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SIBYLS LONDON EVENING MEETINGS FOR 2020

DUE TO THE COVID CRISIS THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY ONLINE ZOOM EVENTS

London Evening Meetings

Meetings for 2020:13 February, 9 April, 11 June, 13 August, 8 October, 10 December 2020

All London Meetings start at 18:00

6:00 p.m. at St Anne’s Church, Dean Street, Soho.
Meet on the Second Thursday of every second month for a Service at St Anne’s Church, followed by a meal together

  
THESE EVENTS ARE OPEN TO ALL TRANS PEOPLE,
TO THEIR FRIENDS, SPOUSES AND SUPPORTERS

  
Come in whatever role is convenient at the time

 

SIBYLS WEEKEND AT THE PURLEY CHASE CENTRE,

The Midlands, CV9 2RQ

www.purleychasecentre.org.uk/

25-27 September 2020

A relaxed weekend with many opportunities for socialising, plus the topic: "Reconciliation within the Churches: Reconciliation with the World",

with Alex Clare-Young

WE REGRET THAT THIS WEEKEND TO BE CANCELLED HOWEVER ALEX CLARE-YOUNG GAVE HIS PRESENTATIONS ON ZOOM  ON THE 26th SEPTEMBER at 2:30 pm.

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BREAKING NEW GROUND

The European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups held its 2019 Annual Conference, which was hosted by UK-based member groups 26–30 June 2019, in Canterbury

The Sibyls were part of the organising group. As well as contributing to the main conference, we organisinsed a transgender pre-conference as part of this event . 

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Faith, Science and Sexuality Conference on December 8th 2018 at St John’s Church, Waterloo

The conference was hosted by David Ison, Dean of St Paul’s, and featured a strong line up of academics and leading LGBTI voices.  It’s aim was to help equip people with “the most up to date facts” on sexuality and gender issues, and try to dispel a lot of the “fake news” that has surrounded this area.  We hope it was of interest to all, especially those who are keen to share how much the scientific and medical professions now know about what it is to be human, and that we are not just “binary beings”.   Whilst tickets cost £20, we don’t want the entry price to be a barrier to anyone and encourage people to get in touch directly with us if they require a cheaper rate.  For details click on the button below

SIBYLS REFLECTIVE DAY AT THE SISTERS OF ST ANDREW, LEWISHAM

10TH NOVEMBER 2018

MY PEACE I GIVE YOU

WE REGRET THAT THIS MEETING WAS CANCELLED

The sessions will be facilitated by the Revd. Simon Buckley Rector, St Anne’s Dean Street Soho London

 Peace, Shalom comes from the root verb shalam, meaning “to be complete, perfect, and full.” Shalom is much more than the absence of war and conflict; it is the wholeness that the entire human race seeks. During the course of the day we will reflect on this Peace, what it means for us, what it means for others, and finding the peace which allows us to be instruments of God’s Love

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THIS IS AN OPEN EVENT FOR ALL TRANS PEOPLE,
FRIENDS, SPOUSES AND SUPPORTERS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A SIBYLS MEMBER TO COME

SIBYLS HILFIELD WEEKEND

 21-23 SEPTEMBER 2018

At the Society of St Francis Hilfield Dorset

WE ARE ALL GOD'S PEOPLE

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Paul, in Galatians 3:28 said “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus”. There have been many advances in the recognition and acceptance of transgender people in society and in the Church, however there have also been backlashes, which include those groups who would wish to deny children the opportunity to explore their identities and other groups who may misinterpret our personal searches for identity as the pursuit of sexual misuse or for the power over women instead. 

As these public perceptions and misperceptions increase these issues become of increasing concern. This purpose of this Sibyls weekend is not to create plans or agendas but to reflect biblically and socially on Paul’s statement in Galatians 3:28. As always the primary purpose of these weekends is to meet, build friendships, relax, hear from and support each other, so plenty of time for this is provided. We will be joined by the Revd. Colin Coward, former director of “Changing Attitude”. Also members of the Hilfield Franciscan Community will be invited to contribute. What does it mean when we say “We are all God’s people”? What does it mean to simply be able to be ourselves?

