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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Wonderful to hear about some of the wonderful people making a difference across our communities today thanks to BBC Radio Sheffield. Very special to congratulate the volunteer of the year, Nicola from St Peter’s School Wardrobe, in the Parish of Bentley in the @sheffdio.org ! #lightsforchrist

Leah pictured next to Nicola (who is holding her BBC Radio Sheffield Make a Difference Award) standing in front of the purple BBC Sheffield Make a difference back drop.

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Diocese of Sheffield @sheffdio.org · 20/09/2025

Congratulations to Bishop Leah, who was installed at Sheffield Cathedral today as our next Bishop of Doncaster! #LightsforChrist 📷 Maria Ellmore

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Diocese of Sheffield @sheffdio.org · 18/09/2025

✝️ Installation of the Bishop of Doncaster Bishop Leah will be formally welcomed into her new ministry within the Diocese at an installation service this Saturday (20 September). The Dean and Chapter of Sheffield Cathedral are pleased to invite the whole diocesan family to the installation at 2pm.

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Diocese of Sheffield @sheffdio.org · 04/09/2025

'I'm a firm believer that God calls all his people to ministry, every baptised believer. This is actively pursued in the Diocese of Sheffield'. Meet our new Archdeacon of Sheffield & Rotherham, Revd Canon David Gerrard: www.sheffield.anglican.org/meet-our-new-archdeacon-of-sheffield-and-rotherham/

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

How on earth did the time go so fast?!

A ombré chocolate- vanilla cake with lit gold 18 candles on the top.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

All moved in to a lovely new home @sheffdio.org and started August with a beautiful early morning walk exploring the local woods and public footpaths - even in the drizzle! Looking forward to making this part of my routine in the coming months.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

All are very welcome! If you can come and pray with me on the day you would be very welcome (see below!) and if you can't please do be praying for me and for the Diocese of Sheffield as I begin ministry as a bishop on Sept 16th.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Lovely to have a congratulations and a cheer from @blackburndiocese.bsky.social Synod this morning. It has been a blessing to be part of this diverse and Jesus focussed diocese. Thank you for praying for me as I move into a new ministry even if it’s on the other side of the Pennines!

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

So many bittersweet moments this week and it’s only Tuesday! Giving thanks to God for lots of people in and outside the church - and praying for them as they step into the next season of mission, ministry and civic life in Lancaster.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Absolutely lovely to have a surprise meeting with the major of Lancaster today to present me with a thank you from the city council for my time here. The perfect gift - a lovely 'Chas' print of the Castle at night! #thanksbetoGod #partnership #civiclife @blackburndiocese.bsky.social

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

11 people engaged in lay ministry and in discerning future authorised or ordained ministries. Bittersweet to meet with 9 of them this afternoon. Four years ago there were 3. #thanksbetoGod

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Praying this morning for those being ordained deacon by @bishoppete.bsky.social at @sheffieldcathedral.bsky.social in @sheffdio.org and also praying for the churches and communities receiving them as curates. For Jesus to be at the heart of all they do with and for one another. #LightsforChrist

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Diocese of Sheffield @sheffdio.org · 05/07/2025

Congratulations to our new priests! #LightsforChrist

Our priests in a line outside Sheffield Cathedral

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Praying for those being ordained priest today by @bishoppete.bsky.social at @sheffieldcathedral.bsky.social in the @sheffdio.org - thanks be to God for your courageous consent to his call to serve and I am so looking forward to getting to know you!

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Slightly sad to be leading my last worship in school at Ripley this evening! It’s been a fabulous gift to have a church secondary school in the parish! #growingdisciples @blackburndiocese.bsky.social

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Such a privilege to preach @yorkminster.bsky.social on the 22nd anniversary of my own ordination to the diaconate. Continuing to pray for Hannah, Sam, Peter and Karen - the newest deacons @dioceseofyork.bsky.social #ThanksbetoGod

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Safely arrived @dioceseofyork.bsky.social ordination retreats and thankful for the privilege of accompanying those preparing to be made Deacon on Saturday @yorkminster.bsky.social

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Fr Jonathan Bish @frjonathanbish.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Stanley Hauerwas: "I say in a hundred years, if Christians are known as a strange group of people who don’t kill their children and don’t kill the elderly, we will have done a great thing.”

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Three months today will be my first Sunday as an episcopal colleague to @bishoppete.bsky.social and the fantastic churches, chaplaincies, schools and communities of @sheffdio.org. Praying for Jesus to be at the centre of all I/we do in the coming season. #LightsforChrist

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Fabulous weekend - with @archbishopofyork.org #FaithintheNorth teaching about #TheLordsPrayer Inspired by some really good questions from the ecumenical community that gathered. Here’s some snaps of the prayer station produced by congregation member RAP!

A cross and a description at the front of the page, a purple lit background with ‘vessels’ holding elements of the Lord’s Prayer.

Vessel (black) in the centre holds ‘lead us not into temptation’

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Loved being part of this project - Love Lancaster - the city with a story! 6 days to Lancaster Day! There are also quite a few lovely churches and a lovely cathedral to visit. See here: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Xym...

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

What a week! Thank you to everyone over in @sheffdio.org and in the wider church for the warm welcome and the assurance of prayers as I prepare to become the next Bishop of Doncaster in Sept. Please keep praying - esp. for good endings here in @blackburndiocese.bsky.social in the coming weeks.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Started reading ‘Unmaking Mary’ a couple of days ago and am enjoying it so much I can’t put it down! Thank you - @chinemcdonald.bsky.social

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Re-reading CS Lewis’ Sermon ‘The weight of Glory’ tonight. One of my favourite and annual reads!

