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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A glorious Night Prayer tonight at Tewkesbury Abbey In pace, in idipsum dormiam et requiescam. Si dedero somnum oculis meis, et palpebris meis dormitationem, dormiam et requiescam. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Remembering in prayer those who will soon join our ecumenical ministers' gathering.

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Great to hear a clarion call for the #MajorChurches network from @CanonHBarber “& must that plaintive bell in vain, Plead loud along the dripping lane? And must the building fall? Not while we love the church and live And of our charity will give Our much, our more, our all.”

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Great to hear from Sir @robertbuckland.bsky.social on the unique role of #MajorChurches as living witnesses to faith at the very heart of public life, responding down the generations to enduring human needs for meaning, belonging, community and hope.

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Well, that was fun – in hindsight! #ChoralEvensong Tewkesbury Abbey broadcast on the Eve of the Feast of #CorpusChristi. A sweet and sacred feast indeed! Many congratulations to Simon, Carleton, Katie and Schola! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Checking in from Tewkesbury Abbey following a lovely midnight mass with great sermon from @katieethers.bsky.social #clergymaltclub

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Out on my new bike today. 24 miles to Little Malvern Priory and back. Average speed: 12mph. Happy with that! May be sore tomorrow?

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

This afternoon, I led our youth pilgrimage to St Mary’s Priory Church, Deerhurst. They were blessed by Bishop Robert and explored Anglo-Saxon spirituality at Deerhurst with a little bit of fuelling up by Haribo on the way!

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Today we celebrated Christ the King & confirmed Keely, Andrew, Alice, Claire & Billie. Defend, O Lord, these your servants with your heavenly grace, that they may continue yours for ever, & daily increase in your Holy Spirit more & more until they come to your everlasting kingdom

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Lovely recce for our youth pilgrimage on Sunday…

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

A full-on day of All Saints, All Souls, confirmation session and fireworks over Tewkesbury Abbey to round it off. This is the view from the back garden!

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Please pray for all those preparing to be confirmed later this month at Tewkesbury Abbey. We gather today to think about the sacraments…

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Good to hear from Emma Ash, Tewkesbury Voices and the History research team from @uniofglos.bsky.social on contested heritage at Tewkesbury Abbey. Read more here: tewkesburyvoices.com #Tewkesbury #contestedheritage

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Lovely walk around Tiddesley Wood & Stocken Orchard today. Lovely Fungi, flowers, cider apples and autumn leaves… #Pershore #Worcestershire #cider #Fungi

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Giving thanks tonight for so many inspiring, gifted and faithful colleagues serving in so many differing contexts across @glosdioc.bsky.social “We will build our lives upon His love- It is a firm foundation. We will put our trust in Him alone And we will not be shaken”

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

A lunar addition to the Tewkesbury Bannerscape! #Tewkesbury www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk/themoon/

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Wonderful to spend time with the wonderful clergy from @glosdioc.bsky.social as @bptewkesbury.bsky.social reflects on the importance of worship, prayer & Sabbath in shaping life-affirming priestly ministry @churchofengland.org

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

An excellent and timely article by Mark Clavier.. “The Church is called not to wield the sword of empire, but to bear the cross of Jesus, to resist the idolatry of nationalism, and to proclaim a kingdom that can’t be corrupted or bought.” markclavier.substack.com/p/the-flag-i...

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The Flag Is Not the Cross

Why Christian nationalism is a heresy, and what real faithfulness looks like today.

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Picked up one of these going cheaply as a souvenir to bring back to the Abbey. Thinking about Faculties, it’s probably just a List B thing, right?

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Just back from a lovely couple of weeks with the family in Galicia, including walking a bit of the Camino, visiting Santiago de Compostella, swimming and church crawling with lots of eating, drinking and sleeping in between. Would thoroughly recommend!

