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Fr Gary Waddington

@garywaddington

Team Rector @StWilfHarrogate: Major Parish Church. General Synod. Ex LitCom. Recovering succentor. Once a Biologist. Views my own. The owner now of Nellie.

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This is fascinating churchofengland.org/sites/default/… The stipendiary priest to population ratio: 3625 (1960) 9480 (2020). Clergy in parishes: 13065(1960); 7210(2020) Pop growth 1960-2020: 30% Parish clergy fall 1960 - 2020: 45% Easter Communicants: 2.07m (1959);0.8m (2020) Connected???

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"I warn you not to be ordinary, I warn you not to be young, I warn you not to fall ill, and I warn you not to grow old." Neil, Lord Kinnock, 1983 He was right. But alas, what he warned about has come true: Parliament has delivered it.

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I oppose this bill with every fibre of my being. I think it is weak, bad legislation. But, some of the comments directed towards the sponsor are vile. Disagree, yes. Disagree strongly, absolutely. But if you get in the gutter, it is a lack of humanity on a par with this bill.

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If you’re an aging TV star - tonight, think what you’d like the government to do and email UK Prime Minister . You’ll likely get it. Because that seems to be how politics now works.

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And this surely, unless the irony is wholly unintended shows the problem? “I won’t live long enough” - but diagnosis was off. Off by a long way. She was given “weeks” to live - in 2023. I wonder how many people, how many families might not now get that further two + years?

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I feel sorry for @CAF bank, I know systems have to be upgraded. However, the new online interface is truly awful, clunky, and parts don't work. The design isn't intuitive at all. Such a shame - they're great, but this is an epic fail for charities struggling to use it. 😢

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I think Victoria Derbyshire is great. I think that the Hunt family is dealing with a terrible trauma. But, even if the family asked for this, isn’t this mawkish and intrusive? If this had been a murder (awful as it is) on a council estate would it have a BBC1 prime time slot? BBC

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Agh. I have broken my golden rule of not interacting with a particular account. I apologise - but there’s only so much misrepresentation I can put up with. #letthereaderunderstand

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Well, it's 29 years (!) since this happened... Ad multos annos to all whose ordination anniversaries fall at this time. Ss Peter & Paul, pray for us.

Well, it's 29 years (!) since this happened...
Ad multos annos to all whose ordination anniversaries fall at this time.
Ss Peter & Paul, pray for us.
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O Saviour of the world, who by thy Cross and Precious Blood hast redeemed us: Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord. Come see the #Gaia installation at St Wilfrid's Church - book Harrogate Festivals #Harrogate #DuchyRoad #Art Diocese of Leeds The Church of England

O Saviour of the world, who by thy Cross and Precious Blood hast redeemed us: Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.

Come see the #Gaia installation at <a href="/StWilfHarrogate/">St Wilfrid's Church</a> - book <a href="/HarrogateFest/">Harrogate Festivals</a> 

#Harrogate #DuchyRoad #Art 

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Ah, that feeling when you very carefully lay out liturgical resources - and then find someone re-does the layout, and screws them up... 😡

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Had a lovely time talking to a conference organised by Ben Phillips - alas, I ended up online, rather than in person... (And no, that's not my van before anyone says.....) bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…