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February 2012 Newsletter:
'Multiple Meanings' - a message from our minister, 'Spirituality in Film' by Veronica Needa, 'My Bible Reading is On the Map' by Sue Smith, 'A Meditation and Mindfulness Course' by Carolyn Appleby, 'Toothpaste for a Present!' by Gordon Deaville, 'Can You Know This is True?' by Sarah Tinker, and more...
Winter 2011 Newsletter:
'Lights Shining in Dark Times' - a message from our minister, Visiting OLSX at St. Paul's, 'Small Group Communion: One Year On' by Tristan Jovanović, Report from the Unitarian Women's Group Conference by Juliet Edwards, 'Defenders of Faith?' by Rev. Sarah Tinker, and more...
November 2011 Newsletter:
"It's Not Fair" - a message from our minister, 'London's Big Voice Goes to South Africa' by Jennifer Blair, 'Singing in Community' Workshop Report, 'Thank You, Miss Hewson' by John Hands, 'Benedict's Message for Unitarians' by David Francis Darling, 'It's All About Trust' by Rev. Sarah Tinker, and more...
October 2011 Newsletter:
"Securely Insecure" - a message from our minister, 'Summer School 2011' by Jane Blackall, 'The House Swap' by Jo Ridgers, 'Meditation on Airports' by Tristan Jovanović, Hold Your Celebration at Essex Church: Recent Baby Welcomings, 'Treasures of Heaven' by Rev. Sarah Tinker, and more...
Summer 2011 Newsletter:
"The Importance of Dissent" - a message from our minister, 'Memory, Teach Me' by John Hands, Unitarians and the Charter for Compassion with articles from Carolyn Appleby and Stephanie Saville, 'The Book of Books: 400 Years of the King James Bible' by Rev. Sarah Tinker, and more...
July 2011 Newsletter:
"Allowing" - a message from our minister, 'Remembering Jo Mirov Cresswell' by Sarah Tinker and Sheila Prellberg, 'The Big Voice Project' - Can You Help?, Report of the District Quarterly Meeting at Meadrow, Charities We Support: Tree Aid, 'Pentecost for Unitarians' by Rev. Sarah Tinker, and more...
June 2011 Newsletter:
"Rice on the Carpet" - a message from our minister, 'Embracing the Shadows: Our Tenebrae Service' by Michaela von Britzke, 'A Great GA at Swansea' by Gordon Deaville, 'Stratford Bound' by Howard Hague, 'A New Congregation in Bangor' by Rita Woditsch, 'Sabbath' by Jane Blackall, and more...
May 2011 Newsletter:
"Thank Heavens for Volunteers" - a message from our minister, Highlights of the Unitarian General Assembly Meetings in Swansea, Charity Concert for Japan, Congregational Book: 'Kindred Pilgrim Souls' Now on Sale, Poems by John Hands, 'Who We Really Are' by Rev Sarah Tinker, and more...
April 2011 Newsletter:
"Noticing that Moment" - a message from our minister, Launch of Congregational Book: 'Kindred Pilgrim Souls', Reflections from 'Tapestry of Life' RE Course, 'The Happiness Trap' book review by Carolyn Appleby, 'Tobias, Sarah and the Entirely Unnecessary Dog' by Caroline Blair, and more...
March 2011 Newsletter:
"Mentioned by BBC News" - a message from our minister, Reflections from 'Who Needs Sacraments?' Workshop, 'Heresy Saved Me' review by Howard Hague, Report from 'Light the Fire' weekend by Jim Blair, 'An Old Universalism for a New World' by Tristan Jovanović, and more...
February 2011 Newsletter:
"All Loved Up" - a message from our minister, Tributes to Doris Campbell, Call for Participation in our 'This I Believe' Project, 'How I Came to Essex Church' by Jonathan Frewin, 'Sinfulness for Unitarians' by Rev. Sarah Tinker, 'Music Lifts our Spirits' by Jo Cresswell, and more...
