Hello all and I hope you’re enjoying the beginning of the festive season. Here’s your round up.
We Agnostics, Every Weds 19:30 - Secular AA
1st Weds of the month is open to all (that’ll be the 7 Dec & 4 Jan 2023). Other meetings are for those who identify as an alcoholic.
646 Abbeydale Rd, S7 2BB
For more details, please contact youngpersons.syned@aamail.org.
Christmas Pub Quiz, Mon 12 Dec 7:30pm
Sheffield Humanists
Showroom Cafe & Bar, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX
They’ll be holding a small pub quiz at Showroom Cafe & Bar. All welcome but please do register as there’s potentially limited space with it being Christmas.
Skeptics In The Pub - Christine Gilligan Kubo: Making Sheffield Green
Can we do it and whose responsibility is it?
Mon 19 Dec 7:30pm | Farm Road Sports & Social Club
From Christine: 'Sheffield has signed up to achieve Net Zero in carbon emissions by 2030. What does this involve and how can we achieve this? Do we have to consider only carbon emissions - what about the nature crisis that we are facing? "Environment Agency Chief Executive warns of a 'silent spring' for wildlife if warnings are ignored and urges action ahead of the UN Convention of Biological Diversity" (July 2022).
Sunday Assembly - Humanism in Healthcare, Sun 22 Jan 2023 11am (DATE CHANGED
Showroom Cafe & Bar
Lindsay de Wal is the UK’s first Head of Humanist Chaplaincy. Traditionally, these teams have been Christians but over the years, other faiths and beliefs have become crucial to how these teams run. Increasingly, non-religious pastoral carers have spread through UK healthcare pastoral care and chaplaincy teams.
Lindsay will be talking about her journey to where she is now.
The event isn’t on Sunday Assembly’s Eventbrite page yet but follow them there to keep updated.
(Please note: this was advertised as the 15 Jan previously but has now been changed to the 22nd Jan.)
Faith To Faithless with Joy Cranham, Mon 24 Jan 2023, 7pm
Sheffield Humanists
Online
This event is still in the works but will be an online event in conjunction with Leeds and York Humanists. It will require registration so keep an eye out for the link.
Faith To Faithless are a section of Humanists UK who look after people leaving high-control religion, either for more liberal religions or to leave religion altogether.