An afternoon exploring St Bride’s connection to the historical enslavement of African people
This Black History Month, join us to explore Ceremonies of Truth, confronting our history and reckoning with our collective future.
You are invited Sunday, 18th October 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 are delighted to welcome Jennie Taylor, the Diocese of Liverpool’s Racial Justice Officer to preach as we celebrate Black History Month. Jennie will be joined by the Revd Canon Robert Clack to celebrate communion.
As always EVERYONE is #morethanwelcome - bring a friend. #ComeAsYouAre.
Join Sarah Jones as she embarks on a UK wide speaking tour with her Everyday Normal sessions.
The debate about trans people has become incredibly toxic. The Supreme Court Judgment of April 2025 has had major repercussions for the lives of transpeople in the UK. Each day brings a new report about trans activists or anti-trans activists. In the Everyday Normal sessions, Sarah explores the reality of being trans and of being outed as the first person to be ordained by the Church of England having previously made a gender change. We'll think about the issues and the concerns of today and we'll look to the future to see what that might hold.
We'll laugh together. We might cry. Everyday Normal is a life-affirming session for people who would like an entertaining exploration and who would like to understand trans issues for themselves.
with Revd Anne Lawlor Saturday 8th November 2025 10am - 4pm
at St Joseph Prayer Centre Blundell Ave, Formby, Liverpool L37 1PH
Join us for a creative and nurturing one-day retreat led by the Revd Anne Lawlor to explore how as LGBTQIA+ people we bring faith, embodiment, and identity together like a mosaic. Drawing on research that highlights both the pain of conflict with church tradition and the healing found through spirituality, this retreat offers space to reflect, share, and imagine new ways of encountering God beyond patriarchal and heteronormative boundaries. By creating our own mosaic we will explore what God means to us and how God is present in the reality of all of our lives.
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.
Come and join us in the gathering on the second Wednesday of the month, 8th October 2025, at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Sunday, October 5th, 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. If you haven't anything to bring, just bring yourself which is gift enough, there's plenty to go around!
Join with the members of the Open Table Community to grow in our capacity to be a community of welcome, celebration, learning and justice. Together we will create, commitment, and contribute to our 2026 Open Table Liverpool plans and then stay on for the Agape service afterwards if you can.
Please do come and take part, your input is invaluable as we shape our life as a community together.
Please let us know you can make it by emailing liverpool@opentable.lgbt..
Stu Williams from Open Table Liverpool will be bringing to life a musical written by his dad, "No Greater Love". Originally composed over 35 years ago. Stu has since reworked much of the music and co-written some newer songs — and we’re going to perform it next year!
We're looking for volunteers to take part with staging, costume, front of house, singing, acting etc. There's a role for everyone whatever your gifts.
Come along on Sunday 28th September at 6pm to St Bride's as we start to put this together. There will be pizza and cake.
We are delighted to announce that our Singer, Churchwarden and Reader-in-Training James Fleming will be licensed as a Reader by Bishop Ruth at St Bride's Church on Saturday 27th September at 12.15pm. We'd love for you to join us on this special occasion and you are invited to stay on afterwards for refreshments.
Do get in touch with Revd Laura if you are able to assist with catering or serving - vicar@stlukeinthecity.org.uk
You are invited Sunday, 21st September 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.
To lead the service this month we welcome Open Table's very own Fr Gerry, who has been part of the community from the very beginning. Gerry is a Catholic Priest and will celebrate mass for us as part of our commitment to ecumenism. As always EVERYONE is #morethanwelcome - bring a friend. #ComeAsYouAre.
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.
Come and join us in the gathering on the second Wednesday of the month, 9th September 2025, at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Sunday, September 7th, 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. If you haven't anything to bring, just bring yourself which is gift enough, there's plenty to go around!
You are invited Sunday, 17th August 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 The Venerable Simon Fisher, Archdeacon of St Helens and Warrington to lead the service. After the service, you are welcome to stay on for refreshments.
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.
Come and join us in the gathering on the second Wednesday of the month, 13th August 2025, at Ma Boyle's pub (Tower Bldg, 7 Tower Gardens L3 1LG) for an informal conversation. Hope to see you there.
Sunday, August 3rd, 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. If you haven't anything to bring, just bring yourself which is gift enough, there's plenty to go around!
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.
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 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.
Join us for an evening of music and song, featuring the Liverpool Orchestrand and the Liverpool Community Choir.
Click here to book your ticket!
Event Details
Starts at 7:30PM
Location
St Bride's Church Liverpool, Liverpool, L8 7LT
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.
