David Bean
@revddavid.bsky.social
Retired NHS chaplain.
Retfordian. Anglican Deacon. Politically Green.
Inclusive Church.
(He/him)
Retfordian. Anglican Deacon. Politically Green.
Inclusive Church.
(He/him)
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Calls to offer a generous welcome amid fears about immigration were issued by #Bishops in their #Christmas sermons this year
#christmassermons #churchofengland
#christmassermons #churchofengland
Bishops’ Christmas sermons urge people not to fear strangers
‘Our national conversations about immigration continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us,’ says Archbishop of Canterbury-elect
www.churchtimes.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Calls to offer a generous welcome amid fears about immigration were issued by #Bishops in their #Christmas sermons this year
#christmassermons #churchofengland
#christmassermons #churchofengland
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"That message is also for you, that God is with you, that he believes in you, and that his son Jesus Christ has come to you."
For all our clergy, staff and volunteers involved in Christmas services this year, a message from the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.
For all our clergy, staff and volunteers involved in Christmas services this year, a message from the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"That message is also for you, that God is with you, that he believes in you, and that his son Jesus Christ has come to you."
For all our clergy, staff and volunteers involved in Christmas services this year, a message from the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.
For all our clergy, staff and volunteers involved in Christmas services this year, a message from the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell.
Remembering absent friends...
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Remembering absent friends...
I'm not on duty tomorrow so that's me done.
It's felt like a memorable Advent and Christmas...
A happy Christmas and a big "thank you" to all other members of the #clergymaltclub
It's felt like a memorable Advent and Christmas...
A happy Christmas and a big "thank you" to all other members of the #clergymaltclub
December 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'm not on duty tomorrow so that's me done.
It's felt like a memorable Advent and Christmas...
A happy Christmas and a big "thank you" to all other members of the #clergymaltclub
It's felt like a memorable Advent and Christmas...
A happy Christmas and a big "thank you" to all other members of the #clergymaltclub
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Let us be clear, Reform's anti-trans motion does nothing but divert attention away from the issues that are really impacting women & girls: domestic violence, misogyny, harassment, male violence.
We stand unequivocally with the trans community in Bassetlaw. Join us on the 3rd of February!
We stand unequivocally with the trans community in Bassetlaw. Join us on the 3rd of February!
Reform are bringing back their anti-trans motion to the Bassetlaw District Council. As residents, we are appalled by their demonisation of the trans community & stand in solidarity with our trans neighbours, friends & family members.
Join us on 3 February to stand up for trans rights in Bassetlaw 🏳️⚧️
Join us on 3 February to stand up for trans rights in Bassetlaw 🏳️⚧️
December 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Let us be clear, Reform's anti-trans motion does nothing but divert attention away from the issues that are really impacting women & girls: domestic violence, misogyny, harassment, male violence.
We stand unequivocally with the trans community in Bassetlaw. Join us on the 3rd of February!
We stand unequivocally with the trans community in Bassetlaw. Join us on the 3rd of February!
Christmas can be a difficult time as we remember those we love but who are no longer with us. During this busy season, feel free to drop in and light a candle as we gather to remember our loved ones. The church will be open from 5:30pm and at 6pm there will be a short act of remembrance. 1/2
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Christmas can be a difficult time as we remember those we love but who are no longer with us. During this busy season, feel free to drop in and light a candle as we gather to remember our loved ones. The church will be open from 5:30pm and at 6pm there will be a short act of remembrance. 1/2
For some of us the Christmas season can be difficult.
A Blue Christmas Service invites you into a quiet space to remember, to reflect and to be still. To come alongside God and be assured that God is with you in the lead up to Christmas and during the festivities.
A Blue Christmas Service invites you into a quiet space to remember, to reflect and to be still. To come alongside God and be assured that God is with you in the lead up to Christmas and during the festivities.
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
For some of us the Christmas season can be difficult.
A Blue Christmas Service invites you into a quiet space to remember, to reflect and to be still. To come alongside God and be assured that God is with you in the lead up to Christmas and during the festivities.
A Blue Christmas Service invites you into a quiet space to remember, to reflect and to be still. To come alongside God and be assured that God is with you in the lead up to Christmas and during the festivities.
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Solidarity with the hunger strikers.
It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction.
All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.
It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction.
All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.
