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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 12h

Looks like Daphne and Cassie have decided to be friends (or at least tolerate each other). Very pleased with their progress, less than a week after they were introduced to each other. #TinyJoys

A black and white cat and a calico cat relaxing together in a patch of sunlight.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 20h

Thank you for signing this, it's such an important issue. I'd also love to see some consideration given to weighting LINC funding to the bottom end of the bottom 25%. Perhaps a greater allocation to the bottom 5%? (Full disclosure: that would include both my parishes.)

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful! Lovely colours.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 1d

🤣 Just one of those 'loony left vicars' you hear about, going round encouraging people to love their neighbour, and other such revolutionary ideas.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, the 'spurious link to an IRA incident' card. My earliest memory is of an IRA bomb going off at the bottom of our street. But strangely enough it hasn't led me to think legitimising state violence without consequences is a good idea. In fact quite the opposite.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 2d

No C of E schools in my parishes - but all 5 primary schools want the vicar to come in for Harvest, Christmas and Easter as a minimum, and also bring the kids on trips to church etc. Which I love!

Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 2d

Her: Jane is so annoying! Really, she is driving me to bonking!
Me: You mean "she is driving me bonkers."
Her: This is not the same?

Such a confusing language!

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 2d

Years ago I shared my commute with a Polish colleague, who would occasionally ask my advice about English idiom. Once spent the entire journey home explaining the subtle but important distinction between "bonkers" and "bonking". Vital cultural knowledge!

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 2d

Pondering earlier, on my way home from the second Harvest Festival of the day: Was the Harvest Samba (a modern classic of the primary school banger genre) perhaps written by an overworked clergyperson? The refrain "it's another harvest festival" does have a certain resonance at this point...

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 2d

True vicarage felines!

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 2d

Behold: peacefully co-existing cats! 4 days after first meeting, Cassie and Daphne are sitting close enough together that I can stroke one with each hand 😻😻 #TinyJoys

A small black and white cat and a slightly larger calico cat, sitting in front of patio doors with a view of a garden beyond.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 3d

Yup. When in doubt: bless! I have lovely photos somewhere of my former bishop (now gone to glory) blessing literally hundreds of teddy bears to be sent to refugee children.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 3d

1 in 4 of our congregation were under 16 today: 21 adults (ages 30-94), 2 teens, 4 primary school kids, 1 baby.

Small churches can be flourishing, healthy, faithful, and really good at nurturing intergenerational relationships within the body of Christ.

Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 3d

A basket full of Harvest blessings at St Peter's Cowgate this morning 🥰

A big piece of paper with the words "thank you God" and a picture of a basket full of apples on which prayers of thanks have been written/drawn.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 3d

A basket full of Harvest blessings at St Peter's Cowgate this morning 🥰

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks. This is the kind of accountability I appreciate.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

Yes!!! I have more than once been described by colleagues of a more conservative persuasion as "surprisingly orthodox". Surprising, I guess, if you make assumptions about people's position on doctrinal issues on the basis of their position on entirely unrelated social issues.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

It's just the reality of life, round here.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

The amount of time I spend in conversations that go along the lines of:
Them: "so them people just log on and -"
Me: "I'm going to stop you there. This isn't going to work for us."

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

In my working context a majority of people are not. Which means everything that moves online has to become the responsibility of the few who are (usually me) which is 1. disempowering for very capable but offline folks and 2. not helpful when trying to establish more collaborative working practices.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

I feel like I spend more and more time in meetings saying "and how will thay work for folks who aren't online?" only to be met with bewilderment by professionals who have clearly just... forgotten these people exist.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

Not sure quite how we have ended up with a system where some vital things can't be done online, and others can't be done offline (which let me tell you is a nightmare in what I believe we are currently supposed to refer to as a "digitally excluded community") but it is really not working for anyone.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

Oh brilliant, you're coming to Newcastle! Making a note in my diary and will keep an eye out for when bookings are open.

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not sure in what sense 'revelations'? It's always seemed pretty blatant to me.

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Cody⁺ @cebm.bsky.social · 5d

"In an age that craves certainty and tribalism, Anglicanism offers something quieter and stronger shaped by prayer and lit from within by the glory of Christ. That is what gives me hope."
– The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury-designate, in her address this morning 🕯️

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly!

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