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Paula Gooder
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New Testament Scholar - Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, London; lover of chocolate, novels and impossible questions!
Author of a few books…
Delighted to be returning to St George’s in October to lead this pilgrimage again. Can I tempt anyone to join us?

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P25 Women of the Bible: October 6 – October 16, 2025 - Saint George's College Jerusalem
The Women of the Bible course is a ten day study pilgrimage which offers a reflective spiritual experience visiting the holy sites relating to both the Old and New Testaments highlighting especially t...
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May 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Francis made the lives of ordinary people …his central focus. He did this not because he was a ‘nice’ person (like any of us, he wasn’t always ‘nice’), but because he believed profoundly that the way of Jesus Christ is to live a life for and with others.

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A Pastoral Pope amidst God's People | St Paul's Cathedral
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April 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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On this #Bonhoeffer anniversary the wonderful @paulagooder.bsky.social and I are talking all things Bonhoeffer - especially about the cost of discipleship and following Jesus today. youtu.be/TmWZitCAjqM #stpaulscathedral #london #melbourne
Bonhoeffer and Discipleship following Jesus today - Apr 25
YouTube video by St Paul's Cathedral
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April 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There an exciting new post in my team, heading up the St Paul's Cathedral Institute.
A fabulous opportunity for the right person! Please share widely.

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Head of St Paul's Cathedral Institute | St Paul's Cathedral
We are looking for an inspiring and strategic leader to support the relaunch of the St Paul’s Cathedral Institute.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
At the BBC waiting for Thought for the Day
February 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
May we never forget
#holocaustmemorialday
January 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just read a certain article in the Guardian and want to say to all you ‘middle class women of a certain age’ I see you - keep up the good work!
a woman in a polka dot shirt is sitting in a car and says towanda !
ALT: a woman in a polka dot shirt is sitting in a car and says towanda !
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December 1, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Women of the Nativity by Paula Gooder and Ally Barrett is proving a seasonal hit! www.chpublishing.co.uk/features/wom...

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🔊Listen to audio of the book for FREE cofe.io/WomenNativity
💻 Kindle edition now updated to support earlier devices
November 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM
If you’ve bought Women of Nativity on kindle the good news is that the problems with previous version have now been fixed.
November 26, 2024 at 6:49 PM
An update on Women of Nativity:
After being out of print for a few weeks it is now back in stock!
You can download the beautiful illustrations until the end of February and you can listen to the first audio book (the rest to follow shortly) here
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November 20, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Well this is turning into a really lovely community! It was quite quiet for awhile but is getting more interesting by the day.

Waving at new - or old from another platform- friends 👋
November 15, 2024 at 5:28 PM
'Women of the Nativity', with
@PaulaRGooder
, on Sunday 24th November, 6.00 p.m. St Mary le Strand Church (WC2R 1ES). A service of readings and music. The service is ticketed (admission free), please book via this link:
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#JewelintheStrand
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Totally loved the Es Devlin installation congregation @StMaryleStrand. Only in until Wednesday and you need to book but if you’re in visiting distance of London is a must see!

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October 4, 2024 at 7:26 PM
@pipofsuffolk.bsky.social hi can you add me please?
September 16, 2024 at 9:05 AM
“To begin anything….is to cast upon yourself a spell against stagnation. Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh.” John O’Donohue

Happy New Year! Xx
December 31, 2023 at 11:43 PM
So I have a question.
I met someone today who said to me ‘you aren’t as old as I thought you’d be’

What is the correct response to this?
Thanks?
Sorry?
How old should I be?

I’m m never sure what I’m meant to say
November 16, 2023 at 7:31 PM
Delighted to welcome the fabulous @maevesherlock.bsky.social to this more gentle space. Weill worth a follow
November 10, 2023 at 5:16 PM
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Please, take me home to the—
November 6, 2023 at 6:08 PM
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Epitaph of one of my distant ancestors, William Babington. I would like to be like him: “Firm in purpose, gentle in execution. Justly confident in his own judgments, yet generously open to the opinion of others.”
#WhoDoYouThinkYouAre
October 25, 2023 at 8:02 PM
Delighted to be at the Faith Practice Biennale in Oslo - thinking about embodiment
October 20, 2023 at 6:12 PM
Me: don’t look at X (Twitter) it’ll upset you.
Also me: just a little look what harm can it do?
Still me: my eyes, my eyes …why do people say things like that?
First me: mmm….if only someone had warmed you.
October 19, 2023 at 8:35 PM
This! Exactly this xx
Once again:

WAR SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS A SPORT IN WHICH WE WAVE OUR FLAGS AND ROOT FOR OUR TEAM.

THE ONLY WINNER IS PEACE.

Everyone and everything else loses.

Is loss.

Is lost.
October 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM
'Ought we to be reconciled to the dark in our lives and in our world? Is this what belief in God requires of a person?'

Read Karen Kilby's thought-provoking reflections on light and darkness in the life of faith.
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October 13, 2023 at 12:25 PM
It’s paperback day! Delighted that Lydia is out in paperback today.

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October 12, 2023 at 8:51 AM