Tag Archives: women bishops

Is God waiting for the C of E? (Reviewing Maggi Dawn’s ‘Like the Wideness of the Sea’) #womenbishops

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

I read Maggi Dawn’s ‘Like the Wideness of the Sea – Women Bishops and the Church of England’ yesterday. That tells you for a start that it’s not a very big book – I’m not that fast a reader, especially … Continue reading →

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Will Diocesan Bishops meet their clergy before #HofB meet? #synod

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

At approximately 5.50pm last Tuesday night (27th Nov 2012), the Right Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford, climbed into the pulpit at All Saints, Cuddesdon to preach to the massed ranks of ordinands and their newly resident community of nuns. … Continue reading →

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Rising to the bait of double standards? #feminism #ABC #Remembrance

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

I’ve spent the evening catching up on various blog posts and in doing so I’ve realised that I been mentally arguing both for, and against, being seen to stand up for what I think, though the subject matter has varied. … Continue reading →

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The Sepulchre Experience – The women’s tale

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

For the open day celebrating ‘Life and Lives Lived’ at All Saints’ Minstead, my father was asked to select a reflection on the sepulchre to leave out for people to read. He didn’t. Instead he was inspired to write this … Continue reading →

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T the House of Bishops

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

By jove, I think they’ve got it! At least, I hope and pray they have. The House of Bishops that is. “It” being wording which will allow the mission and ministry of the Church of England to move on, and … Continue reading →

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Humility required in the name of equality

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

As my previous post on the subject of the legislation enabling women to be selected and ordained to the episcopate suggested, I (like thousands of others) was not impressed with one of the House of Bishop’s amendments to the legislation … Continue reading →

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Let us make the best of things – let us progress (towards women in the episcopate)

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Tomorrow the executive of WATCH (Women and the Church) meet to decide on what their official response will be to the amended measures regarding the legislation on women bishops.  Last year as I journeyed through discernment and selection for training … Continue reading →

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My letter to members of General Synod @GenSyn #Synod

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Dear Member of General Synod I don’t normally write to those I don’t know about matters of concern, but as a General Synod representative I hope you don’t mind me contacting you regarding the forthcoming debates on Women Bishop’s, particularly … Continue reading →

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