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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Woo hoo! Saturday night! Oh, wait. I’m a priest. Goodnight!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

For the record, I will not be retrofitting the church bell tower to allow for snipers and drones.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There was a time when, out of respect for the dead, the grieving, and the traumatized, nobody shared images or videos of the towers actually being hit on 9/11. This seems to have changed this year, and it feels like something sacred has been violated.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Going out for Greek food tonight. The online menu didn’t specify whether it was Koine Greek food. So I don’t know whether or not there will be Biblical (pro)portions.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The only time I’m ever interested in hearing something about Harry and Meghan is if Bishop Michael Curry is involved.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Love it when one of our stained glass windows pairs perfectly with the gospel reading.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Java loves it when I vote by mail and then wear the sticker around the house.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Everyone can’t stop talking about The Odyssey and I don’t understand what’s so compelling about a movie based on my old minivan.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Okay, back to actual football. See you in four years, other football!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Rats. I should have referred to sharing the communion wine this morning as a “hydration break.” Missed opportunity.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The best part of my day happened in the handshake line after church when a blind parishioner asked me to bless his new service dog Seymour. And, for the record, “Seymour” is the greatest name for a seeing eye dog EVER!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I can’t believe England missed that extra point. But wow. 6-4. #worldcup

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I do wonder how much my teleprompter guy has earned off the prediction market by placing bets on my sermons.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

We baptized a young adult this morning who first started coming to church after discovering my TikTok account. Which isn’t to say that TikTok leads to salvation - or that I’m a “baptism influencer.” But it’s a reminder that the Holy Spirit can and does work in amazing and surprising ways. TBTG!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Met a toddler named Malachi at Trader Joe’s today. Yowza! That name is pure fire!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If your wedding inquiry includes the word “venue,” we are not likely a good fit…

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Had dinner tonight with a LEGIT war hero. Ever grateful.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

You know, if you’re planning to do a “period liturgy” tomorrow, I do hope you intend to preach for an hour.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Rite I: “All men are created equal” Rite II: “All are created equal”

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

American Preachers looking at 4th of July weekend.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I admit I sometimes wonder how much the church spends annually for bishops to fly to other bishops’ consecrations.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Shoutout to those of us with dead dads who miss their dead dads!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

None of this would have happened if they’d painted the Reflecting Pool Sarum Blue.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Want to come work with me in Palm Beach? It’s never dull around here! episcopalnewsservice.org/jobs/associa...

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Went to a new barber today. When he learned I was an Episcopal priest, he asked me what I thought about “gay Christians.” When I told him they were beloved children of God, he started lecturing me about the nature of sin. I am currently looking for a new barber.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

All seven verses of St. Patrick’s Breastplate today. Obviously.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Oh God, I just realized I’m going to CREDO on Tuesday and haven’t done a lick of the pre-conference materials. In other news, I need to hire another full-time priest at Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Anyone want to move to Palm Beach?! We’re doing some great things, having fun, making disciples, growing, etc.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The pope writes 42,000 words (presumably without the help of AI) and I can barely pull together 1,200 every week! (also, presumably without AI).

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

“I know it's your day off and I'm very sorry to bother you but…” I’m totally putting this on my tombstone.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Had something happen yesterday I’ve never seen before in 25 years of ordained ministry. A bishop, during a visitation for confirmations, put an offering in the collection plate when it came up to the altar. Not in a showy way - he just called the acolyte over and put in a check. Grateful for that!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Sorry mom, but Sixth Sunday of Easter > Mother’s Day

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In the end, I decided NOT to have a conversation with the person sitting at the table next to me in the coffee shop today.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Did a rare Rite I funeral today. Which reminds me that Rite I funerals are the best funerals.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A doctor? Well, in that case…“Physician, heal thyself!”

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I’m so glad that we have an Archbishop of Canterbury who is also “weak on crime.”

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

In a world of Pharaohs and Herods, the Prince of Peace reigns supreme.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Genocide is not one of the fruits of the spirit.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

My staff thinks I’m an idiot!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

One of my favorite services of the year is also the one that’s most overlooked: The liturgy for Holy Saturday. Pause amid the preparation, experience the void, sit in the stillness, seek the holiness of almost but not yet.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Why is it no one ever mentions the FIRST seven words of Christ?!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Spy Wednesday is the best Wednesday.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Seriously though, the Oil of the Catechumens is the chrism mass version of the poor stepchild.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

On Palm Sunday, I can never decide whether or not I have live donkey envy.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Friendly reminder that if you’re singing the Exsultet for the first time at this year’s Easter Vigil, you should start practicing…three months ago.

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Speaking of which, in my Maundy Thursday sermon, should I use the line, “something’s afoot??”

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Nothing like a joyful dose of God-inspired goodness reverberating throughout the Anglican Communion to bring out the online hate and misogyny. Holy buckets!

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Tim Schenck @fathertim.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Here’s something Jesus didn’t say: “Lazarus just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead.”

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