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Newsletter July 2020

Hi, I hope you’re managing to cope during these difficult times. There seems to be very little that we can rely on as the world changes day by day. But we have each other! Thank you for standing by The Village MCC as we struggle to keep up and meet…

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Christmas, a time for giving?


Christmas, a time for giving? Sermon 18 Dec 2016 by Robert Douglas

Sermons at The Village MCC

Sermons at MCC are in a variety of formats, from traditional teachings to interviews, poetry and song. Many sermons are given by Rev. Michael Hydes, but often there will be a guest preacher from the wider LGBT community, another church or religious organisation, and sometimes by other members of The Village.

All our sermons are recorded and uploaded to this website. The list on the right of this page shows the most recent sermons or you can visit here for a complete list.

Praise despite adversity


Praise despite adversity. Sermon, 11 Dec 2016 by Rev. Michael Hydes

Sermons at The Village MCC

Sermons at MCC are in a variety of formats, from traditional teachings to interviews, poetry and song. Many sermons are given by Rev. Michael Hydes, but often there will be a guest preacher from the wider LGBT community, another church or religious organisation, and sometimes by other members of The Village.

All our sermons are recorded and uploaded to this website. The list on the right of this page shows the most recent sermons or you can visit here for a complete list.

There’s good news too

Chris and I came back off holiday last Monday to a whirlwind week. Over the last 7 days it’s often seemed as though everything was going to hell in a handbasket. Nothing but bad news; stories of loss and grief, bigotry and hate, blame and recriminations, horrible. So instead of a pastor’s…

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Hide and Seek

Last week Chris and I had the opportunity to get away for a few days. We stayed with Chris’ parents overnight and then headed off to Glastonbury for a few days leaving Odie and Pebbles to enjoy their own holiday at their ‘grandparents’. I loved Glastonbury. I wasn’t able to…

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Not there yet

Last night Brandan Robertson spoke to a group of us at the Somerset Day Centre. It was a moving and heartfelt presentation followed by some really interesting Q&A. Brandan spoke of his own journey, how he was outed by TIME magazine when he hadn’t even yet even told his parents…

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