Pip
@pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
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Loves life's awkward questions~Catholic Anglican~Loved by God, as are you~ CofE ordinand Spoonie/AuDHD #faithfullylgbt 🏳️‍⚧️ affirming she/they Stuff here represents my views, not those of my employer. I admin the #CofEPeeps feed. Say hi or msg to be added!
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pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Solidarity, friend 😐
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Discussions around racial diversity I have found to be a different matter.
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
It’s not perfect, but we have found the small towns and villages to be welcoming. There are definitely some outdated attitudes (I’m sure I’ve some of my own if but knew), and discussions around diversity can be tricky, but there is willingness to try and understand, and that goes a long way.
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Very much this! I’m in a benefice of little rural churches with 3-15 people and they have been welcoming and warm to Harriet and I. Our director of ordinands has also been supportive.

Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears came to the Suffolk countryside in *1942* bc they could be themselves.
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Does anyone know if there is a UK equivalent of NPR’s Up First, just 10-15 minutes of a the main news stories?
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Very much this. It feels less like social media is solely to blame, and more that it amplifies issues that already exist.
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Gosh, how incredibly unfair, especially after so years? And especially when they make the point local children from one area go to school in the other!
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For those who don’t work in youth work, it’s hard to describe how bleak it is out there.

We just pulled the rug on a generation of young people and are now shrugging our shoulders and hoping social media is the cause of all ills because then it feels less of our fault
The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.
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The Archdeacon of Wandsworth, the Ven Bridget Shepherd, leads us in the opening prayer for #PrisonsWeek, which celebrates its 50th year by remembering once again that, no matter your circumstances or the place in which you stand, God’s word is not chained.

https://youtube.com/shorts/379ubM27dec
#PrisonsWeek 2025 Day 1 Prayer
The Archdeacon of Wandsworth, The Venerable Bridget Shepherd, leads us in the opening prayer for #PrisonsWeek. Prisons Week celebrates its 50th year by remem...
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pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Me too! The one I learnt from was from Torah Town. I have just started on the vowels, and we’ve those plus some transliteration homework this week to get us used to moving between the two alphabets. What are you working on at the moment? Have you found the books helpful?
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Though, whilst you finish with a Common Award that qualifies you theologically, the level is often guided by your role. As I’m aiming for local unpaid ordained ministry I only do 120 credit I over the never two years, though I believe I can then pay to do further modules after.
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I’ve only ever learnt by myself, but I got as far as being able to translate the first couple of verses of John. The tutor is on sabbatical this term, but I can take it either from Jan to Jun or next academic year.
I’m working full time but the CofE still covers our fees.
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On the plus side, the cost is also included in our training which the church is covering, so even as a basic course, I’m very grateful.
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
So, it doesn’t carry any credit, so I aren’t weighted assessments, but I believe we’ll have marked work to turn in. So far we’ve done a very brief history of the language, the alphabet, and this week vowels sounds. The lecturer has said he can recommend a grammar if we want to purchase on later.
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
With Spoonflower fabrics, all things are possible :)
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Okay, thank you! I admit it just took me a while to remember how to get into Skyfeed to check mine 😄
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Only three weeks, and its a very beginner course. The lecturer has taken pity on us and is providing all the necessary material, so we don’t have to buy books initially. We’re a mix of part-time and full-time students, so classes are once a week for an hour, with exercises to practise daily.
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
I’ve just started this term. It’s humbling to learn a totally new-to-me alphabet at nearly forty (I’ve done the Greek before, but it has more similarities), but I’m enjoying it so far.
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
Hurrah! Here’s to ongoing positive diplomatic relations 🙂
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
😆 It is almost never appropriate to joke about euthanasia, but this may be the exception that proves the rule.
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
How old is your Dad?

You know what to do next time you’re leaving his house 😉
pipofsuffolk.bsky.social
@dljohnston.bsky.social Hi David,

A couple of list members noticed that the CofE Peeps is only displaying 3 days’ worth of posts, despite being set up to show 7 days.

Is Narthex set up to show 3 or 7 days worth? I can only see 3, and I’m trying to work out if it’s Skyfeed that’s the issue.
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Have just popped in and checked and the feed was set to seven days, the maximum.

In the hope of getting it to behave, I’ve just set it to three, then to seven. days, and clicked save.

I can see Skyfeeds had a previous issue where it only showed three days, but I’m unsure if this is related. The
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I have not, but I’m going to go and have a look now.