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'Extending the table' Conference

When: Saturday, 15 Sep 2018 10:00AM  Where: St James & Emmanuel Church, Didsbury, Manchester

Extending the table: trans, intersex, gender queer and non-binary people in the Body of Christ' Conference In 2017, after more than 40 years of campaigning for gay and lesbian people in the Christian churches, LGCM became OneBodyOneFaith, formally incorporating gender identity into our vision.

Greenbelt 2018 Acts of the Imagination Common Good

Boughton House near Kettering 24-27 August 2018

Come and visit us at Greenbelt 2018. If you would like to volunteer to help manage the stand we share please email us at  sibylslink@gmail.com

Engaged with culture, inspired by the arts, sustained by faith, Grenbelt aspires to be an open generous community re-imagining the Christian narrative for the present moment. Its mission is to create spaces, like festivals, where art, faith and justice collide. Where artistry and activism, spirituality and politics, faith and justice are held together.

 Greenbelt saw its first edition way back in 1974 and has hosted its annual festival every single year since. But thinking of Greenbelt as just another ‘festival’ doesn’t do it justice. It is also an idea, a way of seeing, a gathering of the clans – part movement, part moment. Its genius is that it defies easy description.

You have to be there! 

LONDON PRIDE 2018

Dear Friends, As most of you are all aware, London Pride 2018 will soon be upon us all (7 July), breakfast will most probably be around 10am start, to give time for those who are on the parade to get to the meeting point for 12pm.  

We here again at St Anne’s, are offering a Pride Prayer Breakfast, with coffee tea, fresh fruit and croissant, a pain au chocolat too and  maybe even a bacon sarnie if the Churchwarden can cope with the cooking!   

Anyway you and the groups that you all represent are most welcome to join us for a prayer and some breakfast before we all head off for the parade.  

What I need now is a definitive yes, no or possibly even a maybe (at a stretch) and I need this by MONDAY 30th APRIL, so you all have plenty of time to discuss this with your groups.   Kind regards,  

Mark Godfrey Churchwarden St. Anne’s Church St Anne with St.Thomas & St. Peter 55 Dean Street Soho London W1D 6AF

E-mail: churchwarden@stannes-soho.org.uk   Twitter: @StAnnesChurchSoho Facebook: facebook.com/StAnnesChurchSoho

SIBYLS WEEKEND 15-17th JUNE 2018

 At Holy Rood House, Thirsk

The theme of the weekend will explore the theological, spiritual and pastoral insights trans people and their loved ones bring to the life of the Christian Church, is based on the findings published in Transfaith: a pastoral care resource (Darton, Longman & Todd 2018) and led by its co-authors, Chris Dowd and Tina Beardsley.

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SIBYLS ANNIVERSARY DINNER

18 March 2018

At St Katharine's Foundation London

It was a delight to return to the Sibyls’ original home to celebrate its 21st Anniversary. The Dinner was held on the 18th March 2018 at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine, and the invitation to attend was extended to all members of the Sibyls, all former members, and everyone who has helped or supported the Sibyls at any time during the years of its existence.

For a Report and Details

QUAKERS, SEXUALITY AND GENDER 

Quakers, Sexuality and Gender Monday, February 20, 2017 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM Friends Meeting House 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ

  LGBT HISTORY MONTH  FEBRUARY 2017

 In 2017 the LGBT History Month looked at Citizenship, PSHE and Law to mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales.

CROSSWAY CHRISTIAN CENTRE LONDON

Crossway URC Church held its first service fo the Transgender and LGB Community  at 18:30 on the 28 January 2017 followed by a meal. All welcome.