Winter 2010 Newsletter:
"Intangible Heritage" - a message from our minister, Reflections on "Reclaiming the Bible" by Michaela von Britzke, "The NHS White Paper" by Sue Smith, New RE Course for 2011: "Tapestry of Life", Plans for our Walking Group: Exploring the Royal Parks, "All Souls" by Jane Blackall, and more...
November 2010 Newsletter:
"Knowing and Not Knowing" - a message from our minister, "Compassionate Communication" by Mark, Lili and Lucinda, "How I Came to Essex Church" by John Hands, News of Changes to our Walking Group, "Elizabeth Gaskell Window" by Howard Hague, "One World, Our World" by Rev Sarah Tinker, and more...
October 2010 Newsletter:
"Looking Foolish... Feeling Great" - a message from our minister, "A Unitarian Communion" by Jane Blackall, 'Reflections on Hucklow Summer School' by David Francis Darling, 'Visiting Other Congregations' by Jean Barker and Ken Rogers, Latest News of our Building Improvements, and more...
Summer 2010 Newsletter:
"Voyages of Discovery" - a message from our minister, Summer Building Projects at Church, 'This I Believe' Course Report, "Visiting Other Congregations" by Stephanie Saville, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - 'Path Without Destination'" - selected by Jo Ridgers, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Gina Bayley, and more...
July 2010 Newsletter:
"Hidden Waters" - a message from our minister, Reflections on a Karen Armstrong Lecture, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - 'The Zen Teachings of Rinzai'" - selected by Anders Robinson, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Tristan Prooth, Richmond Park Walk Report, "A None-Too-Spiritual Journal" by Caroline Blair, and more...
June 2010 Newsletter:
"Living With Uncertainty" - a message from our minister, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - 'A Chosen Faith'" - selected by Tristan Prooth, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Ken Rogers, "Meet The Choir", Reflections on the Recent Poetry Evenings by Michaela von Britzke, Social Action Group News by Karl Askew, and more...
May 2010 Newsletter:
"An Encounter at the Car Wash" - a message from our minister, Karl Askew writes about the new Social Action Group, "Treading Lightly on the Earth - Freeganism" by Kathleen Bright, Reflections on the Unitarian GA Annual Meetings, "Spirit on Screen: 'Wild at Heart'" by Nicolas Holzapfel, and more...
April 2010 Newsletter:
"Gardening Tips..." - a message from our minister, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Nicolas Holzapfel, "On Gratitude" by Julia Alden, "How to Deal With Stress" by Arthur Krebbers, "Life Changes in an Instant" by Mary Spurr, "Elizabeth Gaskell" by Gordon Deaville, "The Joy of Twitter" by Jane Blackall, and more...
March 2010 Newsletter:
"Water Has a Tendency to Flow" - a message from our minister, News from Iona Blair in Cape Town, "It's Nutty!" by Will Lyons, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - 'Daybreak and Eventide'" chosen by Gordon Deaville, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Christine Joshi, Our Children's Group, Fairtrade Fortnight, and more...
February 2010 Newsletter:
"Who's To Blame?" - a message from our minister, "A Beginner's Guide to Permaculture" by Caroline Blair, "Choosing Life - Compassionate Communication Course" by Jane Blackall, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Arthur Krebbers, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - 'Jesus for the Non-Religious'", and more...
Winter 2009 Newsletter:
"Light in the Darkness" - a message from our minister, "Memories of Patricia Walker" from Members of the Congregation, "Building Your Own Theology" Report, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Sheila & Thomas Prellberg and Angela Gasparetto, "Spiritual Bookshelf - 'Finding Joy' by Charlotte Kasl", and...
November 2009 Newsletter:
"Unblocking the Pipes" - a message from our minister, "Patricia Walker - A Tribute" by Sarah Tinker, "Pennies in Trafalgar Square" by Mary Spurr, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Robert Osgood, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - 'Love is Letting Go of Fear'", and much more...