December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Solidarity with the hunger strikers.
It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction.
All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.
It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction.
All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.
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“We are better than this,” they said, and urged those who “may be swept-up in movements like this who don’t necessarily buy-in wholesale to what is being said” to “think again”, and to “choose compassion and understanding over hostility and conflict”.
#southwarkbishops #churchnews #churchtimes
#southwarkbishops #churchnews #churchtimes
‘We are better than this,’ Southwark bishops say in response to Tommy Robinson carol service
‘Choose compassion and understanding over hostility and conflict,’ they urge
www.churchtimes.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“We are better than this,” they said, and urged those who “may be swept-up in movements like this who don’t necessarily buy-in wholesale to what is being said” to “think again”, and to “choose compassion and understanding over hostility and conflict”.
#southwarkbishops #churchnews #churchtimes
#southwarkbishops #churchnews #churchtimes
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Are you thinking of coming to church for the first time, or the first time in a long time, this Advent and Christmas?
Find the answers to some questions you may have: cofe.io/WhatToExpect.
📍 Holy Sepulchre, Northampton/Sarah Newton
#TheJoyofChristmas
Find the answers to some questions you may have: cofe.io/WhatToExpect.
📍 Holy Sepulchre, Northampton/Sarah Newton
#TheJoyofChristmas
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Are you thinking of coming to church for the first time, or the first time in a long time, this Advent and Christmas?
Find the answers to some questions you may have: cofe.io/WhatToExpect.
📍 Holy Sepulchre, Northampton/Sarah Newton
#TheJoyofChristmas
Find the answers to some questions you may have: cofe.io/WhatToExpect.
📍 Holy Sepulchre, Northampton/Sarah Newton
#TheJoyofChristmas
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Just because it’s Christmas (and at Christmas you tell the truth)...
Together, we can show that unity is stronger than division.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
#TogetherAlliance
Together, we can show that unity is stronger than division.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
#TogetherAlliance
December 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Just because it’s Christmas (and at Christmas you tell the truth)...
Together, we can show that unity is stronger than division.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
#TogetherAlliance
Together, we can show that unity is stronger than division.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
#TogetherAlliance
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Good news of great joy for all
Christmas resources from a wide breadth of traditions in response to Christian nationalism.
A clear message of love for all our neighbours, resisting agendas of division and hostility
bit.ly/4a3619Q
#JoyForAll #ChurchesTogether
Thank you @al-barrett.bsky.social 🙏
Christmas resources from a wide breadth of traditions in response to Christian nationalism.
A clear message of love for all our neighbours, resisting agendas of division and hostility
bit.ly/4a3619Q
#JoyForAll #ChurchesTogether
Thank you @al-barrett.bsky.social 🙏
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Good news of great joy for all
Christmas resources from a wide breadth of traditions in response to Christian nationalism.
A clear message of love for all our neighbours, resisting agendas of division and hostility
bit.ly/4a3619Q
#JoyForAll #ChurchesTogether
Thank you @al-barrett.bsky.social 🙏
Christmas resources from a wide breadth of traditions in response to Christian nationalism.
A clear message of love for all our neighbours, resisting agendas of division and hostility
bit.ly/4a3619Q
#JoyForAll #ChurchesTogether
Thank you @al-barrett.bsky.social 🙏
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“I also have a newfound appreciation for moments of calm. I’m more aware of the clarity that stillness can bring, and I’m grateful that I found the Quakers when I needed them most.”
Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community
After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turne...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“I also have a newfound appreciation for moments of calm. I’m more aware of the clarity that stillness can bring, and I’m grateful that I found the Quakers when I needed them most.”
Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
Read this lovely account of one person’s path to Quakerism.
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Update: the motion proposed by Reform, which sought to ban trans women from women's spaces, was ruled out of order because the councillor who had seconded the motion could not be bothered to show up to the meeting...
Sharing on behalf of Trans Rights in Bassetlaw (TRiB):
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Update: the motion proposed by Reform, which sought to ban trans women from women's spaces, was ruled out of order because the councillor who had seconded the motion could not be bothered to show up to the meeting...
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🚨 Join us on Thursday to stand up to Reform & to oppose this blatant attack on the trans community in Bassetlaw.
🗓️ THIS THURSDAY (meeting from 5.45pm)
📌 Queen's Building, Potter St, Worksop
If you aren't able to attend, please share this post.
