Early morning walks at Mirfield

Prayers for Rev John Keeley who will be licensed later as Priest in Charge at Holy Trinity North Ormesby @dioceseofyork.bsky.social

To live Christ’s story is to be honest about where we have fallen short – in loving God, and in loving our neighbours. Ash Wednesday gives us space to do just that. As we enter Lent, we are invited to begin again and be ready to live Christ’s story in our daily lives.

Explore @4 this evening we will be exploring Lent. What it is and why these weeks before Easter are important in the church year

It seems somewhat sad that in 2026 working class people are still needing to speak out to be supported in vocations. God who calls and knows everyone by name cares about us all equally and so our call should be recognised equally.

Nobody should have to leave behind who they truly are to serve the #ChurchofEngland, the General #Synod heard during a debate on encouraging more working-class vocations to ministry #churchnews #churchtimes

Have the joy of preaching at St Hildas and St Cuthbert's Kirkleatham this morning. Do not worry. Are you not of more value than they are? The God who created the heavens and the earth cares deeply for you. Pray for both congregations that they will hear from God today

First monthly prayer walk of the year this evening. We all paused at the racecourse as we admired the moon. Each month we walk a section of the parish. Praying and giving thanks. Tonight as we prayed we also have thanks for creation

Really excited to celebrate and hear about the different ways in which people serve the church.

Had a really good night at St Paul's church Stockton. Lots of laughter and also learnt a bit more about the Bible. James Cary is a great comedian and writer

A real joy to be at Sam's licensing this evening. Sam's a great person for his family and the church. He'll be great at St Martin's. Prayers for him and his family

Home after a weekend residential at Mirfield. It's it's been one of the best weekends I've had there. Lots of good discussions. We had some taize worship and we sung the Peruvian Gloria. Some good teaching on Blended spirituality. Lots to ponder about but yeah a great weekend

Essays for the term complete. Lots of lessons learnt for next term. Now to put my laptop away and enjoy some time off before the new term begins. Looking forward to going down south to see some family. (few football matches as well) but the important part is seeing family

An incredibly blessed first Christmas on placement at Kirkleatham Parish. From 9 lessons and carols to a quiet Christmas to crib service and midnight mass. The team of people at Kirkleatham are a joy to be with and I look forward to seeing what 2026 brings at Kirkleatham Parish

Happy Christmas! 🎄 May the peace and joy of the Christ child be with you this Christmas.

Christmas eve joy... Husband said we needed crackers. Not a problem I said I'll get them. Popped in, saw these. Perfect. Dead proud of myself. Shows Ian... He said " I meant crackers for cheese...." lots of laughter followed #Christmaseve #crackers

From quiet Christmas service which was greatly appreciated by those who attended and was honoured hear from some how Christmas is different, some can't write cards now. Then on the evening singing Christmas carols in the local Asda

This morning we are holding a quiet Christmas service at St Hilda's for those who find Christmas difficult @dioceseofyork.bsky.social

Due to clergy illness I was asked to lead 9 lessons and carols at St Cuthbert's Church. But credit to the team of Kirkleatham parish tye church looked beautiful and it was full!

Our service of 9 lessons and carols is tomorrow at 6pm AT St Cuthbert's Church Kirkleatham. We have been in this morning decorating the church and it will looks beautiful when the candles are lit. All welcome

Have you prayed using the audio version of today's prayer? Go to cofe.io/TodaysPrayer to learn more.

Never thought I'd use the phrase "it goes in one ear and out the other" when preaching... Until today. When Jesus says let anyone with ears listen... Well we can listen but let's not let it go in one ear and out the other. It got a chuckle in church so they were definitely listening 👂

A really encouraging afternoon. Makes me feel united with others on the journey. Great to hear wisdom from the Archbishop and also time in our Archdeaconry groups.

"The waiting of #Advent is not passive: it is a discipline of attention. Waiting in faith is living as if the promise is already on its way. Each candle on the Advent wreath marks progress measured not in efficiency, but in hope." #faith

Today I joined clergy, ordinands and ALM'S for an Advent quiet day. So much needed. A time of prayer stations, space, some talks but predominantly just to be with God. a lovely short walk with a vicar who is just so encouraging. Thank you

Led Advent course last night. Hope. May we always have hope. Hope in God not just now but hope in him for the future. Really encouraged by the discussion as we thought about being the hope for the community we serve

Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore!

