Stephen PaulJun 17, 20207 minA Brief History Of Slavery In ReadingDiscover Reading's historical connections to slavery.
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20203 minThe music that made me cry before I heard it.and now we have a challenge beyond our imaginations - music that lasts too long
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20201 minSunday Assembly Reading is no more, but is that a phoenix I see?Last year our parent organisation, Sunday Assembly London, set all the other assemblies free, and now we merely share a common belief in...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20202 minSunday Assembly Reading moves to South Street Arts Centre It's taken 3 years but at last, the Assembly is where it should be - at South Street. A lovely venue with a fab management team. The...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20207 minThose words belong to us and we want them back Imagine that you have concluded that you don't think drinking milk from a cow is good - for whatever reason: the taste, animal welfare...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20204 minSunday Assembly: Shelley's story“I’ve always been interested in creating community spirit and combatting social isolation, so Sunday Assembly sounded really intriguing.”
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20204 minThe joy and pain of celebrating life Sunday Assembly is a secular celebration of life. It's easy to imagine this involves lots of clapping, big smiles, howling whoops, matey...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20204 minSunday Assembly: Keegan's storyKeegan, 36, was born in Lincolnshire, and has lived in Reading since arriving at the university in 2001. He’s been coming to Sunday...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20204 min"Do you mind if I spit on that?" - my first Improv lesson.I've attended a few of the Free Radical events and much enjoyed chatting with its founder David Robertson. And it was he who convinced me...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20202 minPutting the beat in The Field Called WonderTankata Percussion are running a workshop on the Saturday at The Field Called Wonder. Anna chats to Steve Southall about why drumming...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20201 minSunday Assembly, Sam's storyI grew up a catholic. Church every Sunday, singer and instrumentalist in the choir and band, choir practise every week. Events, rituals,...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20204 minWe rate our politician like bananasFor our October Sunday Assembly we explored the concept of money. We spoke of how money was an environmental factor that caused us to...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20203 minWhen you move to a new placeI imagine I’m like a lot of people, in that I’m a wonderful, unique mess of a human! I’m currently a scientist with an artistic side...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20203 minSunday Assembly: Wendy's storyWendy, 74, lives in Woodley and has been a regular at Sunday Assembly since 2016. She first discovered it on the website Streetlife (now...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20207 minSunday Assembly, Stephen's Story"You may find yourself the lead of Sunday Assembly Reading. And you may ask yourself, Well, how did I get here?" Early Incomprehension ...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20202 minWe paint rocks and then throw them awayThis is an excerpt from the hosting speech made at Sunday Assembly Reading, Nov 2018 by Stephen who was talking about the place of art in...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20201 minGodless Church Doing GoodReading's most popular secular 'church' Sunday Assembly Reading delivered a £200 cheque to Launchpad, a local charity striving to prevent...
Stephen PaulFeb 20, 20204 minSunday Assembly: Cate's storyCate, 40, moved to Reading in 2016 to work at the BBC Archives in Caversham. Before that, she studied at Leeds University and undertook...