🗓️ THIS THURSDAY (meeting from 5.45pm)
📌 Queen's Building, Potter St, Worksop
If you aren't able to attend, please share this post.
December 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 Join us on Thursday to stand up to Reform & to oppose this blatant attack on the trans community in Bassetlaw.
🗓️ THIS THURSDAY (meeting from 5.45pm)
📌 Queen's Building, Potter St, Worksop
If you aren't able to attend, please share this post.
🗓️ THIS THURSDAY (meeting from 5.45pm)
📌 Queen's Building, Potter St, Worksop
If you aren't able to attend, please share this post.
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Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.
This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Making an impact in disability cricket 🏏
Our Super 9s team's partnership with Vertu has been nominated in the Best Sponsorship category at the Business of Cricket Awards 🏆
Full details 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/iyxkmetcxw
Our Super 9s team's partnership with Vertu has been nominated in the Best Sponsorship category at the Business of Cricket Awards 🏆
Full details 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/iyxkmetcxw
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Making an impact in disability cricket 🏏
Our Super 9s team's partnership with Vertu has been nominated in the Best Sponsorship category at the Business of Cricket Awards 🏆
Full details 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/iyxkmetcxw
Our Super 9s team's partnership with Vertu has been nominated in the Best Sponsorship category at the Business of Cricket Awards 🏆
Full details 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/iyxkmetcxw
The most moving sermon - I wept - from the Dean of Southwark Cathedral, in the light of the CofE's continued struggle to treat our LGBTQ+ siblings with equality and love...
I commend it to you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLM_...
I commend it to you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLM_...
The Dean's Sermon
YouTube video by Southwark Cathedral
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The most moving sermon - I wept - from the Dean of Southwark Cathedral, in the light of the CofE's continued struggle to treat our LGBTQ+ siblings with equality and love...
I commend it to you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLM_...
I commend it to you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLM_...
This suggests to me that our Reform County Councillors have misplaced priorities.
I would sooner see £75,000.00 spent on roads or public services.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I would sooner see £75,000.00 spent on roads or public services.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Criticism as Reform-led council set to spend £75,000 on new flags
The council says union jack flags will be flown in 82 locations in a bid to foster
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This suggests to me that our Reform County Councillors have misplaced priorities.
I would sooner see £75,000.00 spent on roads or public services.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I would sooner see £75,000.00 spent on roads or public services.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Notts County Council spending £75k on more flags. Includes six sites in Worksop.
Why? People are already doing this for free!
What a waste of public money. Shows Reform's priorities.
westbridgfordwire.com/plans-to-ins...
Why? People are already doing this for free!
What a waste of public money. Shows Reform's priorities.
westbridgfordwire.com/plans-to-ins...
Plans to install hundreds of national flags on street furniture across Nottinghamshire | West Bridgford Wire
Nottinghamshire County Council has proposed plans to install additional banners and national flags on street furniture across the county in a move aimed at
westbridgfordwire.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Notts County Council spending £75k on more flags. Includes six sites in Worksop.
Why? People are already doing this for free!
What a waste of public money. Shows Reform's priorities.
westbridgfordwire.com/plans-to-ins...
Why? People are already doing this for free!
What a waste of public money. Shows Reform's priorities.
westbridgfordwire.com/plans-to-ins...
I remain committed to a CofE that seeks to be more inclusive to same sex couples. I know that some would disagree with me but I think it is important to nail my colours to the mast. It is the only way for me to remain in the CofE with integrity.
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...
LLF Open Letter – Inclusive Church
www.inclusive-church.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I remain committed to a CofE that seeks to be more inclusive to same sex couples. I know that some would disagree with me but I think it is important to nail my colours to the mast. It is the only way for me to remain in the CofE with integrity.
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...
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Thinking of all those held hostage by Hamas who are being reunited with their families after 2 long years, and those finally being released from Israeli prisons in Gaza & the West Bank. I barely dare to hope, but we must - this must be the start of lasting peace & freedom for all
October 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Thinking of all those held hostage by Hamas who are being reunited with their families after 2 long years, and those finally being released from Israeli prisons in Gaza & the West Bank. I barely dare to hope, but we must - this must be the start of lasting peace & freedom for all
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“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
October 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.