Community News Village MCC – guest preacher, Rev Kate Harford Rev. Kate Harford, will be the guest preacher at the next Village MCC service on Sunday, November 5. Rev. Kate Harford, a priest of the Metropolitan Community Churches is a chaplain at Oxford Brookes University. She studied archaeology, classics, and classical art at UCL in London and theology at th By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Rainbow Chorus Chair to speak at The Village MCC this Sunday Finola Brophy, the retiring chair of the Rainbow Chorus will be the guest speaker at The Village Metropolitan Community Church on Sunday October 29. Finola lives in Worthing with her partner of nearly 30 years, Liz, though she spends a lot of time and energy in Brighton committed to improving Bright By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Green MP to speak at The Village MCC this Sunday Caroline Lucas MP to speak at The Village Metropolitan Community Church on Sunday, October 22. Caroline, the co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, has been the MP for Brighton Pavilion since the 2010 general election when she became the Green Party’s first MP. She was re-elected in the By Besi • 1 min read
Community News PRIDE VOICES: Rabbi Elli Tikvah to speak at Village Metropolitan Community Church In the last of their PROUD VOICES series for Pride 2017, The Village Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) will welcome Rabbi Elli Tikvah to their pulpit on Sunday August 27 at 6pm. Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah of the Brighton & Hove Progressive Synagogue describes themselves as a Trouble Making Femin By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Village MCC mark Mental Health Awareness Month To mark Mental Health Awareness Month which runs till May 31, The Village Metropolitan Community Church are holding a series of events each Sunday. You can join the Village Metropolitan Community Church for worship on Sundays at 6pm @ The Somerset Day Centre, 62 St James Street in Kemptown, Brighton By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Village MCC celebrates Women’s History Month The Village Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) will celebrate Women’s History Month during March with a different woman speaking from the pulpit each Sunday, for the next five weeks. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Centre for older people celebrates 35th anniversary Somerset Day Centre, home to the OLDER & Out project for older LGBT people celebrated its 35th anniversary last week with a party attended by almost 200 people. The event, attended by the mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Linda Hyde, trustees, service users and their friends and families, took place By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Older and Out LGBTQ+ News Older and Out: May social Older and Out will be holding their next social on Friday, May 9 from 1-3pm at the Somerset Day Centre in Kemptown. OLDER and Out is a social group for older LGBT people. There is no need to book, just turn up, introduce yourself and tuck into some lunch. A talk will be given by Craig Hanlon-Smith w By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News OLDER & OUT Valentine’s social Older and Out provides the opportunity for older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people to meet, chat and make new friends. The next social and lunch is on February 13 at Somerset House Day Centre between 1 and 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Lois Weaver, who will be speaking about her sh By Besi • 1 min read
Older and Out trip to Brighton Marina last month LGBTQ+ News An event for older LGBTQIU people The August Older and Out event is on Friday, August 29. Older and Out is a social networking group for anyone who identifies as older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or undecided. Older and Out meet from 1pm on the last Friday of each month at The Somerset Day which is located a By Besi • 1 min read
