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1 New committee member: Rev Winnie Gordon was welcomed back onto the committee. 2 MU Now: the Summer / Autumn issue had just been circulated and was a bumper issue. The editor made a plea for a goodly number of contributions for the Winter 2023/24 issue.
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Cliff Reed Humbly and thankfully we greet the harvest, gift of the earth, gift of the Creator who is the life of the creation. Thank you for the life we share and for the food that sustains it. Thank you for … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Linda Hart We enter into this time and this place to join our hearts and minds together. We come to this place: the doors open, the heat comes on, biscuits are laid, the water heats, and we all come. What is … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Martin Gienke (adapted) We come together in this sacred space from many directions Following a myriad of routes and roads of life To get to this point From here we will go our different ways In different directions May our time together for this … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Jan Smith (adapted) Welcome! Welcome to this virtual space. 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 … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Alison Patrick, from Celebrating our Community God of life, God of love, God of the common things in life. We know you are there but sometimes it is very hard to see you – in the piles of paperwork on the desk; … 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 today to think about how … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words The Sacredness of Trees by Cliff Reed In the middle of an oak grove, with trees of a few years old and trees of centuries, feel the sacredness, the everlasting power of the life around you, and know the transitory nature of your own. The … Read more
1 Autumn Training Day: this, on the topic Paths to Inner Peace, will be co-facilitated by the District Minister and Rev Sheena Gabriel, on Saturday 7th October 2023. 2 MUA Annual Lunch: It was agreed not to put on another Annual Lunch in the present format, as take-up has been so low. 3 Dot Hewerdine … Read more
Prelude Roots and Wings by Elizabeth Harley Opening Words by Alex Brianson We gather this morning 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 this morning to think about … Read more