St Bride’s Liverpool, home of the first Open Table community, where this Coming Out Day service was recorded
ON SUNDAY 20th December at 6.30pm GMT we're publishing the first of a series of monthly worship videos on our YouTube channel. The video includes British Sign Language interpretation and captions to make it more accessible.
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This month our worship is on the theme of ‘coming out’, as 11th October is marked around the world as ‘Coming Out Day’.
Why do we ‘come out’, and why have a day to celebrate it?
Coming Out Day is based on the belief that prejudice against LGBTQIA+ people thrives in an atmosphere of silence and ignorance, and that once people know that they have loved ones who are LGBTQIA+, they are far less likely to maintain prejudiced or oppressive views.
The service was recorded at St Bride's Liverpool, the home of the first Open Table community, with additional voices from across the Network.
These monthly videos are now possible thanks to the grant we have received from the National Lottery Community Fund, to support our efforts to reach more Isolated members of our communities, and connect with our Open Table communities which have been unable to meet in recent months.
NEXT MONTH: Our Co-Chairs Alex Clare-Young and Sarah Hobbs will lead a service dedicated to Trans Day of Remembrance, on Friday 20th November at 7pm.