I feel that the Clergy stipend delay debacle has surprised those at the centre in how much some Clergy are actually dependent on their stipend to live day to day.
That, of course, is what stipend means.
Prayers for those stressing and struggling today. You are seen. 🙏🏽❤️🕯️
I haven’t been affected by the payroll incident, however it’s clear from tweets that the incident has highlighted how many clergy are (like me) having to live month-to-month, with no financial safety net. Surely we need to be wondering about that at some point.
@churchofengland Laity - especially Churchwardens and Treasurers.
Please check in with your paid clergy to see if they are ok. January has been a long month for everyone and vicars are really rubbish at asking for help
@ClergySupportUK
“In 900 years of time and space, I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important”
- The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), Doctor Who
#DoctorWhoDay#DoctorWho@bbcdoctorwho
I’ve yet to read the fine print, but an initial skim suggests these proposals tend towards the “betrayal” end of the spectrum for those of us who came to ministry at a young age with no independent means.
They all knew. For years they all knew. The UN knew. The doctors & nurses knew. Palestinian civilians knew. The NGO’s knew. The media knew. They all knew what Hamas was doing with the hospitals, the schools, & all the rest. They all knew. But they all kept silent. Or they lied.
At the police station.
Five of my neighbours threatened to murder me when they saw my Israeli flag on the way to today’s vigil in London.
@StopAntisemites
Brigadier Fossey and his daughter, who is a current pupil at Monkton joined with many other military personnel at Waterloo station last week for the London Poppy Day appeal. #MonktonRembers. #MonktonService, #AmisticeDay#MonktonCommunity
A Britain without its Jewish citizens would be a maimed & diminished country indeed.
How awful & shaming that it’s reached the stage where such an eventuality can even be contemplated
For over 30 years, the wonderful Vivian Silver chose to dedicate her life to peace in the middle east. Week after week, she volunteered to transport patients from the Gaza Strip to hospitals in Israel, she initiated work training programs for Palestinians, enabling them to provide for their families with dignity, and she founded various organizations working towards the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
When Hamas terrorists broke into her home on October 7th, she managed to text her friends that she was hiding behind the closet door. Last night, after more than a month, her body was finally identified. She was murdered.
Throughout her life, 74-year-old Vivian had extended her hand for peace with Palestinians. Ruthless Hamas terrorists grabbed that hand and took her life. If you believe in justice and compassion, don't turn away, share Vivian's story. #HamasisISIS
20-year-old drill rapper Official TS, real name Al-Arfat Hassan, from Enfield has pleaded guilty to the possession of chemicals for terrorism purposes
Hassan pleaded guilty to the possession of chemicals for terrorist purposes at the Old Bailey on last Friday.
Hassan will be sentenced on February 2.
Did you tell a woman she was being upskirted at #Shadwell Overground station in September?
Thanks to you, she reported the offence and we’ve made an arrest
If you're the witness, please contact us so you can help our investigation
Text 61016 with ref 878 of 8 September