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Event Details
Starts at 7:30PM
Location
St Bride's Church Liverpool, Liverpool, L8 7LT
You are invited Sunday, 20th July to the regular Communion Service for Liverpool's LGBTQIA+ community, friends and family - 6.30pm at St Bride's Liverpool AND ONLINE - refreshments served from 6pm.
This month we welcome our dear friend the Revd Lilly Nelson to lead the service. Lilly is a priest in the Church of England, currently serving as Assistant Curate at St Peter’s Church, Formby. A long-time member of the Open Table, she speaks with gratitude about how it’s ministry—and the chosen family she found there—played a vital role in her journey toward ordination to the priesthood. It has been a long road to this moment, and she is absolutely delighted to be presiding. Lilly describes herself as ‘camp and sapphic’, embracing both her faith in Jesus and personal identity with joy and authenticity.
Pride returns to Liverpool this July and you're invited to join in as Christians at Pride!
Join in on Saturday 26th July to march followed by events and community stalls at the M&S Bank Arena ending with a vigil at Liverpool Parish Church at 6.30pm.
Then on Sunday 27th July we'll be hosting a reflective service in the Lady Chapel of Liverpool Cathedral at 6.30pm to round off Pride weekend.
You’re invited to a special service to celebrate Liverpool’s Pride 2025
Liverpool Cathedral and Open Table are collaborating to host a reflective service that brings us together and celebrates the joy, vulnerability and visibility of Pride. Come and celebrate with us that all belong and have a home in our community.
Many of us deeply value the writings and ministry of Fr Richard Rohr, especially the daily email mediations he publishes. Fr Richard is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in the US.
A group of folk from Open Table got together in December 2024 and started a monthly meet up in a city centre location to reflect together on the meditations. Going forward we'll meet on the second Wednesday of every month.
Come and join us in the gathering on 9th July 2025 at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Sunday, July 6th, is our Bring & Share Agape meal ! Everyone is welcome. Please bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
St Bride’s and Open Table Liverpool invites YOU to our seventeenth birthday celebration and communion service.
YOU are more than welcome to come as you are.
You're invited to the L8 Interfaith Walk!
Thursday 12th June 2025 | 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Join us on a community walk through L8 to learn about different faiths and explore local places of worship. A great opportunity to build understanding, connection, and unity.
Many of us deeply value the writings and ministry of Fr Richard Rohr, especially the daily email mediations he publishes. Fr Richard is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in the US.
A group of folk from Open Table got together in December 2024 and started a monthly meet up in a city centre location to reflect together on the meditations. Going forward we'll meet on the second Wednesday of every month.
Come and join us in the gathering on 11th June 2025 at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Sunday, Juen 1st, is our Bring & Share Agape meal ! Everyone is welcome. Please bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
You are invited Sunday, 18th May to the regular Communion Service for Liverpool's LGBTQIA+ community, friends and family - 6.30pm at St Bride's Liverpool AND ONLINE - refreshments served from 6pm.
This month we welcome our dear friend the Revd Cate Jacobs to lead the service. This is an extra special service as Cate is a published poet and the liturgy has been inspired by the poetry of Mary Oliver. Mary Oliver was a Lesbian, a prolific and award winning poet renowned for reflection on nature and spirituality. It will be a really moving service..
The pace of life these days is frenetic for so many people. Come and find space to breathe for the day as Ginny Wall and Tom Higgins lead us in day of mindfulness and contemplation. It’s a chance to pause, breathe and reconnect with ourselves and Deep Reality, however we experience or relate to that.
Many of us deeply value the writings and ministry of Fr Richard Rohr, especially the daily email mediations he publishes. Fr Richard is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in the US.
A group of folk from Open Table got together in December 2024 and started a monthly meet up in a city centre location to reflect together on the meditations. Going forward we'll meet on the second Wednesday of every month.
Come and join us in the gathering on 14th May 2025 at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Sunday, May 4th, is our Bring & Share Agape meal ! Everyone is welcome. Please bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
Join Queen Jesus in Liverpool for two nights only at St Bride's Church in the heart of the city's Georgian Quarter.
The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven is a unique, emotive, one-woman theatrical piece that “leaves everyone feeling blessed” as it seeks to end trans discrimination. Jesus has returned to earth as a trans woman and this is your chance to come and meet her even if you don’t normally go to church.
You are warmly invited Sunday, 20th April, to our regular Open Table Communion Service warmly welcoming Liverpool's LGBTQIA+ Community, friends and family 6.30pm at St Bride's Liverpool. Refreshments served from 6pm. This Sunday is Easter so a celebrational service is planned led our very own Revd Alan Brooks.
We look forward to seeing you and feel free to bring a friend!
Everyone is welcome at Open Table. Open Table is an LGBTQIA+ affirming Christian community which aims to create a safe and supportive place for you to explore your faith and what this might mean for your own spiritual journey. No matter who you are, where you've come from, or where your journey may take you, you will find a welcome.
Many of us deeply value the writings and ministry of Fr Richard Rohr, especially the daily email mediations he publishes. Fr Richard is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in the US.
