BURY UNITARIAN CHURCH ....... Welcome to all our visitors ! |
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OUR CONGREGATION PAST & PRESENT This picture was taken after our morning service in April 2019
Click on a date below to see a pictures of our congregation in that year
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Worship in March 2021 There will be no services in church during March 2021: we hope to be able to worship together in person again from Easter Sunday (April 4th): please watch this space and keep an eye on your weekly letters. Sunday services: We will meet on Zoom at 11.15am every Sunday morning, and you are welcome to join us over the internet or by phone. Log in details are the same for every service contact the Minister for details Midweek reflection, sharing, and chat. Our midweek meditations continue every Tuesday at 7pm. After a short time to introduce ourselves and check in, we have a guided meditation on a theme which changes from week-to-week. After the meditation you’re welcome either to leave during some music, or to stay for some quiet conversation. We ask people to try to arrive a few minutes early, to be ready to start at 7pm. If you would like to join us for this but the time doesn’t suit, please speak to Kate: things can be flexible! Contact the Minister for Zoom settings | ||||||||
Nurturing Faith Embracing Life Celebrating Difference |
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About Our Church has its origins in the late 17th century, its first chapel being built in 1719. The current building of 1974 is the congregation's fourth in the town. We are the oldest nonconformist congregation in Bury. Click to
read more about our past, including material about the past Heywood congregation
Bury Unitarian Church |
INTRODUCTORY BOOKLET
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Recent Events
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BGS Wreath Laying at Holebottom Christmas Lunch after "Teddy Bear" Service Victoria Wood Statue Unveiling Ceremony WL Talk - "Women of Nepal" |
MY RECENT VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DIARY The last month has been fairly quiet: cancellation, rather than booking, has been the order of the day, as regards official duties. At the end of February, I shall lead worship at Newcastle Unitarian Church, on Zoom, taking care not to cause any copyright-problems; this is becoming an important issue, as churches record services and transfer them to You Tube or similar platforms; indeed, we shall probably have to seek information as to where we ourselves stand, in the near future. During the last few weeks, Roger and I have visited Ipswich twice, to join their service; on the second occasion, we were fortunate to hear Rev. Cliff Reed preach---an extremely polished, professional service and sermon, entitled "Interesting Matters". Another Sunday took us to Mansfield, where Rev. Maria Pap gave us a very warm welcome, as well as conducting an excellent service on "Smuggling"; the members were very friendly, too, and we have been invited to return, which we'll be happy to do. Other Sundays have seen us visit Padiham and Bury, and I shall be spending the next week or so putting together my Zoom service for Mothering Sunday, at Bury; I'll be looking for readers for March 14th---be warned! Other than services, I've exchanged emails with our Chief Officer, about arrangements for the GA Annual Meetings, and this has led to telephone-conversations with Bob Janis-Dillon, our new Congregational Connections Lead, about my experience of attending, and leading, worship at our various churches. The "Leading change in the congregation" course is demanding, in terms of time and thought, but I hope it will prove useful, as we emerge from lockdown.
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SERVICES Most of our services are conducted
by our minister Services will be held in the church at 11.15 am on Sundays 6th, 13th and 19th of December but because of the Corona Virus emergency situation, this will be by invitation only. Contact the minister to requst an invitation. Services will also be held on "Zoom" at 2.00 pm on each Sunday afternoon until further notice.
Click here for a list of services and other religious occasions. Click here if you are attending a Unitarian service for the first time and would like some help. We have a parents and children's area within the church. |
TRADE JUSTICE
Because of the current
Coronan Virus shut-down, the Traidcraft shop will not be open until futher
notice. If you need any supplies in the mean time please contact Anne Mills who
will do her best to help.
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Bury Unitarian Church |
"Under the terms of the General Data Protection Registration (2018), Bury Unitarian Church will use information provided by its members for its own social and administrative purposes. A member's personal information will be removed from the church-records within one month of the receipt of a written request, to that effect. Bury Unitarian Church will not pass on members' details to any third-parties outside the church, without permission; information held by the Minister or Church Officers of a confidential nature will not be passed on to other church-members; this will include Gift Aid details. If photographs are taken on church-premises of church-members, Bury Unitarian Church will assume that, unless instructed otherwise, permission for these to be displayed is granted. In the case of members of the Junior Church, the permission of the children's parents will always be gained before photographs of them are taken or used (for example, in the church-calendar, or on the church-website); in such cases, surnames and ages will never be included. Queries about GDPR should be addressed to the Church Secretary.
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Bury's Cultural Quarters Our Church is situated in Bury's Cultural Quarter and is surrounded by buildings of architectural and cultural significance Click here for pictures and story |
Social We have a range of social, educational and recreational activities and the Church is regularly used by other organisations. |
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Charity Registration No.1078570 |
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