This is Pav (short for Pavlov) he's very good at modelling pacing oneself and the importance of rest...

All set for a Christingle service at St Paul's Dudley Bedlington Deanery Newcastle Diocese (CofE) lovely to work with this Parish during their vacancy.

A list of birds who usually or frequently come to our garden and who were notably absent during #BigGardenBirdWatch Goldfinch, dunnock, chaffinch and Wren. With particular note to the goldfinches who were back this morning...

Time with the north west youth partnership board (wards in the northwest of North Tyneside borough) this morning followed by baking for a Fairtrade Coffee morning tomorrow... varied and joyful.

When the church furnishings match your handbag #AlnwickSA #volunteerspeaker

If the pinnacle of AI is the Spotify dj I think we can all sleep safely in our beds

In this week when we mark 30yrs of women's priestly ordination I've been mostly catching up with admin and prepping for Holy Week and Easter. Meeting with the local Para assoc to plan Falklands memorial. Helping a Parish in vacancy, supervising ordinands praying and reading.

Yesterday we welcomed families to our fun afternoon and Easter Egg hunt... we welcomed more than 50 children plus their grown-ups to engage with the Easter story and get an egg... (we do it before Easter so any remaining eggs can be distributed by the food bank)

Nigel Brown, organist at St. John’s in Killingworth St John Killingworth is hoping his 1000-mile cycle ride will raise vital funds to support the church’s ambitious refurbishment plan. Read more 👉bit.ly/3TTinrB

Envious that my youngest gets to spend this week with Grasmere Badgers & Mrs Waters for work experience thank you for looking after them!

Being a grown-up means sometimes buying a Venus fly trap called Veronica.

I'm fundraising for St John's Church Killingworth with Hilary Elder . Check out our JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/running-t…

Nigel has made it to Arbroath Bedlington Deanery Newcastle Diocese (CofE) #EpicCycle

Nigel Brown, organist at St John Killingworth has completed the first stage of his 1000-mile bike ride which he hopes will help raise vital funds for the church’s ambitious refurbishment plan. Read about his journey so far 👉 bit.ly/4aiJpih

Happy finishers (a little damp thanks to the driech Scottish weather) are we glad we did it? YES! Will we do it again? Probably not! You can still sponsor us here www.justgiving/page/running-the-way-forward Bedlington Deanery Newcastle Diocese (CofE) @BishopNewcastle

A big THANK YOU to all of our volunteers who give freely of time and talents across all churches in Bedlington Deanery. As we celebrate Volunteer Week there are no words to describe how much you are valued, bless you all.

This is a fantastic post for the right priest, diverse supportive deanery, lots of potential to really make a difference to the community and opportunity for growth. Please do share, and consider if God is calling you here.

So this is happening, praise God for his faithfulness

What a wonderful service this afternoon as we celebrated the Revd Alison Hardy , the Revd Dr Sarah Hills, the Revd Sue McCormack & the Revd Louise Taylor-Kenyon installed as non-residentiary Canons of Newcastle Cathedral, commissioned the Revd Dr Sarah Moon as Bishop’s Advisor for

I've taken the app off my phone, I find the attitudes from some quarters frankly a disgrace, every blessing on all my siblings ordained this weekend, may your ministry be a blessing to the communities you serve. God's call on all our lives is to be celebrated not denigrated.