October 2009 Newsletter:
"Blue Bottles" - a message from our minister, "Swaziland Sponsorship Project" by Jim Blair, Reflections on 'Exploring Prayer', "How I Came to Essex Church" by Alice Lambert, "The Chesham Trail" by Mary Spurr, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - Matthew Fox" by Charles Miller, and much more...
Summer 2009 Newsletter:
"Surfin' Safaris and Holidaying at Home" - a message from our minister, Report of Summer Celebration and Unveiling of 'Fabric of Diversity' Wall-Hanging, Outing to Ely Stained Glass Museum, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Geoffrey Olans, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - Richard Feynman" by Will Lyons, and much more...
July 2009 Newsletter:
"The Rumba Rapids of Life" - a message from our minister, "Behind the Scenes on Sunday Mornings" by Jane Blackall, "Visiting Bangor Unitarians" by Patricia Walker, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Susan Smith, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Angela Gasparetto, and much more...
June 2009 Newsletter:
"Milestones" - a message from our minister, Our Elevator Speeches: 18 members tell us why they attend this Church, "This is What a Church is For" by Carole Grace, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Natasha Drennan, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - Iron John" by Jim Blair, "The Making of a Hymn" by Caroline Blair...
May 2009 Newsletter:
"Shop Local: Encourage Diversity" - a message from our minister, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - Man's Search for Meaning" by Stephanie Saville, "Why Grow?" by Louisa Bird, "Report from the Unitarian General Assembly" by Caroline Blair, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Karl Askew, and much more...
April 2009 Newsletter:
"Standing Up For..." - a message from our minister, "Ten Years at Essex Church" by Jane Blackall, "Chinese New Year" by Juliet Edwards, "Epiphanies, God and Evil" by John Hands, "The Spiritual Bookshelf - Starmaker" by Jenny Moy, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Debra Hinton, and much more...
March 2009 Newsletter:
"The Miracle of Life..." - a message from our minister, "Freeing the Spirit - Freeing the Body" by Sonya Leite, "The Spiritual Bookshelf" by John Hands, "Mysticism in Action" by Carole Grace, "Charles Darwin - A Personal Reflection" by Howard Hague, and much more...
February 2009 Newsletter:
"In An Unjust World..." - a message from our minister, "Thinking of India" by Gordon Deaville, "The Spiritual Bookshelf" by Betty Evans, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Deborah Moran, "Othona - The Sequel" by Jo Ridgers, "New-U" course for new members, and much more...
December 2008 Newsletter:
"Priceless Gifts" - a message from our minister, Reports on "God in Daily Life" and the Engagement Groups Conference by Caroline Blair, "The Only Legal Prejudice" by Kassandra Britton, "A Memorable Lindsey Weekend" by Howard Hague, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Daffyd Young-Finch, and much more...
November 2008 Newsletter:
"Unintentionally Blank" - a message from our minister, Our friend Simon John Barlow, Changes to our Autumn Programme, News of the GA Executive Committee Election Candidates, "How to Change a Life" - Swaziland Sponsorship, Worship Associates initiative, and much more...
October 2008 Newsletter:
"Radical Hospitality" - a message from our minister, "How I Came to Essex Church" by John Rooney, "Welcoming a New Staff Member... and saying Au Revoir" by Sarah Tinker, "The Fabric of Diversity" Community Arts Project, "Are you free, Will?" by Will Lyons, Adult RE: "Evensong II", and much more...
Summer 2008 Newsletter:
News from Daniel Hughes, "Diversity, Commitment and the Spiritual Supermarket" by Stephen Woditsch-Ogle, "Snippets from Swaziland" by Iona Blair, "Reflections on the LDPA Congregational Leadership Course" by David Francis Darling, "Reflections on the Old Manse" by Iain Henderson, and much more...