Beautiful sun this morning coming out of church from Morning Prayer with Ordinands at St Hild Mirfield weekend residential

If you enjoy a good old-fashioned Christmas Fair get yourself along to St Hilda's Church in Redcar tomorrow. starts at 10am and there are numerous stalls put on by the church including raffle, tombola, everyone a winner, teddy tombola, bottle stall, toys, cakes and much more. Hope to see you there

Such a sad time for the Parish of North Ormesby at the moment. Please if you can watch the video and prayerfully consider supporting if you can. @bishopbarry.bsky.social I don't know if I can save it if not can you send me the video

As a family of 5 on the train 1 of us will always sit on our own. I opt for this I can check emails, do reading. today I got talking to B. A mum taking her children out , she asked what I did for a living. Which followed a further conversation

As we enter a new month, join with us in prayer. 🙏 Today's prayer is available in plain text and audio formats at https://t.co/YsPdywXPuh. https://t.co/fDUlC0j1yb

One of my favourite walks. And every time we walk it's a different type of talk. Monday was planning Christmas. Today was about the John reading from morning prayer.

Today I took part in Dementia friends training. It was really eye opening to understand how to support someone living with dementia.

A prayer for the next Archbishop of Canterbury. 🙏

He leads me beside still waters

The appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury takes a step forward this month, with candidates being interviewed by the Crown Nominations Commission. Please pray for those called to interview, for the members of the CNC, and for all the staff involved.

Had my first weekend residential at Mirfield. Just amazing to be with all new and returning ordinands. To build community and worship together. A wonderful weekend in beautiful grounds

@jaques132.bsky.social @bishopnorwich.bsky.social please can you share the Vacancy for North Ormesby it would be appreciated. Prayers as well!

At the open day at @sthild.org Wills offered some advice and one of them was to get a wall planner. Well Wills I did it and my study area is ready. Wall planner, pens, notepads and plenty of prayer

Today marked my final Sunday with Holy Trinity. Tomorrow I begin a new season as I train as an ordinand. When I first joined HT I said I didn't want to be involved in anything just. How God changed that. It feels a little scary today. HT is a safe place but I trust God and a new season begins

A mixture of emotions today as I had my final day as Children and Families worker for TYCP. I have LOVED every day of my time, but as a Christian i belive God has a call on my life and it's time to take the next step.

Final trip of summer for TYCP (and my final trip as Children and families worker). We went to the beach! One mum said she hasn't been to the beach for 4 years. Another trip where we create a base. We take buckets and spades, footballs, Frisbee and we get everyone fish and chips. Building community

One of my favourite trips with TYCP is to Swainby. The church open their doors to us and it's amazing. We walk to the old church and do activities and then back down for lunch. The children love paddling in the stream and this year we toasted marshmallows

In the last week I've been recommended for training and today I've passed my driving test. Definitely entering into a new season for me and my family

Today in breakfast church we looked at the call of the disciples when Jesus said Follow me. We thought about what the disciples left behind, jobs, security, family. As I announced to my church that I have been recommended for training and will begin training as an ordinand in September.

First TYCP trip of the summer. Preston park. 21 families. 70 people. Packed lunches and a shed load of games. We are very excited. It's a great way of building relationships and coming alongside families while allowing them to explore new places

Help appreciated in spreading the word as we advertise for a new EA to work with me A key, full-time role based out of my office in south Middlesbrough with opportunity to make a real difference across our communities. Applications also welcome for a job share: dioceseofyork.org.uk/vacancies/ex...

As a church we had a celebration and send forth for Bridget today. Releasing her into retirement. The children read a poem and the adults prayed for her. A great afternoon

End of year services with North Ormesby primary Academy this week. They aren't a church school but we have a brilliant relationship and they love coming to church. I love reading this story to encourage them that Jesus is with them through the happy and sad times at school and everywhere