Simon Taylor
@drsimont.bsky.social
Director of Mission & Ministry Support @bristoldiocese.org
Human, father, husband, priest, theologian, occasional writer (in something like that order)
Posts in personal capacity
Human, father, husband, priest, theologian, occasional writer (in something like that order)
Posts in personal capacity
Birthday treat seeing this. Amazing exhibition. Beauty and horror side by side.
🎉 Today’s the day! 🎉
We’re thrilled to say that today Don McCullin: Broken Beauty opens at the Holburne!
👉 Find out more & book your tickets:
🔗https://holburne.org/events/don-mccullin-broken-beauty/
#Holburne #NewExhibitions #DonMcCullin #ArtLovers #BathCulture
We’re thrilled to say that today Don McCullin: Broken Beauty opens at the Holburne!
👉 Find out more & book your tickets:
🔗https://holburne.org/events/don-mccullin-broken-beauty/
#Holburne #NewExhibitions #DonMcCullin #ArtLovers #BathCulture
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Birthday treat seeing this. Amazing exhibition. Beauty and horror side by side.
Back from Midnight Mass. Grateful for friends & colleagues who are leading worship tonight and all through the year. Prayers for you all.
#ClergyMaltClub
#ClergyMaltClub
December 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Back from Midnight Mass. Grateful for friends & colleagues who are leading worship tonight and all through the year. Prayers for you all.
#ClergyMaltClub
#ClergyMaltClub
Got to 18th Dec but lost #Whamageddon this year because it was played at St James Park last night & I heard it listening to reports of #NUFC reaching the semifinals of the carabao cup again!
Good way to do it!!
#HowayTheLads
Good way to do it!!
#HowayTheLads
December 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Got to 18th Dec but lost #Whamageddon this year because it was played at St James Park last night & I heard it listening to reports of #NUFC reaching the semifinals of the carabao cup again!
Good way to do it!!
#HowayTheLads
Good way to do it!!
#HowayTheLads
Beautiful & eloquent. Love these windows @derbycathmusic.bsky.social
Drama, colour and theological depth #DivineLight
All Souls and All Saints Windows (1964) at Derby Cathedral.
They were designed by Ceri Richards & made by Patrick Reyntiens.
https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/divine-light-the-stained-glass-of-englands-cathedrals-the-modern-age-1920-to-the-present/
All Souls and All Saints Windows (1964) at Derby Cathedral.
They were designed by Ceri Richards & made by Patrick Reyntiens.
https://englishcathedrals.co.uk/divine-light-the-stained-glass-of-englands-cathedrals-the-modern-age-1920-to-the-present/
December 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Beautiful & eloquent. Love these windows @derbycathmusic.bsky.social
Fantastic evening at Strangebrew in Bristol. Great gig from @lukehaines.bsky.social and Peter Buck. Good humour & fabulous music.
So glad to be there with @possiblyjes.bsky.social
So glad to be there with @possiblyjes.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Fantastic evening at Strangebrew in Bristol. Great gig from @lukehaines.bsky.social and Peter Buck. Good humour & fabulous music.
So glad to be there with @possiblyjes.bsky.social
So glad to be there with @possiblyjes.bsky.social
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Check out Peter’s interview with Line Noise. He discusses the latest collaboration with Luke Haines and a whole lot more!
linenoise.substack.com/p/peter-buck...
linenoise.substack.com/p/peter-buck...
Peter Buck on Luke Haines, Shiny Happy People, the Supreme Being and more
Plus Paul St. Hilaire, Rufige Kru, Verses GT and more
linenoise.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Check out Peter’s interview with Line Noise. He discusses the latest collaboration with Luke Haines and a whole lot more!
linenoise.substack.com/p/peter-buck...
linenoise.substack.com/p/peter-buck...
This was brilliant! Really great evening. Thank you.
Nice to meet everyone this evening @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social for lecture & book launch. Great fun !
July 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This was brilliant! Really great evening. Thank you.
Huge joy to be part of @huwyardley.bsky.social presiding at the Eucharist for the first time; and a massive privilege to preach. Prayers for Huw & for the parishes and places he serves
July 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Huge joy to be part of @huwyardley.bsky.social presiding at the Eucharist for the first time; and a massive privilege to preach. Prayers for Huw & for the parishes and places he serves
Saw this tonight. Amazing. Wonderful theatre. Emotionally moving & simply brilliant. Go see!!
Cast just announced for DELAY, a queer sci-fi heartbreaker I've written, on at Bristol Old Vic in June...
JYUDDAH JAMES is playing Lin.
ALEX LAWTHER as the voice of Silas.
VERA CHOK as the voice of Auto.
JYUDDAH JAMES is playing Lin.
ALEX LAWTHER as the voice of Silas.
VERA CHOK as the voice of Auto.
June 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Saw this tonight. Amazing. Wonderful theatre. Emotionally moving & simply brilliant. Go see!!
Always love Trinity Sunday with this as the first reading. An Arian proof text used to celebrate the Holy Trinity. A reminder that Scripture needs interpretation!
June 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Always love Trinity Sunday with this as the first reading. An Arian proof text used to celebrate the Holy Trinity. A reminder that Scripture needs interpretation!
