Dear Friends...
What’s in a Wok?
On Sunday, January 27th, the Bristol Unitarians were delighted to welcome John Harley, our National Youth Leader, to lead worship at Frenchay, and to be part of our BRIGHT LIGHTS group in Brunswick Square in the afternoon.
Oneness and unity was the theme for the morning – and to our surprise and delight, our Turkish Muslim friends turned up during the service with a Noah’s pudding to share – expressing what we had been celebrating if you like – we are all branches of the same tree with different ways of acknowledging values which are important to us all.
In our afternoon meeting the focus was on celebrating the Chinese New Year. Although it will soon be the Year of the Rat, we made dragons…. All sorts, kindly, angry, sleepy... All made perhaps to express some aspects of our own emotions...
But we celebrated it also through creating a stir fry in the wok.
With bowls of vegetables and prawns around him, John told us about the symbolism of each vegetable and encouraged us to think of this as we made our own stir fry under the watchful eye of Sally Pugh.
We threw in ingredients to encourage growth & wealth and happiness, and to throw out anger and misery.
So my friends, whatever we rational Unitarians think about ritual and symbolism, perhaps we can rethink and call it memory joggers that help us to focus on that which we need to attend to!
Happy “ratty” New Year to you all! *
With love - Lindy
[* The Year of the Rat is a time of hard work, activity and renewal. This is a good year to begin a new job, get married, launch a product or make a fresh start.]
Women's League
On Wednesday 5th December the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress held their Christmas afternoon at the Mansion House. Sadly only 3 of us were able to attend mainly due to illness. However it was a most enjoyable occasion. The pupils of The Red Maids School serving us with tea and mince pies and entertaining us with some lovely carol singing.
Our next meeting will be on February 19th at the Harvester pub at Frenchay, meeting for lunch at 12.00 pm - following which we will hold our AGM.
Something further ahead to make a note of. The National Women’s League President, Marion Baker will lead a service at Frenchay on Easter Day, 23rd March.
Our next meeting will be on February 19th at the Harvester pub at Frenchay, meeting for lunch at 12.00 pm - following which we will hold our AGM.
Something further ahead to make a note of. The National Women’s League President, Marion Baker will lead a service at Frenchay on Easter Day, 23rd March.
Helen Brown
With great sadness we record Helen's death at Frenchay Hospital. Her funeral service, conducted by the Minister, was held at Frenchay Chapel on 18th December 2007. Family mourners included her son, Andrew and his wife, and Helen's younger sister with her two sons. Frenchay Probus Club was well represented in memory of Gordon Brown who died in 1986.
Helen's involvement with Frenchay Chapel begun in 1979/1980, when she and her husband Gordon joined with six or so other residents of Frenchay to rescue the Chapel which had not been used for Services for some sixteen years. Helen worked tirelessly but unobtrusively for the Chapel for which she formed a strong attachment as well as all it stood for. An Organ was located in a disused Methodist Chapel, and Helen paid for it to be rebuilt at Frenchay, in memory of her mother. It has been in regular use for over twenty years, and only now needs a major overhaul. Helen ran a meditation group at her home for many years. Her love of nature and photography were combined with well presented talks at the Chapel with slides in the days before laptops.
Sadly she had not felt able to attend the Chapel in recent years, but she greatly valued visits by ministers and members to the residential home for hour long conversations. She was delighted to learn of the restoration to the Chapel and that Services continued despite the tragic loss by death of two Ministers. Her contribution remains for all to see.
BERNARD OMAR
Helen's involvement with Frenchay Chapel begun in 1979/1980, when she and her husband Gordon joined with six or so other residents of Frenchay to rescue the Chapel which had not been used for Services for some sixteen years. Helen worked tirelessly but unobtrusively for the Chapel for which she formed a strong attachment as well as all it stood for. An Organ was located in a disused Methodist Chapel, and Helen paid for it to be rebuilt at Frenchay, in memory of her mother. It has been in regular use for over twenty years, and only now needs a major overhaul. Helen ran a meditation group at her home for many years. Her love of nature and photography were combined with well presented talks at the Chapel with slides in the days before laptops.
Sadly she had not felt able to attend the Chapel in recent years, but she greatly valued visits by ministers and members to the residential home for hour long conversations. She was delighted to learn of the restoration to the Chapel and that Services continued despite the tragic loss by death of two Ministers. Her contribution remains for all to see.
BERNARD OMAR
February / March 2008
February
Sunday 3rd
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Rev Lindy Latham
UMB 3.30 pm Rev Lindy Latham
Flowers - Mr A Brown IM
Teas - Mrs S Wildman
Service to be followed by UMB Trustees AGM at 5.00 pm
Monday 4th
Frenchay Chapel 6.15 pm - 7.45 pm Meditation Group
Saturday 9th
'Planning a service'. Workshop led by Rev Kathy Packer and Rev Lindy Latham.
