Christmas morning at Tewkesbury Abbey⦠www.youtube.com/live/fRBJhdX...
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Christmas morning at Tewkesbury Abbey⦠www.youtube.com/live/fRBJhdX...
Checking in from Tewkesbury Abbey following a lovely midnight mass with great sermon from @katieethers.bsky.social #clergymaltclub
Too much?
There is a lot of Carolling going on⦠#MyBusyTimeOfYear #Harkageddon
Out on my new bike today. 24 miles to Little Malvern Priory and back. Average speed: 12mph. Happy with that! May be sore tomorrow?
This afternoon, I led our youth pilgrimage to St Maryβs Priory Church, Deerhurst. They were blessed by Bishop Robert and explored Anglo-Saxon spirituality at Deerhurst with a little bit of fuelling up by Haribo on the way!
Today we celebrated Christ the King & confirmed Keely, Andrew, Alice, Claire & Billie. Defend, O Lord, these your servants with your heavenly grace, that they may continue yours for ever, & daily increase in your Holy Spirit more & more until they come to your everlasting kingdom
Lovely recce for our youth pilgrimage on Sundayβ¦
A full-on day of All Saints, All Souls, confirmation session and fireworks over Tewkesbury Abbey to round it off. This is the view from the back garden!
Please pray for all those preparing to be confirmed later this month at Tewkesbury Abbey. We gather today to think about the sacraments⦠
Good to hear from Emma Ash, Tewkesbury Voices and the History research team from @uniofglos.bsky.social on contested heritage at Tewkesbury Abbey. Read more here: tewkesburyvoices.com #Tewkesbury #contestedheritage
Lovely walk around Tiddesley Wood & Stocken Orchard today. Lovely Fungi, flowers, cider apples and autumn leaves⦠#Pershore #Worcestershire #cider #Fungi
Giving thanks tonight for so many inspiring, gifted and faithful colleagues serving in so many differing contexts across @glosdioc.bsky.social
βWe will build our lives upon His love-
It is a firm foundation.
We will put our trust in Him alone
And we will not be shakenβ
A lunar addition to the Tewkesbury Bannerscape! #Tewkesbury www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk/themoon/
Wonderful to spend time with the wonderful clergy from @glosdioc.bsky.social as @bptewkesbury.bsky.social reflects on the importance of worship, prayer & Sabbath in shaping life-affirming priestly ministry @churchofengland.org
An excellent and timely article by Mark Clavier.. βThe Church is called not to wield the sword of empire, but to bear the cross of Jesus, to resist the idolatry of nationalism, and to proclaim a kingdom that canβt be corrupted or bought.β markclavier.substack.com/p/the-flag-i...
Picked up one of these going cheaply as a souvenir to bring back to the Abbey. Thinking about Faculties, itβs probably just a List B thing, right?
Just back from a lovely couple of weeks with the family in Galicia, including walking a bit of the Camino, visiting Santiago de Compostella, swimming and church crawling with lots of eating, drinking and sleeping in between. Would thoroughly recommend! οΏΌ
Our Musica Deo Sacra Festival continues with Choral Evensong 6pm tonight, a Requiem Mass 7pm tomorrow and Choral Matins 11am on Saturday. All services are free and all are welcome #Tewkesbury #choral @TewkesAbbey
A great first day of Musica Deo Sacra. Lots more wonderfulness to comeβ¦
A few photos from our River Blessing last week.
+ Cleanse these waters that they may sustain bird & beast, fish & fowl
+ Guard these waters that they may be for our enjoyment.
+ Hallow these waters that they may offer new life to the whole of your creation. @glosdioc.bsky.social
At Family Mass we remembered Jesusβ Ascension. Father God, help us to remember that it will be our home too. Fill us with your Spirit, that we may follow him each day and help us to look forward to that day when Jesus will return to be with us forever. Amen
Wonderful to be exploring #Community with tewkesbury town council Mayor at Tewkesbury primary School. We reflected on the story of Nehemiah as a leader in his community and prayed for our new Mayor at the beginning of his mayoral year! #Tewkesbury #Gloucestershire
Just another quiet weekend in Tewkesburyβ¦
Went to see the Siena exhibition National Gallery today. Would recomend, particularly enjoyed a disruptive Christ child pulling at Maryβs dress. Start as you mean to go on! www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/...
This weekend, I have opened a bell ringing competition, captured fish shaped prayers in a net, blessed bell ropes, led a mini-pilgrimage and welcomed medieval re-enactors to the Tewkesbury Abbey- just another weekend as Vicar of Tewkesbury. I blame @bptewkesbury.bsky.social
Wonderful views of Gannets, Puffins, seals, Razorbill, Guilomot & Kittiwake around Flamborough Head today at #RSPB Flamborough Head today and important article on the challenges facing our seabirds here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Very excited to see @rspb.bsky.social launching their #Curlew action plan to coincide with #WorldCurlewDay one of the many reasons why Iβm glad to be an RSPB life fellow. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
At 12noon today we will be tolling our tenor bell 88 times in memory of Pope Francis. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. There is an opportunity to pray, like candles and give thanks for his life in our Lady chapel this week #PapaFrancesco #PopeFrancis #Tewkesbury
Rest eternal grant unto him O Lord and let light perpetual shine upon. In his homily for Easter Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged us to not settle for the fleeting things of this world or give into sadness, but instead we must run, filled with joy to meet the Lord.
