BBQ
Date: Sunday 1st August 2010 from 5pm
@: The Manse in Summertown
Bring something to drink and something to slap on the barbie and enjoy the height of the English summer with us.
PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY START!
Meal out.
Date: Sunday 4th July 2010 at 7:15pm
@: Meet at St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
We're off to have a meal together in one of Oxford's restaurants. It would help if you let us know you're planning to come, so we have an idea of numbers. Don't worry if you can't let us know - come anyway.
Blessings for All - Oxford Pride
Date: Sunday 6th June 2010 at 3pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
A service where our Minister is offering to bless our relationships, our singleness, our gender, our whole being.
Please note the changed time for this event: 3pm
Living in the body - making sense of sex and spirit
Date: Sunday 2nd May 2010 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Using our senses to explore belief, fellowship and spirituality.
Living in the body - Taste
Date: Easter Sunday 4th April 2010 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Using our senses to explore belief, fellowship and spirituality. We'll be sharing a meal on Easter Day, so come hungry!
Living in the body - Touch
Date: Sunday 7th March 2010 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Using our senses to explore belief, fellowship and spirituality.
Living in the body - Hearing
Date: Sunday 7th February 2010 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Using our senses to explore belief, fellowship and spirituality.
Living in the body - Sight
Date: Sunday 6th December 2009 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Using our senses to explore belief, fellowship and spirituality.
Transgender Remembrance
Date: Friday 20th November 2008 at 7.15pm for 7.30pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
An opportunity for the transgender community to remember our dead.
Living in the body - Imagination
Date: Sunday 1st November 2009 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Using our senses to explore belief, fellowship and spirituality.
Living in the body - Smell
Date: Sunday 4th October 2009 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
The first in a new series of evenings: using our senses to explore belief, fellowship and spirituality.
Film night.
Date: Sunday 6th September 2009 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
For your delectation and delight, a third totally delicious film. (Our licence to show films says that we can't tell you what it is, sorry.)
Film night.
Date: Sunday 2nd August 2009 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Another fabulous film. (Sorry, our licence says we can't tell you what it is.)
Film night.
Date: Sunday 5th July 2009 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
We've got a licence to show films. Hurrah! It says we can't tell you what we're going to show. Shame! It will be appropriate and maybe even fabulous. Yippee!
Let's have a ball!
Date: Sunday 7th June 2009 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
A post Pride party for Firsty people and their friends. Line Dancing, something to sip, and good fellowship.
Oxford Pride
Date: Saturday 6th June 2009 from 12 noon
@: Oxpens
Find FirstSunday at Oxford Pride. We'll be there with a stall, balloons, smiles and heaps and heaps of Pride.
Labyrinth Take meditative time out to retrace steps taken by medieval pilgrims on an experiential journey with your maker.
Date:
Sunday 5th April 2009 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church,
Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Love and Justice
Date:
Sunday 1st March 2009 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church,
Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Love is...
Date:
Sunday 1st February 2009 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church,
Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
FirstSunday new year party and communion
Date:
Sunday 4th January 2009 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church,
Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
FirstSunday
Date: Sunday 7th December 2008 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject:A reflection for World Aids Day
Transgender Remembrance
Date: Sunday 23rd November 2008 at 7.15pm for 7.30pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
An opportunity for the transgender community to remember our dead.
Date: Sunday 2nd November 2008 at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject:Exploring Diversity: the third in a series based on a booklet produced by The Third Order Society of St Francis.
Date: Sunday 5th October 2008at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject:Exploring Diversity: the second in a series based on a booklet produced by The Third Order Society of St Francis.
Date: Sunday 7th September 2008at 7.15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject:Exploring Diversity: the first in a series based on a booklet produced by The Third Order Society of St Francis.
Followed by...
FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 8:30pm.)
Date: July 12th
@: Oxford Pride
Subject: As always, we plan to have a stall at Oxford Pride
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Sunday 6th July 2008 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Back to the Future Continued: A continuing look at where we’ve come from and where we might be headed.
Followed by...
FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 8:30pm.)
Subject Confirmed?: Yes Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Sunday 1st June 2008 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Back to the Future 3: Continuing to look at where we've come from and where we might be headed.
Followed by FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Sunday 4th May 2008 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Back to the Future 2: Continuing to look at where we've come from and where we might be headed.
Followed by FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Saturday 10th May 2008 (special tourdate to be confirmed) at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Theatrical Performance Activist Peterson Toscano: The Reeducation of George W. Bush (theatrical comedy) - more info at www.petersontoscano.com
Followed by...
FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 8:30pm.)
Subject Confirmed?: Guest, yes. Title, no. Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Sunday 6th April 2008 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Back to the Future: A look at where we've come from and where we might be headed.
