The home of Unitarianism in the West Midlands
Prelude Stella del mattino by Ludovico Einaudi Opening Words The beauty of the whole by Meg Barnhouse We gather to worship, our hearts alive with hope that here we will be truly seen, that here we will be welcomed into the garden of this community, where the simple and the elegant, the … Read more
Prelude Chanson de Matin by Edward Elgar Opening Words Saints, Sinners and Seekers (after Max Coots) by Richard S. Gilbert (adapted) Welcome to this church, this sacred virtual space, a congregation, not of saints or sinners, but of seekers. We gladly greet those who are on a journey even if they … Read more
This week’s service commemorates the centenary of the institution of “the pips”, the Greenwich Time Signal… Prelude Air from Water Music Suite No. 1 by Handel Opening Words from the Sanskrit Look to this day – For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the verities … Read more
1 Spring Training Day: is being planned for May 2024, at Unitarian New Meeting in Birmingham, on the possible implications of Artificial Intelligence for Unitarian congregations. 2 Midland Unitarian Association AGM: this will be taking place on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Unitarian New Meeting in Birmingham, with Guest Speaker Dr Mark Fox. Further details … Read more
Prelude The Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Before our service begins, a caveat: the words of the address are the opinion of the author alone, not of the Midland Unitarian Association as a whole…. Opening Words Prayer said on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Stephanie Bisby Prayer is woven into the fabric of all things, so we gather, not to form a prayer, but to give space for our hearts to offer the prayers which form in us in every moment of our lives: when we … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words Each day by Andy Pakula With each new day, we are offered another step in life’s sacred journey, an invitation to join in the flow of life that streams around us. Today, we may face a barren desert landscape to cross, parched as … 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
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