Lel Hurst

Mother, daughter, wife, runner, MA Theology student, Christian, Assistant Director of Education at Diocese of Chichester @ChiDioEducation All views are my own.

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Do you know about all things church school governance and want to join our fabulous team? We have just the job for you!
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@marthamutikani @ChichesterDio Ah yay I made the twitter feed…so lovely to see you

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…but I also get to make ideas become reality to enrich young people’s exploration of faith

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Our Year of Faith workshops to explore the Nicene Creed through music with @JamesKirbyUK are leading to amazing songwriting and performances

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Things I have learnt this year….my job now has A LOT of public speaking and it scares me…it increasingly involves filming which scares me even more!!!! Not sure this was in the job description…

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@kateowbridge Happy to out you in touch with a CE school in East Sussex if you are still looking

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Each month we'll be releasing a snappy video on what’s really going on in schools — from CPD to mobile phones, AI to leadership.
🎥 Launching Sept 2025
📊 What teachers know. What studies show!

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Lovely visit to High Hurstwood CE Primary School this morning, complete with another quick blast of My Lighthouse and some very enthusiastic chat about caterpillars

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Absolute privilege to award our first ever Faith In Action Awards to children and young people at the cathedral today. A big thank you to this group for being our pilot group, we will be opening up the awards to all CofE schools in the Diocese from September

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…the university open days have begun, and seemingly they turn my normally placid 17 year old into a snappy nightmare!

[Blackboys CE Primary School @blackboysschool]

Working in our house groups, we all took place in Big Frieze Day today, creating our own pictorial versions of Understanding Christianity’s Big Frieze which illustrates the Bible.

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Thank you to CJ Event Staffing who masterfully stewarded the parking at our services today

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…and that’s a wrap!!!!
15 services
6 clergy, including 3 Bishops
7 venues across the diocese
3700 Year 6 Children
140 schools
A lot of coffee, joy and don’t forget the actions to My Lighthouse!!
@ChichesterDio

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We are ready and waiting for our final Year 6 leavers service…what a privilege to send 3700 pupils into their future with Gods blessing @ChichesterDio

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This is fabulously colourful and cheery, and even better with the light streaming through the stained glass…do go and visit during the summer!

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Flying visit to the cathedral today to see Fish950 in person…this is in the cathedral throughout the summer holidays, definitely worth a visit! @ChichesterDio @ChiCathedral

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@LizziGreen2 I may have been found giggling at the back of diocesan synod with certain clergy…

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Service 11 today, with 11 schools this morning hosted by Christs Hospital School and we are completed packed out!!! Over 350 year 6 pupils and over 200 parents, carers and family members!!! @ChichesterDio

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Lesson learnt, don’t ignore your garmin…obscure warning I’d never seen before for very high heart rate on both weds and thurs saying to rest immediately…floored by covid on Friday 😢

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Services 2 and 3 today in Hastings…there’s something very satisfying about the fact that everything matches this year and is linked to the Diocesan Year of Faith @ChichesterDio

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Let Year 6 Leavers services commence!!! Service 1 of 15 completed today, thank you St Andrews Eastbourne for hosting us

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If you are looking to explore the Christian faith, the Diocese of Chichester has just launched a new resource to help both groups and individuals: https://t.co/AMrRkKMMM1