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🥇 🌱 A diocesan first for St John’s, Pendlebury! 🥇 🌱 Huge congratulations to St John the Evangelist Church, which has become the first church in our diocese to achieve a Gold Eco Church Award, the highest level of accreditation from A Rocha UK.

The Village Church in @manchester.anglican.org is a beautiful, holy place and I feel blessed whenever I go to preach and preside there ❤️ #AllAreWelcome #AllBelong #EverythingHangsOnLove

Everything hangs on love #MySermonInAPost

I love presenting the Daily Service, which seems to be pushed further and further to the margins Anyway, if you are interested in listening, on Monday I reflect on the tree of life, our indefatigable desire for more, and what we actually need to flourish Daily Service share.google/mmk0xhhfjBZE...

I'm SO excited about the revamped bee project! As it develops, we're hoping there will be loads of creative opportunities. But people can support the urban biodiversity work now through hive sponsorship. Could be a great gift for someone? Email heavenlyhoney@manchestercathedral.org if interested!

Thomas Clarkson preached a sermon in the cathedral on Oct 28th 1787 that launched the anti-slavery movement in Manchester To mark this, local actor Sam Courtney will take the stage in the nave and give a dramatic reading of the sermon Come along to hear the words that helped to change the world!

The Care Bears Movie. Just looked it up- 1985 In a cinema that still, I believe, has an ice cream interval

Heartbroken by this decision, and not just because I’m involved in producing content for it … it must cost pennies to run, but brings joy, focus and anchor. And a reach of (c.) 1.4 million listeners a week (so I read yesterday) is far from disastrous …

Oh no I knew this was coming but what a terrible decision BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw... UK government approves Jackdaw gas field, and says production will start this month - follow live - BBC News

About to lead a webinar for over 200 people in Finland, including church leaders, lay and ordained, and congregation members. Very excited and also very pleased that their English is far superior to my Finnish!

Heaven in a box

I walked the 3.5miles to the cathedral where I work as it was a beautiful autumnal morning and I knew I'd benefit from fresh air and time to think I didn't realise I'd also find a load of sloe berry bushes on the way! Guess what some people will now be getting for Christmas?! #Winning

This morning at Synod it was announced that we have our 1st Gold Eco Church @manchester.anglican.org The people at St John's Pendlebury have worked with great dedication, to decarbonise and lead the way in creation care. Delighted our 1st gold award is a local parish church - a real encouragement

Hannah Malcolm is one of the most perceptive and articulate theologians I know and she's gone off to be a priest in some working class part of Newcastle instead of occupying a corner of the Ivory Tower. She did leave us with a book though. Go buy it: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

Add a photo you took of something good (St Catherine's Wood - a new green space near Manchester city centre)

Currently at a doctoral seminar talking about AI and academia Terrifying, quite frankly

I am so excited about this movie. So many things are great about it, not least that a lovely friend has the leading part. Genuinely counting down the days and praying a cinema in Manchester shows it #BeingHeuman #JudyHeuman thefilmmaven.com/being-heuman...

Wm. Paul Young, author of the international bestselling book The Shack and its recently released sequel Return to the Shack, is coming to the Cathedral! Join us on November 8th to hear more about his books and the inspiration behind them Free to attend and no need to book

Comment to me after delivering a talk that included stuff about the climate emergency "I don't mention 'climate change' as that makes people uncomfortable. Instead I use the phrase 'rising sea levels'" 🤯 #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

Ladybird were not holding back on how we were screwing up the world and environment back in 1976 … I wonder what I made of this as a small child? Also fifty years later are we much further on?

New delivery on my desk has me once again asking in shock 'where has the year gone?!?' #CofEPeeps

The Faith in the North Pilgrim Places conference has begun!

Hi everyone, I convene a Climate Book Group and the next one is planned for THIS THURSDAY 8th October at 7pm GMT online We are going to chat about The Wilder Path by Deborah Tomkins If you are planning to attend please email canon.missioner@manchestercathedral.org for the link

📢 Last chance to have your say! As we continue the process of appointing the next Bishop of Manchester, we're inviting parishes, colleagues and anyone with an interest in the diocese to share their views. ⏰ The survey closes at midnight tomorrow. Take the survey⤵️

A little glimpse of our Fairtrade EcoFest today! #Fairtrade #EcoChurch

Hiked up Rivington Pike today So good #Autumn #Hike

I think it is very good that the PM is being so publicly vulnerable about grieving his father. That is also a form of leadership

Homily writing in the darkness of the Welsh hills, before the sun rises

Good morning #Sunrise #Salford #Manchester

We're seeking views as we journey towards appointing a new bishop Manchester diocese includes the cities Salford & Manchester, as well as Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, parts of Wigan, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Blackburn with Darwen, and Rossendale Please complete if you live in this area!

How it's started..... .....how it's going 30 years of motherhood ❤️

It's my son's 30th birthday today, and therefore the only sensible way to start the day is with cake

#MorningPrayer Infuse our hearts, our souls, our minds, and our lives with your grace, Lord Jesus; draw us into your way of hope, into the abundant love of your kingdom. Use us to turn the world upside down, that passions for power, wealth and empire may be subsumed by your love.

Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I wrote and recorded this a few weeks ago. The idea arose from conversations at my sister's bedside about how, instead of reaching for the stars, much could be gained from setting our feet deep into the soil BBC Radio 4 - Daily Service, Justice - Harmony share.google/V1L3qsJD0Q5n...

Took this a few days ago One of our sunflowers at Manchester Cathedral being enjoyed by a bee

My dear 'big' sister A force for nature A beautiful human being Fiercely intelligent, funny, compassionate Deeply faithful Two days ago I anointed her, blessed her and said goodbye Rest gently, Maya

I often talk about Eunice Foote - the woman who first talked about the possibility of climate change and was not even allowed to present her own work. An iconic woman who deserves her place in the history books #EuniceFoote #ClimateChange

This morning's service @mancathedral.bsky.social was beautiful. All credit to our precentor for putting together a truly spirit filled service It was the first time the Church has marked the new festival of Creation in Christ and we had many comments about how meaningful it had been Very thankful

The cathedral beehives -an endless source of fascination Our beekeeper told me there was one hive where the bees were always angry. She realised it was the hive she would tend to last, at her most tired, and the bees were reacting to her mood When she changed her routine, they were no longer angry

While we're at it, I'm also leading this during September. A bible study all about trees, based on Matthew Sleeth's wonderful book 'Reforesting Faith' You don't need to have read the book to join- details below #BookSky

I know these are very common, but loved the gorgeous bright white wood mushrooms making themselves known on our walk this morning

I convene a very informal Climate Book Group for people interested in reading more eco-related books and talking about them Thurs 8th Oct at 7pm online -we are going to chat about Deborah Tomkins' The Wilder Path All welcome - email canon.missioner@manchestercathedral.org for the link #booksky

Deep hiraeth today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Very sad news from the cathedral this morning

May you rest eternal in the peace of the wild things #WendellBerry Wendell Berry, US author, farmer and environmentalist, dies aged 92 | Books | The Guardian share.google/BankFwreouWX...

Have you checked out the #CofE Everyday Faith App? This week it’s based on our new book Hope for All Creation, with reflections from different people each day www.churchofengland.org/faith-life/e...

A must listen. So well researched, very sobering at times and grim how history appears to be repeating itself in some ways