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Caroline King

@caroline101.bsky.social

Retired Priest, parent, wife and friend https://hangingupthedogcollar.blogspot.com

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Revd Caroline's Retirement Thoughts Welcome to my Blog! I have recently retired from parish ministry on the grounds of ill health. This is not how I anticipated the start of my retirement even so I am relaxing into it and looking forw...

hangingupthedogcollar.blogspot.com

08.02.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
John the Baptist, pointing, autism and thoughts on Advent. 14 th Β December 2025 Advent 3 Readings Isaiah 35.1-10Β  Matthew 11.2-11 Β  This week our Advent gospel is focused once again on the figure of ...

It is a long time since I have posted a blog; it is not for lack of preaching. Anyway I am trying to get back into the habit, I found this sermon preached this morning was well received, so I am arrogant enough to share it!
hangingupthedogcollar.blogspot.com/2025/12/john...

14.12.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I nearly had that situation with a Frankie goes to Hollywood request. Turns out we were thinking of different tracks!

17.07.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear Alexandra, we are having a little celebration in The Plough, Cornmarket after the service, you are more than welcome to join us. We have a room upstairs.

01.07.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A happy side effect is that the weather should be a bit cooler. I don’t think that was a factor in the decision making process though.

01.07.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations

27.06.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations

01.06.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A group of men and women in cassocks with stoles over their arms.

A group of men and women in cassocks with stoles over their arms.

Please pray for our leavers as they head off to be ordained this Petertide!

29.05.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A spectacularly unhelpful piece of information from my calendar

26.05.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I agree beautiful written with love, kindness and doesn’t flinch from the hard stuff

25.05.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope the scan goes well and that the antibiotics do their job

16.05.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope all is ok

15.05.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nave or Nave Altar with Altar as a middle name.

24.04.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jesus harrowing hell

Jesus harrowing hell

Happy Harrowing of Hell day! βš“οΈ #episcopal #Christianity

19.04.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I suppose Banbury wouldn’t qualify on your metric!

07.04.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Given the biblical connection with wine (from grapes), not least in the Last Supper narratives I would think it pretty certain.

06.04.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was just thinking exactly the same!

28.03.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are Midsomer tours around here, they seem quite popular, a colleague was taking a wedding as a tour cam round the very moment a wedding guest fainted and was being carried out of church. The tourists couldn’t quite believe it!

22.03.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations

07.03.2025 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve only just realised quite how many β€˜Musk enablers’ there are on the roads. I can’t help hoping that sales tank when consumers join the dots.

05.03.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Much better outcome than losing the feeling in your foot.

22.02.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sure there must be more to it than knocking the door at the State Opening of Parliament.

09.02.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Word of the Day is β€˜bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

05.02.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13049    πŸ” 3416    πŸ’¬ 385    πŸ“Œ 317

One of many reasons I like it there!

30.01.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They look lovely

29.01.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Revd Caroline's Retirement Thoughts Welcome to my Blog! I have recently retired from parish ministry on the grounds of ill health. This is not how I anticipated the start of my retirement even so I am relaxing into it and looking forw...

Forgive the self promotion, I have updated my blog!

hangingupthedogcollar.blogspot.com

26.01.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was lovely to share worship with you all this morning the morning.

26.01.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

0 here too, but I knew I was old

25.01.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
God's Spirit is in My Heart (He Sent Me to give the Good News to the Poor) (Singing the Faith 404)
YouTube video by Frodsham Methodist Church God's Spirit is in My Heart (He Sent Me to give the Good News to the Poor) (Singing the Faith 404)

We could leave it to Bluesky, you know the context much better than I do. The only one I would add to the mix is www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEUg.... It picks up the gospel theme, I'm happy to trust your judgement as to whether it is appropriate. Looking forward to seeing you.

20.01.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We had it this morning too.

19.01.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0