Kensington Unitarians

Service led by Jane Blackall: "Spiritual traditions often place great emphasis on the value of remembering. Could it also be important that we are able to forget? In this service we will consider the art of forgetting."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "At this potentially gloomy time of year let's gather together for a cheering survey of our many sources of comfort and delight."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "We are often harder on ourselves than we are on others. We act as both judge and jury and put ourselves on trial. Let's start the year with greater kindness and decide to take a compassionate path."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "As we enter the New Year we will ask what is calling to us in the year ahead; new ways of being perhaps, issues to resolve or fresh vistas to move towards. We will also hold a simple ritual to let go of the year that has passed."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "A service in praise of life's quiet times, encouraging us to stop for a while. 'Don't just do something, sit there!' writes Richard Gilbert."

Service led by Jane Blackall: "Join us for this peaceful and meditative candlelit service of readings and carols on Christmas Eve which has become our tradition." Featuring readings from David Francis Darling, Jeannene Powell, Juliet Edwards, Roy Clark, Tristan Jovanović and Veronica Needa.

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "A service of readings celebrating the winter solstice and finding joy and inspiration in this time of short days and long nights."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Our traditional Christmas carol service - we hope you will enjoy singing along with the carols from the comfort of your own home. Merry Christmas!"

Service led by Caroline Blair: "This enigmatically beautiful fourteenth century poem shows us a different way to look at those we love."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "On this first Sunday in Advent, join us to sing some favourite Advent carols and to consider Advent's themes of waiting, preparation and expectation."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "An opportunity to join together in a celebration of sound and silence. Could vibrating strings of energy be the basis of all matter? We can't promise to answer that but we hope you'll leave this service enlivened and inspired."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Linking with an exhibition at SOAS about this ancient Persian religion, our service will explore some of its teachings and practices, especially its ethical approach to life."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "2014 will be the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. How should our society mark such an important event?"

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "In this special All Souls service we held a simple ceremony of remembering for our loved ones who have died. Everyone was invited to bring photographs to place on a special table before the service."

Service led by Alex Warleigh-Lack: "Alex is a member of Richmond and Putney Unitarians. We will be welcoming him to Essex Church to lead a service this October. Alex says: 'How is it possible to believe in something called 'god' in the face of great suffering and wrongs that go un-righted? For many people, this reflects what Karen Armstrong calls the 'Auschwitz Test': how can I believe in a god who was either powerless to prevent atrocities like those of the Nazis, or who chose not to do so? In this service I use ideas from Process Theology to propose one solution to this problem: the idea of a divine mystery present in creation, whose own manifestation and evolution is linked with our own, and indeed that of the universe.'"

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "We will be taking part in the GA's 'Unitarian Peace Sunday' by holding a special service in association with some of the faith groups who share our church building. This service will be followed by a bring and share lunch. Come and celebrate our wonderfully diverse world of faith."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "A chance to find out more about the work of mystic author and teacher Andrew Harvey who uses the title Sacred Activism to describe his commitment, both within ourselves as individuals and out in the world, to align ourselves with the power of love. What difference might such an alignment make in your own life?"

Service led by Jane Blackall: "Many of us harbour a wish to 'make the world a better place' but may feel helpless and frustrated at the scale of the task and the obstacles we face when trying to bring about change. In this service we will be considering the process of change in our own lives - how we have changed our habits, our mind, and our heart - and what we can learn from this when striving to change the world." Featuring readings given by Juliet Edwards, Roy Clark and Jeannene Powell.

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "Linking with the Tate exhibition of L.S. Lowry's paintings of northern industrial towns, this service will focus on humanity's remarkable ability to flourish whatever the circumstances."

Service led by Rev. Sarah Tinker: "As the autumn equinox marks the time of balance between day and night we will consider the balance of giving and receiving in our lives." Featuring a reading given by Jeannene Powell.