May
5
11:00 am11:00
Sunday 5th May 11am (in St Mark's and on Zoom)
“Thoughts on the awesome responsibility of saying,
‘But I say’....”
Roddy Macpherson
May
12
11:00 am11:00
Sunday 12th May 11am (in St Mark's and on Zoom)
‘Healing Our City Through Interfaith’
Prof. Joe Goldblatt
Joe is Chair of Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association, and will be talking about “Finding the True Joy of Life by Healing Our City Through Interfaith”.
May
19
11:00 am11:00
Sunday 19th May 11am (in St Mark's and on Zoom)
‘A Good Gossip’
Joan Cook
Is ‘Gossip’ always a bad thing, or can it serve a useful function in creating
and maintain social cohesion?
May
26
11:00 am11:00
Sunday 26th May 11am (Zoom only. There will be no service in St. Mark's)
‘A Heretic or an enquiring mind?’
Lesley McKeown
How free are we to make our own choices?
Apr
28
11:00 am11:00
28th April 11am (On Zoom only. No service in St. Mark's)
"Unitarian History Connecting Contemporary Hearts"
Carolina Maciel
Carol aspires to propose a reflection on how our theological and historical heritage might ground endurance, and improvement in our present times.
Apr
21
11:00 am11:00
21st April 11am (In St. Mark's and on Zoom)
Politics and religion... not for the dinner table?
Elyse Jacks
A service on what drew me to the Unitarian Universalist faith tradition, highlighting UU histories of giving voice to democratic justice and inviting the St. Mark's community to reignite the activism at the core of UU values.
Apr
14
11:00 am11:00
14th April 11am (In St. Mark's and on Zoom)
“In Praise of the Non-Rational”
Rev. John Clifford
Freedom, Reason, Tolerance: a fair bit of rationality and even some love in these words, but where is the appreciation of beauty in our core virtues?
Apr
7
11:00 am11:00
7th April 11am (In St. Mark's and on Zoom)
Post-Annual Meetings Feedback
Jill Woolman & Elyse Jacks
In the past week several of our members attended the Annual Meetings of our General Assembly. As well as information on motions resolutions etc., Jill and Elyse will bring a flavour of the worship, and other aspects of the meetings, to those who were unable to attend.
Mar
31
11:00 am11:00
‘Resurrection’ 11am In St. Mark's and on Zoom
‘Resurrection’
B Jones
A Service of Readings and Reflection on the theme of Easter
(This service will take place in the Upper Hall)
Mar
24
11:00 am11:00
Rev Kim Atherton-Dow 11am (In St. Mark's and on Zoom)
Rev Kim Atherton-Dow
(more details to follow)
Mar
17
11:00 am11:00
'Can humans ever be happy? And do stories help?' 11am (In St. Mark's and on Zoom)
'Can humans ever be happy? And do stories help?'
Julie Finneran
Mar
10
11:00 am11:00
'Consensus, leading to reconciliation and harmony' (In St. Mark's and on Zoom) 11am
'Consensus, leading to reconciliation and harmony'.
Jointly presented by
Mirabelle Viviana & Harman Scott
As it is also Mother’s Day, this will also be featured.
Mar
3
12:45 pm12:45
Council will be meeting to discuss setting new 'Smart Goals'.
Council will be meeting to discuss setting new 'Smart Goals'.
We will aim to have a shared lunch in St. Mark's after the service and then anyone interested in attending our brainstorming session is most welcome. We should be finished by 2.30 p.m. at the latest.
We are aiming to provide access to this meeting via Zoom and will re-open the church service link at 12.45
To join the meeting use the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87233817021
Mar
3
11:00 am11:00
Colours of Faith 11am (In St. Mark's and on Zoom)
Joan Cook
Colour plays a role in many aspects of life, including matters of Faith, we shall be looking at the ways in which Colours are used in religion, and religious observance, in many Faith and belief traditions.
Feb
25
11:00 am11:00
11am No Light Over Liskeard (Zoom only - no service in St. Mark's)
Lesley McKeown (Lay Pastor)
Lesley will be looking at how we differentiate between what is true and what isn’t and the role AI has on our thinking.
This service will be on zoom only, there will be no service in the Church
Feb
18
11:00 am11:00
What does February hold for us? (in St. Mark's and on Zoom)
Margery MacKay will look at the poem "February is not for the faint-hearted" by Kay Montgomery and some of February's celebrations and rituals.
