Claire Honess

🖋️ Dear Archdeacon...

I've just lovingly dried them with a hairdryer. I love my job!

🤣🤣🤣 Have you *met* my dog?

The font has to be filled with buckets of water. My bath has a shower attachment.

Claire, a vicar, stands next to a bathtub full of wet, brightly coloured children's playmats. She is laughing!

Vicaring jobs that weren't in the role description #3,487,923: bathing the playmats.

A kilner jar about half full of sloes, some of which are floating in a clear liquid. It's not obvious from the photo that the liquid is gin, but it is!

Oh, I am very sorry to read this. Rest in peace, Nigel.

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A sloe bush with many fat sloes on it against a blue sky.

Mmm... sloe gin!

Claire, dressed in a red chasuble, introduces the Peace. Glenn holds her book. She is flanked by four adult servers, an LLM in a blue scarf and seven children/young people.

Ten humans, nine dogs and an iguana in front of an altar.

It has been a 'never (for which, read "always") work with children and animals' kind of a weekend. What fun!

Amandine holds Peppermint, a large iguana, while Claire prays a blessing on the relationship between human and pet.

Things they don't teach you at theological college #3,426,798: blessing an iguana!

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Excellent words here from Bishop Arun.

At St Mary's, we proudly fly the flag of St George from our flagpole beside Selby Road.

We are the Church of England: here for everyone in England, regardless of background.
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Will be looking out for you later!

Or... How do you Salve a problem like Regina. Niche Anglo-Catholic pun... I'll get my coat!

That goes with my "I've just dusted the Virgin" from last week.

It's relatively quiet in Leeds. Maybe everyone is at Carnival?

Praying for you, my friend. You know where I am... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

<appreciative vicar noises>

An A-frame blackboard with the words "Pilgrims in the Park" written on it. It is standing on grass and there is a small box of orders of service leaning against one of its legs.

A group of people are seated at a cafe table under a green parasol. Teapots and coffee mugs are visible on the table.

A group of 9 people stands on a bridge. They are smiling. One wears a clerical collar and a "Pilgrims in the Park" t-shirt.

A group of 10 people gathers in a park setting. Four are seated on chairs, one on the floor on a blue blanket, and the rest stand. The vicar, on the left of the picture wears jeans and a black "Pilgrims in the Park" T-shirt with a clerical collar.

Pilgrims in the Park. Launched today at Temple Newsam. A simple service with prayers and a reflection, followed by a walk and a cuppa in the café.

Seminar – October 2025 : Another Advocate: The Emergence of the Holy Spirit in the Writings of the New Testament

Also swotting up for this seminar in October...

Yes!! Very clear and helpful. Heard her talking about it in Wakefield Cathedral a couple of months ago and ordered it off the back of that talk.

A book cover. The book is called "Giver of Life: The Holt Spirit in the Creed and the Christian Life Today" by Jane Williams.

Ooh! Can't wait to hear how it went. This was my day-off reading!

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A picture of a truly enormous puddle in front of a garage door.

My vicarage now has a small swimming pool!

I'll look out for you. I have to dash afterwards cos I'm working the bar back at the ranch (a vicar's work is never done, etc etc)!!

An advertisement for a service to celebrate Leeds Pride. Saturday 19th July at 4pm at Leeds Minster.

Going to this on Saturday. Who's coming?

My wonderful DoM knows it's my favourite and wheels it out for me on a regular basis!

There's a Wideness in God's Mercy ftw. Corvedale is the best tune too.

A shot of beach huts taken through the windows of their porches to give a frame effect in many bright colours.

Day off joy!

Praying, Nick.