Metropolitan Community Church Edinburgh

							Metropolitan Community Church Edinburgh
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Home Congregational Life Welcoming Pastoral Care Creating a Life that Matters Small Groups Worship Prayer	Get involved in MCC Edinburgh
	There are many ways that you can get involved in what is happening at MCC Edinburgh. Perhaps you are looking for opportunities to explore your faith or spirituality, or you are looking for pastoral support, or perhaps you are looking for the chance to use your skills, gifts and experience to help build the community which is MCC Edinburgh. There are opportunities for everyone to get involved in the life of the church.
	Congregational Life
	Congregational Life is the ministry area which you might first come into contact when you visit MCC Edinburgh. The welcoming team and pastoral care teams provide the core service of this area. If you would have concerns of a pastoral nature that you would like to discuss with a member of the pastoral team then please contact Rev Maxwell Reay our Associate Pastor for Congregational Life - email Congregational Life.

	Welcoming
	The welcome team provides a friendly and welcoming face to everyone who visits MCC Edinburgh. This includes greeting visitors and members of the congregational, serving refreshments, chatting to people before and after service and generally making sure people feel comfortable and can enjoy their experience at MCC Edinburgh. The team meets regularly for training, support and discussion and is a vital part of MCC Edinburgh's ministry. if you feel you might have the qualities required to provide a warm welcome to all please speak to Rev Maxwell Reay, Associate Pastor - email Congregational Life.

	Pastoral Care
	MCC Edinburgh provides pastoral care on request. This is a service provided by volunteers who are members of the congregation. They receive training and support and are required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland background check before volunteering. You can contact the care team at care@mccedinburgh.org	put picture here
	Creating a Life that Matters
	Creating a Life that Matters is all about relationships: intentional, authentic relationships - with the Sacred, our Self, and our Passion. CLM transforms lives and inspires people to more directed, clear, passionate involvement in their life and in the life of the planet, through the support of their local MCC. The Sacred: While many would agree that relationship with the Sacred is the fundamental beginning of all faith paths, this transforming experience is often lost when we exchange our spiritual vitality for empty religious practices. In the six sessions of Rediscovering Relationship with the Sacred, we explore what it means to be transformed by an encounter with the Sacred, and rediscover loving God with heart, soul and mind. My Self: As modern people, we expend time, effort and money seeking to understand who we are. In Rediscovering Relationship with My Self , we explore some of the influences that have shaped us, and investigate ways to create a self we will want to live with, others will want to relate to, and God will be able to use in the service of all that is Sacred. My Passion: Our passions make us most aware of our personal power, energy and joy. Many internal and external factors influence how successfully we manifest these passions in our lives. In the six sessions of Rediscovering Relationship with My Passion , we explore ways to manage those factors, and discover what gives us power, energy and joy as we serve the Sacred through church. MCC Edinburgh will be running Creating a Life that Matters in the Autumn of 2008, this will be a life changing opportunity not to be missed!
	Small Groups
	Do you want to get to know people at MCC Edinburgh? Are you asking questions about your faith as a ‘queer’ person living in Scotland today? Are you seeking to develop your spiritual life in a healthy and respectful environment? If the answer to any, or all of these questions is YES, then small groups at MCC Edinburgh is just what you need! The small groups meet for a set number of weeks, usually around 6 weeks on one specific topic, throughout the year. The groups meet in Edinburgh, in a variety of venues including people’s homes and at the church building. The groups are facilitated by members of the small group ministry team. The small groups combine prayer, bible study and discussion in a creative, interesting way. The groups seek to build community through shared discussion on topics of interest to us as queer Christians today. These topics in the past have ranged from the challenges of faith to a study based around the book of Colossians. At all times, the small groups encourage sharing and discussion in a respectful and confidential environment. The small groups are open to everyone, and can really be a place of encouragement, refreshment and support. If you would like any further information, then please check out this website for the latest small group information or contact the small group co-ordinator directly – Cameron Abernethy at smallgroups@mccedinburgh.org.
	Worship
	MCC members come from a wide variety of faith background and, sometimes, from no faith background at all. We embrace and celebrate racial, cultural, linguistic, sexual, gender and theological diversity. MCC believes in the priesthood of all believers and almost all of the Church's rights and sacraments are open to lay people as well as to clergy. Over half of our clergy are women - more than any other denomination. Visit our Worship page to find out more ....
	Prayer
	Prayer

Love Liberates