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Letters to the Editor | The Telegraph

“The value of the parish system comes from the fact that it can reach out to all sections of the community across England. Yet, as many of your correspondents have pointed out, the parish system is under threat – not,...

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Letters to the Editor | The Telegraph

“In 1959 the Church employed 13,075 stipendiary clergy and 250 diocesan support staff. There are now 6,500 support staff, most of whom are not ordained and have no contact with places where most Christian good is done, and are often...

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Letters to the Editor | Church Times

“The old parishes are mostly real communities, and the whole parish still often has a strong sense of connection with the parish church, reflected in the high rate of occasional offices proportionate to the population. Those links are invaluable and...

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Letters to the Editor | The Telegraph

“The parish system is extraordinary: how many other professionals live alongside those with whom they work? The demands are many. My husband is expected to run a small business, manage a minimal staff team and volunteers, look after a building Read more…

By Admin, 2 weeks ago
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Letters to the Editor | The Telegraph

“SIR – The Church of England’s director of communications says the Church is “doing everything it can to support its parishes”. How I wish that were true. In the dioceses of Truro, Leicester, Lincoln, Liverpool, Sheffield and others, bishops are planning to Read more…

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Christianity is about so much more than Christmas | Giles Fraser, the Telegraph

“But, actually, Judeo-Christian assumptions have underpinned every aspect of life in the West for roughly the past thousand years, shaping the way we think about everything – from art to law, morality to freedom. Our constitution makes no sense without it; our Read more…

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Letters to the Editor | The Telegraph

“The bureaucracies of the 42 dioceses have grown commensurately. In 2018 the Diocese of Leicester had 108 employees. In 1926, it had only one: the bishop’s driver.” View Original.

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There is something truly counter cultural about Midnight Mass | Marcus Walker, the Spectator

“There’s also something extremely counter cultural in the fact of finding what we need on our doorstep. While our bodies can be fed in vast, soulless out of town shopping centres, our souls not only can be fed locally but Read more…

By Admin, 2 weeks ago
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Church of England told to ‘sort its own house out’ before paying slavery reparations

“However, in a letter to the Archbishop, the Revd Marcus Walker, the chairman of the Save the Parish campaign group, said that clergy and lay people are concerned that not enough money is being sent to the Church’s “frontline”. In Read more…

By Admin, 4 weeks11 January 2023 ago
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Justin Welby defends £100m fund to ‘address past wrongs of slavery’ as churches struggle | The Telegraph

“However, responding to the £100 million fund, Rev Marcus Walker, founder of the Save The Parish (STP) campaign group, said: “Suddenly, the Church has money. After decades of telling us that there is no money to fund the churches and Read more…

By Admin, 4 weeks11 January 2023 ago

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synodnews General Synod News @synodnews ·
19h

Tom Woolford moves a number of amendments. 'At the soft and cuddly end of #SaveTheParish amendments' #synod #generalsynod

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lukeappleton 𝕷𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝕬𝖕𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖙𝖔𝖓 ♱ @lukeappleton ·
31 Jan

Other synod members can do as they please, I will be opposing all governance changes. They are a total waste of time and money. #synod #savetheparish

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lukeappleton 𝕷𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝕬𝖕𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖙𝖔𝖓 ♱ @lukeappleton ·
31 Jan

Bishops in synod is a totally vacuous and meaningless statement. #synod #savetheparish

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lukeappleton 𝕷𝖚𝖐𝖊 𝕬𝖕𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖙𝖔𝖓 ♱ @lukeappleton ·
11 Jan

So we have parishes pleading, scraping and begging to meet their common fund and the national church can find money like this from down the side of the sofa. It is simply wrong and an insult to everyone putting money into the collection plates. #savetheparish

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“Responding to the £100 million fund, Rev @WalkerMarcus, founder of the @SaveTheParish campaign group, said: “Suddenly, the Church has money.

How can the Church have the brass neck ever to ask for another penny from its parishes again?”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/10/justin-welby-defends-100m-fund-address-past-wrongs-slavery-churches/

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danielnechtan Daniel @danielnechtan ·
2 Jan

Worried about your Parish Church?

Please read this leaflet and use the template below to write to your MP to #SaveTheParish

https://matthewhighelswick.com/index_htm_files/STP-deanery-leaflet-blk-white-3.pdf

https://savetheparish.com/contact-your-mp/

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