Crewkerne chapel 10.30 am.
Sunday 10th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Mr Gerald Witcher
(from Crewkerne congregation)
NO SERVICE AT UMB
Tuesday 12th
Frenchay Chapel 7.30 pm ŒHome and Away¹ course.
2nd meeting
Wednesday 13th
UMB 7.00 pm Bristol Inter Faith Group. Meeting with Bristol Multifaith Forum to discuss circular 222/07
Thursday 14th
UMB 7.30 pm. Stokes Croft Almshouses - Trustees meeting
Sunday 17th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Rev Lindy Latham
UMB 3.30 pm Rev Lindy Latham
Flowers - Mrs O Jennings IM
Teas - Mrs F Webster
Monday 18th
Frenchay Chapel 6.15 pm - 7.45 pm Meditation Group
Tuesday 19th
Women's League lunch followed by AGM, at Harvester pub. Meet at Frenchay Chapel 12.00 pm
Sunday 24th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Dr Tim Powell (from Bath Fellowship)
UMB 3.00 - 5.00 pm Bright Lights group
Tuesday 26th
Frenchay Chapel 7.30 pm 'Home and Away' course. 3rd meeting.
Thursday 28th
National Women's League Central Committee,
Birmingham New Meeting, 1.30 pm
March
Sunday 2nd: Mothering Sunday
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Rev Lindy Latham
UMB 3.30 pm Rev Lindy Latham
Flowers - Please bring a small bunch of flowers
Teas - Mrs R Raitt
Saturday 8th
Frenchay Chapel 11.00 am - Welcome and Open Day.
Sunday 9th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Mr Bernard Omar
Followed by Frenchay Chapel committee at 1.30 pm
No service at UMB
Bristol Inter Faith Group. Meeting on meditation.
Pierian Centre, Portland Square 2.00 pm to 5.30pm.
Tuesday 11th
Frenchay Chapel 7.30 pm 'Home and Away' course. 4th meeting
Wednesday 12th
UMB 7.30 pm. Stokes Croft Educational Trust - Trustees meeting
Sunday 16th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Rev Lindy Latham
UMB 3.30 pm Rev Lindy Latham
Service followed by tea and UMB AGM
Sunday 3rd
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Rev Lindy Latham
UMB 3.30 pm Rev Lindy Latham
Flowers - Mr A Brown IM
Teas - Mrs S Wildman
Service to be followed by UMB Trustees AGM at 5.00 pm
Monday 4th
Frenchay Chapel 6.15 pm - 7.45 pm Meditation Group
Saturday 9th
'Planning a service'. Workshop led by Rev Kathy Packer and Rev Lindy Latham.
Crewkerne chapel 10.30 am.
Sunday 10th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Mr Gerald Witcher
(from Crewkerne congregation)
NO SERVICE AT UMB
Tuesday 12th
Frenchay Chapel 7.30 pm ŒHome and Away¹ course.
2nd meeting
Wednesday 13th
UMB 7.00 pm Bristol Inter Faith Group. Meeting with Bristol Multifaith Forum to discuss circular 222/07
Thursday 14th
UMB 7.30 pm. Stokes Croft Almshouses - Trustees meeting
Sunday 17th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Rev Lindy Latham
UMB 3.30 pm Rev Lindy Latham
Flowers - Mrs O Jennings IM
Teas - Mrs F Webster
Monday 18th
Frenchay Chapel 6.15 pm - 7.45 pm Meditation Group
Tuesday 19th
Women's League lunch followed by AGM, at Harvester pub. Meet at Frenchay Chapel 12.00 pm
Sunday 24th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Dr Tim Powell (from Bath Fellowship)
UMB 3.00 - 5.00 pm Bright Lights group
Tuesday 26th
Frenchay Chapel 7.30 pm 'Home and Away' course. 3rd meeting.
Thursday 28th
National Women's League Central Committee,
Birmingham New Meeting, 1.30 pm
March
Sunday 2nd: Mothering Sunday
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Rev Lindy Latham
UMB 3.30 pm Rev Lindy Latham
Flowers - Please bring a small bunch of flowers
Teas - Mrs R Raitt
Saturday 8th
Frenchay Chapel 11.00 am - Welcome and Open Day.
Sunday 9th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Mr Bernard Omar
Followed by Frenchay Chapel committee at 1.30 pm
No service at UMB
Bristol Inter Faith Group. Meeting on meditation.
Pierian Centre, Portland Square 2.00 pm to 5.30pm.
Tuesday 11th
Frenchay Chapel 7.30 pm 'Home and Away' course. 4th meeting
Wednesday 12th
UMB 7.30 pm. Stokes Croft Educational Trust - Trustees meeting
Sunday 16th
Frenchay Chapel 10.30 am Rev Lindy Latham
UMB 3.30 pm Rev Lindy Latham
Service followed by tea and UMB AGM
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