As a church grows, the number of different preferences and personality types that the church contains inevitably grows too!
One of the growing pains we’ve been having at St Bride's is a slight tension between the desire for silence and contemplation, which are really important strands in our corporate spirituality, and the desire for community and conversation, equally important to us.
Read MoreLent is one of the oldest known seasons in the church year, traditionally a time of fasting and preparation for the feast of Easter, when new Christians were taught the faith and all reflected as a community on the life and death of Jesus.
Read MoreOur new team Rector, Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, was inducted into the parish four months ago today. This is her reflection on her first 'term' with us:
Read MoreMORE THAN 200 people attended a special celebration on Thursday 10th August to welcome a new Team Rector to the Anglican parish at the heart of Liverpool.
Read MoreLast weekend, the Liverpool Echo published an interview with Martin Randall, chair of our 'Core Community' (what we call our District Church Council), about our plans to fundraise and regenerate the building. Watch Martin explain our current plans here.
Read MoreTo mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration (2nd November 1917), which sowed the seeds of today’s injustice, inequality and violence, Lynn McAllister from St Bride's will be walking 1150 miles from London to Ancona, NE Italy between the 10th June & 1st September and then rejoin the pilgrimage on 23rd October to walk through the West Bank to arrive in Jerusalem on 2nd November.
Read MoreDave Bradley, our Church Warden is planning to walk the 134 mile North Wales Pilgrim Way over 11 days from May 26th - June 5th. The walk will finish with a trip to the traditional Pilgrim destination of Bardsey (Ynys Enlli) on the 6th, weather permitting.
He's doing it "partly because it's something I've just got to do, and I know many of you will know that feeling". But he's also hoping to raise money, and you are invited to donate.
Christian Aid Week is from Sunday 14th to Saturday 20th May 2017. This text from the Christian Aid website explains why it is still needed:
Read MoreJust in time for our open day this month, we produced a new postcard to let more people know about our Creative, Progressive inclusive community at St Bride's.
Read MoreAt St Bride's Annual General Meeting after the Sunday morning service on Sunday 23rd April 2017, Church Warden and Acting Chair of our District Church Council, (aka 'Core Community') presented a report on the main activities, developments and acheivements of the past year.
Read MoreA six week course in the basics of Christianity, suitable for anyone especially if you are considering Confirmation, led by our Team Vicar Mark Waters.
Read MoreFriday 7th April at The Baltic Social
Come along and support MerseyAid as they raise money to continue sending clothing and medical aid to refugees across Europe and Syria
Read MoreYou are invited to join our weekly Thursday evening reflections during the season of Lent, a traditional time of spiritual renewal as we prepare to celebrate Easter. This year's theme is prayer.
Read MoreOur 'Reimagining St Bride's' proposal featured in last night's Liverpool Echo. The online version took a different angle: 'Liverpool church includes gender neutral toilets in regeneration plans'. You can read the full text of the press release here.
Read MoreTODAY in London, General Synod, the governing body of the Church of England, will debate a report issued by the House of Bishops last month following three years of 'Shared Conversations' about same-sex relationships and marriage.
Read MoreThe PCC of St Luke In The City Team Parish is delighted to announce the name of our new Team Rector – the Revd Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes.
Read MoreA new weekly yoga session is starting this month at St Bride's, run by Natasha Wilksberg, an experienced but young and enthusiastic leader.
Read MoreA good news story from Hope+ Foodbank
We are often asked, and indeed ask ourselves; how does what we do help. How can some bags of food, some second hand clothing, basic toiletries really make a difference?
Read MoreA workshop about dying, death and grief.
Sunday January 29th 10.30 – 4.30pm
The Quaker Meeting House, School Lane. Liverpool L1 3BT
A candlelit vigil bringing together people of all faiths and those with none; to bear witness and acknowledge the millions of people displaced from their homes.
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