Unitarians (at Christmas)

[CassandraMortmainthe2nd]

Hi, does anyone here go to a Unitarian church? I have been reading about the Unitarians and I am thinking of going to a service (if that's the right word) at one of the chapels nearest me, specifically Rosslyn Hill or New Unity (both in North London).

Ideally I'd like to choose a time when it will be busy enough that I can go unnoticed, and I thought Christmas might be a good time for that as churches are often fuller at Christmas. But then, I know Unitarian chapels aren't really churches in the usual Christian sense.

So I guess my question is... do I have any chance of finding a service which is busy enough that an extra/new person wouldn't really be noticed? And if so, when should I go?

I guess I would just feel very awkward if I turned up and it was only a few people who knew each other very well and they didn't really ever expect any newcomers...

I'm doing them online; an 8 week course.

Thanks, I'll definitely think about doing this. I've read through the link you sent me and it sounds really interesting. I think what I need to do is go to a few more services and see if it continues to feel like the right thing... and if it does, then I'll look into the possibility of going along to the Heart and Soul and/or Soul Deep meetings.

Hi @Webbb just curious to know how you are getting on with the Soul Deep course? I've seen an online course which I'm thinking of signing up for.

Really enjoying it! They just follow the book exactly so it's good to have it so you can scribble in it (got mine on amazon). We've had some great discussions, the format just flows really easily, I'm so glad I signed up for it.

Ah that sounds great. I'd definitely like to do it at some point, even if I don't sign up this time.

The next newbies zoom drop in for anyone wanting to find out about Unitarianism is next Friday (7th) at 10.30am and you can see full details on the Facebook page and website x

Ooh thank you, I hadn't spotted that. This thread has been brilliant :-)

Just popping back here to say I spotted it's the newbies group again tomorrow at 10:30! And the link is on the Facebook group. Also I saw another group for new Unitarians run by the Unitarian College which looked excellent and was called 'All about U' x

Thank you and apologies for the very belated response! I've been trying to be more mindful in my use of my phone so I've not really been on Mumsnet. I am still interested in the Unitarians and the couple of services I've been to were lovely. However, purely for practical reasons I think I'm going to park it for the moment... I just don't live close enough to any Unitarian churches to feel I could be part of a community, and that is partly I guess what I'm looking for. I'm still on a couple of mailing lists and I read them with interest, but I'm also reading about the Quakers (who do have two or three meeting houses within easy reach for me) and wondering if they could be for me. Alongside reading about the paganism and the Wheel of the Year... I don't think these things are necessarily in conflict though from what I understand. It's a bit of a journey and I am deliberately taking it slowly.