Easter Day at Christ Church, New Haven. It’s still smoky. ⚓️

Excellent news for the field www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere! Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!

Hell accepted a body

Do you work wonders for the dead? * will those who have died stand up and give you thanks? Will your loving-kindness be declared in the grave? * your faithfulness in the land of destruction? Will your wonders be known in the dark? * or your righteousness in the country where all is forgotten?

Holy Saturday

This section of Levertov lands differently (again) this Holy Saturday. The harrowing as a discernment of the depths of divine compassion, including those left bereft of human care, is focussed by the inclusion of the figure of “Didmas” - poets.org/poem/ikon-ha...

Good Friday, 3rd April 2026 St Hilda’s Marden, North Tyneside

I first used this in a corona-tide liturgy for Good Friday 5 years ago. Margaret (the visual artist and co-author) offered the digital images from the book for use in parishes. Her engravings, with the prayers and reflections of Professor Sonderegger remain piercingly relevant

Newcastle East Deanery (esp. Byker / Walker) has been a place of hospitality during this Lent and Passiontide. I’m looking forward to beginning the Triduum at Walker Parish Church (ChCh) tomorrow evening, 7pm

19.03.26 - Joseph of Nazareth Josephine Yu “prayer to st Joseph: for the restless” - josephineyupoet.com/prayer-book-...

Mothering Sunday in the Diocese of Newcastle featuring an invitation to share in the hospitality of one the mother churches of the diocese at St Mary’s, Holy Island

My “nearly” namesake seems cool. Maybe that’s what not spelling our name with an “h” gets you?!? Much to ponder…

Awake, and judge all the nations; ♦ show no mercy to the evil traitors. They return at nightfall and snarl like dogs ♦ and prowl about the city. They pour out evil words with their mouths; swords are on their lips; ♦ ‘For who’, they say, ‘can hear us?’

Best Summary of the #bm100

Annual reminder if God forbid you are thinking about it, giving up coffee for Lent is presuming to choose a penance for everyone around you.

One for @stadio.football listeners ahead of the World Cup later this year.

Happy birthday @nationaltrust.org.uk - 131 years old today. Thank you for looking after the quiet places as well as the grand ones.

Comedy is all about timing. In this case, 3 decades.

Popping back onto Bluesky to note something. This evening, at the youth club I run, I discovered the song “What Did the Fox Say” is older than many of the young people we have with us. Obviously, that makes me feel ancient. But that also means there are young people who…

Before sunrise on Tynemouth Longsands -

The Episcopal Church includes the diocese of Venezuela and has this to say: ⚓️ www.episcopalchurch.org/ogr/episcopa...

A bit of social history at Cable Street with the 🦑🦑🦑🦑 on the way to New Year‘s Panto at Wilton’s under bright blue East London skies

Sharing ministry with my residentiary colleagues and our Anglican Communion Canon at Newcastle Cathedral has been a joy during 2025. Here is Dr Brown-Douglas’ sermon on attending to when and where God is with us: youtu.be/FKRFo-I3SFI?...

A Christmas gift from the four squids. I’ve been understood…

Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart

READ THIS: Still probably the best #ChristmasEve tradition I’ve heard. Iceland definitely does Christmas well — my Reykjavik clients had funny comments about this! Are you planning to curl up with a great new book on cities this #Christmas? Share your pick with us using hashtag #UrbanismBookClub!

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen! Impeccable timing by the churchyard roses. Happy Christmas! 🌹✨️ "A Spotless Rose is blowing, Sprung from a tender root, Of ancient seers' foreshowing, Of Jesse promised fruit; Its fairest bud unfolds to light Amid the cold, cold winter, And in the dark midnight."

@stadio.football Santa has visited North Tyneside! Thanks to the elves (!?!) @ryanhunn.bsky.social & @okwonga.bsky.social for new decor for our Cargo Bike from the Social Club

On the eve of the Great O antiphons, posting my metricised versions of the Common Worship texts. Tune: anything in Long Metre, but particularly written with the two tunes for /Come thou redeemer of the earth/ in mind. Intending to sing each verse on its day, either side of a Magnificat at EP.

Go and see this exhibition if you are in the North East! @wobblygoose.bsky.social's work is AMAZING!!!!!

I love how the Lionesses are managed by a woman who looks like she should be riding a cargo bike around my town.

This was front and centre in the post-Mass chat after church this morning. The parish is in an area of @ntcouncilteam.bsky.social where house-building faces tensions with the supply of amenities and access to transport links

Unaccompanied congregational singing this morning at St Aidan’s & St Hilda’s until Dorothy arrived with her Northumbrian Pipes to lead and accompany our voices. Her post-service playing seemed an appropriate accompaniment to this Aidan-themed window @northtyneside.bsky.social

Today marks a decade since ordination to the priesthood at St Augustine’s Queensgate. Thanks be to God. Claire Shirley remembered to take some photos and Rachel Atwell Hudson designed the gift. A very special day.

OK but if we're going to abolish King's somebody else is going to have to step up to do the carol service.

Disability and the Church of England: Tim Goode is always worth hearing on why we need to do so much better viamedia.news/2025/06/12/t...

The Presiding Bishop continues to exceed my expectations. This is a good letter expressing the seriousness of the current situation to the church, and I hope people take it seriously.

It’s bad on all fronts. It’s likely to lead to radicalisation into fringe and dangerous positions, it doesn’t do anything to combat social isolation (which attending a place of worship regularly would do), & it’s bad spiritually. You can’t be a Christian in isolation & it’s usually damaging to try.

Play England launches its new 10-year strategy today, along with the formation of the first-ever All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Play - hopefully both big steps towards a national play strategy. playnation.uk/blog/2025/05... @eugeneminogue.bsky.social

What do kids in Newcastle upon Tyne want from their neighbourhood? 1. Public spaces to meet and play 2. Active travel infrastructures to safely walk and cycle 3. Streets that promote cohesive communities 4. Well designed, maintained & safe places. Excellent participative study.

More #bloomscrolling

Clematis Montana in tiny yard #bloomscrolling

“May the Fourth be with you…” (Anglican siblings respond) “…and also with you” (Photo credit: unknown, but courtesy of FB. Let me know and I’ll add it with thanks)

Every sympathy to Roman Catholic clergy who are having to work out how the rubrics require you to mark the death of the Pope in the octave of Easter. When you’re exhausted by the last week to start off with.

Our Holy Saturday and Cargo Bike crossover

The Bishop of Newcastle(@helenannhartley.bsky.social)'s Chrism Eucharist sermon is now online. In it, she reflects on Holy Week as a time to recommit to prayer, service, and, in the words of Sam Fender, "people watching" once more. 🎸 Read it here: newcastlecathedral.org.uk/bishop-helen... ✝️

"The old empire crumbles and gives way to valleys of refreshment and peace. This is not some naïve hope." Cracking sermon from @helenannhartley.bsky.social at the morning's Chrism Mass. A joy to gather with colleagues and remember our shared calling.