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Anniversary Service: Celebrating 123 years of Unitarian Fellowship in our Church

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Speakers:- Karn Cleary, Ann Blyth, Chris Childs, David Fougère.
Worship Leader:- Karn Cleary

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In this service, long-time members of the church share memories from the 1950s, 60s, 70s & 80s, and what keeps them coming back.


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Remembering Anzac Day

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Speaker & Worship Leader:- Karn Cleary

Remembering Anzac Day
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Karn Cleary © 21 April 2024

I titled today’s service “Remembering Anzac Day”, purposely. It disturbs me to see or hear references to “celebrating” Anzac Day, when I believe it should always be a day of mourning for all those who died so futilely at Gallipoli, and all the others whether they returned or not, who have gone off to war from New Zealand.

The 24th April, the day before Anzac Day is the anniversary of the death of my father, Bror Muller, who died in 1967. This talk is really about my father’s experiences during the Second World War as an enemy alien and, in his words, 100% committed pacifist. I’ll also talk about how those experiences affected his life after the war, and the impact on his family, or at least on me, growing up in the 1950s and 60s.

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The liberal church finding its mission: It’s not all about you

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Speaker & Worship Leader:- Karn Cleary

The liberal church finding its mission: It’s not all about you
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Karn Cleary © 3 March 2024

Our speaker planned for today had to drop out at the last moment due to illness. Karn Cleary has thankfully stepped up to fill in and is going to lead our service with a reading, with a few minor changes, of “The liberal church finding its mission: It’s not all about you”, an article by Rev Peter Bullata in the US. Here’s his web page and blog, which is very interesting in itself: https://peterboullata.com/about-4/

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Opening Words:- How” by Marta Flanagan

Chalice Lighting:- is by Jay Atkinson

Closing Words:- With faith in the creative powers of life” by Lindsay Bates

Flower Communion

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Speaker & Worship Leader:- Karn Cleary

Flower Communion
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The talk:- is an address from a Flower Communion service by John Midgley, an English Unitarian minister.

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Opening Words:- Flowers” a poem by Albert Laighton

Chalice Lighting:- is from a UUA service “Day of Religious Freedom – 13th January”

The talk:- is an address from a Flower Communion service by John Midgley, an English Unitarian minister.

Closing Words:- Just before he was put to death in Dachau, Dr. Capek wrote this prayer, reflecting on his own life and the state of his spirit.