LDPA Quarterly Meetings

The 2008 LDPA Summer Quarterly has made way for...

Newington Green Tercentenary Celebrations
Saturday 21st June 2008, 2.30 pm

The Newington Green Unitarians will hold a celebratory service to mark the 300th anniversary of the construction of the Newington Green Unitarian Church - the oldest operating dissenting place of worship in London. The service will be followed by a celebratory tea at the nearby Mildmay Club. All are welcome to come and celebrate this very special birthday. There will also be a series of events throughout the year to mark the tercentenary. A listing may be found online by clicking on 'tercentenary' at www.new-unity.org.

(Please note that this would have been the date for the District Summer Quarterly. However, in order to support Newington Green, and encourage the maximum possible attendance by other PULSE Unitarians, District Council has decided not to hold a Quarterly in the summer.)

Past Meetings

Spring Quarterly and AGM: 15th March 2008
from 1.30pm at Essex Hall

The LDPA spring quarterly meeting will start at 1.30pm with a service led by Julian Smith, lay person in charge at Brixton, and following tea the AGM will start at 3.00pm.

The meeting is at Essex Hall and the nearest tube station is Temple (district line). Numerous buses also stop nearby on the Strand. All are welcome.

Winter Quarterly: 19th January 2008
from 1.30pm at Rosslyn Hill Chapel

"A New Year, A New Vision"

Council has outlined its ideas for the future. This Winter Quarterly Meeting will offer opportunities for you to add your visions for the District. What would you like to see happen? What are your priorities?

With worship led by Andy Pakula, Student Minister at Islington and Newington Green, afternoon tea and the chance to meet with fellow Unitarians from throughout the District.

The meeting is at Rosslyn Hill Chapel, the nearest tube station is Hampstead (northern line, Edgware branch), and the 168 bus also stops nearby. All are welcome.

Autumn Quarterly: 20th October 2007
from 1.30pm at Essex Hall

1.30pm - Service led by Rev. David Usher
2.15pm - Refreshments and Fellowship
3.00pm - LDPA meeting "Visions for the Future"

The LDPA has a new district minister. What does this mean for how the District will work? How will this affect your congregation? The district minister and council will present ideas for the future and how YOU can be involved.

The meeting is at Essex Hall, off the Strand, and the nearest tube station is Temple (district and circle lines). All are welcome.

Summer Quarterly: 16th June 2007
from 1.30pm at Brighton Unitarian Church

1.30pm - Service led by the Rev. Art Lester
2.15pm - Refreshments and Fellowship
3.00pm - Excerpts of "Sacred Music" Introduced by Kate Whyman
(Director of the Brighton Festival of Sacred Music)

Those who have not visited Brighton recently will be amazed to discover the changes that are taking place in New Road.

The Brighton Church's position as an Arts and Community Centre is being strengthened by the developments which are taking place outside the front door. New Road is being transformed into an elegant thoroughfare with the Unitarian church at its heart.

Click here to download a PDF flyer for this meeting.

Spring Quarterly: 17th March 2007
from 1.30pm at Essex Hall, London

1.30pm - Anniversary Service led by the Rev. Steve Dick
2.15pm - Refreshments and Fellowship
3.00pm - LDPA Annual General Meeting

The meeting is at Essex Hall, off the Strand, and the nearest tube station is Temple (district and circle lines). All are welcome.

Winter Quarterly: 20th January 2007
from 1.30pm at Essex Hall, London

1.30pm - Worship with GA President, David Dawson
2.15pm - Refreshments and Fellowship
3.00pm - Question Time with Members of the
GA Executive Committee: Dawn Buckle and Sir Peter Soulsby

The meeting is at Essex Hall, off the Strand, and the nearest tube station is Temple (district and circle lines). All are welcome.

LDPA/SUA Meeting: 21st October 2006 from 1.30pm
at John Pounds Memorial Church, Portsmouth

1.30pm - Service led by Rev. Martin Whittell
2.15pm - Refreshments and Fellowship
3.00pm - "Turning to One Another: Engagement Groups to Restore Hope"
A presentation by Rev. Jim Robinson of the Engagement Support Panel

According to Network Rail, the fast trains to Portsmouth Harbour from Waterloo should take 1 hour 39 mins, and these services leave on the half-hour. Slower trains leave on the hour and take 1 hour 57 minutes.