New Book from The Sibyls

A new book by Chris Dowd and Tina Beardsley "Transfaith: a transgender pastoral resource",  published by Darton Longman and Todd

This is Volume 2..... and it is available now.

For more information and to order

 Little did Christina Beardsley think when she joined Michelle O’Brien in co-editing the first Sibyls book, This is my body: hearing the theology of transgender Christians’, that it would be Volume 1 of a trilogy. But this is what’s happened! Volume 2 has now been released. Volume 3, will be a very practical, ‘how to do it’ book for churches about making Christian communities safe and welcoming for trans people and their loved ones. It will be published by Jessica Kingsley.

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COUNSELLING

The Sibyls is a Christan spurituality support group for all transgender people. We offer spiritual and social nourishment, friendship, help, company and advice, but we do not offer professional counselling

If you want or need professional counselling we would suggest the following:

Click on the Hyperlink to download the website

Pink Therapy

Martin Kelly Counselling

Psychology Today Directory

Diary Dates

Breaking New Ground

26–30 June 2019, in Canterbury

The European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups is very happy to announce that its 2019 Annual Conference will be hosted by its UK-based member groups 26–30 June 2019, in Canterbury

The Sibyls are part of the organising group. As well as contributing to the main conference, we will be organising a transgender pre-conference as part of this event . 

FOR BOOKING FORM AND MORE DETAILS INCLUDING THE TRANS PRE-CONFERENCE

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Greenbelt 2019

Come and meet us at Greenbelt 23 - 26 August 2019

https://greenbelt.org.uk

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SIBYLS PURLEY CHASE WEEKEND

WEEKEND AT THE PURLEY CHASE CENTRE, The Midlands, CV9 2RQ www.purleychasecentre.org.uk/ 27-29 SEPTEMBER 2019

FOR BOOKING FORM AND MORE DETAILS

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GOVENMENT PUBLISHED NEW LGBTI ACTION PLAN IN JULY 2018

The Government released its new LGBTI Action Plan in July 2018. It is intending to ban all "Gay Cure" and "Reparative Therapy" approaches

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the major professional medical Institutions in the UK regarding all "Gay Cure" and "Reparative Therapy" approaches is available here

NEW LOGO FOR THE SIBYLS

Many thanks to Robyn Golden-Hahn for creating it. This logo will be appearing on  all new documents and the website

Sibyls London Evening Meetings

NEXT MEETING

8 August 2019

Meet at 6:00 p.m. on the Second Thursday of every second month for a Service at St Anne’s Church, followed by a meal together.

THIS IS AN OPEN EVENT FOR ALL TRANS PEOPLE,
FRIENDS, SPOUSES AND SUPPORTERS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A SIBYLS MEMBER TO COME

2019 London Evening Meetings 7 February, 11 April, 13 June, 8 August, 10 October, 12 December 2019

All Meetings start at 18:00

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FORMAL NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF A CONSTITUTION FOR THE SIBYLS

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT GIVES ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE SIBYLS WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON AND FROM THE 1st OCTOBER 2019 SUBJECT TO RATIFICATION AT THE SIBYLS TOGETHER MEETING DURING THE SIBYLS PURLEY CHASE WEEKEND ON THE 27-29 SEPTEMBER 2019,

During the previous period of cosultation Sibyls members have had an opportunity to suggest changes to the proposed constitution. These are now being considered by the Committee and where appropriate amendments will be included. This period of consultation Is now closed.

Any member of the Sibyls who cannot attend the Sibyls Together Meeting during the Purley Chase Weekend and who wishes their views to be presented should email them to  enquiries@sibyls.co.uk

at least two weeks before the meeting

The draft constitution, which was available for conultation (and has been legally checked by a QC) can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.

The final version will be available shortly

The Sibyls has been run as an informal organisation consisting of a group of members, without any structure in place. In recent years, that informality has led to increasing difficulties, as legislation, financial requirements, legal protection, insurance requirements and safeguarding issues increase.

The constitution has been written in a way that seeks to make its regulation as light as possible. As an organisation which needs to protect the confidentiality of its members, provisions for dealing with breaches in confidentiality also need to be put in place. 

The turnover of the Sibyls is too small for it to be appropriate to formally register as a charity: however having a constitution which clearly defines its objectives in the required way, should enable it to apply to the Inland Revenue so that donations to the Sibyls which are eligible for gift aid may be made.

About Us

The Sibyls is a UK-based confidential Christian spirituality group for transgender people, their partners and their supporters. We also welcome intersex people.The Sibyls offers companionship along the journey, and information/advocacy to churches.

All who support us are welcome. The Sibyls is an inclusive Christian group. We just ask that you abide by the ethos and purpose of the group and are on the same spiritual journey. No subscription is asked for. No conformity with specific faiths, creeds or doctrines is required.

If you need help, or to ask to join, please email us in total confidence at enquiries@sibyls.co.uk

Sibyls members if they choose can use an email group and a secret facebook group to communicate with each other. For more details

PROTECTING DATA AND CONTACTING YOU

Click on the boxes if you would like us to be able to contact you, and to find out how we use your data

NB If you are already a Sibyls member but have not yet completed a consent form you MUST also complete the above

TranschristianUK

An independent Open Forum and Public Facebook Group which is sponsored by the Sibyls to discuss  transgender and intersex matters in the context of Religious Faith

The group is open to everyone who supports its aims, you do not need to be a Sibyls member or have any other involvement to join 

Please note that any views expressed on the forum are not necessarily those of the Sibyls or of any Sibyls member