Comments(0) A Readiness to Enter Vocational Ministry Weekend (REVM) is being held at the Queen’s Institute in Birmingham on 22nd – 25th of October and is open to those who wish to train to be clergy in MCC and have a degree. For more details please see Andy.
Comments(0) On 9th September we welcome the Rev Jane Clarke as our guest preacher. Last week Jane stepped down after 12 years as pastor of the MCC in East London. She, and her partner Kate Wood, have now moved to Glasgow and after settling in and finding work are hoping to start a new MCC congregation there. Jane will be sharing her plans with us and asking for our support, love and prayers.
Comments(0) We are preparing a sermon series to use in the Autumn after the Pride festival. It is inspired by the songs of Madonna and her unique insight into life, sexuality and spirituality, seeing similarities and differences between this and the Scriptures.
Comments(0) We welcome the Rev Dwayne Morgan as our guest preacher for the Pride service on Sunday 26th August. Dwayne is our pastor in Bournemouth and is a much loved preacher with us; it is a delight to welcome him with us again.
Comments(0) Dear Friends,
One of our goals this year was to expand the ministry of our website in various ways.
We have already added extra quizzes, a visitor’s book, a news blog, and an on-line catalogue of our library, as well as a special page for first time visitors to leave anonymous feedback arising from their first visit.
This week we have started to podcast our sermons! This means you can listen to sermons on line or download them (opposite click and then save to your computer) so that you can play them either from your computer or from an MP3 player! Now you can even listen to us in the gym!
We have recorded the last couple of sermons and also some others from further back. You can also link to the text of the sermon from the audio download page (we have put sermon texts on line for some years now).
We hope in the near future to have some daily devotional podcasts with music, reflections and readings on line as well.
To find the podcasts go to our website http://www.mccmanchester.co.uk/ and then look for the left hand navigation bar, and in the worship section, you will find the download button.
Happy listening!
With much love,
Andy
Comments(0) Introductions
My Life journey to becoming a TransWoman - Stephanie’s Life Story and discussion on coming out TG.
LipInk Demonstration by Ellena, & a chance to try the product.
Discussion on our participation in Manchester Pride 2007 with Sparkle in the Main Parade and Sparkle Entertainment on the Saturday evening.
Sparkle Manchester 2008 Fri-Sun 27th -29th June 2008 Canal Street Manchester http://www.sparkle.org.uk/
TheYahoo e-Group linked to the Trans Discussion Group is to promote further discussion & circulate Information from and about the Group. We post the presentations from each meeting in the files section to enable additional discussion after each meeting. This will allow those who didn’t get time to contribute all they wanted to say in the meeting and those who couldn’t attend to all make their own contributions to the discussion. It will also be used to announce each meeting and ask for suggestions for future Topics and speakers; as well as comments on what was enjoyed and what could be presented in a more useful way. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or ideas for the meetings.
To join the e-group go to: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/TG-DiscussionGroup and click on “Join this Group” If you have any problems joining please e-mail me on http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/TG-DiscussionGroup/post?postID=M3govInKEVh11fu3fa82c9foPKony4KjxOsVomiKELbppE5s6GRtVTbVlnZ73rb6TReKCf7UadEg_pzcXQf89wZM5Q & I will send you an invitation.
Comments(0) Those of you who use the Facebook social networking site on the web might like to know that there is now a Metropolitan Community Church group which you can join.
On your Facebook home page, just enter Metropolitan Community Church in the ‘Search’ box, click on the ‘Groups’ tab when the results appear, and then click on ‘Join this group’.
As well as designating particular members of the group as your specific ‘friends’, you can contribute to ongoing discussions, or even start a new discussion thread of your own.
(To sign up to Facebook as a new member, just go to http://www.facebook.com and create a profile about yourself and your interests.)
Happy networking,
Philip
MCCM Webmaster
Comments(0) On Tuesday 10th July we celebrate our monthly Quiet and Calm service in the Side Chapel at 8pm. This is an intentionally quiet and gentle celebration of Holy Communion with an opportunity for silent prayer and reflection as well as the chance to be prayed for and anointed with oil for those ill in mind, body or spirit.
Comments(0) On Sunday 29th July, after church, we are going into the Gay Village for a Chinese Meal together at Shanghai on Whitworth Street.
In August we are organising an MCC Mini Break in Northumbria together – details are on a separate posting.
In September we meet for lunch on Sunday 2nd at Sheer Khan in Curry Mile and then have a wander around Victoria Baths – these are close to church and won the first Restoration programme on TV. The work is ongoing on these historic baths and they are well worth a visit. We will come from the Baths on to Church.
On the 29th September we are planning a day together in York. We will travel up on the train, have a wander around the shops, have some lunch and attend Choral Evensong in the beautiful York Minister. York is a wonderful medieval city and is well worth seeing.
Comments(0) Dan is off to the Village again on Sunday 8th July to put up posters. If you want to join him to lend a hand, please let him know by emailing him at dan@mccmanchester.co.uk
Comments(0) The Lesbian Community Project in Manchester offer lots of different activities. They have:
Comments(0) We have been approached by a PhD student at Nottingham Trent University who wants to research bisexual Christians allowing them to tell their stories. If you are interested please email Alex Toft on alexander.toft@ntu.ac.uk
Comments(0) We are planning a church mini-break to the Lindisfarne area in Northumberland between 8th and 12th August. So far 13 people have booked to come for some or all of the time.
The beauty of the break is that it is entirely up to you for how long you come and join us for. Some are coming for the entire period (Weds evening – Sunday morning) others are coming just from Friday evening until Sunday, others still are coming Weds – Friday.
All you need to do is book your accommodation and let Andy know that you are coming and where you are staying. We hope to meet up with friends from MCCs Edinburgh and Newcastle on the Saturday as we explore Lindisfarne together.
Accommodation is booking up fast in the area – it is prime tourist season after all - so if you are wanting to come please book quickly, and let Andy know where you are staying (this makes planning our activities easier). Harry is intending to camp on a nearby campsite. He has a huge tent which will easily take five or six people and is happy to share. The site only charges £6 per night per tent so this is a very inexpensive way to join us.
We can arrange lifts for people to and from the campsite too, and should be able to arrange transport up to Northumbria as well.
