Rev'd Andrew Whitehead

How stressful is this! Test cricket is the best sport! #ENGvIND #TMS

YouTube video by Diocese of Norwich (Church of England) Voices for Creation: church and school together

Voices for creation from Cawston CofE school in @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social which I’m showing to people during the Mass Climate Lobby of Parliament today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHsj...

Lovely to be at @norwichcathedral.bsky.social for the Bishop’s teaching morning with Br Jean Marie from the Taizé Community. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social #cofepeeps

Safely installed for the morning at Diocesan Synod in Dereham @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

It was wonderful to welcome Joanna Haywood into the Deanery this afternoon at Hainford with @bishopoflynn.bsky.social and a church full of happy people! @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

A real privilege to deliver the epiphany gifts collected from the Cawston congregation to the amazing @stmartinsnfk.bsky.social they do such valuable work and it’s a real pleasure to support them. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

The Revd Richard Turk now licensed to Bawdeswell, Bylaugh, Elsing, Foulsham, Foxley, Lyng. Sparham and Themelthorpe with great joy in a packed and beautiful St Mary's Elsing. Thank you to St Mary's for hosting and to all who came to pray for Richard and to welcome him. @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social

Really good to be at the O2 Arena for young voices accompanying Cawston Primary Academy. Fabulous atmosphere and we haven’t even started yet! @yvconcerts.bsky.social

A good day of Rural Dean duties today (though I’ve not technically started yet) as we rehearsed for the licensing of Rev’d Richard Turk in the beautiful St Mary’s church at Elsing. And there was sunshine too!

In sunny Birmingham today for a meeting of the trustees for the association of festival churches.

We clearly need to connect… this is my Grey Fergie taking part in Cawston’s Plough Sunday last weekend.

Jimmy Anderson plans to play on for Lancashire in 2025 county season * Talks over deal with county understood to be under way * Bowler made Test farewell against West Indies last July Batters in Division Two of the County Championship have been put on notice with the news that Jimmy Anderson is planning to make a…

Jimmy Anderson plans to play on for Lancashire in 2025 county season

Lovely to be back on home turf today at my old school, St Christopher’s High School in Accrington, to celebrate my Dad’s 42 years as a governor (19 as chair of governors). A wonderful occasion and here’s to a happy retirement. @blackburn.anglican.org

So far, so good.

You've got to love Norfolk!

Sunday’s cold and wet weather did nothing to deter a hardy band of Norfolk villagers, who turned out in number to support a revived Plough Sunday tradition in Cawston.

Plough Sunday was, at one time, a major event in the towns and villages of East Anglia. On the first Sunday/Monday after Epiphany, a plough would be drawn through the streets. The plough would be blessed as the agricultural community began a new season of ploughing and growing in the fields.

The church of St Agnes in Cawston is one of many in Norfolk to house a horse-drawn plough – a reminder of the way we used to work the land. The church also contains other artefacts which tell the story of the traditions involving the plough.

Welcome! It’s nice here.

Good to see @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social @bishopnorwich.bsky.social and @ianbishop.bsky.social on here. Welcome to what seems like a much more pleasant environment than the other place.

Plough Sunday in Cawston yesterday was excellent. Even miserable weather didn’t keep folks away as we celebrated our farmers and processed the Magi through the village on my vintage Grey Fergie. #ruralministry #followthestar

YouTube video by Cawston Parish Church Plough Sunday 2025 HD 1080p

Plough Sunday is just around the corner in Cawston. The perfect opportunity to take the tractor out for a spin. youtu.be/yhsVvvkegYk?...

YouTube video by Pep Organ The Reopening of the Notre Dame Organ Was Ruined?

I'm a fan of organ music and have listened to a broad selection of styles & composers, but I felt the Notre Dame reopening was a missed opportunity. The repertoire was esoteric and must have sounded bewildering to the majority of viewers... There's a lot I agree with here: youtu.be/vK2rXp1dxAU?...

What astronomical object was the Christmas Star? In the lead-up to the festive season, Dr Becca Whitehead explores what astronomical objects the Christmas Star could have been. 

Ever wondered what the Star of Bethlehem might have been from an astronomical point of view? My wife works for the Open University and was invited to write something festive for their OpenLearn programme: www.open.edu/openlearn/sc...
#cofe

Thanks for that. I’ll have a look.

That’s a shame… I guess you’re now “Norwich South” and “Humbleyard” is but a memory… I’m quite glad we retained both “Ingworth” and “Sparham” but perhaps I’m too sentimental.

Didn’t realise you’d served your time!

It would seem I am to be the new Rural Dean for Ingworth and Sparham. Not quite sure I know what I'm letting myself in for... @revgraham.bsky.social can be my guide! #CofEPeeps

how odd. I wonder what people think a wedding is if it isn’t the public declaration of some sort of commitment to each other. A deep and meaningful private conversation is just that… a wedding is surely about making that commitment in the presence of others.

Why do non-religious people assume they are neutral? Of course people of faith are influenced by their faith in political decisions like on assisted dying. You can't compartmentalise religion, it's not a hobby you can ignore in the week! Atheists and humanists are also influenced by their worldview.

sounds a bit like Harry and Meghan’s pre-nuptial ‘vows’ with +ABC before their wedding