Followed by FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Sunday 2nd March 2008 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Alison Brumfitt: Stand Up Poet. Alison performs her own published poetry, and facilitates a workshop atmosphere for other poets to share theirs.
Followed by
FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Sunday 3rd February 2008 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Love is……. A look forward to Valentine’s Day
Followed at 8:30pm by LGBT: Lectionary of Gift Bible Texts or...
LoveInn (also known as FirstCafé) A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 8:30pm.)
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Sunday 2nd December 2007 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: AIDS: A Global Vigil (prayer and meditation installation) View playlist
Also, all evening...
FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: Sunday 16th December 2007 7:30pm - 11pm
@: The Brewery Gate Pub, St Thomas Street, Oxford
Subject: Carols & Beer. (More info on Facebook.)
Subject Confirmed?: Yes Event Confirmed?: Yes. It's been organised by other Oxford folks. Rather than run our own alternative one this year, we're warmly invited over to their place! 'Rah!
Date: Sunday 18th November 2007 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church (Thomson Room or Church, TBA), Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Transgender Remembrance Service: TO GO AHEAD.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: YES.
Date: Sunday 4th November 2007 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: Peter Tatchell: You Ask The Questions: Question and debate human rights, social justice, the environment, democracy, faith, and sexuality with the human rights campaigner and political candidate for Oxford East. Chaired by Natalie Thorne, Deputy Editor of local magazine Fyne Times
Followed at 8:30pm by LGBT: Lectionary of Gift Bible Texts (10 mins) and short act of worship, or...
FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 8:30pm.) View playlist.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes. Please help us advertise. Download a poster.
Date: Sunday 7th October 2007 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford (off Alfred St, near All Bar One)
Subject: MLE: The Medieval Labyrinth Experience: Take meditative time out to retrace steps taken by medieval pilgrims on an experiential journey with your maker. (Read more about this event.)
Followed by...
FirstCafé A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 8:30pm.)
Subject Confirmed?: Yes Event Confirmed?: Yes. Please help us advertise. Download a poster.
Date: Sunday 15th July 2007
from 2pm
@: St Columba's Church, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Come and chill out at PrideCafé after Oxford Pride.
Date: Sunday 3rd June 2007
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Rev Dr Susan Durber: Breaking Taboos: a Bible Study (This will be Susan's last evening with us.) (There will be a short act of worship after the talk, using some of our own sources. For those who don't want to take part in this, the café will be opening at the same time.) View playlist
FirstCafé: A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 8:30pm.)
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: 6th May 2007 at 1:30pm
@: Wesley Memorial Chapel, New Inn Hall St, Oxford, moving on to St Michael's church. Finishes by 3:30pm.
Subject: Art, faith and sexuality: A walk and talk around this exhibition of
the Methodist Collection of Modern Art, just for
FIRST SUNDAY. Contact [removed] if interested.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
The Lord of the Dance: an alt.worship session celebrating our God-given sexuality.
Date: 1st April 2007 from 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
FirstCafé: Opens 8:30pm. Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: 4th March 2007 from 7:15pm (talk starts 7:30pm)
@: St Columba's Church, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Dr Andrew Yip: On relationships. Dr Yip is a reader in Sociology at Nottingham Trent University. (There will be a short act of worship after the talk, using some of our own sources. For those who don't want to take part in this, the café will be opening at the same time.) View playlist
FirstCafé: A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 8:30pm.)
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: 4th February 2007 from 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: LGBT Storytelling: A panel tell their stories (starts 8pm). (There will be an optional worship and prayer space in the church before the talk. If you want to take part, please arrive from 7:15pm.)
FirstCafé: A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. (Opens 9pm. There's no meal tonight.)
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes. View playlists.
Sunday 17th December 2006: Carols & Beer Starts at 8pm, The Castle Pub, Paradise St. Volunteers needed. Download a pub poster.
Images from: AIDS: An informal, meditative time to think of people affected by AIDS around the world (Installation/ video. Duration: approx 1hr: 7:15pm - 8:15pm). 3rd December 2006
Playlist: AIDS.
New in December FIRSTCafé: A place to chat. A place for Firsty people. Whether you're recovering from a hard night's line dancing on Saturday, or taking a break from the AIDS installation, FIRSTCafé will be providing some light relief. (There's no food tonight.)
Date: SATURDAY 2nd December 2006
8pm onwards
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: FIRST SUNDAY Line Dancing: Bring friends and guests. Food provided. Tickets only (£8).
