the wonder of this moment, the wonder of being together, so close yet so apart, each hidden in a secret chamber, each listening, each trying to speak, yet none fully understanding, … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words The Beloved Community from Sacred Earth by Cliff Reed We gather to uphold the liberty of the human spirit and to reject all that would enslave it. We gather to be the beloved community where no one is a slave, and everyone is … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words from Quaker Advices and Queries, no. 5. Take time to learn about other people’s experiences of the Light. Remember the importance of the Bible … and all writings which reveal the ways of God. As you learn from others, can you in turn give … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Sylvia L. Howe (adapted) I bid you welcome on this first Sunday of the New Year. Like Janus we gather with part of us looking backward and part of us looking forward. We gather on the edge of the new … Read more