For details email: step.robinson@talktalk.net 

http://www.crosswaychurch.org.uk/welcome.htm

TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

20 November 2016

On this day those who have been murdered or died during the previous year because they were transgender are remembered. A liturgy for a service is available on www.corrymeela.org/tdor2016

Together with other liturgies it is also available on:

http://www.tgdr.co.uk/liturgies/liturgies.htm

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SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY IN HUMAN SEXUALITY

19th September 2016, 11:00 to 20th September 2016, 16:00,

St. John's College, Durham University: Presentation on:

AN OVERVIEW OF SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY IN GENDER AND SEXUAL VARIATION, AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

SIBYLS LONDON EVENING MEETINGS FOR 2016

11 February, 14 April, 16 June, 11 August, 13 October, 15 December
All London Meetings in 2016 start at 18:00

6:00 p.m. at St Anne’s Church, Dean Street, Soho.
Meet on the Second Thursday of every second month for a Service at St Anne’s Church, followed by a meal together
THESE EVENTS ARE OPEN TO ALL TRANS PEOPLE,
TO THEIR FRIENDS, SPOUSES AND SUPPORTERS
Come in whatever role is convenient at the time

 

24 October 2015. SIBYLS LONDON DAY MEETING
At the Sisters of St Andrew, Lewisham.

A day of reflection on how the bodies we inhabit relate to our lives as beloved children of God. The day will be led by the Revd. Simon Buckley, Rector of St Anne's Soho.

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL TRANS PEOPLE, TO THEIR FRIENDS, SPOUSES AND SUPPORTERS

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8 October 2015 17:30: Event:  SIBYLS LONDON EVENING MEETING

5:30 p.m. at St Anne’s Church, Dean Street, Soho.
Meet on the Second Thursday of every second month for a Service at St Anne’s Church, followed by a meal together
THESE SERVICES ARE OPEN TO ALL TRANS PEOPLE,
TO THEIR FRIENDS, SPOUSES AND SUPPORTERS
Come in whatever role is convenient at the time

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19 June 2015: Event: DAY WORKSHOP ON VARIANT SEX AND GENDER, RELIGION AND WELLBEING

Day Workshop on Variant Sex and Gender, Religion and Wellbeing .Second workshop of the Variant Sex and Gender, Religion and Faith Research Network
University of Exeter, 19th June 2015, 10am-4pm. For more details

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22-24 May 2015: Event: SIBYLS WEEKEND - Location: Dorset

This is a private event. For more details log into the Member's section of the website.

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31 October 2015: Event: QLGF: QUAKER FELLOWSHIP FOR FRIENDS OF ALL SEXUALITIES AND GENDER IDENTITIES

AUTUMN GATHERING: SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2015 in MANCHESTER - ALL DAY.

This will be a gathering devoted to transgender and gender-variant experiences.

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SPRING GATHERING: SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2015 in BRIGHTON. ALL DAY.

A gathering to reflect on contemporary LGBT issues.

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1 November 2014  10:30-16:00: Event:  "EQUALITY AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN A CHANGING WORLD"

The CEC Conference 'Equality and Religious Freedom in a Changing World' was held on:  Saturday the 1st November  at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL.

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The Sibyls Gender, Sexuality and Spirituality Workshop was presented at the Conference.

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27 September 2014  10:30-16:00: Event:  "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD - THE THEOLOGY OF MARRIAGE". SATURDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER AT ST JOHN'S WATERLOO

Recognising current unease in the Church of England over same-sex marriage, the conference asked whether there is a theological basis for expanding the definition of marriage. If so, what might a theology of equal marriage include?

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27 September 2014  10:30-16:00: Event:  "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD - THE THEOLOGY OF MARRIAGE". SATURDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER AT ST JOHN'S WATERLOO

Queries: conferences@lgbtac.org.uk

Bookings: www.ToHaveAndToHoldTheTheologyOfMarriage.eventbrite.co.uk

A one-day conference on the theology of marriage in the light of equal marriage

St John’s Church, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY

Saturday 27th September, 2014, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. with:

Professor Adrian Thatcher, University of Exeter

Rev Dr Charlotte Methuen, University of Glasgow

Dr Scot Peterson, Oxford University

Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham

Hosted by the LGBT I Anglican Coalition

Recognising current unease in the Church of England over same-sex marriage, the conference asked whether there is a theological basis for expanding the definition of marriage. If so, what might a theology of equal marriage include?

£25/£10 concessions including lunch

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17 May 2014  10:30-16:00 : Lecture: INCLUSIVE CHURCH 2014 LECTURE “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY”

The lecture will took place on Thursday 10th July, 6-8 p.m.  at All Saints, Pavement High Ousegate, York YO1 8RZ. It was held in York to coincide with the beginning of General Synod.

