THIS MORNING, one of the new Patrons of the Open Table Network, Rachel Mann, led BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship on the theme of ‘Urban Harvest’, and invited our Network Co-ordinator, Kieran Bohan, to share a short reflection.

IN THESE extraordinary times, when we are unable to gather in physical community, we have begun to explore ways to stay connected online, starting with our first national worship gathering on YouTube this month.

LAST WEEKEND around 80 people gathered to celebrate the growth of the Open Table Network as part of the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool's turn to host Bishops In Mission, an initiative of the Archbishop of York where each Diocese in the north of England hosts visiting teams headed by northern bishops.

FOLLOWING the Inauguration of the LGBTI+ Chaplaincy in the Diocese of Bangor at St. Mary’s Menai Bridge on 22nd May 2017 by the Right Reverend Andy John, Bishop of Bangor, this new Chaplaincy has held services in Menai Bridge and Cricieth.

AT THE FIRST Open Table community in Liverpool in August, the Bishop of Liverpool, Rt Revd Paul Bayes, gave a reflection on ‘a story of increasing love and boundaries crossed’, following his experience of walking with the Christians At Pride group at the city’s Pride festival in July.

THIS WEEKEND the Bishop of Liverpool, Rt Revd Paul Bayes, will join the celebration of Open Table, an ecumenical Christian worship community which offers a warm welcome to people who are: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) and all who seek a more inclusive Church.

THE DIOCESE of Bangor has celebrated the first meeting and worship of a new Chaplaincy for people who consider themselves to be members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex and Asexual community (LGBTQIA+)

THE UK’S FIRST LGBTQIA+ chaplaincy has been officially launched by the Church In Wales Bishop of St Asaph. It will host monthly Open Table communion services for LGBTQIA+ Christians in north-east Wales starting in January 2017.

ON PALM SUNDAY, 20th March, Archdeacon of Liverpool Ricky Panter commissioned two new Local Missional Leaders (LMLs) in recognition of their ministry with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Christians across the Diocese of Liverpool.

A CHRISTIAN community which warmly welcomes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people, their friends and family, celebrated its seventh anniversary on Sunday 19th July, with the Bishop of Liverpool as their guest.