We don't know about you but we sure could use a day to rest! Enjoy this #BoxingDay ✨😴

TODAY there are NO open Table gatherings. #PleasePray for our 37 active communities, plus four which ceased, and the 32 new churches with which we have worked in 2024, including two preparing to launch an Open Table community in Spring 2025: opentable.lgbt/our-communities #2024review

In 2024 the Open Table Network website had more than 68,000 views - THANK YOU! Over the ne-xt few days we'll share the top ten most viewed posts of the year: opentable.lgbt #2024review #FaithfullyLGBT

THE POWER of story to challenge prejudice: Warren Hartley's reflection on the Church of England's #LivingInLoveAndFaith process and a phrase in the debate which reveals a real problem, was the 10th most viewed post on our website in 2024: bit.ly/LLFstory #2024review #LLF

CHURCH LEADERS mourn loss of LGBTQIA+ affirming bishop - News of moving tributes to Bishop of Buckingham Right Revd Alan Wilson was the 8th most viewed post on our website in 2024: bit.ly/BishopAlanWils… #2024review

REALISING an unattainable dream - The story of an Open Table volunteer becoming a priest was the 7th most viewed post on our website in 2024: bit.ly/UnattainableDr… #2024review

'IT FELT like I’d spent over 30 years asking God to give me the bread of freedom. But all that crying out got me was a stone of defeat.' OTN Co-Chair Sarah Hobbs on being truly authentic with God was our 6th most viewed website post in 2024: bit.ly/otnGodsGoodGif… #2024review

IN THE AFFIRMATIVE: The first of a new monthly blog about the real life of a queer Christian was the 5th most viewed post on our website in 2024: bit.ly/InTheAffirmati…

OUR ANNOUNCEMENT in July that OTN Director Kieran Bohan had been recommended for training as a Methodist minister was the 4th most viewed post on our website in 2024: bit.ly/OTNmethodistTr… #2024review

FINDING GOD in lonely places: Rachel Mann's reflection at Open Table Cambridge's LGBT+ History Month service was the 3rd most viewed post on our website in 2024: bit.ly/RachelMann0224 #2024review

RECTOR OF LIVERPOOL accuses CofE of institutional prejudice - Our Director's response to this resingation from one of the most significant civic roles in the Church of England was our 2nd most viewed website post in 2024: bit.ly/LiverpoolRecto…

COME AS YOU ARE: The story of the song whose title became the slogan of the Open Table Network as it multiplied from one to many communities and become the charity it is today was the most viewed post on our website in 2024: bit.ly/ComeAsYouAreSt… #2024review

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Love and thanks from all in the Open Table Network

REFLECTIONS from Open Table members and friends came third in the FeedSpot 5 Best #Queer #Bible #Podcasts ‘ranked by traffic, social media followers and freshness’ in March 2024 - We'd love to share your reflection in 2025: bit.ly/3rdBestPodcast #2024review

BE HEARD: A reflection for #Pride In Liverpool by Revd Lu Skerrat-Love, curate of the parish where Open Table began, was another 2024 highlight. Read or listen here: bit.ly/BeHeardPride24 #2024review

‘I NEVER THOUGHT it would happen to me’ - Our highlight of 2024 was celebrating the wedding of Open Table Warrington leader Gail in July. Gail shared her story with the local newspaper: bit.ly/GailWedding0724 #2024review