MCC Manchester News

Our service at 4pm on Sunday 23rd December for the fourth Sunday of Advent will focus on some more characters from the Christmas story.

We have a traditional Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, starting at 11.30pm.

There is no MCC service on Christmas Day but we are warmly welcomed to mass at St Chrysostom’s at 11am.

We have a Christmas celebration at 4pm on Sunday 30^th December and will celebration Epiphany together at 4pm on Sunday 6^th January 2008.

Link to our main web site for details of where we are and how to contact us.

Just to remind you that the next MCC Manchester Trans Discussion Group meeting is Saturday 15th December 2007 . We meet at 3.30pm at our usual venue - the Social Room of St John Chrysostoms Church, Anson Road M14 5BG (accessed from the side entrance by the bell tower on Anson Road, the A34). The room is open from approx 3:00pm.

We will then go for a Christmas Meal at Croma Italian Restaurant in Chorlton (500 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9AP Tel: 0161-881-5559) at approx. 4:00pm.

MCC Trans Discussion Group Announcements:

Date for our next meeting after this meeting is: Saturday 26th January 2008 - usual venue.

Next Inner Enigma Meeting Tuesday 15th January 2008- Inner Enigma AGM Meeting - All TS & Questioning welcome
7:30pm Taurus, Canal Street, Manchester.
http//:www.innerenigma. org.UK

Next Unique Meeting Thursday 17th January 2008 - Unique Christmas Party - Please contact Elen for booking
elen@uniquetg.org. UK 8:00pm Colwyn Bay www.uniquetg. org..UK

Unique Summer Weekend July 2008
www.uniquetg. org.UK

Advance Notice for 2008:
Sparkle Manchester 2008 Fri-Sun 27th -29th June 2008
Canal Street Manchester www.sparkle. org.UK

Further Information

For further information about the MCC Manchester group please contact Jenny-Anne Bishop (Trans Group Leader) jennyannebuk@ yahoo.co. uk

Or The Rev. Andy Braunston (Pastor MCC Manchester) revandy@mccmanchester.co.uk Tel: 0161-249-0649

Further details of the group can be found at http://www.mccmanchester.co. uk/trans. htm

Kind Wishes,
Jenny-Anne

MCCM TG support & discussion group (Manchester & NW) at http://www.mccmanchester.co. uk/trans. htm

Also The E-Group for the MCC Manchester Trans Discussion Group : http://uk.groups. yahoo.com/ group/TG-DiscussionGroup

Inner Enigma TS Support Group (Manchester & NW) http//:www.innerenigma. org.uk

Unique TG support Group (N.Wales& West Cheshire )

e-mail elen@uniquetg. org.uk Web http://www.uniquetg .org.uk/ Help Line 07704-442665 Weekday Evenings 7:00pm -10:00pm

Beaumont Trust TG Helpline – Nationwide Tuesday & Thursday 7:00pm to 11:00pm Tel: 07000 287878

Gender Trust Helpline: The Gender Trust National Helpline (0845 231 0505) which will operate as usual including Christmas Day (25th), Boxing Day (26th), New Years Eve (31st) and New Years Day (1st) but only between 13:00hrs and 22:00hrs (1pm-10pm) on those days.

It was with great pleasure that the Board of Directors, at this evening’s Annual General Meeting, awarded the Outstanding Service Award for 2007 to John Foulds in recognition of his quiet yet highly appreciated work across a wide range of ministry areas.

On many occasions, John has shown himself to be a safe and willing pair of hands whenever something needed doing. He has been a supportive and listening ear for many who have shared their concerns with him, while he himself has been struggling with the pain of leaving behind a life which was bringing him to his knees, both physically and spiritually. John came to us needing much love, and has responded by showing much love to others.

And so, while the award in previous years has generally been given in recognition of particular notable projects or achievements, the Board were delighted this year to acknowledge the many ordinary yet important ways in which John builds up our church as a place where the love of Jesus is to be encountered. And we regard these gifts as worthy of celebration.