In August 2019, we held one of our favourite Friday night Creative Loafing sessions.  These evenings are held, so that members of our community who are not free on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the day, can come and bake bread and share fellowship.  They begin from 5.30 pm onwards and conclude at 9.30 pm.  

The community gathers to bake bread, share fellowship and instead of soup and a roll (which we have at lunch time), then we share toast, baked beans or spaghetti hoops.

Do look out for the advert for our next session which will be run by our One Person Participant Laura.

Visitors from Gateshead

On Tuesday, 24th July, the community here at Somewhere Else welcomed a group of visitors who had travelled down from Gateshead; to experience our "outrageous hospitality". Rosemary, Mike, Norma, Julie and Georgia May learnt about the work that we do here and enjoyed making bread to share with the people of Liverpool - including bemused workmen in hard hats! They were ably assisted by our facilitator volunteers Peter, Cindy and Jess. You can see their amazing loaves in the group photo, which also includes Peter.

Rosemary and her friends hope to use breadmaking in creating a new faith expression in their community, which is part of the Durham Diocese. We wi

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Steve Allen (27/12/57 - 30/9/17)

"Steve Allen, a long time member and friend of our community,  died at his home (last year) here in Liverpool.  I know that you will hold one another and Steve's family in love and prayer at this time. Through the years, Steve was a wonderful advocate and ambassador for the welcome, the acceptance, the hospitality and the love that is offered by the members of the Bread Church community to all. In the upcoming days and weeks, we will be placing a priority on offering gentle space and opportunities for support to this community" Ian Hu

Steve's funeral was held at Kensington Methodist Church , followed by a tribute where friends and family were invited to share their memories of Steve. 

"I've never experienced such a warm and loving tribute as that given to Steve, It was heartfelt, genuine and real to the person he was, he'd have loved it", Mandy Clynick.

The community has created a 'Memories of Steve' board at the Breadchurch where we've shared our memories of Steve.  Everyone is welcome to add their 'memory' to the board. 

Also, many many people wrote tributes to Steve.

Through the next few weeks we are collecting tins of beans and tuna for Kensington Community lunch. If you can help our collection of beans and tuna get higher up the wall then please bring what you can to bread church each Tuesday and Thursday.
Let's see if we can reach the ceiling by Christmas!!!

Local poet Judy Mazonowicz treated us to an exciting perfomance of her poem BURST on National Poetry Day

Feeling the urge?

The tingling toes,

The shaking hands

The churning stomach

Then the lively mind

Sparking

Fireworks

Instead of sleeping

A sure sign

A sure sign

A sure sign of either love

Or the creative

A sure sign of not sleeping anyway

Grasp it –

Spit it out

Say it

Don’t let it stay inside and fester

Do it,

Tell her

Tell him

Tell them. -

Paint it

Sing it

Write it

Dance it

Bake it!

Take the chance or being the jester

At least, start it -

Put it down

On paper

Sow the seeds

And then the process can take over….

The sunshine

The womb

The colours

The warmth and time

Will take over

The light blue touch paper

And retreating

The purples bleating

The words competing

The heavy breathing

The oven baking

The movement starting –

Spirals sparking

The laughter and larking

All starting instead of sleeping

Feeling the urge

Do it   Go on Do it

BURST!!!!!!!

20 & 28 September 2017

A week of fasting

To support the Methodist Church week of fasting, we won't be sharing or eating bisuits for the week.  It's always nice when people bring in biscuits to share, but for this week, we'll put them away until our "fast" is over.

September 2017

The Loaf Project

We are delighted here at Somewhere Else, to have been asked by the Liverpool Central Library to put on an exhibition of poetry and writings that the community have been doing with our friend and creative writer, Carole Benn.

The exhibition runs throughout September 2017 and is located on the first floor of the Central Reference Library in William Brown Street, Liverpool. Just go up the escalator to the first floor and turn right. We are just past the enquiry desk, near to the entrance to the Picton Reading Rooms.

On the opening night we distributed freshly made bread to the visitors in the library and had some wonderful conversations with those who came to view the exhibition.

Heather reports, "Tucked away in a quiet corner on the first floor with not much traffic at that time of night Carole, Andrew, Toni and I  decided to bag up the rolls with the information inside and take our 'calling card' around those still at work.  Very well received I must say.  We had a good chat with those that ventured over to look as a result and I hope over the month many more people will come to look, read and pick up the information"

Please come along and see the exhibition and let all your friends know about it.

Welcome Lorraine

We wish Lorraine the very best as she begins her work as Administrator at Somewhere Else.  

She said, "I'm looking forward to joining you at the Bread Church, I'm a novice at bread making so as well as working in the office, I look forward to improving my skills with all the experts here."

In the picture she's kneading her dough to make a granary loaf.  It turned out beautifully, the first of many we hope!

21 September 2017

Congratulations are in order!

Vinnie met Milly at the Bread Church over a year ago.  As they got to know each other, they became good friends and recently decided to get married.  Milly, who is already a facillitator, is pleased that Vinnie has decided to join the team and enrol on our training course.

We wish them both the very best for the future.

5 & 7 September 2017

Deep Clean

Our annual deep clean will be on Tuesday 5 September from 10:30 am to 2 pm.  Lunch will be provided (chilli con carne, vegetarian chilli and rice) to everyone at 1 pm. This annual event is always a great success and the response from our community is always fantastic... it's a true testament to the saying, 'many hands make light work!'

There’s a sign up list on the bulletin board in the Main Breadmaking Room to help us with catering numbers. Alternatively, you can call Toni Poole in the Somewhere Else office on 0151 706 0155 or send a text to the Minister's Mobile 07546 474598 if you would like us to add your name on the sign up list.

If necessary our cleaning will continue on Thursday 7 September from 10:30 am to 2 pm

Breadmaking and worship resume on Tuesday 12 September at 10:30 AM.

Many thanks for all of your continued support and love!

July 2017

Heroes and Sheroes Awards

Toxteth Town Hall recently hosted the inaugural 'Heroes and Sheroes of L8' celebration, to recognise the unsung who make a difference to community life in Liverpool.  Rev Ian Hu, our minister at the Bread Church, and Frances Phillips, one of our regular bread makers and worshippers, were selected as part of a group of community leaders presented with badges of recognition by Louise Ellman MP.

Ian was nominated by Martin Zopa Huiskens, a facilitator at the Bread Church.  He writes, "Authentic leadership is rare in our community, particularly with many men who tend to wear many masks.  One of my inspirations for authentic leadership is Ian Hu because he is openly himself... (and) is honest about... his Christian faith."  

31 July - deadline for copy

Writing project

29 June 2017

Goodbye Monika

Monika was a popular facitator at the breadchurch.  She was a Vincentian Volunteer, someone who takes on the responsibilty of supporting the Minister and Administrator.  And Monika rose to the challenge in so many ways.

We wish her all the very best for the future and look forward to her visiting us soon.  

Thank you Monika for your hard work, your caring nature, your sense of fun and of course, your delicious soup!

2016

Nat's Poem

Nat visited us for the first time and offered to share her beautiful, heartfelt poem

Having all of my life being like a big merry go round

Being happy until you are dragged down

Confused, alone silent and frightened

Nowhere to hide

Nowhere to turn

Lost in a world

Where everything you have to learn,

Your knowledge, feelings, empathy and skills

Not racism

      culture

      sexuality

      feelings

As we know we won't be fooled by the children of the revolution

We are all one individual no matter what creed colour race disability of sexuality

Or your beliefs or disbeliefs

Peace not war