Feb
11
11:00 am11:00
Kyle MacDonald 11am (In St. Mark's and on Zoom)
Kyle MacDonald, a member of the Dundee congregation will be with us once more. (Please note name of service leader corrected from previous error)
To join the service use the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87233817021
Feb
4
11:00 am11:00
Our service will be led by Rev Gareth Jones (in St. Mark's and on Zoom)
Our service will be led by Rev Gareth Jones, a Methodist Minister, with an Interfaith brief. Gareth is relatively new to Edinburgh but has become an active participant in the Edinburgh Interfaith Association. We are pleased to be able to welcome him to St Mark's
To join the service use the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87233817021
Jan
28
11:00 am11:00
Holocaust Memorial (Zoom Only)
Holocaust Memorial
Rob Whiteman
A service recognising, and commemorating, the Holocaust,
from a faith perspective.
This service is on Zoom only. No Service in St Mark’s.
Jan
21
11:00 am11:00
We Were Made for These Time (In St. Mark's and on Zoom)
We Were Made for These Times
Joan Cook
In times such as these, how can we manage the difficult feelings
we find ourselves having to deal with?
Jan
14
11:00 am11:00
Faith in Freefall? Iain Brown (St Mark's & On Zoom)
‘Faith if Freefall?
Iain Brown
What is happening to Christian religions in Scotland today, how are
Unitarians reacting, is it an opportunity, or a loss?
Jan
7
11:00 am11:00
Leap into 2024 (In St. Mark's and on Zoom) by Joan Cook
This new year, 2024, is a leap year, what does that mean, and what will it bring? To join the service use the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87233817021
Dec
31
11:00 am11:00
Old Year's Night
(In St Mark's and on Zoom. This service will take place in the Church, as the hall is unavailable)
Old Year’s Night
Joan Cook
A service of Readings and Reflection as we come to the end of 2023, with periods of silence when we may recall our personal experiences of the year ending.
Dec
24
11:00 am11:00
Christmas Eve Carols
(This will be held in St. Mark's. We will try to broadcast via Zoom but the quality may be less professional than usual due to a lack of technical support this week)
Joan Cook
A traditional service of Carols and readings as we welcome Christmas.
To join the service use the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87233817021
Dec
17
11:00 am11:00
A Christmas Celebration
A Christmas Celebration
Joan Cook
This year we shall be celebrating Christmas with a miscellany of our
favourite Christmas songs, carols and readings. If you have a favourite you would like to read, or have read for you, please send them to Joan [joancook@hotmail.co.uk]
We shall be joined by members of the Dundee congregation for this
service, and hope to have as many of you as possible with us.
There will be a finger buffet following the service, as the work in the hall roof has been delayed by the recent weather.
Please bring along some sandwiches, or other festive foods to
share. Tea, coffee, wine and soft drinks will be available.
All are welcome
Dec
3
11:00 am11:00
Advent, Anticipation & Hope
Advent, Anticipation & Hope
Margery Mackay
For the first Sunday in Advent, we will consider various aspects of
Anticipation and Hope, and how others have viewed them.
Jun
13
7:15 pm19:15
Amnesty International United Kingdom
The meetings start with a short business meeting, consist of a secretary's and treasurer's report, feed-back from campaign co-ordinators, and planning of future social or campaigning events. The group may then either split up into campaign subgroups, or the meeting will progress to a discussion, video, or talk on human rights.
Jun
12
12:00 pm12:00
Poetry for Pleasure
On the second Sunday of each month, following our 11am service and coffee, our poetry group meets to read and listen to poetry readings. We usually choose a theme each month and attenders are asked to bring along two poems on the theme to share with the group. Sometimes people share poems that they have written themselves.
May
20
8:00 pm20:00
Theology Reading Group
For each meeting one member of the group will choose a couple of papers or chapters on any theological topic for discussion.
(email "maudrobinson at gmail dot com" to get reading material beforehand)
email addresses are given in this format to prevent spam - please convert to the usual format with @ sign)
May
17
12:30 pm12:30
Living by Heart
Attentive sitting and by-heart learning of wisdom-words, poetry and scripture are the fundamental elements of this spiritual practice.
This is a closed group, as it builds cumulatively.
May
9
7:15 pm19:15
Amnesty International United Kingdom
The meetings start with a short business meeting, consist of a secretary's and treasurer's report, feed-back from campaign co-ordinators, and planning of future social or campaigning events. The group may then either split up into campaign subgroups, or the meeting will progress to a discussion, video, or talk on human rights.
May
8
12:00 pm12:00
Poetry for Pleasure
On the second Sunday of each month, following our 11am service and coffee, our poetry group meets to read and listen to poetry readings. We usually choose a theme each month and attenders are asked to bring along two poems on the theme to share with the group. Sometimes people share poems that they have written themselves.
May
1
11:00 am11:00
Beltane
For Pagans, Beltane is a fire festival which celebrates the arrival of summer and the fertility of the coming year. Fires were lit to celebrate the return of life and the burning away of winter. These fires were thought to cleanse, purify and increase fertility.
Apr
28
7:15 pm19:15