Weekly Update 21st March – 28th March

Greetings to you all. 

This update contains:

  • A link for the Morning Service of Mindful Meditation, Music & Conversation. 
  • A note about taking services during the minster’s sabbatical leave in April/May and August/September
  • A note about the “Write & Read” group from 14:00 on Wednesday 26th March in the Common Room
  • A note about, and links for, the Thursday Zoom Kiitsu Kyōkai Seiza Meditation & Conversation Meeting, the next one of which takes place on March 27th at 10:30
  • Links to the minister’s address/podcast
  • A reminder that the Cambridge Social Mentoring Group being supported by the church and various members of the congregation continues to meet on Fridays between 12:00 midday and 16:00
  • A link to denominational news (Uni-News)

A link for the Morning Service of Mindful Meditation, Music & Conversation

Our regular Sunday Morning Service of Mindful Meditation, Music and Conversation starts at 10:30 and finishes at 11:30/11:40

Should you wish to join the service by Zoom, please use the following permanent link:

Join Sunday Morning Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86882949446?pwd=kliXbdABEfbU8FjDMtNRNJ4Lr2lb5z.1

Meeting ID: 868 8294 9446
Passcode: 612407

A note about taking services during the minster’s sabbatical leave in April/May and August/September

Our minister, Andrew Brown, is on sabbatical leave this year during April/May and August/September. Part of this time will be spent in Budapest working with the President of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), Prof. George M. Williams, to produce an English language edition of Imaoka Shin’ichirō’s essays, and to further develop the educational programme of the IARF’s “Free Religion Institute.” In connection with both of these things, Andrew will also be speaking with George at the Annual Meetings of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches in April.

To help make this possible, the Cambridge Unitarian Church’s “Future Directions” group are asking members of the congregation whether they can help to run our Sunday morning services over the coming months? At the moment, they are looking for volunteers to cover April and May.

Please use the following Google form to tell us which dates you are available to help, and which roles you are interested in: 

https://forms.gle/1H4uVUaCopDCY6Jo7

If you have any queries or difficulties using the form, please contact Jacqui jacquicarnall@googlemail.com

A note about the “Write & Read” group from 14:00 on Wednesday 26th March in the Common Room

‘WRITE & READ’ will meet on Wednesday 26th March in the Common Room, doors open at 2pm. As the name suggests, writers of all genres, as well as those who like to read others’ words, are all welcome. We enjoy reading, listening and conversation. 

For more information, please contact Marianna on ringofvoices@gmail.com

A note about the Thursday morning/evening Zoom Kiitsu Kyōkai Seiza Meditation & Conversation Meeting

The next Kiitsu Kyōkai meeting takes place on March 27th at 10:30. For more information, please click on either of the two following links:

https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/kiitsu-kyokai.html
https://www.cambridgeunitarian.org/evening-service/

Links to the minister’s address/podcast:

The minister’s blog and podcast (which contain his weekly, Sunday “thought for the day” as well as other, occasional, pieces) can be found at the following links:

CAUTE — MAKING FOOTPRINTS NOT BLUEPRINTS

A reminder that the Cambridge Social Mentoring Group being supported by the church and various members of the congregation continues to meet on Fridays between 12 midday and 4pm. 

Come and join us cooking together, eating together and talking together, it is free to join. Cooking food together from various cultures. Learning about cooking different cuisines together. If you love cooking foods you like, we would provide the ingredients, just tell us what you would like to cook. We are making our own community as we go along, and see what we can do together. It is a place for talking, listening, being heard, silent contemplation, feeling valued and realising our values.

WHO WE ARE: We are a volunteer run and peer support group for good mental health and well-being for Adults. We welcome volunteers to curate well-being sessions.

For additional national Unitarian news, please click on the following link:

Uni-news
https://us20.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=1590ea5f53cdc6fb8a17c311c&id=7bce4a21b7

Andrew James Brown

(Days off are generally Monday and Tuesday)

Minister 
Cambridge Unitarian Church 
Emmanuel Road
Cambridge
CB1 1JW
07477 462 110 (Mobile)

http://www.cambridgeunitarian.org/

Blog—Caute
http://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com

Podcast—Making Footprints Not Blueprints
https://footprints.buzzsprout.com

Jiyū Shūkyō / Free Religion 
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/free-religion.html
Kiitsu Kyōkai 
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/kiitsu-kyokai.html

Seiza Meditation (Quiet Sitting) 
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/seiza-meditation.html

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