Unitarians in and around Stockton- on- Tees

09/06/2026

Rev Victor Ball will be leading our worship on Sunday 14th June 2026 at 6.00pm, both in-person and on Zoom

01/06/2026

Barry Thomas will be leading our service on Sunday 7th June 2026 at 6.00pm, both in-person and on Zoom at Stockton Unitarians,, tea, coffee and chat follows, we would love to see you there.

27/05/2026

You will be very welcome to join Stockton Unitarians on Sunday 31st May 2026 at 3.00pm, either in person or on Zoom, to hear Rev Robert Forman lead our worship.

19/05/2026

Can you knot or crotchet? then join us on 16th June 2026 from 11.00am to 1.00pm for a cuppa and a chat while you work

19/05/2026

We'd love to see you on Sunday 24th May 2026 at 6.00pm, when Rev Margaret Kirk will be leading our service, in-person and on Zoom

11/05/2026

Rev Paul Walker will be leading our service on Sunday 17th May 2026 at 6.00pm at Stockton Unitarian Centre. Theme "Living life forwards but understanding is backwards

07/05/2026

Sunday 10th May 2026 at 3.00pm Brigitte will be leading our worship at Stockton Unitarians with Rev Tom McCready come and join us

30/04/2026

Sorry NO service at Stockton Unitarian Centre on Sunday 3rd May 2026, members taking time out with family and friends

25/04/2026

Love this ode, we also have a few willing volunteers, who we should thank for their loyal service. Enjoy the ode

ODE TO THE WILLING HANDS (Part Two)

Coffee is served that grief may speak;
And seats are kind to hearts grown weak,
While garlands bloom on polished wood
like sprouting acts of neighbourhood.
The kettle boils, or children race -
As solace finds a meeting place.

This is a mutual ministry,
Of prayers and praise and empathy;
Of emails sent at half-past ten,
Of “Can you just—?” and “Yes, again.”
Though short on glitz, wishing more came,
We’re simply faithful all the same.

Then, after, in the kitchen there:
High liturgy of dishwash prayer.
The sacrament of soap and steam,
The thorough rinsing by our team;
For mugs, like souls, require release
From stubborn stains to shine in peace.

So praise the lists and bless the locks,
The biscuit tins, the antique clocks;
Bless those who sweep and those who speak,
The strong of voice, the shy, the meek;
Our chapel’s not cold stone or steeple,
But calm retreat for thoughtful people.

And if no angels crowd the stair,
Still something luminous is there:
By stacking cups and mending hems,
In laughter bright like polished gems,
In hands that serve without acclaim -
Love, by another honest name.

Our volunteers - with cloth and screed -
Perform essential rites we need:
To fashion from these ordinary hours
A commonwealth of prayer and flowers,
And show, through effort without fuss,
How hope is served by folk like us.

mfs, 2026(c)