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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jun 22

Praying for #peace and #community tonight #candleofhope ##candleinthewindow 🙏

Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · May 20

Very good to meet the new Bishop of Truro today @DioTruro and good to reflect how the Spirit is really moving across #Cornwall @churchofengland @PremierNewsDesk 🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Mar 23

Exactly five years ago tonight, the #lockdown began and this was our first #candleofhope #candleinthewindow Here’s to all who didn’t quite make it and to all who did. Thank you for being an amazing part of the journey 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Mar 14

Lovely to have @GWandShows back, but I can’t help wondering what’s happened to #Patti ? @TheMontyDon 🌸🌻🌼

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Mar 9

#candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Mar 5

Gool Peran Lowen #StPiran #Cornwall Hope you’ve had a lovely St Piran’s Day ☀️😊

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Hugh Nelson @hughnel.bsky.social · Mar 5

St Piran’s day parade in Truro today. Blue sky, Cornish flags and a crowd of every age celebrating Cornwall, it’s culture, identity and community spirit

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Mar 2

No words tonight really #candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Feb 23

So many prayers tonight … #candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Feb 16

Hello, hope you’re doing ok and have a lovely week #candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Feb 3

Such a beautiful sky today #Cornwall #BigSky

Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Feb 2

#candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏

Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Feb 2

I’ve just watched the most beautiful film, based on the true story of Alvin Straight, who rode his sit-on mower hundreds of miles to visit his ill brother - a tale of love and the kindness of strangers ❤️ #TheStraightStory

Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 27

#hmd25 #HolocaustMemorialDay 🙏🙏#candleinthewindow #candleofhope

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 26

#candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏

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Churches Together in England @churchesengland.bsky.social · Jan 19

Tune in to Premier Radio Prayers of Hope at 7pm TONIGHT, Sunday 19 Jan, for a special programme for the Week of Prayer for #ChristianUnity

You’ll hear the voices of #YoungEcumenists from across our national Member Churches

www.premier.plus/prayers-of-h...

#ChurchesTogether #wpcuWall #wpcu2025

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 19

#candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏praying for a new era 🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 16

Praying for a #ceasefire and for an end to hatred and enmity and for all the children caught up in violence #candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thawing out and feeling a bit of Spring in the air in #Cornwall today

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 13

It was so cold, even in #Cornwall this weekend, but there is a feeling that older and vulnerable people are being left to fend for themselves, which is very sad 😒🙏

CornwallLive @cornwalllive.com · Jan 13

Should winter fuel payment cut be reversed after freezing weather? Have your say
Nearly two weeks of sub-zero temperatures have sparked calls to rethink cold weather support
www.cornwalllive.com/news/news-op...

Should winter fuel payment cut be reversed after freezing weather? Have your say

Nearly two weeks of sub-zero temperatures have sparked calls to rethink cold weather support

www.cornwalllive.com

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 12

Hi, I was working today and this made me smile 😊😊 premierchristian.news/en/news/arti...

Hamming it up - French cathedral in hot water after using bell tower to cure hams - Premier Christian News | Headlines, Breaking News, Comment & Analysis

A French cathedral has found itself in hot water after using one of its bell towers as a curing room for hams.Rector Gilles Boyer from St Flour in south central France came up with the idea two years

premierchristian.news

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 12

Hello, #candleofhope #candleinthewindow 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 5

And at #Epiphany here’s the beautiful #Cross at #Mousehole 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 5

With all that’s happening, we need to dig deep - but #candleofhope #candleinthewindow will always be there #Epiphany 🙏🙏

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Donna Birrell @donnabirrell.bsky.social · Jan 3

As the cold weather bites, I can’t stop thinking about the elderly who are still waiting to hear whether they are eligible for #pensioncredit #Winter #Cornwall 🙏

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