Stella Bailey

Let alone the mine field of where AI is drawing its interpretation from and if it is theologically suitable for your community. AI has its place but never in sermon writing.

It might be however we are still in the conundrum that are Eucharistic spirituality in an Anglican tradition requires the availability of priest. There are currently not enough priest for the vacancies in the UK and since it is Good who generates vocations may God is telling us something.

Why should they when in the history of the Anglican Church the spirituality of weekly Eucharist is actually a more modern ecclesiology. For me it is a question of who you are asking to bring about the desire for weekly Eucharist

But would you travel to a church holding a Eucharist or would you expect you church to have Eucharist every Sunday at the service time you like to go to?

My observation about all the safeguarding mishandling being exposed is that so often they lead back to the culture George Carey had and decisions he made that enabled people to stay on post.

Not a fan of communion by extension.. promotes communion on my terms and an expectation that church will be what I want it to be when I turn up to church as opposed to leaning into the wider tapestry of acts of worship.

GPs halting transgender patients’ hormone treatment or refusing prescriptions, investigation reveals — The Independent Investigation: GPs cite lack of expertise or funding as key factors in withdrawals of trans patients’ prescriptions. Billie Gay Jackson and Holly Bancroft report

Utterly depressing news … please do write to Wes Streeting & your local MP. Things are becoming ever more challenging for the trans community, despite the government’s ‘aim’ to make trans lives easier …I feel like the marginalisation of my kind is something few care about

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They clearly do not know you well enough to put you in charge of supervising crafts.

Now I know I’m not the only one to have a sing for their dog… the question is… do you think they have a song for us?

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O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel; you open and lead the prisoners from the prison house, those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.

He has shown the strength of His arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Glory be…

Still in and contemplating changing the carols for the Carol service next week.

If you outsource your writing, you outsource your thinking. Amen. The greatest threat of AI are those who choose the algorithm and whose voice do they exclude.

The future is uncertain but can we just relish this moment as prisoners reunite with families after decades?

Sunday Worship - Carols for the Christ Child : ‘Fel yr Wyt’ / ‘As you are’ – the Welsh Plygain Carol Tradition - BBC Sounds An episode exploring the Welsh Plygain Carol tradition.

This was a brilliant service showcasing the Plygain tradition in Wales. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Llongyfarchiadau i bawb am wasanaeth a chyflwyniad gwefreiddiol.

Generally when the news brings to mind Advent themes it’s the gloomy ones of judgement, but the stories about the prisoners coming out of Assad’s awful political prisons are Adventy in a different and much more joyful way.
“The ransomed of the Lord shall return with singing.”

Thought for the second Sunday of Advent: Who are the prophets of our age crying out in the wilderness?

Raise your hand if you were once too hesitant or afraid to confront an older man saying or doing something inappropriate but would have no problem putting him in his place now as a #middleclasswomanofacertainage 🙋‍♀️

(copied from someone in the other place)

One of the strangest things about politics is how Amerevangelicals, who routinely complain about how they are being “persecuted” because someone said “Happy Holidays,” enthusiastically support the killing of Christians and the destruction of churches.

Good advice here. Particularly the name business, because it seems benign and is an easy bad habit to slip into with a small tight-knit congregation, but it’s really horrid for visitors or newbies (and may contribute to them not sticking around, at that…)

Well Man City bottled it….messing up my super 6!

I’m 48.. but my Mum still sends me an advent calendar… last year it was cheese. This year it’s truffles.

@greenbeltfestival.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky.

@jonathanswilliams.bsky.social

No that’s an awesome poem.

I therefore stand corrected @padrewill.wales it turns out I like limericks about me. 🥰

🤷‍♀️😂😂😂 I mean I was moved for a moment but you know… facts are facts.

Swoon doesn’t rhyme!

I’m going to say something which I think is controversial for Bluesky and Anglican circles…. I hate poetry… just don’t get it. Sorry.