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: 5th November 2006
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Faye Mitchell: Is the Pun Mightier than the Sword?: Humour, entertainment, and letter writing from a well-known human rights organisation
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: 1st October 2006
at 7:15pm (everyone) or 5:30pm (new season crew training session)
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Guest speaker: David Clark: The Church and Homosexuality: A History of Homophobia?
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Playlist: Available on iTunes. See music for more details.
FIRST SUNDAY | building on fellowship
Date: 3rd September 2006
at 3:00pm
@: St Columba's URC Manse, Summertown, Oxford
Subject: Garden party: BBQ or tea and cakes - take your pick. Email us for joining instructions.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
FIRST SUNDAY | building on fellowship
Date: 25th - 28th August
@: Greenbelt Festival
Subject: FIRST SUNDAY GREENBELT POSSE - Join up with other Sundayers to enjoy Europe's biggest gay-friendly Christian based Arts Festival. Complete with Daniel Bedingfield, and Candi Staton (of 'You Got the Love...' fame).
Date: Saturday 15th July 2006
(all day)
@: Oxpens Field, Oxford
Subject: FIRST SUNDAY @ Oxford Pride
Able to help? Send us an email.
Date: 4th June 2006
at 8:00pm
@: St Columba's main church building, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Guest speaker: James Alison: "Who's afraid of the big bad book?" A presentation about the story of Sodom and the story of the Levite and his concubine. There won't be a meal, but there will be cheese and wine afterwards. Please note the later start time.
All confirmed?: Yes
Download a poster.
Date: 7th May 2006
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Bryn Evans CANCELLED. There will still be something on. (Our next planning meeting also takes place in May. Please join us.)
All confirmed?: Yes
Playlist: New Beginnings ;o)
We are also having a Eurovision Song Contest Party on Saturday 20th May.
Contact us if you are interested.
Date: 2nd April 2006
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred
Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: The Basics: The Bible and Being Gay. The Five Verses Explored.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Playlist The Best of FIRST SUNDAY 2
Date: 5th March 2006
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Film: Some film clips and a discussion (our licensing disallows us from advertising the title of the film)
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Playlist: The Best of FIRST SUNDAY 1.
Date: 5th February 2006
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred
Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Is climate change more important than human rights?: Discussion.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Playlist theme: Endism
Date: 18th January 2006
at 7:15pm
@: email us for directions
Subject: No main event in January: Next planning meeting. Bring along your suggestions
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Playlist theme: None
Date: 4th December 2005
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred
Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Debate: "Is it
adultery when you can't get married?" to be led by the minister of St
Columba's, Rev. Susan Durber. This will be coupled with a bit of a party
for advent.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Playlist theme: Consumerism - a series based on pop culture themes ending with 'ism'.
Date: 6th November 2005
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred
Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Visiting Speaker:
Dr Elizabeth
Stuart, Where Next for Queer Theology?
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Playlist theme: Terrorism (as explored through Hip Hop)
Date: 2nd October 2005
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred
Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Panel Session: "In? Out? Shake it all about. Across the generations - how open have we been?"
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Playlist theme: Postmodernism
Date: 18th September 2005
at 7:15pm
@: Summertown manse. If you need directions, contact us.
More to follow. Got ideas?
Bring along your
suggestions.
Subject: Next planning meeting. FIRST SUNDAY kicks off again big time in October. Come to the planning meeting to brainstorm ideas for the year ahead.
Subject Confirmed?: Yes
Event Confirmed?: Yes
Date: 16th July 2005
@: Oxford Pride 2005
Subject: View pictures
Date: 3rd July 2005
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred
Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Celebration Party: Come and help us celebrate the end of a successful first year for FIRST SUNDAY
Date: 5th June 2005
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street (off High Street)
Subject: Discussion: Rev. Susan Durber will lead a discussion on "Sexuality with a Difference: A Woman's Experience". There will be a meal, and time for coffee at the end.
Date: 1st May 2005
at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred
Street (off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Live music: From
a gay Christian singer/songwriter. Read more
>>
Date: 6th March 2005 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street
(off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Visiting speaker: Benny
Hazelhurst from Accepting
Evangelicals
on "How can Evangelicals be Accepting?"
Date: 6th February 2005 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street
(off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Visiting speaker: "On Two
Women at their Wedding" Same-sex Christian commitment ceremonies
in the US and the UK.
Date: 4th December 2004 at
7:15pm (Film starts 7:30pm)
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street
(off High Street), Oxford
Subject: Film: Cert 15. Licensing law
disallows us to specify the names of films being shown
Date: 7th November 2004 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street (off
High Street), Oxford
Subject: Visiting speaker: Jeremy Marks
from Courage
Trust
Date: 3rd October 2004 at 7:15pm
@: St Columba's Church Hall, Alfred Street (off
High Street), Oxford
Subject: LGBT Storytelling
