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Hannah Lewis

@deafhannah.bsky.social
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Deaf BSL user, priest, chaplain, Oxford diocese. Author ‘Deaf Liberation Theology’. Life Vows Single Consecrated Life.

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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I need a personal prayer discispline beyond that - as do all priests - not just about bible reading and interceding, but also time for contemplation, meditation, reflection and generally nurturig my own personal faith. And presding at the eucharist and other services is very much part of that.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Absolutely, in the same way that presiding as communion or evensong absolutely counts as part of the personal discipline of a priest even though it is also 'work'
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why not Potty - the modern meanings of the word may not have existed in 1833!
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Inspired idea.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just saw folk who join the uncritical rush towards AI referred to as "LLMings", and I am stealing that.
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Vintage Pixel Game: Lemmings
Alt: Vintage Pixel Game: Lemmings
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
fictionfox.substack.com/p/5-x-50-0d3...
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5 x 50
Late September: my writing life
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Shes on substack now and there’s a new (final) Lindchester novel in progress.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
also I'm hoping to share it in some form - but preparing for a signed presentation means I don't write it out in full so it may have to wait till I get time (and possibly the opportunity of publishing it to motivate me to make the time) to get it out there in English.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... is the illusions of inclusion reference - from Deaf education - a Deaf child in a classroom with an interpreter may look like they are included, but are they?
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That makes three of us (Im currently working on a keynote around deaf and hearing churches and “Christian unity” to be delivered to an international deaf ministry conference next week. Have found the fab phrase (not mine) “illusions of inclusion”
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Naomi L. Jacobs @naomijacobs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
On Tues 13th October I'm giving the annual Hook Lecture in Leeds, on disability, belonging and justice in churches and society. Please share with anyone who might be interested. Hope to see you there! #DisabilityTheology #DisabilityStudies www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hook-l...
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The Hook Lecture 2026: Just Belonging
Disability, Justice and Churches by Dr Naomi Lawson Jacobs
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I use Godself and God (as a pronoun) generally when I can. They if I really need a pronoun.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There are never enough liturgical bookmarks in a book so that sounds like an excellent idea.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
@ruthh.bsky.social @wobblygoose.bsky.social “waves” in passing x
Photograph of Newcastle station signpost.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Excellent company for a long train journey north.
Photo of train table with a copy of “unity” by Charlie bell and a notebook with a puffin cover.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Fair point.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You will likely feel the cold. Especially outside. I’ve moved between south and north and it takes a while for my body to acclimatise whichever way I go.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Well-being app asking me to note why I had a massive stress spike at 5am so I can learn how to avoid it. Being woken suddenly because there’s a giant spider above the offsprings bed and they need me to remove it does have that effect!
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hope you have a wonderful time
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Always happy to support small poor churches doing great things in their communities ….
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entirelygill.bsky.social @entirelygill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Glorious. Absolutely glorious.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yep. Mine might be mixed fibres actually. Bought a long time ago so I can’t remember. Even so I only spin gently when I wash it so it doesn’t need ironing!
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Just washed my cassock alb again. Penny has finally dropped - it’s a nice fabric but it is polyester which is probably why I’m sweating in it so badly! Wonder if anyone does cotton cassock albs these days 🤔 (wearing 95% cotton clergy shirts has helped a lot in terms of comfort this summer)
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Anupama Ranawana @msamrc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"Arday’s story is a warning about the consequences of symbolic inclusion without structural change of elevating individuals without support, the dangers of treating representation as spectacle,the failures of institutions that abandon those they once celebrated " paulddf.substack.com/p/who-killed...
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Who Killed Jason Arday?
Earlier this afternoon, my oldest boyhood friend, a distinguished international lawyer who received his doctorate at Cambridge, called me to share the tragic news that Jason Arday, the Black British a...
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I’ve not come across midwinter. Sounds worth a read.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Perhaps I should do some secondhand book browsing online …
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I love Island of the Sheep (partly for its description of the escape up the Great North Road ) and also Witchwood which is totally different to any others. But my reading has never been systematic. As you say very much of its time and sometimes it’s nice to escape the modern world for a bit.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I’ve not read that one - can’t have turned up in a charity shop I’ve frequented. And it’s refreshing to meet someone else who reads Buchan (beyond the 39 steps).
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I am very happy with past me booking a 1 pm swimming slot for today to force myself to take a break in a busy week. I’ve just had a beautifully cool hour. #TinyJoys
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
As a vowed celibate I think I shall give this book a miss if that’s a sample.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Including an article by me. So many thanks to the excellent editors
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
As the EHRC Code of Practice comes into force, we’ve compiled a new Oxford toilet guide highlighting unisex/gender-neutral provision. 38 facilities across the city for when you need to go. Read it here: oxfordclarion.uk/oxford-publi...
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Oxford public toilets: Where to go when you need to go
We are all the Clarion – and, sometimes, we all need the loo. And especially if you're pregnant, have an unreliable postnatal pelvic floor, are looking after children, or just need to spend a penny wi...
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
As a kid (1970s) we always had marrows and not courgettes. I don’t remember eating courgettes till I went to uni. I understand the true marrow as a stripy beast that looks and tastes different to an overgrown courgette.
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Amy @justsewamy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A project by FiveforFive to map gender neutral toilets in the U.K. openlavs.com/about.html
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About – Open Lavs
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The Church in Wales | Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru @churchinwales.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Bench of Bishops of the Church in Wales has today released a statement about the EHRC Draft Code of Practice. Mae Mainc Esgobion yr Eglwys yng Nghymru wedi cyhoeddi datganiad heddiw ynglyn â Chôd Ymarfer Drafft yr EHRC. www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-... #ChurchInWales
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Fair enough.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You can also put in text so the repeating bits are printed out for you in advance.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Check out personalised planners. You can customise the layout (this is my go to as another who needs to write it all out and see it to help plan my time. I have a discount code you can use if you want a recommendation)
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 03/07/2026
Ironically sex matters on their own blog will acknowledge that they're not a feminist organisation but a gender critical (anti trans) organisation. This is in response to criticism from anti trans feminists about their collusion with anti feminists - they'd rather collaborate with the right.
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 03/07/2026
When they speak to government officials they put on their serious concerns for women face. At ARC they hold a stall in amongst Europe and Americas leading fascist organisations.
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 03/07/2026
Sex Matters are currently courted by the UK government and EHRC as if they were a real feminist organisation only interested in the rights of women, and at the same time they were attending that far right conference ARC alongside all the other fascist groups.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I’m on the panel for this!
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WobblyGoose/Dr Rachel @wobblygoose.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This event will be BSL interpreted. A recording will be available after the event More details on the cathedral website leicestercathedral.org/exhibition-s...
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Exhibition: Seeking the Disabled Christ
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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Catholics: constant Catholic Drama Evangelists: rooting through the US gvt trying to find the apocalypse.exe file Anglicans: WHEEEEE!!!
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
KS2 assembly today. They ask the *best* questions. #TinyJoys
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In Quires and Places where they meme @quiresandplaces.com · 25/06/2026
uk rn
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I came on to post that exact same thing. It had our little plainchant evensong group in stitches.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ah! Yes. I see.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Tesco will be air conditioned. I’m holding Sainsburys run till later to give me a heat break.
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Hannah Lewis @deafhannah.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I love it
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