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The Church of England @churchofengland.org · 22/05/2025

The House of Bishops, which has been meeting in York this week, has issued a statement on the situation in Gaza. Read the full statement here cofe.io/GazaStatementHoB

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House of Bishops statement on Gaza | The Church of England

'Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God' (Matthew 5:9)

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Absolute joy to preach at Renewal in Ribbleton tonight and pray for the whole of God’s church to be emboldened by the Holy Spirit. @blackburndiocese.bsky.social

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Today started with the joy of praying MP with a colleague (and Dibley- pictured!). It’s a blessing to work in a context with colleagues.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Seem to have become an early riser in the last 6 months… not least as the small holding behind the house is an early morning delight - currently morning escapades are sheep and lambs escaping their designated field!

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

At the Priory this morning I walked up the central aisle toward this Pulpit Fall (made by the Sanctuary Guild) of the Risen Jesus with his wounds saying ‘Peace be with you’ and it felt fitting to pray for Pope Leo and my RC siblings in Lancaster.

A banner of the Risen Christ with wounds (as in the upper room) with the text ‘Peace be with you’ embroidered over him.

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The Church of England @churchofengland.org · 08/05/2025

Today, we remember and honour those men and women who died in active service during the Second World War, bringing Victory in Europe. 🙏 Join us in prayer as we reflect on their courage and cherish their memory. ✨

A PRAYER FOR THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF VE DAY

O God of truth and justice,
we hold before you those men and women
who have died in active service,
particularly in the Second World War,
whose sacrifice brought Victory in Europe.
As we honour their courage
and cherish their memory,
may we put our faith in your future;
for you are the source of life and hope,
now and for ever.
Amen.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Digital recommendation - any front line workers, church or ministry folk who support people - look at the ‘Hub of Hope’ App - for signposting to specialist resources in all sorts of areas! Big thanks to Andrea - the super safeguarding trainer @blackburndiocese.bsky.social for sharing this!

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

So- after an early meeting I was going to sit here, enjoy the sunshine and the view and catch up on email after 2 weeks away from my desk….. #ownedbycats

Tabby Cat sprawled out in the middle of a very sunny desk!

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Lovely to have @bpblackburn.bsky.social with us at the Priory this morning for a baptism and confirmation Eucharist. Thanks be to God for our church community and the tangible ways people are growing in faith. @blackburndiocese.bsky.social

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Reflecting on notes and journal entries from @onfiremission.bsky.social and struck by ‘We may be the only Gospel that people ‘read’’ - thankful for the challenge to see every day as a pilgrimage and the reminder that the way we travel is vital not just individually but communally.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The gift of Yvonne Bell being at @onfiremission.bsky.social is that I have stocked up on postcards for those ordinands being deaconed whose retreat I am leading next month.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

#OFMonsite2025 has been a huge blessing. Can’t believe it’s Wednesday already! God is at work in this place and it’s such a joy to travel with fellow pilgrims as we seek to be transformed more into the likeness of Christ.

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On Fire Mission @onfiremission.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Gemma Simmonds reminds us that Jesus in the beatitudes invites us into deep desire, and she invites us to consider which of the beatitudes we most need and desire in our lives. #OFMonsite2025 #PilgrimPeople

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Fantastic to be together this morning at the Priory as M:Power course member K (from our own church community) preached and shared her faith journey. She was brilliant! Thank you @blackburndiocese.bsky.social for this course encouraging people to share their faith/ evangelise across all traditions!

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Archbishop of York @www.archbishopofyork.org · 21/04/2025

A statement on the death of His Holiness, Pope Francis.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

As sun sets this Easter Day: Resurrection does not always come in a blaze Sometimes, it comes - gently, quietly, like breath - through walls we thought would never open - with scars still visible But it comes When it comes, it brings peace that passes understanding To hold us, heal us & send us.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

10am Easter treats! 200 in church and such a wonderful atmosphere of praise and celebration. Alleluia, Christ is risen!

A Cadbury’s crème egg in the palm of my hand!

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Alleluia, Christ is Risen! Praying today for all God’s children to rise from fear to courage, sorrow to song and numbness to hope that we rejoin ourselves to the risen Christ and become bearers of resurrection light and hope for one another and God’s world.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Easter Day 8am treat! A member of the congregation gives these out every year. ❤️

Mini Lindt Gold wrapped bunny in the palm of my hand!

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

So… running the Exsultet at home before heading to church early to run it there. This is one of the first things I ever got to sing liturgically (at 21!) and so it’s a particularly precious task to have!

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Praying tonight for those who mourn, those who have experienced terrible unexpected loss and trauma and for those who fear death. #GoodFriday

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Pray that you may not come into the time of trial.

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Graham Usher @bishopnorwich.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

A statement from the House of Bishops about the bombing of the Anglican run Al Ahli hospital in Gaza City. An end to this terrible war & the release of all the remaining hostages can not come quick enough. www.churchofengland.org/media/press-...

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Gaza: House of Bishops statement on attack on Al Ahli Hospital | The Church of England

Bishops share 'grief, sorrow and outrage' with Palestinian brothers and sisters over Palm Sunday attack on Anglican hospital

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Hope our #stationsofthecross might inspire you to think about the landscape in your context or maybe inspire you to see the way of the cross afresh in your journey this week.

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. #stationsofthecross

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Leah Vasey-Saunders @leahvs.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb. Just a simple dark skyline over the tomb. Mark 15:46 #stationsofthecross

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