July 2008 Newsletter:
"Different Perspectives" - a message from our minister, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Rachel Harland, "Believing and Belonging" Questionnaire, New Community Arts Project: "The Fabric of Diversity", Iain Henderson, New Engagement Group: "God in Daily Life", A message from Ministry Intern Skye Shirley, and much more...
June 2008 Newsletter:
"Who Owns This Place?" - a message from our minister, A Preview of Autumn Events, "How I Came to Essex Church" by Louisa Bird, A Roundup of "The Quest" Adult RE Course, A Response to "Spiritual Speedbumps" by Will Lyons, "Walktalk" by John Marrow and Jo Tye, "Listening to Radio 4 with a Broken Foot" by Howard Hague, and much more...
May 2008 Newsletter:
"Food Costs Doubled" - a message from our minister, 4-Page Report from the GA Annual Meetings, "The Olympic Torch" by Juliet Edwards, "Making People Welcome" by Caroline Blair, "Losing and Finding the Key" by Jo Ridgers, "Biofuels" and "What a load of Rubbish" by Will Lyons, "The GA Meetings 40 Years On" by Howard Hague, and much more...
April 2008 Newsletter:
Featuring "Making Mistakes" - a message from our minister, Kensington Community Singers - recent performance and new term, Iona Blair's Plans for a Working Visit to Swaziland, "No Body Then No Mind - No Mind Then No Spirit" - a message from Daniel Hughes, "My Path to Unitarianism" by Victor Anderson, and much more...
March 2008 Newsletter:
Featuring "One Hundred Blessings" - a message from our minister, Report on LDPA Conference: "Helping Your Congregation Grow", "What Do We Really See?": Article by Will Lyons, "The Quest": Adult RE at Essex Church, 50th Book Group and Forthcoming Essex Church Book Swap, LDPA Course in Congregational Leadership, and much more...
February 2008 Newsletter:
Featuring "Unique and Unrepeatable You" - a message from our minister, fundraising news, a report on our Art and Craft Fair and the first public performance of Kensington Community Singers, the Essex Church Book Amnesty, "One Sunday in January..." - reflections on a wonderful day at Essex Church, Theophilus Lindsey's bicentenary, and much more...
December 2007/January 2008 Newsletter:
Featuring "Winter Rituals" - a message from our minister, "Cracked Healers" - a message from our student minister, information on church membership, news of our winter silent auction, "Healing the World" - our recent evening group, "Dark Spirits, Shadow Dancers" - our recent Saturday workshop, a report on the Engagement Groups Training Day, and much more...
November 2007 Newsletter:
Featuring "Getting the Jobs Done..." - a message from our minister, News of a Unitarian Nobel Laureate, a report on the BUYAN conference by Jen Hazel, extracts from the Sunday School Minutes Book (1888-91) compiled by Caroline Blair, "Transatlantic Dialogue" by Will Lyons, news of the "LDPA Pulse", "Images of the Divine" workshop, and much more...
October 2007 Newsletter:
Featuring "Time to Reflect" - a message from our minister, "In What Sense Do We Belong To A Church?" Reflections on Hucklow Summer School by Caroline Blair, "A Visit to Wisley" by Gwen Molloy, news of our garden renovations, "Collage Consequences" from our Creativity Engagement Group, and much more...
August/September 2007 Newsletter:
Featuring "Changing Seasons: Marking the Days" - a message from our minister, "Thirty Years On" - highlights of the newsletter selected by Caroline Blair, "A Summer Celebration: 30 Years of Our Church Building" by Sarah Tinker, "Eco-Spirituality" by Caroline Blair, "Coming to Terms with Ageing" by Will Lyons, and much more...
June/July 2007 Newsletter:
Featuring "Happy Birthday To Us!" - a message from our minister, Reflections on our "Evensong" course, "How to Convert to..." by Jenny Moy, "Money Money Money" - an article on how much it costs to run Essex Church, "Our Essex Church Building" by Howard Hague, "Creativity Group Photography Walk" by Patricia Walker, and much more...
last updated: 25 January 2012
