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The Church of England @churchofengland.org · 10/10/2026

Join us in prayer on World Mental Health Day. 🙏

A prayer for World Mental Health Day

Compassionate God,
as you know each star you have created,
so you know the secrets of every heart;
in your loving mercy bring to your table
all who are fearful and broken,
all who are wounded and needy,
that our hungers may be satisfied
in the city of your peace;
through Christ who is our peace.
Amen.

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Lizzie Reed @lizziereed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

All of this is from the executive summary. If you read the full report the foreword will give you more valuable context to the way this review has been done. From that: "young people today are contending with more powerful forces than I ever faced. They are not fragile. They are outnumbered."

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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Artist Olek created an installation in which an entire real Finnish house was covered with crocheted pink yarn #womensart

Photo looking slightly down on a house covered in pink material within a woodland

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What a great evening. A lovely walk through the fields, a meal with friends, surprise book club and then the Traitors. This month's book is The Artist. Such a beautiful binding. Hope the story is as good.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My daughter and I have started listening to the Rosamund Pike narrated audio book of Pride and Prejudice whenever we are in the car together. It is an absolute joy. I've loved P&P for decades, but I'm discovering how funny it is when I'm forced to listen to every word.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I love reading along each year with the Shire Reckoning.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My whole family know to donate pickles to my plate when we go out. #pickleMonitor

A plate of food. A burger, sweet potato fries and a line of pickle slices

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KnitHacker @knithacker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I will never ever get tired of sharing this video every year - one of the funniest knitting memes ever: 👉 knithacker.com/2018/09/lenn... - with patterns! #knitting #crochet 🧣🤣

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Adria @adriaandthepriors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Fred works on a chimney and smokes like one too. Best thing you will see today.

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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

They’re helping

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Barry Hill @bishopbarry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A joyous morning. As a colleague said, when you looked at the procession of those licensed or commissioned for new ministries, it gives great hope for the future of God's Church.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Really enjoyed listening to the Occasional Podcast on Children's Literature from @chaletfan.bsky.social . Recommended by Tophole podcast, which is on a summer hiatus.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Things I have shouted during dinner: "DO NOT BRING YOUR FRIENDS HOME. I DO NOT WANT THEM IN THE HOUSE". Harsh? I should say that this was to the cat, on loudly announcing that he had brought a live mouse home.

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Kathryn Rose @artsyhonker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happy lunchtime #CofEPeeps, and good morning #narthex! I am leaving my (unpaid) post as churchwarden in order to go to theological college, and doing some fundraising for my parish before I go. This Highland Coo can't quite manage. Can you help? www.justgiving.com/page/whatsacoo

A large stuffed toy Highland Coo on the back of a purple long tail e-assist cargo bike, in a church corridor.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

My next summer read was "Just one damned thing after another" by Jodi Taylor. Easy to read, cleverly done, good characters, but I'm not rushing to read the next one in the series. I do like time travel and books which embrace the minutiae of institutions, but this was a bit too fast paced.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Yes, @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social , I agree with you. This is the best thing you have written. Loved it. For the best effect, it should be read during an excess of rain, rather than the ridiculous drought we have this year.

A book cover of the book Everything Will Swallow You by Tom Cox. A dark sea, a narrow beach, orange cliffsin the background and collapsing cliffs in the foreground with a small white house nestled between them. A bipedal figure is approaching the waves.

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Helen King @helenking.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I suspect there may be more than 237 people in the #CofE who support full inclusion of those of different race, sexuality, gender and neurodiversity and who’d like to help fund the election campaign for General Synod? justgiving.com/campaign/inc...

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The Inclusive Synod Election Campaign

We're fundraising with Inclusive Church to support the election of inclusive people to the General Synod of the Church of England in the 2026 elections. This will help the Church to be more diverse a...

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's time to consider my summer reading. First up is to complete my July book club reads. My Surprise Book Club book is a collection of 4 long essays by Virginia Woolf. I'm nearly at the end of the third one and the book club is meeting tomorrow evening.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This is the best thread. Slightly concerned about the snake.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I just finished listening to the audio book of Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green. Incredible book, both hopeful for the future and warning of the perils of ignoring the virtuous cycles

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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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Rachel Mann @revrachelmann.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A meditation from me on Bonhoeffer and impending retirement…

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Due to holidays, I had to write this a while ago, so totally missed that it would be out on Father's Day.

