“We need to learn to reach out to the other”

This sermon was given at a celebration and thanksgiving communion service led by our special guest, Revd Steve Chalke MBE. Steve is founder of Oasis Charitable Trust and Stop the Traffik and joined us at the Open Table Liverpool community hosted by St Bride's Church Liverpool, UK for our monthly Communion Service for the LGBTQIA+ community.

• Read about Open Table's 18th birthday celebration: https://bit.ly/OpenTable18
• Read a blog about Steve Chalke's sermon: https://bit.ly/SteveChalke0626
• Watch the 18th anniversary slideshow: https://youtu.be/d2D6aA0YIyg

The reading was Luke 14:12-24

For details on the Open table Liverpool community visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.stbridesliverpool.org.uk/lgbtqia⁠⁠⁠⁠

Open Table is a network of ecumenical Christian worshipcommunities which offer a warm welcome to people who are: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer / Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA) and all who seek an inclusive Church. The first Open Table community began at St Bride’s Liverpool in June 2008. Now Open Table communities gather across England and Wales, hosted by inclusive churches in four denominations (Anglican, United Reformed Church, Baptist, Methodist).

To find out when and where you can 'come as you are' visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.opentable.lgbt⁠

This sermon was given by our good friend Fr. Gerry, at the Open Table Liverpool community hosted by St Bride's Church Liverpool, UK for our monthly Communion Service for the LGBTQIA+ community.

The readings were Acts 1: 12-14 and John 17: 1-11.

For details on the Open table Liverpool community visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.stbridesliverpool.org.uk/lgbtqia⁠⁠⁠⁠

Open Table is a network of ecumenical Christian worship communities which offer a warm welcome to people who are: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer / Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA) and all who seek an inclusive Church. The first Open Table community began at St Bride’s Liverpool in June 2008. Now Open Table communities gather across England and Wales, hosted by inclusive churches in four denominations (Anglican, United Reformed Church, Baptist, Methodist).

To find out when and where you can 'come as you are' visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.opentable.lgbt⁠

This sermon was given by the Revd Canon Lucy Davis, Vicar of St Andrew’s Bedford and Dean of Women’s Ministry for St Alban’s Diocese, at the Open Table Liverpool community hosted by St Bride's Church Liverpool, UK for our monthly Communion Service for the LGBTQIA+ community.

The reading was John 4.5-29, 39-42.

For details on the Open table Liverpool community visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.stbridesliverpool.org.uk/lgbtqia⁠⁠⁠⁠

Open Table is a network of ecumenical Christian worship communities which offer a warm welcome to people who are: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer / Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA) and all who seek an inclusive Church. The first Open Table community began at St Bride’s Liverpool in June 2008. Now Open Table communities gather across England and Wales, hosted by inclusive churches in four denominations (Anglican, United Reformed Church, Baptist, Methodist).

To find out when and where you can 'come as you are' visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.opentable.lgbt⁠