Alexander East

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@MadsDavies Why stop there… there appears to be 42 different diocesan strategies… why are bishops so ‘individual’?

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@andyburnham I assume this also involves a reduction in the number of MPs at Westminster??

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@WalkerMarcus Perhaps this means HS2 will once again be heading to Manchester??

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@MadsDavies I was not expecting that answer!! Perhaps it says something about the liturgical training of clergy?

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@Suffragent_ @thismorning @ITV @catdeeley @benshephard Just image if this was a 55 year old man talking about a 26 year old woman...

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@thevicarswife @JimElliott95607 Those statistics are fascinating… I didn’t realise how small the church was! Either the exception of Glasgow, my local CofE parish has a higher attendance than all of the cathedrals!

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@MichaelPTKelly You do know that the Prime Minister doesn't 'legally appoint' Church of England bishops anyway??

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@RetreatF0rward @Adrian_Hilton 10% of what?

And no-one is ‘required’ to give anything to the diocese… it is not paying a bill for a service received, or a tax!

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@EvanAG1999 I wonder if there is a publicly available figure of the number of priests who retired in the diocese this year?

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@Make_it_Raines Gin!

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@RamsdenVerity @MadsDavies Apologies - I read the list of vacant diocesan posts as a direct follow on from the news about Bristol not being able to announce.

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@RamsdenVerity @MadsDavies Just diocesans… and Penrith has already been appointed and consecrated- https://t.co/NmlVnlLgEg

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@MadsDavies Might it be easier if he started just tell us the rules he did keep??

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@MadsDavies Avoid profiles which start with how wonderful/ancient/significant the building is rather than anything about people/faith/community!

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@2D0XPS @mrdavidrowe My handwriting is so 'creative' I'm not sure that would be wise...

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@holydisrupter @christian_aid @CA_global My local parish stopped supporting them years ago… for this reason… and for executive pay.

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@JoshuaPenduck Interesting, and interested - what are you reading?

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@2D0XPS Yes - I think the style/forms in Church of England are usually rather siloed! I vote for BCP, contemporary music, insence and a 30 min exegetical sermon!

I suspect some of this combining of style is more evident in the US.

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@thevicarswife @thelb236 Indeed - I do like the phrase 'extremely niche until about five minutes ago'.

[Alexander East @AlexEast2023]

@TheJupitersays @Baroness_Nichol You've not been to St George's then? https://t.co/iPKjsEtVWi Or are you focussed on one bit of Leeds?