The home of Unitarianism in the West Midlands
1 Timings and locations of future meetings: it was agreed that while most of the EC’s meetings would continue to be on Zoom, one meeting a year (during May) would be in-person, at Unitarian New Meeting Church in Birmingham.
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed, from Beyond Darkness (adapted) We gather in Advent to anticipate the season of the Nativity, the festival that will celebrate the coming of Jesus into the world. For some, he is Emmanuel, “God with us”, the special presence of the Divine … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Rabindranath Tagore Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depths of truth; Where … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Alex Brianson (adapted) We gather today to share a particular kind of community – a community of faith in which each of us is free to quest for our own ways of being spiritual and religious. We gather to think about … Read more
Two Minute Silence Our service this week will begin with the customary Two Minute Silence, in respect and remembrance of those who have laid down their lives in war. [silence] They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by David Usher Open your hearts to the wonder of worship. Open your minds to the eternal quest for meaning and truth. Open your eyes to the miracle of creation. Open your arms to the embrace of your fellow men and women. Open … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings 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 … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed We are here to love – to love each other, to love our frail, wounded selves, to love our broken world, and to love its suffering people. Let us worship so that love will flow. Chalice Lighting (you may … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Andrew Usher (inspired by words of Bruce T. Marshall) We have gathered in this oasis of peace from many places, with many thoughts. We pause together now, to allow ourselves to settle into this space at this time, letting the cares of the outside world … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Jan Smith Welcome, Welcome to this table, Whatever path has brought you here, Whatever load you carry, Let us rest a while together. May our hearts be open to accept what comes to us as a stranger, May our minds be open … Read more