OUR neighbouring parish church - which includes the Anglican Chaplaincy to the Universities of Liverpool - is dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch, whose feast day is 20th July. Our Rector Miranda preached the sermon at their Patronal Festival, and gave a feminist, rape culture, privilege and entitlement reading of the hagiography of St Margaret:
Read MoreA few days ago I was in town shopping, and the usual group of Hell-fire preachers were in full force, writes our honorary assistant priest Jonathan Clatworthy.
Read MoreThe second reconnaissance visit to the Peak Pilgrimage route in preparation for our Parish Pilgrimage in Spring 2019 was a 7-mile walk from Alstonefield to Hartington on Wednesday 20th June.
Read MoreA reflection on the parable of the mustard seed (Mark 4:26-34) by poet Cate Jacobs, author of Climbing Mountains in the Dark which evokes her experience of living with HIV, at the tenth birthday communion service of Open Table, our ecumenical worship community for LGBTQIA+ Christians and friends, on Sunday 17th June.
Read MoreIn the month of June at St Bride's, we are celebrating a Communion service every Sunday and hearing reflections on the meaning of this ritual of hospitality which is central to our faith. In this reflection, Our Team Vicar Mark Waters reflects on communion as remembrance of Christ.
Read MoreI woke up yesterday with a feeling of immense gratitude for the welcome I had received in churches as a child. I've no idea whence or why this feeling washed over me today, but there it was.
Read MoreRebecca Horn, a freelance international humanitarian worker from Liverpool, shares her experience of working in areas of conflict and disaster around the world. Here she reflects on her recent trip to Kenya
Read MoreWhen I posted on twitter that I was doing a Silent Eucharist at St Brides on Sunday, to start our June series on Holy Communion, that was the question I was asked. How does that work, exactly? So - here is what we did!
Read MoreIn the month of June at St Bride's, we are celebrating a Communion service every Sunday and hearing reflections on the meaning of this ritual of hospitality which is central to our faith. In our first reflection, Jonathan Clatworthy reflects on how this tradition came to be as we now know it:
Read MoreRebecca Horn, a freelance international humanitarian worker from Liverpool, shares her experience of working in areas of conflict and disaster around the world. This month she writes from Sierra Leone:
Read MoreLAST MONTH, at the launch of a new charity whose aim is to tackle prejudice and discrimination on the grounds of sexuality and gender in religious organisations, Bishop of Liverpool Paul Bayes spoke of his 'pain and regret' at the rejection and harm many LGBTI+ people have experienced personally and institutionally from Christians, writes Open Table network coordinator Kieran Bohan:
Read MoreOur Rector Miranda reviews a book which is on the reading list of our new Theological Book Group, for those who want the opportunity for theological discussion, learning and challenge at a deeper level than is possible in our other activities.
Read MoreKEEN walker and bird-watcher Dave Bradley shares this story of hope and encouragement on pilgrim journeys:
Read MoreOn Saturday 14th April, 11 of us set off from the Forestry car park high above the Vale of Clwyd to conquer Penycloddiau, writes walking enthuiast and Church Warden Dave Bradley.
Read MoreThis Lent, St Bride's Liverpool hosted a a six-week course to explore the 'queerness' of the Christian tradition. Participants read and discussed Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know About Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity (Beacon Press, 2016), written by the American Episcopal priest Elizabeth Edman.
Read MoreThe first of a new occasional series of blog posts by Rebecca Horn, a freelance international development worker. Here she introduces her work - in future posts she will share her experience of working in areas of conflict and disaster around the world.
Read MoreOur Rector Miranda Threlfall-Holmes' reflection on John 20:1-18 for Easter Day:
Read MoreOur Rector Miranda shared this reflection at our Parish Maundy Thursday Eucharist at St Dunstan's Earle Road, led by our Team Vicar, Mark Waters. Miranda described the service as: 'One of the best services I’ve ever been to, tonight’s Maundy at St Dunstan’s. That Mark Waters can’t half do liturgy well!' Save the date for next year - Thursday 18th April 2019!
Read MoreConcluding our series on 'Holy Habits', Dr Chris Bartley, one of our parish's Lay Readers from St Dunstan's Edge Hill, reflected on our inheritance of, and participation in, the Eucharist:
Read MoreOur honorary assistant priest Revd Jonathan Clatworthy developed our Lent series on 'Holy Habits' by reflecting on thanksgiving prayer:
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