Great to see this @bristoldiocese.org parish being recognised for its great work
Funding promotes eucharistic mission in ex-railway parish, Madeleine Davies reports
Traditional Catholic parish in Swindon sees fruits of £250,000 grant from Church Commissioners
Funding promotes eucharistic mission in ex-railway parish, Madeleine Davies reports
www.churchtimes.co.uk
June 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Great to see this @bristoldiocese.org parish being recognised for its great work
Great day at @coventrycathedral.bsky.social for the Reconciliation Initiatives conference on ‘Being Missional’. Lots of friends & colleagues from @bristoldiocese.org and elsewhere. Rich material to learn from. Treat to be in such a storied space.
June 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Great day at @coventrycathedral.bsky.social for the Reconciliation Initiatives conference on ‘Being Missional’. Lots of friends & colleagues from @bristoldiocese.org and elsewhere. Rich material to learn from. Treat to be in such a storied space.
Great evening watching @thehornesection.bsky.social at @bristolbeacon.bsky.social
Laughed a lot. Thank you all !
@alexhorne.bsky.social
Laughed a lot. Thank you all !
@alexhorne.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Great evening watching @thehornesection.bsky.social at @bristolbeacon.bsky.social
Laughed a lot. Thank you all !
@alexhorne.bsky.social
Laughed a lot. Thank you all !
@alexhorne.bsky.social
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Exciting course coming up! BOOK NOW! www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... "Drawing on recent research, biblical insights and real life experience to learn how to help children grow in faith." Emma Coy is a Mission Enabler for Children and Families for the diocese of Guildford. @sarumcollege.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Exciting course coming up! BOOK NOW! www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... "Drawing on recent research, biblical insights and real life experience to learn how to help children grow in faith." Emma Coy is a Mission Enabler for Children and Families for the diocese of Guildford. @sarumcollege.bsky.social
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This will be a great evening to boost our confidence that we can bring Good News as we are by being who we are! @revtreyhall.bsky.social is always brilliant to hear and engage with! Book now: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... @sarumcollege.bsky.social @salisbury.anglican.org @methodist.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This will be a great evening to boost our confidence that we can bring Good News as we are by being who we are! @revtreyhall.bsky.social is always brilliant to hear and engage with! Book now: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... @sarumcollege.bsky.social @salisbury.anglican.org @methodist.org.uk
Doctor Who at the cinema.
WOW!
Some amazing twists & turns.
Loved the kindness of Ruby. Rose’s appearance greeted with cheers.
And an amazing surprise to end with.
Can we have a Christmas special please!
WOW!
Some amazing twists & turns.
Loved the kindness of Ruby. Rose’s appearance greeted with cheers.
And an amazing surprise to end with.
Can we have a Christmas special please!
a close up of a man 's face with the words wow written below it
Alt: a close up of Nshuti Gatwa’s face with the words wow written below it
media.tenor.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Doctor Who at the cinema.
WOW!
Some amazing twists & turns.
Loved the kindness of Ruby. Rose’s appearance greeted with cheers.
And an amazing surprise to end with.
Can we have a Christmas special please!
WOW!
Some amazing twists & turns.
Loved the kindness of Ruby. Rose’s appearance greeted with cheers.
And an amazing surprise to end with.
Can we have a Christmas special please!
May 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Reposted by Simon Taylor
#RIP Alasdair MacIntyre … that rare thing: a genuinely insightful thinker and philosopher. In my philosopher days, he helped me dare to see the linkages between ethics, theology, and literature and opened up a path which remains influencial. #philosophy #ethics #literature #theology
May 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#RIP Alasdair MacIntyre … that rare thing: a genuinely insightful thinker and philosopher. In my philosopher days, he helped me dare to see the linkages between ethics, theology, and literature and opened up a path which remains influencial. #philosophy #ethics #literature #theology
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For anyone who hasn’t seen this yet, the letter is still open for additional signatories. ✝️
May 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
For anyone who hasn’t seen this yet, the letter is still open for additional signatories. ✝️
May 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Done it!
Finished the Bristol 10k on a glorious sunny day.
Thanks to all who sponsored me. Still time to do do here: www.justgiving.com/page/simon-t...
Finished the Bristol 10k on a glorious sunny day.
Thanks to all who sponsored me. Still time to do do here: www.justgiving.com/page/simon-t...
May 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Done it!
Finished the Bristol 10k on a glorious sunny day.
Thanks to all who sponsored me. Still time to do do here: www.justgiving.com/page/simon-t...
Finished the Bristol 10k on a glorious sunny day.
Thanks to all who sponsored me. Still time to do do here: www.justgiving.com/page/simon-t...
Today started with Morning Prayer @salisburycathedral.bsky.social
It ends with Evensong @worcestercathedral.bsky.social
Grateful for smooth running trains!
Good to be on Worcester for the installation of @jacktheluddite.bsky.social as Diocesan Chancellor.
It ends with Evensong @worcestercathedral.bsky.social
Grateful for smooth running trains!
Good to be on Worcester for the installation of @jacktheluddite.bsky.social as Diocesan Chancellor.
May 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today started with Morning Prayer @salisburycathedral.bsky.social
It ends with Evensong @worcestercathedral.bsky.social
Grateful for smooth running trains!
Good to be on Worcester for the installation of @jacktheluddite.bsky.social as Diocesan Chancellor.
It ends with Evensong @worcestercathedral.bsky.social
Grateful for smooth running trains!
Good to be on Worcester for the installation of @jacktheluddite.bsky.social as Diocesan Chancellor.
Perfect way to spend a bank holiday- at an elephant’s birthday party!
Happy 11th birthday Sutton.
Happy 11th birthday Sutton.
May 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Perfect way to spend a bank holiday- at an elephant’s birthday party!
Happy 11th birthday Sutton.
Happy 11th birthday Sutton.