Strong MUA presence at General Assembly Meetings

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

January Key Messages from MUA Executive Committee

I apologise for the late posting of these – an oversight. Key Messages from Midland Unitarian Association Executive Committee meeting, 30th January 2016  Sesquicentennial Celebrations (1): We are hoping that every single congregation in the District will send at least one delegate to our 150th Annual General Meeting. It is on Saturday 26th March 2016, … Read more

MUA Executive Committee Key Messages (28/11/15)

1. Sesquicentennial Celebrations: The Secretary has issued a plea for original worship material to be included in the commemorative publication for our 150th Anniversary – please share widely. She has also commissioned material for this. BUT MORE IS NEEDED! 2. New Joint Ministry: In addition to the 20 hours a week currently worked as District … Read more

Successful conclusion to Rites of Passage course (14/11/15)

Eight participants successfully completed the Local Leadership Strategy Group approved Rites of Passage Course at Kingswood on Saturday, by doing a presentation each about a particular rite of passage, followed by peer review and comments. Another participant was sadly poorly on the day, and will be doing a catch-up session later in the year. The … Read more

Ministering to Our Communities 1: Autumn 2015 Training Day (10/10/15)

13 Unitarians from seven congregations gathered at Unitarian New Meeting Church on a sunny Autumn Saturday, to discover how Unitarian congregations in three different settings minister to their communities. The first speaker was Diane Rutter, Lay Assistant of Kingswood, who summed up her talk in her first sentence: “ministering to our community one cup of … Read more

Key Messages from October meeting of MUA Executive Committee (03/10/15)

1. Sesquicentennial Celebrations: The Secretary has issued a plea for original worship material to be included in the commemorative publication – please share widely. She will also be commissioning material for this. 2. Rites of Passage Course: the District is still running the nationally-recognised Rites of Passage course this year. The final, plenary session will … Read more

Key Messages from July meeting of MUA Executive Committee

1. New Committee Member: we were pleased to welcome David Jones from Unitarian New Meeting Church, Birmingham onto the committee. 2. Sesquicentennial Celebrations: following on from May’s Key Messages, we are delighted to confirm that a visit to Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Chapel has now been fixed for 24th September 2016, as part of … Read more

Key Messages from May meeting

1. New Committee Members: we were pleased to welcome Lesley Harris from Evesham and Cressida Pryor from Cheltenham & Gloucester onto the committee. 2. Vacancy: a third new member has sadly withdrawn, so there is a vacancy for an ordinary member of the committee. If you are interested in this (not demanding but very useful) … Read more