Andrew Dotchin (tssf) he/him

Revd Rosemary Hill

THIS #InternationalLesbianDay, we proudly celebrate Rosemary Hill, Open Table Network trustee and leader of our Cardiff community, blazing a trail in faith, leadership & authenticity 🌈💪💜 Watch her story here: youtu.be/-QeUX9ffBIg [1.5mins]

A portrait of Julian of Norwich Be a Gardener Dig a ditch Toil and sweat And turn the earth upside down And seek the deepness And water plants in time Continue this labour And make sweet floods to run and noble and abundant fruits to spring Take this food and drink and carry it to God as your true worship (Julian of Norwich)

#ToPray✝️

Be a Gardener
Dig a ditch
Toil and sweat
And turn the earth upside down
And seek the deepness
And water plants in time
Continue this labour
And make sweet floods to run & noble & abundant fruits to spring
Take this food & drink & carry it to God as your true worship

(Julian of Norwich)

A brown woman wearing a hair covering staring through barbed wire People are hard to hate close up. Move in. Speak truth.... Be civil. Hold hands with strangers. Strong back. Soft front. Wild heart. (Brené Brown)

#ToPonder

People are hard to hate close up.

Move in.
Speak truth....
Be civil.
Hold hands with strangers.
Strong back.
Soft front.
Wild heart.

(Brené Brown)

…. As Africans in America we're tired of protesting that our lives matter, it's time we stop begging for justice and take a stance for our people. It's time for us to be fearless and take our power back
(Ieshia Evans)

When the police pushed everyone off the street, I felt like they were pushing us to the side to silence our voices and diminish our presence. They were once again leveraging their strength to leave us powerless…..

A black woman in a dress facing down armed police in a protest in Baton Rouge

This one always inspires me.
Grace amidst protest

CPO Alick Dotchin at the sonar controls on the submarine HMS Valiant and his words If no one is complaining you’re doing your job wrong (Alick Dotchin

Born on a Croft outside Dundee and left school at 14.
He ended up steering Nuclear Submarines under the Polar Ice Cap.
Bit of a no nonsense guy

Humble Nobility – A Sermon Mary of Bethany on the other hand, though of a poor background, living at home with her brother and sister, maligned by those around her, rejected by others because she was not married and criticis…

Check my blog to see what I do

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It took a long time to get him and it happened as he went in to a containment area to rescue two other matelots. Sadly neither of them survived 😔
My opposition to nuclear power is simply that it is just so unnecessary and in the end is driven by greed and the list for power

A drawing of a collection of skyscrapers What can leap higher than a skyscraper? Anything. Skyscrapers can't leap....

#LastLaugh

What can leap higher than a skyscraper?

Anything.
Skyscrapers can't leap....

Precept and Practice – OCTOBER 8 – A Citizen’s Duty They saw in their fellows not the actual but the ideal man.   They saw in the meanest and guiltiest wretch that lived possibilities of the divinest graces that human character can illustrate.

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Today we pray for Community of Jesus’ Compassion in South Africa
Order of Women in the Church of South India in India
Community of the Holy Name in Lesotho, South Africa & the UK

My dad died as a consequence of a leak there when it was still under MOD control and he was Master-at-Arms of HMS Vulcan 😔

a picture of a woman with the words just open the door hurry on the bottom Alt: a picture of a woman with the words just open the door hurry on the bottom

Help Church Peeps ✝️
Does anyone else have an old door on their church which requires you to pull the handle towards you and then twist before it will open?
A newcomer sadly missed church on Sunday as they couldn’t work the door.
We’re looking for a graphic to explain the process. Has anyone got one?

Digital devices displaying the word 'JOY' as part of the Advent and Christmas theme against a starry maroon background, logos of Digital Labs and the Church of England are visible.

🕯️ Ready to plan Advent & Christmas?

Digital Labs has blogs to help you:

🎉 Discover The Church of England's 2025 Advent and Christmas resources
🌟 Design graphics with Canva for your church
📥 Use and download the Digital Promo Planner
🎁 Prepare your ACNY page

👉 All available at cofe.io/DigitalLabs.

Operation Noah Seeks New Trustees - Operation Noah Operation Noah is looking for new trustees to help lead our mission to inspire and equip the Church to take action on climate change. In this voluntary position, you will play an active role in shapin...

Are you a Christian with a passion for addressing the climate & biodiversity crises? Do you believe the Church has a vital role to play in this work? Operation Noah is looking for new trustees to help inspire the Church to take action on the climate crisis. www.operationnoah.org/operation-no...

Analysis: What do flags mean? It depends. . . They do not signify a single set of values, writes Nick Spencer

"Flags do not signify a single, objective given set of values and commitments. They are porous, protean, permeable, absorbing the words and behaviour of the individuals and communities that wave, hang, and wrap them."

@nickebs.bsky.social for the Church Times:
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Bishop Michael has written an open letter, with others in the local community which I echo:
www.cofebirmingham.com/news-stories...

Does the same complaint make sense if you say you’ve never seen a Black Face in some parts of the Home Counties? 😉

A close up image of an orange candle flame burning on a purple candle

Retreats at The House of Prayer in Surrey fill up quickly - book now for their Advent retreat from 5-7 Dec. Find out more on www.christian-retreat.org/our-programme #prayer #retreat #Advent

A black and white photo of an old woman’s hands holding a few coins She out of her poverty has put in everything she had. all she had to live on (Mark 12v44) Some, having nothing, give everything Others, having everything. give nothing

#txt4today✝️

She out of her poverty has put in everything she had. all she had to live on
(Mark 12v44)

Some, having nothing, give everything
Others, having everything, give nothing

A Black & White picture of Thomas Merton wearing a monk’s habit Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbours worthy (Thomas Merton)

#ToPray✝️

Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy.
That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business.

What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbours worthy.

(Thomas Merton)

A shadow of a head on a dark background Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change. (Brené Brown)

#ToPonder

Shame corrodes the very part of us
that believes we are capable of change.

(Brené Brown)

Precept and Practice – OCTOBER 7 – Allowances A bruised reed thou shalt not break.

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A Lego green faced alien holding a ray gun What did the alien Lego say to the humans? We come in pieces....

#LastLaugh

What did the alien Lego say to the humans?

We come in pieces....

GB News comment about LGBTQ+ including 'paedos' in breach of Ofcom code A GB News presenter saying “full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons” at a church would “include paedos” breached the Broadcasting Code, Ofcom said.

We're pleased that the loathsome comments carried by GB News, which equated being LGBT+ with being a paedophile, have been found in breach of the Ofcom code, following 71,000 complaints collected by @goodlawproject.bsky.social. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...

🤦🏼‍♂️

A white faced ginger haired woman wearing a denim jacket The first commandment is ‘Hear, O Israel’ (Mark 12v29)

#txt4today✝️

The first commandment is
‘Hear, O Israel’

(Mark 12v29)

No number of commandments will help us if we don’t listen first

A statue of Julian of Norwich We may never come to full knowing of God till we know first clearly our own Soul. (Julian of Norwich)

#ToPray✝️

We may never come to full knowing of God till we know first clearly our own Soul.

(Julian of Norwich)

White text on a black background Some things are better left unsaid. I generally realize this right after I've said them.

#ToPonder

Some things are better left unsaid.
I generally realize this right after I've said them.