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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Easter Sunday: What is Grace?
01/04/2018 Duración: 34minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker. "What is grace? How do we recognise it? Featuring a reading by Tristan Jovanovic."
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Connections Lost and Found
25/03/2018 Duración: 28minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Annie Fowler. "Why social interactions matter and ways we can strengthen our sense of connectedness in life."
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Dimensions of Health
18/03/2018 Duración: 39minService led by Sarah Tinker and Jeannene Powell "Join us for an exploration of the meaning of health in every area of existence - physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, social. Featuring a meditation by Richard Levy and Tai Chi with David Talbot."
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Healing and Health
11/03/2018 Duración: 35minService led by Sarah Tinker and Tristan Jovanovic: "How do spirituality and healing inter-connect?"
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Inside Illness
04/03/2018 Duración: 43minService led by Jane Blackall: "In this Sunday's service we'll reflect on the experience of illness. How does ill health - from the mildest lurgi to the most serious of life-threatening conditions - affect our way of being in the world and the way that other people relate to us? And how can we best respond to the inevitable challenges that illness brings? Featuring readings given by Jeannene Powell and Michaela von Britzke."
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Cultivating Kind Communities
25/02/2018 Duración: 35minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Let's consider what we can do next to create kindness in community here at Essex Church. This service will include a charity collection for the local mental health charity Kensington and Chelsea Mind. Featuring a reading given by Roy Clark."
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The Love that Dares Speak its Name
18/02/2018 Duración: 18minService led by Harold Lorenzelli: "In this morning's service I will be looking at aspects of love and how the paradox of vulnerability can help us become richer, stronger human beings."
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Love Hurts...
11/02/2018 Duración: 38minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Love hurts... and heals, is hard work and also effortless. Join us for an 'Anti-Valentine's Day' celebration of love in all its contradictory forms. Featuring a reading given by Tristan Jovanovic."
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Kindness and Wellness
04/02/2018 Duración: 35minService led by Jeannene Powell: "Drawing on the findings of Dr David Hamilton, we'll be starting this month's theme of 'Love and Kindness' by looking at some of the effects kindness has on ourselves, not just emotionally, but on our physical health too. Featuring readings given by Brian Ellis and Michaela von Britzke."
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Beating the Odds
28/01/2018 Duración: 36minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Our very own existence is, in a sense, remarkably unlikely. As the author Bill Bryson puts it: you have also been extremely - make that miraculously - fortunate in your personal ancestry. Consider the fact that for 3.8 billion years... every one of your forebears on both sides has been attractive enough to find a mate, healthy enough to reproduce, and sufficiently blessed by fate and circumstances to live long enough to do so. Featuring readings given by Rebecca Hope and Jeannene Powell."
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The Hand You're Dealt
21/01/2018 Duración: 34minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Our experience of this life - the particular set of challenges and opportunities each of us will face as we make our way in the world - will be in large part shaped by the random set of characteristics we are born with and the circumstances we happen to have been born into. In this service we will reflect on the hand we've been dealt and consider our own position using a 'checklist of privilege'. Featuring readings given by Jen Hazel, Antony Bunsee and Liz Tuckwell."
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There is No Plan
14/01/2018 Duración: 28minService led by Sarah Tinker and Jeannene Powell: "Progressive religious communities have long rejected any idea of 'God's chosen people'. But as individuals and groups we may still be unconsciously grappling with pre-destination one way or another."
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Return of the Prodigal Son
07/01/2018 Duración: 33minService led by Tristan Jovanovic: "What happens when we turn a parable on its head? Do we discover the steadfastness of God, the randomness of life or do we trade traditional places and realise that God is everywhere we look? Featuring a reading given by Antony Bunsee."
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Nourished by Good Company
31/12/2017 Duración: 36minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "As we bid farewell to the old year and prepare to welcome in the new, how can we best nourish one another through the quality of our welcome and how can we avoid unconscious barriers for a newcomer? Featuring a reading given by Antony Bunsee"
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Candlelit Christmas Eve
24/12/2017 Duración: 57minService led by Jane Blackall and Congregation Members: "Join us for an atmospheric evening service of readings and carols reflecting on the symbolism of the Nativity and in particular the notion of 'The Light of the World' incarnated in human form. Featuring readings given by Harold Lorenzelli, Jen Hazel, Brian Ellis, Veronica Needa, Jeannene Powell and Roy Clark, and a solo sung by Lark."
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Christmas Carol Service
17/12/2017 Duración: 54minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "A traditional feast of Christmas Carols and readings with a Unitarian flavour. Featuring readings given by Antony Bunsee and Jeannene Powell and music from our choir."
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Radical Hospitality - Welcoming the Difficult
10/12/2017 Duración: 28minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "How might concepts of acceptance and surrender help us deal with situations and people we find particularly difficult? Featuring a reading given by Jeannene Powell."
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Welcoming the Other
03/12/2017 Duración: 24minService led by Jeannene Powell: "As we begin this month's theme on hospitality, we explore the blocks to welcoming those we see as 'other',and address how we can welcome those we deem to be different. Featuring a reading given by Brian Ellis."
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Mysteries of Life
26/11/2017 Duración: 40minService led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Einstein wrote that 'The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.' How might embracing life's mysteries help us find meaning and purpose? Featuring a reading given by Roy Clark."
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Healing Arts
19/11/2017 Duración: 33minService led by Sarah Tinker and Heidi Ferid: "An exploration of some of the many alternative paths and systems that have helped people regain health and well-being, though we may not be able to explain how they work. Featuring a reading and reflection by David Talbot."