A group of folk from Open Table got together earlier in December and started a monthly meet up in a city centre location to reflect together on the meditations. Going forward we'll meet on the second Wednesday of every month.
Come and join us in the gathering on 9th April 2025 at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Sunday, April 6th, is our Bring & Share Agape meal ! Everyone is welcome. Please bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
You are invited Sunday, 16th March to the regular Communion Service for Liverpool's LGBTQIA+ community, friends and family - 6.30pm at St Bride's Liverpool AND ONLINE - refreshments served from 6pm.
This month we welcome our friends the Revd Sara Doyle to lead the service and the Revd Colin Hart to preach.
We are delighted to welcome the Revd Dr Colin Hart to Open Table and St Bride’s to share a lecture on this important topic.
In his lecture, Colin will look in detail at the (sparse) New Testament teaching about same-sex attraction, sexual acts and relationships, in order to assess the widely-held view that “Bible-believing Christians” must condemn some or all of these.
Many of us deeply value the writings and ministry of Fr Richard Rohr, especially the daily email mediations he publishes. Fr Richard is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in the US.
A group of folk from Open Table got together earlier in December and started a monthly meet up in a city centre location to reflect together on the meditations. Going forward we'll meet on the second Wednesday of every month.
Come and join us in the gathering on 12th March 2025 at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Every Monday in Lent
10th March; 17th March; 24th March; 31st March; 7th April & 14th April 2025
7.30pm @ St Bride’s Church Percy St L8 7LT
Join with us this Lent exploring Barbara Glasson's book Exuberant Church. This groundbreaking book explores what the spiritual journey of coming out can offer everyone.
EVERYONE is invited to join in this special parish Ash Wednesday Communion service co-led by Open Table, our LGBTIQIA+ Community. We’re taking part in the international Glitter Ash initiative. Sounds frivilous but it carries a profound message.
Sunday, March 2nd, is our Bring & Share Agape meal ! Everyone is welcome. Please bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
Open Table Liverpool is delighted to welcome the Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, Revd Tim Meadows, to lead a special celebration of Communion for LGBTQIA+ History Month.
Everyone is welcome at Open Table. Open Table is an LGBTQIA+ affirming Christian community which aims to create a safe and supportive place for you to explore your faith and what this might mean for your own spiritual journey. No matter who you are, where you've come from, or where your journey may take you, you will find a welcome.
This Sunday, February 2nd, is our Bring & Share Agape meal ! Everyone is welcome. Please bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
You are invited Sunday, 19th January to the regular Communion Service for Liverpool's LGBTQIA+ community, friends and family - 6.30pm at St Bride's Liverpool AND ONLINE - refreshments served from 6pm.
This month we welcome our the Revd David Halliwell to lead the service. David is our new Team Rector in our Team Parish of St Luke in the City Tonight is David’s first time leading at Open Table.
Many of us deeply value the writings and ministry of Fr Richard Rohr, especially the daily email mediations he publishes. Fr Richard is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in the US.
A group of folk from Open Table got together earlier in December and started a monthly meet up in a city centre location to reflect together on the meditations. Going forward we'll meet on the second Wednesday of every month.
Come and join us in the gathering on 8th January 2025 at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Sunday January 5th is our first Bring & Share Agape meal for 2025. Everyone is welcome. Just bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
The Open Table and St Bride’s Christmas carol extravaganza is back Sunday, 15th December 2024! Join the Open Table Liverpool Orchestra and the Liverpool Rainbow Chorus as we sing loads of your favourite carols with inspiring readings both traditional and contemporary. You're also invited to a simple meal of soup, bread, mulled wine and mince pies following the service - everyone really is more than welcome!
Sunday, December 1st, is our next Bring & Share Agape meal. Everyone is welcome. Just bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
As we honour World AIDS Day, our very own Dr Mary Boullier will be sharing some her story working in HIV/AIDS care in Burma and Thailand.
You are invited Sunday, 17th November for a special service in honour of Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Each November Open Table Liverpool dedicates its monthly communion service to Transgender Day of Remembrance (TdoR). This is a day when people all over the world remember those who have been killed as a result of transphobia. This is always a special service. Come along and join your voice and prayers with ours remembering those who have died and recommitting ourselves to building a world where all can be free of violence and to live authentic lives.
The service will be led by the Revd Laura Ferguson and Revd Lu Skerratt-Love. As always EVERYONE is '#morethanwelcome - bring a friend. #ComeAsYouAre.
This Sunday, November 3rd, is our next Bring & Share Agape meal. Everyone is welcome. Just bring some vegetarian food or drink (no alcohol please) to share and come as you are. If you can spare it, you are welcome to bring something non-perishable to give to the Foodbank as well.
As we honour the start of Trans Awareness Month this November, our very own Dee will be sharing some of their story..
We invite you to an Open Table Quiet Day exploring Contemplative Prayer led by Fr Richard Sloan on Saturday 26th October 2024 10am to 4pm at The Irenaus Project 32 Great Georges Road, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 1RD.