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Our Musica Deo Sacra Festival continues with Choral Evensong 6pm tonight, a Requiem Mass 7pm tomorrow and Choral Matins 11am on Saturday. All services are free and all are welcome #Tewkesbury #choral @TewkesAbbey

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

A great first day of Musica Deo Sacra. Lots more wonderfulness to come…

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

A few photos from our River Blessing last week. + Cleanse these waters that they may sustain bird & beast, fish & fowl + Guard these waters that they may be for our enjoyment. + Hallow these waters that they may offer new life to the whole of your creation. @glosdioc.bsky.social

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

At Family Mass we remembered Jesus’ Ascension. Father God, help us to remember that it will be our home too. Fill us with your Spirit, that we may follow him each day and help us to look forward to that day when Jesus will return to be with us forever. Amen

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Wonderful to be exploring #Community with tewkesbury town council Mayor at Tewkesbury primary School. We reflected on the story of Nehemiah as a leader in his community and prayed for our new Mayor at the beginning of his mayoral year! #Tewkesbury #Gloucestershire

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Just another quiet weekend in Tewkesbury…

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Went to see the Siena exhibition National Gallery today. Would recomend, particularly enjoyed a disruptive Christ child pulling at Mary’s dress. Start as you mean to go on! www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/...

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

This weekend, I have opened a bell ringing competition, captured fish shaped prayers in a net, blessed bell ropes, led a mini-pilgrimage and welcomed medieval re-enactors to the Tewkesbury Abbey- just another weekend as Vicar of Tewkesbury. I blame @bptewkesbury.bsky.social

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Wonderful views of Gannets, Puffins, seals, Razorbill, Guilomot & Kittiwake around Flamborough Head today at #RSPB Flamborough Head today and important article on the challenges facing our seabirds here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Very excited to see @rspb.bsky.social launching their #Curlew action plan to coincide with #WorldCurlewDay one of the many reasons why I’m glad to be an RSPB life fellow. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

At 12noon today we will be tolling our tenor bell 88 times in memory of Pope Francis. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. There is an opportunity to pray, like candles and give thanks for his life in our Lady chapel this week #PapaFrancesco #PopeFrancis #Tewkesbury

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Rest eternal grant unto him O Lord and let light perpetual shine upon. In his homily for Easter Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged us to not settle for the fleeting things of this world or give into sadness, but instead we must run, filled with joy to meet the Lord.

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Love this place and its people. Christ is risen, alleluia!

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Lovely welcome so many families to High Mass today which included banner making for our final procession. Many thanks to Rev Hannah Barraclough for an excellent sermon and our choir for wonderful singing. Christ is risen, Alleluia! Video here: www.youtube.com/live/BohYy6u...

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Rejoice, O Mother Church! Exult in glory! The risen Saviour shines upon you! Let this place resound with joy, echoing the mighty song of all God's people! #ChristIsRisen #Χριστὸςἀνέστη #Christussurréxit #Easter #Easter2025 #tewkesbury @glosdioc.bsky.social @bishgloucester.bsky.social

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Good to gather with colleagues and @BishGloucester @GlosCathedral for the Chrism Mass: “God calls his people to follow Christ, and forms us into a royal priesthood, a holy nation, to declare the wonderful deeds of Jesus who has called us out of darkness into his marvellous light.”

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Great talk tonight to the Friends @TewkesAbbey by Jim Budd. Quoting an assessment of stained glass in 1900: “These 14C windows are the chief glory of the choir. There are perhaps no others in England containing quite so much glass of the same date, and in such good condition.”

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

‘There be dragons, here be angels!’ I love the subliminal messaging in the gargoyles on the monastic gateway. Something to contemplate whilst hanging out the washing in the back yard!

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Wonderful to welcome tewkesbury Church of England primary School to the Abbey for their #Easter service today. Some great singing and a wonderful exploration of the events of Holy Week. @glosdioc.bsky.social

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Great to hear Rev Dr Karen Smith at Tewkesbury Abbey on the pastoral letters of Friedrich von Hügel. "Keep your life a life of prayer…it's the only thing, and remember, no joy without suffering, no patience without trial, no humility without humiliation, no life without death.”

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Good to be in @TewkPri this morning exploring the heavy loads we can carry when we forget to say ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘I forgive you’. Well done to all of the students who did some great work this morning! #Lent @churchofengland @GlosDioc @BishGloucester

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, give rest to the weary, sustain the dying, calm the suffering, and pity the distressed; all for your love’s sake, O Christ our Redeemer.

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Today I touched an early 13C effigy. It depicts a high status priest, possibly St Benedict holding his rule, and is associated with the work of Prior Henry Sipton who oversaw the dedication of the chapel of St Nicholas in 1237. The stone is Tournai limestone from Soignies, Belg.

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Revd Canon Nick Davies @nickduffdavies.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Hail Mary, full of grace! A few architectural treasures for this Feast of the Annunciation from the Abbey Church of St Mary’s, Tewkesbury. Mass is at 12 noon in the Lady Chapel. @GlosDioc #Annunciation

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