Glitter Ash Wednesday Service

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Bride's
Address
Percy Street Liverpool, L8 7LT, United Kingdom

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.

Glitter Ash exquisitely captures the relationship between Ash Wednesday and Easter -- which is the relationship between death and new life. We do not live in fear of ash - of death - we place it on our foreheads for the world to see. We know that fear will rise, cramping our hearts. We also know that God specifically calls us not to project that fear onto the Other, the alien, the stranger in our midst. God insists that we look for the spark of life, of hope, in ourselves and one another.

This Ash Wednesday, we will make that spark easier to see. As Christians, we will witness to the gritty, glittery, scandalous hope that exists in the very marrow of our tradition.

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St Bride's

St Bride’s is the Church of England’s Parish Church for the University and Canning area of Liverpool. We are committed to a vision of faith which is creative in worship, progressive in thought and inclusive of everyone. We’re offering something radically different from most mainstream churches. Come and join us!

We meet for worship every Sunday at 10am except on the last Sunday of the month which is a joint service rotating around the churches in our team. In March this will be at St Michael in the City at 11.15am; in April here at St Bride's as usual (with our Annual Meeting); and in May at St Dunstan's at 10am.

We also have a rotating programme of evening services. Please sign up for our e-news using the button at the bottom of our website homepage to be kept up to date: St Bride's Liverpool (stbridesliverpool.org.uk)

Weddings, Christenings and Funerals can be booked here when the church is not in use by other groups, and can also be hosted at our sister church St Dunstan's, so please do get in touch  if you would like to arrange one of these - either come along to a service and say hello, or email [email protected].

The church can be booked for regular groups or some one-off events; please be in touch with our bookings administrator Jackie on [email protected] to enquire about a booking. Please leave plenty of time for bookings!

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Revd Laura Ferguson

St Bride's Church
Percy Street
Liverpool L8 7LT

Team Vicar
07557501582

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Glitter Ash Wednesday Service

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Bride's
Address
Percy Street Liverpool, L8 7LT, United Kingdom

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.

Glitter Ash exquisitely captures the relationship between Ash Wednesday and Easter -- which is the relationship between death and new life. We do not live in fear of ash - of death - we place it on our foreheads for the world to see. We know that fear will rise, cramping our hearts. We also know that God specifically calls us not to project that fear onto the Other, the alien, the stranger in our midst. God insists that we look for the spark of life, of hope, in ourselves and one another.

This Ash Wednesday, we will make that spark easier to see. As Christians, we will witness to the gritty, glittery, scandalous hope that exists in the very marrow of our tradition.

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Safeguarding

Our parish, the St. Luke in the City Team, and this church are committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Liverpool’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO Sue Say or one the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisors (details on the link below). If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

Diocese of Liverpool safeguarding contacts and information