Weekly Update 24th July – 31st July 2026

Greetings to you all.

This update contains:


  • A Zoom link for the 10:30 Morning Gathering for Mindful Meditation, Music & Conversation.
  • Notice about a short meeting at 12:15 after this week’s morning service to update the congregation on the current state of play regarding our plans for the buildings. In the update you will also find a link to the slides we will be using, and one to article in the Cambridge News about the severe difficulties we have had in engaging with the City Council
  • A note asking for volunteers to help run the services during August whilst the minister is on annual leave
  • During the month of August there are no “Kiitsu Kyōkai” meetings for Seiza Meditation & Conversation. We will reconvene on Thursday 3rd September at 19:30-21:00
  • Links to the minister’s address/podcast
  • A link to “Our Principles of Living” and Čapek’s “Ten Advices”
  • A link to additional national Unitarian news

A Zoom link for the Sunday Morning Gathering for Mindful Meditation, Music & Conversation

Our regular Sunday Morning Gathering for Mindful Meditation, Music and Conversation starts in the church on Emmanuel Road at 10.30 am and finishes at 11:40 am. Should you wish to join this by Zoom, please use the following permanent link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86882949446?pwd=kliXbdABEfbU8FjDMtNRNJ4Lr2lb5z.1

Meeting ID: 868 8294 9446
Passcode: 612407

Notice about a short meeting after this week’s morning service at 12:15 to update the congregation on the current state of play regarding our plans for the buildings. Below you will find a link to the slides we will be using, and one to article in the Cambridge News about the severe difficulties we have had in engaging with the City Council

The trustees and minister will update the congregation about the current state of play with our planning application and set out the possible ways we might move forward in light of that. As with earlier meetings, no decisions are to be taken at this meeting, as it is for information only. But we are now much closer to the point where some serious decisions need to be made, so it is important that over the summer period, members and attendees begin thinking deeply about what we are to do. We plan to hold another meeting in September that will more formally lay out and discuss our options.

Here are the slides we’ll be using for this presentation:

And here is the link to the piece in this week’s Cambridge News about the the difficulties we have had in engaging with the City Council:

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cambridge-church-close-collapse-council-34331984

A note asking for volunteers to help run the services during August whilst the minister is on annual leave

Jacqui writes: “Could you help to run our Sunday morning services over the summer? We are looking for volunteers to cover the five Sundays in August (when Andrew Brown will be on leave). Please use the following Google form to tell us which dates you are available to help, and which roles you are interested in: 

https://forms.gle/Hrf1pE1M7gF6jAyn7

We will be in touch soon with further information. If you have any queries or difficulties using the form, please contact Jacqui (jacquicarnall@googlemail.com).”

During the month of August there are no “Kiitsu Kyōkai” meetings for Seiza Meditation & Conversation. We will reconvene on Thursday 3rd September at 19:30-21:00

For more information, please visit:
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/kiitsu-kyokai.html
https://www.cambridgeunitarian.org/evening-service/

Join Thursday Zooms at the same link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85775868333?pwd=LEuyKnfbRJORbqsuzkhsonHui4ttwA.1
Meeting ID: 857 7586 8333
Passcode: 970614

Links to the minister’s address/podcast:

In written form at:
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com
Or as podcast episodes at:

A link to “Our Principles of Living” and “Ten Advices”

For additional national Unitarian news, please click on the following link:
Uni-news
https://us20.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=1590ea5f53cdc6fb8a17c311c&id=7bce4a21b7

Andrew James Brown
(Days off are generally Monday and Tuesday)

Minister
Cambridge Unitarian Church
Emmanuel Road
Cambridge
CB1 1JW
07477 462 110 (Mobile)
http://www.cambridgeunitarian.org/

Blog: Caute
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/
Podcast: Kiitsu—Returning-to-One

https://kiitsu.buzzsprout.com
Jiyū Shūkyō / Free-Religion
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/free-religion.html
Kiitsu Kyōkai (Returning-to-One Gathering) 
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/kiitsu-kyokai.html
Seiza Meditation (Quiet Sitting)
https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/seiza-meditation.html