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Joseph P-M @josephpmathews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you can’t think of a story or illustration for your sermon maybe your sermon just doesn’t need one this week. God’s grace can be known in the text and the world for those with eyes to see and without an anecdote 📕

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Solidarity, my friend. It hurts, but you’ll be grateful for it once you’re in the trenches 🫡

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Successfully got a bunch of catechumens singing from the plainsong psalter for the first time today. Universally positive feedback. “Plainsong isn’t accessible to the average parishioner”? Skill issue. Teach them. They love it. 🕯️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Counterpoint anecdote, 335 is one of our evening service praise band’s staples, and the congregation joins in wholeheartedly.

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Scott Gunn @scottagunn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It’s super ironic that for the “Season of Creation” we are wiping out whole forests to print massive service leaflets with bespoke liturgies. Want to honor creation? Just use the BCP. 📕

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 07/09/2026

I'll say, I'm ok with the pseudo Francis quote if what it leads to is lives so radically different from everyone else that people can't help but ask you "why are you this way?" rather than what it usually means which is "smile more at your cashier"

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KidzBoptotenlieder @theodramatist.com · 02/09/2026

So here's the real take-away most people are waiting for from the TEC Trajectory study: what distinguishes growing from declining parishes and can declining parishes... do what growing parishes do? #TECTrajectory 🕯️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

imo kids should absolutely be in the sanctuary with the rest of the body of Christ for the entire service if possible. Yes they’re gonna squirm. Yes they’re gonna be disruptive. But how will they learn how to act in church if they never experience it? How do they learn the tradition but by doing it?

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Just picked this one up from the library. Really like her translation so far!

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thinking about preaching Romans this week and it really is a shame that nothing in Rite 2 or EOW has quite the same force as "and here we present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee."🕯️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Absolutely this. A priest I know *refuses* to celebrate the BCP’s Good Friday liturgy because he doesn’t like it. Instead, he adapts portions of it and cobbles something together from other resources. The result: denying a third of the Triduum’s liturgy to the parish. Liturgical narcissism.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Heard one theory that maybe the boat wasn’t as far from the shore as they thought it was (the storm would’ve obscured how close the shore was), and they might’ve just seen Jesus walking in the very shallow water 🙄

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Formation either happens after church on Sundays or in the evening (“Soup ‘n’ study” combo was a big hit last Lent). Pastoral meetings tend to be flexible based on the individual’s availability—evenings, their day off, or even after church on a Sunday.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is only half true; our apostolic line comes from both Scottish Episcopalians (via Samuel Seabury) and the Church of England (via William White and Samuel Provost). We *are* members of the Anglican Communion, and heirs to the Anglican tradition that transcends any one province.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Maybe I’m not clued in enough to recognize a dog whistle, but adherents of the school (Earth & Altar Mag, for example), seem largely representative of the official position of TEC. Can you explain what makes you feel queasy?

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Again, as I’ve encountered the label, it’s an attempt to say “we don’t cross our fingers when we say the creed, we believe the words we pray in the liturgy, we fully affirm the participation of all in the life of the Church regardless of gender or sexuality.”

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’ve not encountered anyone who wears the label who’s said that last one (doesn’t mean they don’t exist). I’m not sure what you mean by “the straight way.” The Episcopal Church *isn’t* in full communion with the Methodists, partly because that question of Apostolicity still needs to be hashed out

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

For me, it’s a good shorthand for “Creedal, traditional doctrine/liturgy is fully compatible with acceptance and celebration of persons of all genders and sexualities in the full life of the Church.” Contra the Spong school, traditional doctrine is not holding the Church back.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This ministry is an absolute gift. I didn’t “get” the psalms until I learned to chant them. And this way, you’re never chanting them on your own.

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Scott Gunn @scottagunn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The collect today is a banger. We do need the leaders of our church to realize that self-denying is their first duty. Not getting more power, more prestige, or a more money. Sacrifice first. ⚓️

O gracious God, we remember before thee this day thy servant and apostle James, first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom for the Name of Jesus Christ; and we pray that thou wilt pour out upon the leaders of thy Church that spirit of self-denying service by which alone they may have true authority among thy people; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Marguerite @margueritek.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Tonight's Matthew reading-- If Jesus still loves Peter, he probably still loves me. 🕯😊

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Memento Mori Kira @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Paul’s “I do not do what I want to do but I do the very thing I hate” except it’s about me scrolling instead of reading an actual ding-dang book. ⚓️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Today marks one year since ordination as a priest in Christ’s church. Parts of this job are really hard. Parts are spectacularly beautiful. All of it has been grace. This is good work, friends. 🕯️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This is *a* theory, but is by no means universal within TEC/Anglicanism, and represents a pretty drastic departure from the understanding of ordination inherited from the pre reformation English church.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Different perspective here. Cooperation between the Spirit and the human agents—was it the Holy Spirit or Mary’s “yes” that facilitated the Incarnation? Both. Priests are uniquely commissioned and charismed to represent the People to God and God to the People. Ordination is necessary, as is Spirit.

