#CofE #vicar ‘spiritually abused’ parishioners for 20 years, report finds

Rev Michael Hall, who died in 2021, belittled and humiliated members of his Buckinghamshire congregation
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/21/c-of-e-vicar-michael-hall-spiritually-abused-parishioners-says-report
#Religion

Vicar: I didn't see you in #church last Sunday, Robert. I heard you were playing #football instead.
Robert: That's not true, #vicar. And I've got the #fish to prove it.

#jokes #joke #fun #funny

https://twitter.com/sosdesaparecido/status/1669986710178914305
🆘 DESAPARECIDA
#Desaparecidos #sosdesaparecidos #Missing #España #Vícar #Almería

@feather1952 be far better to invite Kennett along and have a #trans #vicar dedicate and bless it.

My SO runs a #yoga class in a local #ChurchOfEngland hall. Although she is a trained #yoga teacher, this particular class is really an #exercise session for some older people.
Nevertheless, the new #vicar has refused #permission for any more sessions because of the #word #yoga. They made no attempt to find out what really goes on. #Sad
#bigotry

The #Vicar of the #Kyiv-#Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan #PavloLebid, popularly known as "#PashaMercedes", called on #Zelenskyy not to take away from the #FSB branch of the #UOC MP 2 churches on the territory of the #Lavra and to ensure that "those people who have nothing to do with the church indicated when we should celebrate #Christmas"

Thoughts for fellow #clergy and other #church leaders:

#Advent and #Christmas are times for some of the coziest and most joyful gatherings. But, speaking as a colleague who can no longer work due to #disability, I invite you to consider ways to make these gatherings more inclusive to the #disabled and medically vulnerable.

A friend is exhausted from the need for accommodation of their family's disabilities being entirely on their shoulders, while their church continues to plan events that are inaccessible to them.

I am isolated from the organized church because #COVID is too risky for me and others in my household.

Many in the #disabled and #ChronicallyIll community are incredibly hurt by a society that has collectively decided to move on without us, to be unconcerned about spreading a virus which could kill us. Don't let the church be a part of this default eugenics.

Reach out to your disabled and chronically ill members and local community. Ask them what would enable them to participate with minimal risk.

Be willing to consider holding some events that are masked or outdoors (or both!) Know that that indoor potluck you're planning will likely cause someone to have to make a decision between keeping themselves and loved ones safe, and the mental and spiritual benefit of engaging with the congregation.

You may need to take the initiative on this, because most of us have already been crushed into silence by society's disregard of our lives. I know, you have so many things to do right now, so much planning and juggling, and congregational personalities to manage. But please, take a moment to reach out to someone like me, like my friend. You may be the star of hope they need to see.

Thanks for listening.

PS: If you would like more information, try this link from @PeoplesCDC -- https://peoplescdc.org/2022/11/17/safer-in-person-gatherings/

#Pastor #accessibility #Christian #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #priest #rector #vicar

I'm new here having fled birdland.

I've connected with some tweeps from there here too.

I'm liking it here though. A bit about me:

- I'm just 50
- I'm a #vicar
- I'm a #metalhead
- I like #jazz
- I have an MA in #theology that the theology department thought was about Art, & vice versa.
- I've lived in France & miss it
- I've visited Sweden & dear friends there many times.
- I joined a union last year.
- I have 3 teenage children. 1 is enby.
- I love cooking
- I love obscure films

Some tags that describe us: #podcast #church #vicar #VicarOfDibley #feminist #lgbtally #InclusiveChurch #InclusiveChristianity #ChurchofEngland #Anglican #Anglicanism #FemaleVicar #nerdy

#Introduction Time I did one of these!

I'm a #Vicar in #Salford, a Diocesan Environment Officer and a tutor at Luther King Centre for Theology and Mission

I write about #Climate #Theology #PastoralCare and #Ministry

Every so often I can be found on #PauseForThought on #Radio2 and the #DailyService on #Radio4

Fairly newbie cyclist, love public transport and happiest on the front seat of the top of a double decker bus

I'll probably toot about all kinds of things from serious to frivolous!

I have an occassional series where I answer questions sent to me by school children. Rather than get all academic, I aim to make a fun video. This isn't scripted, so I might say odd things, especially as I also do the whole thing in one take. The most recent question I had was about 'the soul': what is it, where is it, how can we find it. I hope this is thought-provoking. #soul #juggling #theology #christian #vicar
https://youtu.be/yBmJcVhytuk

New social space, who dis? #mastodon I don't understand you 😅

If you see this and are into gaming - twitch.tv/gamingcurate is where you need to be 🦾

#newhere #gaming #vicar

@robbsutherland hmm, that's strange. Try searching for hashtags: #Anglican #vicar #church etc

An introductory post seems like it might be helpful. I’m an #extrovert #LeftyPriest #Vegetarian #ChurchOfEngland #Vicar who likes #pilates #disco #books #theology #romance #history #vikings #politics I’ve got #daughters a husband and #dogs from #nottingham

I'm new here having fled birdland.

I've connected with some tweeps from there here too.

I'm liking it here though. A bit about me:

- I'm just 50
- I'm a #vicar
- I'm a #metalhead
- I like #jazz
- I have an MA in #theology that the theology department thought was about Art, & vice versa.
- I've live in France & miss it
- I've visited Sweden & dear friends there many times.
- I joined a union last year.
- I have 3 teenage children. 1 is enby.
- I love cooking
- I love obscure films

The #church I go to is mentioned in this article! They even interview Heston our wonderful #Vicar ❤️☺️ The sad reality is at the moment that these wonderful beautiful places which provide so much for their communities are struggling to survive and provide.

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/07/rising-costs-vital-community-hubs-shut-doors

Twitter refugee hoping to reconnect with some of the UK fiction writers, political commentators and the educators who have kept me informed, challenged my thinking and made me laugh on the other side. #maths #assessment #michaelrosen #sunak #johnson #cambridge #osman #vicar #imaCeleb

Happy Monday everyone! How was your weekend?

Yesterday was a day framed by beginnings and endings - a baptism in the morning and a service of remembrance and thanksgiving in the evening for loved ones who have died.

#LoveMyJob #Vicar #Priest #Church

By way of #introduction, I have returned to #Wolverhampton, UK, after retiring as #vicar in the #ChurchofEngland. I served in #Walsall, #Oadby, #Islington and #BuryStEdmunds.

My interests include #theology, #ukpolitics, #electronics, #microcontrollers (specifically #ESP32) and #amateurradio #hamradio #QRP.