Sinopsis
Kensington Unitarians meet to share experiences, to learn from each other, to explore our diverse faiths, to welcome spiritual seekers and offer companionship on life's journey.
Episodios
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Our Sources of Delight
26/08/2018 Duración: 45minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Congregation Members. "Today we will be celebrating our passions and enthusiasms. Featuring Richard Levy, Liz Tuckwell, and Brian Ellis."
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The Art of Awakening
19/08/2018 Duración: 29minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "Many spiritual traditions emphasise the value of focusing on the present moment. In this service we'll explore how this insight can enrich our own everyday lives."
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Noticing the Good
12/08/2018 Duración: 36minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Jeannene Powell. "In this service we will consider how consciously choosing to notice the positives in life can have a remarkably uplifting effect."
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Standing Against Tyrants
22/07/2018 Duración: 28minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "Our popular annual flower communion service - everyone was invited to bring a flower to place in our communal bowl - hear of Norbert and Maja Capek's role in bringing Unitarianism to Prague. Featuring a reading given by Annie Powell."
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Free to Roam
15/07/2018 Duración: 42minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Jeannene Powell. "A celebration of our freedom to walk the land and a chance to honour those who campaigned for the 'right to roam'. What other freedoms might we be taking for granted?"
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What's Going On?
08/07/2018 Duración: 31minService led by Jane Blackall. "As we begin our month of 'Paying Attention' this service will focus on the virtue of sensitivity: the ability to read 'what's going on' in any given situation, to be aware of other people's feelings and experiences, and to care about helping others to feel at ease. Featuring a reading given by Veronica Needa."
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Liberation Theologies
08/07/2018 Duración: 38minService led by Jane Blackall. "In this service we'll look at liberation theology, a radical movement that grew up in late-20th-century South America as a response to the poverty and the widespread ill-treatment of ordinary people. We'll consider how liberation theology has spread and evolved, giving rise to theologies which challenge oppression and injustice in all its forms, and which stir people of faith to bring about social change. Featuring readings given by Harold Lorenzelli and Roy Clark."
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Anything Goes? Freedom and Responsibility in Liberal Religion
01/07/2018 Duración: 34minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Jane Blackall. "Eleanor Roosevelt (1184-1962) is credited with saying that 'freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being: responsibility'. In this service we'll consider how we can best hold freedom and responsibility in balance, as we make ethical choices each day, shaping the course of our lives as we go. Featuring a reading given by Jeannene Powell."
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Creation Spirituality
24/06/2018 Duración: 32minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "How might an emphasis on the gift of life enhance our ways of being in the world? Featuring a reading given by Denis Conway."
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Living Creatively
17/06/2018 Duración: 28minService led by Sarah Tinker and Jeannene Powell. "Living creatively may involve breaking rules amd stepping beyond society's limitations in order to be fully ourselves. What might creative living mean for you?"
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Look Closer
10/06/2018 Duración: 29minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "The arts encourage us to pay attention and can take us beyond the intellect to a deeper, richer realm. Featuring readings given by Richard Levy, Sarah Tinker, and Julia Alden."
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Express Yourself!
03/06/2018 Duración: 28minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "How creativity can express our imaginative selves, bringing our inner life out into the world. Featuring a reading given by Antony Bunsee."
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The World as God's Body
27/05/2018 Duración: 34minService led by Jane Blackall. "In this service we will explore eco-theology and panentheism, inspired by the work of feminist theologian Sallie McFague, and her notion of 'The World as God's Body'. Featuring a reading given by Jeannene Powell."
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What Nature Means to Us
20/05/2018 Duración: 26minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Congreagation Members. "An exploration of nature's importance for us - featuring contributions from Annie Fowler, Richard Levy, Heidi Ferid, Niall Doherty and John Hands."
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Sustainable Living
13/05/2018 Duración: 28minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "How are we called to live sustainably in the 21st century? What principles can guide us in making choices? Featuring a reading given by Brian Ellis."
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Nature as Sacred
06/05/2018 Duración: 27minService led by Jeannene Powell. "The natural world often inspires a sense of awe and wonder in us. This service explores beliefs and traditions which hold the Earth and Universe in highest regard and consider nature itself to be Sacred. Featuring readings given by Brian Ellis, Michaela von Britkze and Juliet Edwards."
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Second Chances
22/04/2018 Duración: 29minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "Jacob famously wrestled with the angel. What struggles have helped us find new ways of being? Featuring a reflection by Richard Levy."
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Unjust Desserts
15/04/2018 Duración: 31minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "You don't need us to tell you that life isn't fair. What is a sensible way to use the word 'deserving' or indeed 'undeserving'? Featuring a reading given by Roy Clark."
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It's a Sin
08/04/2018 Duración: 38minService led by Jane Blackall. "'Everything I've ever done, everything I ever do, every place I've ever been, everywhere I'm going to... It's a Sin...' - so said the Pet Shop Boys in their 1980s number one hit of the same name. In this service we'll be looking at sin and grace from a range of alternative perspectives and considering why Unitarians may want to re-imagine and re-claim these tricky concepts as part of our own theology. Featuring readings given by Tristan Jovanovic, Brian Ellis, and Antony Bunsee."