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Never give up . 😍

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I finished reading Villager by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social today. One of the weirdest books I've read. I loved it. It's like doing a jigsaw without the picture to follow, not knowing if all the pieces are there.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I took this picture a few weeks ago when I realised our Lilac tree wasn't going to be in bloom by the time we got to May 25th. Then the 25th completely passed me by. Ah well, a day late. #johnkeel #hardboiledegg

Lilac flowers with green foliage behind.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Knitter? This is a great article about the utter rubbish that happens when AI and knitting interact. From Kate Davies. katedaviesdesigns.com/2026/04/29/k...

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Unraveling AI's 'Knitting Bullshit'

'Unraveling AI's 'Knitting Bullshit'

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Plese repost & share! *THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES*, a free, scholar-produced onlyne resource for teachinge and learninge *The Canterbury Tales* at the universitye level: opencanterburytales.lsusites.org

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The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales – The new way to learn about old books

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

On the train to #synod. Time to read some more of the papers so I've a chance of knowing what is happening. #CofEpeeps

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Still pinching myself a bit that it's really happened.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

A very pleasing book hoard (and incomplete, with some Christmas money to spend).

A pile of books, listed from the top:
Household Problems by Dave Walker
Merry Murdle by GT Karber
Letter from New York by Helene Hanff
Murder at the Monastery by the Revd Richard Coles.
Good Things by Samin Nosrat
The Artist by Lucy Steeds
Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Happy Christmas to all at #clergymaltclub. Just a token sip of some Cooper King tonight.

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

A reminder in advance of everyone descending upon their relatives next week: the best thing about Old Twitter — @rhodri.biz #DuvetKnowItsChristmas — has moved to Bluesky. Post & hashtag your pics of having to sleep in the bathtub/beside the ironing/with the dog, and raise money for the homeless ♥️

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

36 Lessons and Carols over 5 days completed. (We took yesterday off). Very sad to be leaving that church and choir.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Beautiful Advent carol service this evening at the Churches Conservation Trust church of Holy Trinity Goodramgate. The choir: Caelestis, were impressive. Lovely range of music including Latin plainsong, Byrd, Rachmaninov and the gorgeous "In the Stillness".

Ancient church with box pews lit by candlelight

Sanctuary area of ancient church lit by candlelight

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

This week, I've started my schedule of final services in each of my churches. It's a hard thing to say goodbye to people you expected to be with for many more years.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Five trips to the charity shop, four advent calendars bought, three floors of the house hoovered, two pizzas made and a batch of mincemeat chopped and prepped. #dayoff

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Diocesan synod on Zoom tomorrow morning. I can't remember when it became my tradition to cook the mincemeat that day, but that's what I do. Easy to stir it every 20 minutes while it cools when you are in a multi hour online meeting. It's all chopped and mixed and steeping overnight. #CofEpeeps

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Lovely evening at Market Weighton inducting and installing a new Rector. Friendly people, full church, lovely music, epic buffet. I remember the pies from a previous visit. Still excellent. Prayers for Robert as he takes on this role.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Carry On films were a major part of my childhood. Alongside The Railway Children, pretty much the only films I saw until I was a teenager. The lore... love it.

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Liz Hassall @farliz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Yesterday, I spent 10 minutes fixing a hole on the right sleeve of my favourite knitted jacket. Feeling pleased with myself, I packed the darning materials away, put on the jacket and noticed a whacking great hole on the left sleeve. #knitting

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 28/10/2025

Have you heard about The Bovadium Fragments, the new #Tolkien book published three weeks ago (and the last to be edited by Christopher Tolkien)? The Fragments are a satire on the impact of cars, and highlight again Tolkien's concern for the environment. www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/06/new-...

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New Tolkien book – <em>The Bovadium Fragments</em> – is satire on industrialisation

HarperCollins has announced that J.R.R. Tolkien's The Bovadium Fragments will be released on 9 October 2025.

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