The 2014 Inclusive Church Lecture will be given by Linda Woodhead. Linda is the Professor of Sociology of Religion at Lancaster University. Many will be aware of Linda’s recent contribution to the Church Times ‘Church Health Check’ series.

The event included the Annual General Meeting of Inclusive Church and an opportunity to preview the first 2 books in the Inclusive Church book series. Published by Darton, Longman and Todd the first books are on Mental Health and Disability. Pre-launch books will be available.

It would be great to have a large number of Inclusive Church members and supporters at this event.

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17 May 2014  10:30-16:00 : Workshop: "LIVING IN PROPHETIC HOPE" CHANGING ATTITUDE GREATER LONDON EVENT

ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS LONDON WC2N 4JJ

This workshop prayed through and with the stories of individuals who have tapped into prophetic hope in the midst of homophobic oppression. It focussed on the story of the martyred Ugandan organizer David Kato, who, with his religious and secular friends, resisted the anti-gay witch-hunts in his own country; and it focussed on the stories of local panelists from Africa and Britain, who have fought for LGBTI and immigrant justice here in London. Through discussion, reflection, and prayer, we hope to discover the ways that God is stirring up prophetic hope in our own lives.

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9 February 2012: ACT OF WITNESS:

A SILENT ACT OF WITNESS WAS HELD IN DEANS YARD WESTMINSTER ON THURSDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2012,

ORGANISED BY THE LGB&T ANGLICAN COALITION, FOR THE THOUSANDS OF LGB&T  CLERGY WHO MINISTER IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND DESPITE THE DISCRIMINATION THEY OFTEN SUFFER

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There will be an Act of Witness in Deans Yard Westminster on Thursday 9th February - the final day of General Synod's meetings in London.

It will be a silent Act of Witness for the thousands of faithful LGB&T Clergy who minister in the Church of England despite the discrimination and suspicion which they often suffer.

We will congregate in Dean's Yard by the entrance to Church House at 8:30am on Thursday 9th February in time to welcome General Synod members as they arrive for the day's business. There will also be an opportunity for prayer and to give leaflets out to people arriving at Church House. The Act of Witness will end by 10:15am.

With the House of Bishops review group on Sexuality beginning its work shortly, this is an important opportunity to draw attention to the extent to which the Church of England relies on LGB&T clergy. We hope that you will be able to join us on the day.

The entrance to Dean's Yard is through the arch next to Westminster Abbey by the Abbey Bookshop.  The address is Deans Yard London, SW1P 3NY.

For more information please contact CCMCoward@aol.com

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6 February 2010  10:00-16:30: Event:  "SEXUALITY AND HUMAN FLOURSHING".

Sexuality and Human Flourishing

A Day Conference to explore and celebrate our relationship with God, with each other, and with our inner selves

Saturday February 6th 2010

10.00 am – 4.30 pm

Church of the Ascension, Stirchley, Birmingham

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Keynote speakers:

Arnold Browne The Scriptures and Sexual Diversity

Alison Webster Sexual Diversity and the Human Journey

The aim of this conference was to create a safe and holy space in which we can explore the themes of human sexuality, faith, and relationships, through listening, reflection and discussion. What is it about our sexuality that informs and expresses the nature of our humanity and our relationship with God?

At a time when the Church is deeply divided on the issue, many of us find this question perplexing, in the light of our own experiences, and of those whom we know.

Arnold Browne, the former Dean of Trinity College Cambridge, has a special interest in the use and abuse of the Bible and in counselling psychology. He has contributed chapters to Sex and the Christian Tradition (ed. Jeremy Morris) and to An Acceptable Sacrifice? Homosexuality and the Church (eds. Duncan Dormer and Jeremy Morris)

Alison Webster is Social Responsibility Adviser for the Anglican Diocese of Oxford, and has a longstanding interest in identity issues, particularly gender, race, sexuality and disability. She is the author of Wellbeing (SCM 2002), and You are mine (SPCK 2009), an in-depth study of the formation of identity

This conference was organized by members of The Centre for the Study of Christianity and Sexuality, Inclusive Church, Changing Attitude, LGCM, The Sibyls, and Church members in Norwich and Birmingham

Conference Delegates

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