Kensington Unitarians

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Our minister returns from her mini-sabbatical on the 8th February when she will be considering how looking at things from different angles can help keep life fresh and new." Featuring a reading from Veronica Needa.

Service led by Caroline and Jennie Blair: "In this service Caroline will be considering the way in which dark times can lead to hope, compassion and even joy." Featuring a prayer led by Jane Blackall.

Service led by Jane Blackall: "Today's service is on the theme of hospitality, how we can welcome newcomers to our congreagtion, in particular. During the service we'll invite you to think about ways in which this community can be more welcoming, and to consider the part that each and every one of us has to play in making this a place where people might want to settle down and make their spiritual home." Featuring a prayer led by Sonya Leite and readings from Roy Clark, Jeannene Powell and Antony Bunsee.

Service led by Tristan Jovanović: "In our very noisy city and world, what do we mean when we say 'to quiet the mind'? And when we talk about God, is the quiet a kind of Rosetta Stone to decoding what we mean? Let's find a quiet place together to listen for the whispers of our deepest selves." Featuring a reading from Natasha Drennan.

Service led by Jane Blackall: "According to Iris Murdoch, 'eros is a principle which connects the commonest human desire to the highest morality and to the pattern of divine creativity in the universe'. What role does passion and desire play in shaping the course of our lives? We will explore this question with help from the poets and philosophers." Featuring readings from Carole Grace and Antony Bunsee.

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Early January is an ideal time to stop awhile and take stock, to reflect on where we are in life and what surrounds us. In her last service with us before she starts a month long sabbatical Sarah will be considering the value of stock-taking, both spiritual and physical."

Service led by David Francis Darling: "David will explore what Christmas might mean to us beyond the big day."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "A contemplative candlelit service of readings and carols." Featuring readings by Tristan Jovanovic, Roy Clark, and David Darling.

Service led by Jeannene Powell and Sarah Tinker: "On the shortest day of the year we'll gather to welcome warmth and light into our lives and to celebrate the darkness."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "We enjoyed a good sing at our Carol Service and we hope listeners at home will join in too." Featuring our Kids' Club, our choir, and readings given by Carolyn and Antony.

Service led by Kate Dean: "Kate Dean (formerly Buchanan), ministerial student, member at Hampstead and friend of our congregation, will be leading this service. She says: "In the busyness of the festive season, let us create together an oasis of calm and stillness"." Featuring a reading given by Carole Grace.

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Symon Hill: "We will be considering ways in which church communities have the potential to challenge some of the dominant values of today's society, modelling a different way of being in the world. How can we help bring about greater justice and peace? Symon is a Christian activist, pacifist, writer and trainer. He is an associate director of the left wing Christian think tank Ekklesia and will tell us more of his recent work." Featuring a musical interlude, 'Dartington Grand', composed and played by Elizabeth Hornby.

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker and Terri Quaye: "Join us for a celebration of the power of music to inspire the human spirit. Terri Quaye is a jazz musician, has studied ethnomusicology, and has recently completed the first part of the Unitarian Worship Studies Course."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Life has many frightening elements to it, that is for sure. In this service we will take these simple yet profound words from the Bible, 'be not afraid' and apply them to our own lives. Who might we be, what might we do if our fear did not hold us back?" Featuring a reading given by Gina Bayley.

Service led by Jeannene Powell: "An opportunity to remember and honour those, dear to us, who've died, and reflect on the legacy they have left behind. Featuring a reading given by Veronica Needa."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "In this service we'll consider loneliness as part of the human condition and explore what we might gain from it. Featuring a prayer given by Sonya Leite."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "In a last-minute change to the advertised service we will be considering the unexpected! Featuring a reading given by Caroline Blair."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "What's a church? A building? A community? An expression of divinity on earth? Let's find out what church means to us. Featuring a reading given by Tristan Jovanović."

Service led by Jane Blackall: "In this service we will be considering the virtues of repetition and the ways in which it might help to deepen our spiritual practice, our collective worship, and our everyday lives. Featuring readings given by Caroline Blair and Jeannene Powell."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Unitarians don't often speak of salvation, preferring original blessing to original sin. Yet most of us feel a yearning at times to be saved - from emptiness and despair, from our own feelings of doubt and inadequacy perhaps. We'll consider some possible sources of salvation for us religious liberals. Featuring a reading given by Jeannene Powell."