Tonight, as we recall our trans siblings who have died in the past year, many in violent circumstances, it is fitting that we celebrate the Eucharist, in the hope that Christ will transform our poor bodies that they may become like his glorious body, according to the mighty working whereby he will gather up all things into the orbit of his mercy and love.
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Reflection by Revd Laura Ferguson, Team Vicar, on Matthew 22.15-22
Ultimatums are tricky aren’t they. Just two choices lying before you; the high road or the low road? The wide path or the narrow. Fight or flight? It seems like whether in Jesus’ time or today, there will always be people who try to enforce binaries.
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Every year Open Table our LGBTQIA+ worship community celebrates National Coming Out Day in their October Communion service. As part of our celebration we’ll use this wonderful Litany of Coming Out, adapted from Courage to Love: Liturgies for the LGBT Community by Geoffrey Duncan.
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Reflection by Warren Hartley, LGBTQIA+ Ministry Facilitator, on Matthew 18:15-20
‘Let’s challenge the church, call out its sins to our community and to us as individuals. We too are the part of the body of Christ and He is present with us now as we gather.’
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Lilly (She/Her) is the University Mission Chaplaincy Assistant for St Luke in the City Parish, working with students from Liverpool John Moores University and University of Liverpool.
Lilly reflects on her experience of leading the Open Table Liverpool community in a creative evening Prayer service on the theme of spiritual nourishment.
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The Revd Alan Brooks led Open Table’s online service on Sunday 19th July ahead of what would have been the Pride in Liverpool festival on 25th July 2020. The reading was Mark 6:30-34, 53 to end.
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Reflection by Warren Hartley, LGBTQIA+ Ministry Facilitator at St Bride’s on Matthew 11:16-19, 25 to end.
It was a quite a delight to see today’s gospel reading come around. It is one I’ve reflected on a lot over the past 14 years since I returned to the Christian faith.
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During lockdown our Open Table community has continued to gather on Zoom for worship and to keep in touch. On Sunday 3rd May, Warren Hartley, LGBTQIA+ Ministry Facilitator at St Bride’s, shared this reflection on Psalm 23 and John 10:1-10 .
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A reflection on Easter Sunday by the Revd Mark Waters, Team Vicar at St Dunstan’s Church at communion service of Open Table, our ecumenical worship community for LGBTQIA+ Christians and friends, on Sunday 21st April 2019.
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A reflection on the Wedding at Cana Story. Revd Canon Bob Lewis from St Margaret’s Toxteth and Canon of Liverpool Cathedral led Open Table, our ecumenical worship community for LGBTQIA+ Christians and friends service on Sunday 20th and offered this reflection.
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And the word was made flesh……hmmm mmm for me, as a poet, the idea of the word made flesh fills me with the same kind of radiant warmth that I guess you may experience at the end of the service when the first mouthful of hot soup or mulled wine warms you up deep inside mmmm.
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Warren Hartley, our LGBTQIA+ Ministry Facilitator preached at a service for National Coming Out Day last month at St John’s United Reformed Church in Warrington. Here he shares his thoughts in a blog post adapted from the sermon.
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Our Team Vicar, Revd Mark Waters from St Dunstan's Edge Hill, reflects on his experience of contemplation and contemplative prayer as part of our Lent series on 'Holy Habits':
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On 10th December, Rev Mark Waters our Team Vicar who primarily looks after our sister church St Dunstan's shared a thought proving sermon at St Bride's thinking about the 'Colour of Advent'
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One of St Brides’ congregation, Lynn McAllister, took part in Amos Trust’s Just Walk to Jerusalem this year, in which a group of people walked from London to Jerusalem to apologise for the consequences of the Balfour Declaration for the Palestinians.
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Whether you love it or hate it (or somewhere in between), the Bible is central to our faith. This month, four different speakers will explore why their favourite Bible passages are important to them. On July 9th, Mark Waters from our sister church St Dunstan's, reflected on some texts from Isaiah which anticipate the life of Jesus and show that the Christ event was already active, long before Jesus was born. This challenges received ideas about Christianity.
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Over 11 days between 26th May and 5th June, our churchwarden Dave Bradley walked the 134 miles of the North Wales Pilgrim Way. The Way visits many sites of historic interest or with spiritual associations, such as ancient pilgrim churches, holy wells and even a 4000 year old yew tree.
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On Monday 27th February, we hosted a well attended 'Dementia Awareness' session at St. Bride's, led by Jack, a friend of our own Gina Shaw, a church warden at St Bride's for many years.. It was lovely to see her again - her Dementia Awareness campaigning has made her a celebrity but she's still the same Gina!
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Jonathan Clatworthy from St Bride's and Modern Church is leading our new series of gatherings on the fourth Sunday evening each month. This series of talks and discussions in the context of a Communion service & pizza is exploring 'What's so special about religion?' Jonathan got us started last Sunday reflecting on 'What's so special about God?'
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On Wednesday 18th January, St. Bride's played host to an 'EA', Paul Clark. Paul explained to us that he was an 'Ecumenical Accompanier' who had been placed as an observer in East Jerusalem as part of a World Council of Church's programme.
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