Pre-Christmas social get-together

Wednesday 11 December 2019

An opportunity for our Aberdeen Group to meet informally for some mulled wine, mince pies and chat.

Location:

19, St Swithin Street, Aberdeen, AB10 6XB

Hymns without Sin!

Tuesday 10 December 2019

A search for inclusive, progressive hymns.

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Place, Newcastle NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Discussion led by Richard and Joyce Firth

Christmas Time

Tuesday 10 December 2019

In our last session of the series, we will be looking at Christmas. The session is still under development so please watch this space.

Location:

Oakham Methodist Church, 44 Northgate, Oakham LE15 6QS

Thinking Aloud Allowed - December

Sunday 8 December 2019

The last meeting of the year! Where's that gone? Our monthly Progressive Christian gathering meets at Hove Methodist church on Sunday December 8th, just after 6 pm for teas and coffees, service proper starts at 6.30. This month led by the Rev'd Deborah Cornish. Everyone welcome. Hope to see you there, but if not all good wishes for Christmas and the new year. https://www.facebook.com/events/1600968680046155/?active_tab=about

Location:

Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, BN3 5DR

Speaker:

The Rev'd Deborah Cornish

Godless Morality - part 3

Saturday 7 December 2019

Our third look at Richard Holloway's book will cover the final two chapters, in which he looks at abortion and euthanasia and human fertility.

Location:

Christchurch, Abbeydale, Gloucester

Speaker:

TBA

Taking Progressive Christianity Forward

Tuesday 3 December 2019

Discussion looking at how progressive Christianity might be taken forward.

Location:

St Michael's Church Room, Park Road, Abingdon OX14 1DU

Matthews Message for Christmas

Sunday 1 December 2019

Location:

The Balcony, The County Ground, St George’s Road, Harrogate, HG2 9BP

PCN Exeter - Advent Gathering

Sunday 1 December 2019

There will be a ‘getting to know one another’ session followed by refreshments after which Revd Iain McDonald will lead us in an Advent reflection including poetry and song with an opportunity for everybody to contribute thoughts on the meaning of Advent.

Location:

Southernhay Hall, Southernhay East, Exeter. EX1 1QD (The hall is at the rear of Southernhay United Reformed Church)

Speaker:

Revd Iain McDonald

Looking forward to Christmas?

Friday 29 November 2019

Before the main topic we look at PCN Eight points, Point 3 introduced by Sian

Location:

Newbury Quaker Meeting House

Speaker:

Olive

ST GEORGE’S COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES 2019-2020 -“Thank God for Equal Marriage”

Thursday 28 November 2019

Jeffrey John will address the current struggle to allow same-sex marriage in the Church of England. He has been Dean of St Albans since 2004 . He was previously Vicar of Holy Trinity Eltham, Canon Chancellor and Theologian of Southwark Cathedral, and Director of Training in the Southwark Diocese. He has been partnered to Grant Holmes since 1976. In 2003 he was appointed Bishop of Reading but subsequently forced to withdraw. His books include The Meaning in the Miracles; Permanent Faithful Stable: Christian Same-Sex Marriage,; and Going for Growth. He co-authored This is Our Faith: A Popular Presentation of Anglican Belief..

Location:

ST GEORGE’S, WESTCOMBE PARK, Glenluce Road, Blackheath, London SE3 7SD

Speaker:

The Very Revd Jeffrey John, Dean of St Albans Cathedral

Talk about the ethics of organ transplants

Wednesday 27 November 2019

Dr. Richard de Soldenhof will talk about the issues surrounding organ transplantation after which there will be discussion on points that he has raised, including the debate about making it mandatory to " opt out " of the organ donor scheme in Scotland.

Location:

Garden Room at Queen's Cross Church, Albyn Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1YN

Speaker:

Dr. Richard de Soldenhof from Edinburgh

group monthly meeting

Wednesday 27 November 2019

Moral dilemma. Exploring responses to real life situations

Location:

heaton moor united church

God With Us: Seeing the Christmas Stories with Fresh Eyes, Paula Gooder

Wednesday 27 November 2019

The Christmas stories are some of the best-loved in the Bible but their familiarity can mask their real, mind-boggling message: God comes to the world in a human body, in obscurity and vulnerability, and nothing is ever the same again.

Location:

St Paul's Cathedral, London

Art Reflection

Tuesday 26 November 2019

Eleanor and Alan have offered to lead us in another exercise in `Art Reflection`.

Location:

Oakham Methodist Church, 44 Northgate, Oakham LE15 6QS

Speaker:

Eleanor & Alan

A New Mythology

Monday 25 November 2019

John Hampton will revisit the 'old, old story' as expressed in the tradition and explore with us the possibility of a new mythology - a way of communicating the narrative of Jesus which may more easily be 'heard' by our contemporaries in the 21st century. We invite anyone who is open to a fresh approach to join us. All are welcome, whether members of PCN or not. .Coffee/tea and a warm welcome from 7.15!

Location:

Braid Hall, Mornningside Church, Edinburgh

Speaker:

John Hampton

PCN Members’ Residential 2019

Friday 22 November 2019 — Sunday 24 November 2019

PCN Members’ Residential 2019 Is a Radical Church Possible? by current PCN chair Adrian Alker is the book we will use for our discussions at this year’s weekend residential

Location:

The Hayes Conference Centre, Hayes Lane, Swanwick, Derbyshire DE55 1AU

Speaker:

NA

The Bible can be funny

Wednesday 20 November 2019

Trevor Dennis on "The Bible can be funny". This is one of his talks at the 2018 Free to Believe Conference. Having been vice principal at Salisbury and Wells theological college and then cannon chancellor at Chester Cathedral, he is now retired but is well known for many books which make faith very accessible for the person in the street.

Location:

Tavistock United Reformed Church Russell Street Tavistock

The Life and Theology of R S Thomas

Monday 18 November 2019

The life, poetry and theology of the great Welsh poet-priest R S Thomas.

Location:

St Mary’s Church Centre, Albrighton

Speaker:

David Wood

The Quality of Mercy in Poetry

Monday 18 November 2019

‘There can be no future without forgiveness’ (Desmond Tutu). Against a cultural and political backdrop of division, hostility and blame, our autumn lecture series explores ‘the quality of mercy’. The series brings together brilliant and renowned writers, artists, and speakers to address an issue essential to our times.

Location:

St Martin's in the Fields

Speaker:

Malcolm Guite Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge & Mark Oakley Dean of St John’s College, Cambridge

An interactive evening on a theme from the bible

Tuesday 12 November 2019

Daryl and Jean will select a theme from the Bible and encourage everyone to participate in bringing out the meaning of the text(s) for our lives today.

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Brunswick Place, Newcastle NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Jean Monaghan and Daryl Hogg