The home of Unitarianism in the West Midlands
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
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