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On Advent Sunday, in anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, I’m at @York_Minster, as it emerges from darkness into full candlelight in the stunning and atmospheric Advent Procession. You can watch along online here 👇 youtu.be/gWfajlJt3Ho

@Everymancinema Not a fan of returning to X because you don't have BlueSky but really wanted to give some recognition to your York team tonight after a late night fire alarm affected a screening. They were very reassuring, understanding, and professional, and credits to you

This sermon by @DeanSouthwark is such a blessing to the @churchofengland Not just to those who endorse him but particularly Bishops and those who believe he is wolf in Sheeps clothing. Fr Be Blessed as you bless others x youtu.be/LLM_J8YH8Fk?si… via @YouTube

fathomintoaconstellation.wordpress.com/2025/06/05/hol… It's been a long time since I felt moved to write (admittedly rough and ready) poetry, but Pride Compline gave me the chance to offer people a candle and invite them to lay it on the steps of the High Altar - handing people invites to meet God #lovemyjob

Women's role in Minster window's story highlighted bbc.in/4mJenYh

"I feel deeply privileged to be joining the Diocese of Sheffield." The Rev Leah Vasey-Saunders, currently Vicar of Lancaster at Lancaster Priory, is to be the next Bishop of Doncaster, Downing Street has announced. Read the announcement at cofe.io/NewBishopDonca….

York Minster: a space where LGBTQI+ people can just come and be the person that God created them to be. Please join us at our pre-Pride event on Wednesday 4 June at 7pm for brownies and Compline (sounds like the perfect evening to us!). Find out more: yorkminster.org/whats-on/event…

@allantadams I had to make a rule to only go inside once a month when I moved to York, else I would spend far too much time and money there

Tucked in t' corner of 1 of York's shortest streets: Minster Gates Bookshop. I do my bit supporting independent bookshops by popping in from time to time. Recent buys: George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London and Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange.

Ridiculous moment of being in the pub whilst Eurovision is on and watching Sweden - it isn't the best song but they've done so well with their social media presence that the whole bar was singing along

Not got capacity to cope with Supreme Court decision today (Prepping for the Triduum and my mother has had serious new health issues diagnosed) except to say trans people exist, have always done so, work alongside you, and this definition harms masc cis women as much as anyone

@OHooleyandTidow have, quite rightly, left here, but even so I'd like to say thanks. For introducing me to folk, to songs like Last Polar Bear about climate change, Ronnie's Song about loneliness & human connection "a person is a person, just like you and me" was hugely formative

I know they say never meet your idols but teen me going out to his first gig bc he knew the band were queer wouldn't have dreamt that 13 yrs later he'd be happy in his skin, getting to be at their gig literally feet away, and working a job which bring such joy #tinyjoys

Compline last night was so needed that I've carried the echoes in my heart all day as we've done our usual round of vestry jobs, services, and things from sublime to ridiculous! It is such a privilege to spend time here, to pray with people, and to be a part of it #tinyjoys

Treating myself tonight by going to watch the NTLive screening of The Importance of Being Ernest with Ncuti Gatwa because I couldn't make it to the West End show - much needed down time (and bonus of ordering cheesy fries bc why not)

@craftyglassldn Presumably she chose her own name - deed polls in the UK are easy enough to do, not sure of the policy in the US, but I am surprised she kept the surname

Forgot alt text - with apologies. Pictures are of a tent full of shields, blunted weapons and hanging dummies for kids workshops, and of a Viking longboat, with a close up of the figurehead which is carved to resemble a dragon-like beast

Sublime to the ridiculous as I led midday prayers due to chaplain absence and then went to lunch with colleagues getting into the complexities of grassroots football leagues, and then a happy half hour catching a few bits of the Viking Festival 😅

I wonder @churchofengland & @synod ... Recorded just over a week ago.. Such a devastating loss to our church.

Happy Valentine's Day ❤️ A popular York legend promises that if you kiss your loved one beneath the Heart of Yorkshire window you will stay together forever.

Curled up in bed with Babylon 5 on in the background, tea, and playing Metroid Fusion to relax after intense morning at work. Grateful for colleagues who work together to offer services and space well, and deeply grateful that I have the privilege to work alongside them #tinyjoys