It is with a mixture of delight and sadness that we announce that Guy Elsmore has been appointed as the new Archdeacon of Buckingham in the Diocese of Oxford.
For some while Guy has been participating in a generic process of preparation for senior leadership roles within the Church of England and has expressed a clear sense of calling to this specific post.
Read MoreHope+ Foodbank have published a special series of Lent Reflections entitled, Don’t Give Up, Give Hope. Packed full of stories and facts
Read MoreCongratulations Warren and Kieran! Their marriage ceremony yesterday was followed by a celebration Eucharist at St Bride’s at which prayers of thanksgiving were offered.
Read MoreA mini-documentary about St. Brides Church in Toxteth, Liverpool, filmed by Rocky Sullivan, featuring our community partners whom we host to provide vital community outreach and support.
Read MoreA blessing from our service last Sunday written by Jon Jelfs from St Bride’s
Read MoreYou may remember the song “I had a dream” from Joseph & His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, or the actual story from Genesis 41 in which Pharaoh dreams of seven fat cows being eaten by seven thin ones, which remain thin. The cows represent seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine.
Read MoreFour times a week, in a remote corner of Ethiopia, Loko makes a back-breaking eight-hour trip to gather wood to sell.
With only thin shoes to protect her feet from thorns and rocks, it’s a task she dreads, but she steels herself to do it because if she doesn’t her children will starve.
Watch her moving story here.
Read MoreRev Guy Elsmore and Kieran Bohan from St Bride's were interviewed by Helen Jones on BBC Radio Merseyside on Sunday 26th April 2015.
Read MoreThe Liverpool Echo has written a feature about St Bride’s.
A warm welcome for all - including drug addicts, alcoholics, refugees, the homeless, hungry and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.Read More
Come and share Holy Week with us at St Bride’s:
Read MoreSara was licensed by The Right Rev Cyril Ashton, Assistant Bishop, at Clock View Hospital, Liverpool on Monday 9th March. It was a warm, joyful service shared with staff, patients, friends, chaplains and other clergy held in the beautifully designed new building.
Read MoreThis course follows the pattern of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Programme as introduced by Jon Kabat Zinn and his colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre. The course consists of eight weekly sessions of 2 hours duration and one whole silent day of guided and structured mindfulness meditation practice. The first part of the programme puts emphasis on developing the skills of being present with internal experiences such as body sensations, thoughts, emotions and feelings.
Read MoreA word about the young peoples’ group at St. Brides….It is called FISH. F is for Friendly. I is for inviting, S is for Spiritual and H is for Happy. And those four words sum up just what we are like.
FISH…why Fish?
Read MoreWORLDS AIDS DAY, the international campaign to remember those who have died from AIDS related illness or are living with HIV, will be commemorated at a city centre church with a special service and a community testing drop-in.
Read MoreHurray! St Luke’s is open again (temporarily at least).
Read MoreOne of the fruits of this Spring's Community Review is the formation of Soul Friend Groups at St Bride's. The groups offer a chance for us to relate in a deep and meaningful way with a small trusted group of others. Meeting to share, support, pray, eat etc regularly in a pattern which suits the group. If you are interested in joining one of the groups, please download this PDF form and return it to Kieran or one of the Clergy or Wardens at St Bride's.
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