Rejoicing and giving thanks for the election of Pope Leo IV. Maya the Lord bless him with the gifts of the Spirit to proclaim the love, compassion and justice of Jesus to a troubled world and Church! ππ½ππ½ππ½
Rejoicing and giving thanks for the election of Pope Leo IV. Maya the Lord bless him with the gifts of the Spirit to proclaim the love, compassion and justice of Jesus to a troubled world and Church! ππ½ππ½ππ½
A statement on the missile attack on the Anglican-run Ahli Hospital in Gaza
Bombing the last working hospital is an act of evil. Please stop. ππ½
Our free Easter activities for children start tomorrow with Wiggle Worship at 10am, followed by Messy Easter activities next Wed. Drop into our Children's Chapel for free colouring, to try on robes and to pick up a free Cathedral Explorers Trail throughout the Easter break! πποΈπ
Happy #HumanRightsDay!
Spring is almost upon us & the stunning blossoms are ready to adorn the Cathedral trees πΊ
Once again, we're part of the @nationaltrust.bsky.social #Bloomtown trail. Pop into the cathedral & pick up your free map of where you can catch the spring blossoms across the city over the coming weeks.
Happy #StPatrickβsDay to all my Irish friends and colleagues!
Prayers ongoing for our dear #PopeFrancis.
We are fast approaching the next in our series of free Cathedral Theological Conversations!
On 20 March at 7pm, we'll be joined by Rev'd Dr Jonathan Tallon who will speak on Theology, the Bible and LGBTQl+ inclusion.
To read more about the full line up events head to our website bit.ly/3PG6OlK
JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
Happy International Womenβs Day! I work with amazing women colleagues and thank God for each of them. Women hold up more than half of the earth! ππ½
Due to problems with transport, we've sadly been forced to cancel tomorrow's Samuel Ferguson lecture delivered by Prof. J. Kameron Carter.
Apologies for any disappointment caused.
Statesman Sir Keir Starmer! Tku. ππ½
Hope not Hate. CHF (Challenging Hate Forum)
Ramadan Kareem to my Muslim sisters and brothers. ππ½
This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.
Funny how he isnβt wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.
Peace with Justice! Lord we pray!ππ½
Prayers for Pope Francis. ππ½
Are you looking to elevate your poetry? Join this 4 week poetry workshop course with Manchester Cathedralβs award-winning writer-in-residence Tom Branfoot.
Learn new techniques and fierce ideas every Thursday in April in this series of free workshops bit.ly/42ZGo6f
Nelson Mandela walked to freedom 35 years today! It was a long walk indeed. I thank God for his sacrificial walk to bring liberation and freedom to all South Africans!
I am bewildered that trans people seem to be happily disposable for so many folk β¦ we are either parsed into monsters or denied our basic dignities β¦ this is the bleak road, the bleak bleak road and so many of us have warned about it for so long β¦ and I hope there is still time to get off it β¦
Good time for a reminder:
Yet more evidence that Donald Trump is a twisted and extremely petty individual.
A beautiful memorial service to give thanks for Sir Tony Lloyd MP. In the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Speaker of the House. RIP Tony - a true son of Manchester!
Please stop killing children in Gaza ππ½ππ½ππ½
Procession from St Ann tonight cancelled. The entire Epiphany Service will be at the Cathedral at 5.30pm
Happy Christmas!
Magdeburg Lord have mercy. Such pain and trauma at Christmas. ππ½
Loved this conversation with Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, Minister for Energy Consumers DESNZ & Andy Burnham on how we pick up pace of progress towards #netzero.
To include importance of devolution & making action on climate part of our bread & butter to deliver the social foundations.
#GMGreenSummit
Yebo