Busy does not really begin to describe the last few weeks at Hope+.
At no point since mid June have we seen less than 200 people at our Thursday session at St Margaret of Antioch, and although St Vincent’s is quieter, we still see more than twice the weekly national average there too.
Read More“Sizzle, Song & Standup”: Festival 31, St Bride’s Liverpool, 17th July
Breaking down cultural barriers with food and music
Read MorePublic meeting in the Friends Meeting House on School Lane (near the Bluecoat Centre) on Friday 8th July from 7 til 9pm, organised by the Friends of Sabeel North-West group.
Read MoreBe involved with the City of Sanctuary Fair from 10.30 to 4pm on Saturday the 9th of July at the Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, L1 3BT.
It is for organizations who provide services for asylum seekers and refugees, volunteers and those who'd like to know more to network and share information and ideas in a creative way using a welcoming space.
Read MoreIt 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.
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