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“As followers of Jesus, we must refuse to let the architecture of our faith be used to endorse the dehumanisation of our neighbours. The Church must be a sanctuary for the displaced, not a platform for their expulsion.”
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#cofe #choral #bradford @bradfordcathedral.org.uk Director of Music just did a challenging walk in wintry weather to raise funds for the choristers summer tour; if you can spare anything to support the musical education of the children it’d be wonderful! Thx ❤️
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This is definitely something that we can get behind!
#Disestablishment #SeparateChurchAndState #CofE
Just leaving this here in case any #CofE or #narthex types have need of it...
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Leave room for lament, by Hannah Leckebusch Over the past few months I have found myself repeatedly dwelling on feelings of brokenness and grief, both on a personal level and because of the wider world which feels ever more volatile and divided. These are not easy or comfortable feelings to sit with but it feels important to acknowledge them and, as a Christian, Lent offers a helpful space to do so. Something I’ve learnt through therapy over the past few years is that there is real power in recognising and properly inhabiting difficult feelings, be they fear, anger, confusion, bitterness... that’s not to suggest that perpetually wallowing in despair is helpful (and I’m all too guilty of that at times), but I believe that naming and reflecting on brokenness can prompt more compassionate, meaningful action – on a personal scale, within local communities, and globally. Lament can be transformative. During a church service back in the autumn I was suddenly struck afresh by the sense of God (in Jesus) being with us and alongside us in the brokenness of the world, reflected in the broken bread at Holy Communion. Jesus who, even after the resurrection, still bears the scars of crucifixion. The pain and horror were transformed into glory, but they weren’t erased from his past. Like most of us, I would love explanations for and an end to the suffering in the world (so much of which is wholly preventable, and so much more utterly random and unjust). I don’t believe God causes that pain, but I do think God works in spite of (and sometimes through) our human brokenness. Emmanuel, God with us, a promise received at Christmas and fulfilled in the events of Holy Week and Easter. Whatever your circumstances today, may you find courage to acknowledge your own brokenness and that of those around you – and strength to find healing and bring it to others also.
Portrait: replica of the Charred Cross (made of two pieces of oak) in the ruins of the Old Cathedral at Coventry, with a bombed out window behind it. Written in gold on the bricks immediately behind the base of the cross are the words 'Father forgive'.
Portrait: Lit tealights (and a larger, purple candle, also lit) in focus in the foreground, with a wall of colourful modern stained glass (the Baptistery Window, in the New Cathedral) blurred in the background.
I wrote this for our weekly internal 'Pause for Thought' reflection at work, and it seems to have resonated with people, so I'm sharing a copy here in case it helps anyone else.
(It was published last Friday, though actually written before the latest series of horrors in the Middle East.)
#CofE
Spring flowers in a graveyard. Yew trees. Village pub in background
Churchyard in the spring #Harvington #CofE
Made a bluesky account for church, do follow @sjebp.bsky.social if you're interested. #CofE
Portrait: stone carving of Jesus on the cross, flanked by a Roman Centurion (with whip and spear) and a soldier presenting a sponge of wine vinegar on a stick
Portrait: stone carving of St Peter carrying a book and a large key
Portrait: carved stone, depicting Jesus (with a halo) sitting on a throne and holding a cross in his left hand while raising his right hand in blessing
Portrait: close-up of a small, mischevious-looking Green Man on the 15th century font
Holy Rood, Daglingworth's main treasure is its amazing C10 carvings of the Crucifixion, St Peter (with the keys to heaven), and Christ in Majesty. They were rediscovered when the chancel arch was restored in 1850. Other gems include a Saxon sundial and (on the C15 font) a Green Man.
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A big, dark coloured book of psalms, with a ribbon bookmark protruding from it. There are a handful of coloured pencil crayons lying across the top of it.
Planning a couple of "Creative Prayer for Beginners" type days and having a fun time playing with possible ideas. I'd love to hear about things people have done that are somewhere in that overlap between creativity and prayer.
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Morning Prayer Christmas Season Friday, 2 January 2026 Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of
#CofE #CofEPeeps anyone else use the Daily Prayer app? Went a little squiffy today
How was worship for you all today #CofEpeeps #CofE ✝️⚓️
I have to catch up having missed last Sunday. So last week we ran out of chairs in chapel (at the prison). And despite being crammed in the men behaved impeccably, really attentive, and singing well, including a song they had to be taught. 1/2
Parish clergy in the #CofE, a serious question:
What can your parishes do to support you in taking rest and Sabbath seriously, both in your one wild and precious day off per week, and in things like "at least once a month, two consecutive days off" that can feel impossible with a heavy workload?
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WTAF is wrong with the #CofE leadership who handle bookings for Church House.
Letting the most revolting bunch of #Reform use their space for announcing the ‘top’ team of a bunch of hateful scum ?
These are people who won’t apologise for death threats and Islamophobia.
This is not […]
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A new board supporting Hong Kong Christians in the Church of England met this week, bringing together representatives of the Church’s Racial Justice Unit, the diocese of Oxford, and the Teahouse group of Chinese-heritage clergy ✝️
#HongKong #CofE
The UK is one of the last western democracies with a state religion: the #ChurchofEngland. The Church's entanglement with the state is bad for both. Join our campaign to disestablish the Church. 👇👇👇 www.secularism.org.uk/disestablish... #Disestablishment #SeparateChurchAndState #CofE
An abstract illustration of overlapping, brightly coloured envelopes scattered across the image. Each envelope is labelled 'newsletter' in handwritten-style text, suggesting email communications, updates, or mailing lists. The colours include green, purple, blue, orange, yellow and pink, creating a lively, layered design.
OUT NOW: Our February e-news with an #LGBThistorymonth story from the #MethodistChurch, responses to the end of the #CofE #LivingInLoveAndFaith process, a trans priest on tour, and news from our network including a relaunch, a birthday celebration & a consultation. READ MORE: bit.ly/OTNenews0226
"For two millennia, Christians have proclaimed that life — fragile, dependent, and unfinished — is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be accompanied," writes James Gordon Reid Haveloch-Jones ✍️
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#Assisteddying #debate #cofe
St Ninian’s and St Andrew’s Church, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull, 1932 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/s... #Hull #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #UKArchitecture #CofE #anglican #Churchofengland #churches
Niche query. The heating in church is currently down but the hall is fine - is there any reason in canon law why we can't have services in the hall rather than freeze in church?
(Not a loaded question at all... 😂 🥶)
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St John's Parish Church, Clough Road, Hull, 1833 hullarchiteecture.wordpress.com/2025/08/10/s... #Hull #UKTravel #Yorkshire #VisitHull #ExploreHull #BritishArchitecture #OldBuildings #UrbanHistory #HiddenEngland #HistoricHull #HullHistory #YorkshireHistory #YorkshireTravel #EastYorkshire #CofE
Archdeacon’s visitation done, passed with flying colours, finish work an hour early, free evening DAY PWNED #TinyJoys #CofE ⚓️✝️
An archers storyline where Alan as #CofE Vicar is asked to marry Pip and Stella and is conflicted, like the real life conflict of an established Church refusing equal marriage to its parishioners! #TheArchers
#cofe #cathedral #music #choir I'm helping raise money for Bradford Cathedral choristers to go on tour in Scotland! Can you donate a little? Or a lot!
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...has a way of tangibly reframing the world. It's a remarkable thing to get to do every week #Priest #Anglican #OurCofE #CofE
I cease rejoicing. The error returned this week #CofE
I’m as surprised as the next woman at how much I enjoyed Synod’s ‘church flowers’ debate #CofE shared-conversations.com/2026/02/15/c...
