Whichever Sunday in October we have chosen for our service, it seems inevitable that it will clash with the Bath Half Marathon! Sure enough, this year it's on 15 October. As the event creates havoc for transport around the city, we have decided to move this month's service to the 29th October. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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Hope is a sea birds eyes, cold and lost
Hope is a heartbroken love High in the heavens above Hope is the snow and the frost hiding love and loss Hope is a small green bud lifting the soil Hopefully with a plan like that it won't foil Hope is dark grey skies clearing before your eyes Hope is clean crisp air on a spring morn Hopefully you will cherish it till dawn There is hope within Even when the leaves fall to the ground beauty can still be found Even when the warmth goes to sleep Hope is something you can always keep There is hope within When people think all hope is lost remember All cold hearts will defrost And a spark of magic hides When the cold and damp seeps in Hope lights a fire inside So remember when the sorrowed bird sings There is hope within Iris Jubb (11). Iris’s beautiful poem won a place in the top three in the Bath Schools Poetry Competition The latest Bath Unitarian newsletter follows on the theme of Beauty, so wonderfully explored in our February Fellowship meeting. Go over to the Newsletters tab to find it, and perhaps listen to Kay's 'Beyond Words' choice of music for this month,
"I find myself in a Faure mood (when do I not) so this month's offering is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Y0uQLgriA. I hope you enjoy." It was with much joy that we were able to meet again for a Christmas service. Peter Hawkins skilfully wove elements of the Fellowship's previous nativity services around the theme of what we would bring to the manger. One of the traditional elements that endured was the arrival of Father Christmas at the end of the service, bearing gifts for the children.
Elizabeth Birtles and Lindy Latham led a lovely and moving service on the theme 'Remembering Well'. Focusing on issues brought to mind by the COP26 Conference, as well as the themes of Remembrance Sunday, we shared a variety of readings, thoughts, poems and music.
Kay's November musical offering is the Benedictus from Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man: a Mass for Peace.
And who needs a firework display when we have the universe? (Warning: video contains flashing lights.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibwxzxER_pY We enjoyed a thoughtful service on Grace last Sunday, with insightful contributions from the congregation exploring some of the meanings of the word today.
"Grace allows us to lay down the burden of our shortcomings, and grasp the courage to start afresh. Grace affirms our capacity for goodness and offers us purpose and joy. Grace tells us we are not trapped in our past, but freed by creation to live and grow today." This month's musical offering is by Secret Garden, a Norwegian-Irish band who re-imagine classical themes. You're probably way ahead of me and have been fans for years, but if not they are worth checking out on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evut8k_Oq2g The next Bath Unitarian Fellowship service will be held on Sunday 24 October. 2021. It will be led by Tim Powell on the theme, Grace.
Fundraising concert in aid of Trauma Foundation South West therapeutic support for refugees28/9/2021 Je Veux Vivre
St Peter’s Church, Englishcombe Village, Saturday 23 October 2021, 3pm — 4.30pm (doors open at 2.30pm) Songs in celebration of life and love with Evelyn Strasburger, Soprano and Charles Wiffen at the piano. A Concert of music by Puccini, Gounod, Vivaldi, Rachmaninoff, Barber, Vaughan Williams, Bolcom and Britten Tickets are free from Eventbrite (TFSW fundraising concert - Evelyn Strasburger, soprano Tickets, Sat 23 Oct 2021 at 15:00 | Eventbrite) Donations welcome via www.tfsw.co.uk/donate or at the concert For directions and information about the venue see HERE Tea and cakes will be sold after the concert (with COVID precautions). |
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