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Kara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

My Ember Day Letter advice for anyone who wants it: Four paragraphs. Academic stuff (what you learned) Parish/internship stuff (same) Sense of vocation (how it’s grown) Personal stuff (be normal, don’t overshare)

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Lancelot Andrewes. Bumping him up my TBR list.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Folks that have taught or participated in the catechumenate before: what topics did you cover? Might have the opportunity to do a formal program ahead of All Saints, and I’m starting to build the curriculum 🕯️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Thought folks on here might get a kick out of the sticker my wife made for my water bottle. Now it matches my uniform 🕯️

A black water bottle with a white square-shaped sticker placed to resemble a clerical tab collar.

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Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Recommendation if you are feeling overwhelmed: try chanting along to Evening Prayer at thedailyofficechanted.podbean.com while lying on the floor, preferably on your back, and let the sound resonate through you into the floorboards. If you don't know all the texts, hum along. ⚓

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The Daily Office Chanted | Lawton Productions

<span>Welcome to The Daily Office Chanted, a podcast offering daily Morning and Evening Prayer sung to Gregorian Chant. As St. Augustine said, "Qui cantat, bis orat" (He who sings, prays twice) — a be...

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I’m so sorry Kayleigh. Holding you both in prayer.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

On the poetry side, anything from Malcolm Guite. His “Sounding the Seasons” is particularly lovely.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Julia Gatta, “Life in Christ”. Thomas Oden’s “Pastoral Theology” is thicker, but also a fantastic read.

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conrad 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✝️📿 @conradelliot.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

"If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find him in the Chalice" St John Chrysostom

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

First Christmas Eve mass as a priest. Nights like this I’m baffled that I get to do this. 🕯️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

The darkness 👏 did 👏 not 👏 overcome 👏 it. Glad to know I’m not alone in crying while writing my own Christmas sermon.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

For the curious: 2. ___ Nails, spear shall pierce Him through The cross be borne for me, for you Hail, hail the Word made flesh The Babe, the Son of Mary 3. ___ Raise, raise a song on high The virgin sings her lullaby Joy, joy for Christ is born The Babe, the Son of Mary

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Reminder that we've been robbed of the best verses of "What Child is this." The original text doesn't have "this this is Christ the king..." as a refrain. Past me went to the trouble of adding the rest of verses 1 and 2 back into my hymnal. Always fun to find these surprises. 🕯️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

My liturgy prof said it shouldn’t, and I understand the argument. But we also believe that the cross is central to the whole Gospel, so its presence along with the Gospel procession is a reminder that we read the whole thing through the lens of the cross. So imo both practices are valid.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

What do you see as the distinction between these two ideas?

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Well-intentioned progressive Christians are especially susceptible to this. We aren’t called to build the kingdom or bring it to earth; the kingdom is coming whether we’re ready for it or not. Our job is to make disciples and live in such a way that we point to the coming of that kingdom. 🕯️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

@forwardmovement.org y’all did good work on this one 🕯️

Inside cover of forward movement’s Booklet of Common Prayer.

Table of contents of the Booklet of Common Prayer.

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Got to introduce a new family to folks at coffee hour, and someone even roped them into helping to clean up from the advent wreath workshop, so odds are they’ll be on the vestry next year! (He said jokingly)

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Ian is the Priest-King of the Sacred Grove at Nemi @poetinbabylon.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

this is the best collect in the entire book — it goes so hard God is always more ready to hear than we are to pray!!!

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Scott Gunn @scottagunn.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

If your church isn’t focused on the redemptive love of Jesus Christ, you’ve lost the plot. This applies both to whacky conservatives and whacky liberals. Seriously: the Gospel is grace and mercy. All the time. ⚓️

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fr. ryan @rtlockwood.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Biggest surprise so far about parish ministry (as a curate) is just how much of my job boils down to sending emails back and forth trying to get people into the same room as one another.

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