Rachel Parkinson
@rachelp1.bsky.social
Negotiating the world with the help of faith and friends. Methodist presbyter, but views here my own. Love pilgrimage, running, cycling, making things, poetry and a good dollop of TV. (She / her)
Church of Christ the King, Leuca, Italy
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Church of Christ the King, Leuca, Italy
Sampling all the pistachio gelato on the #ViaFrancigena so you don’t have to. This one - in Orio Litta - is especially creamy
September 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Sampling all the pistachio gelato on the #ViaFrancigena so you don’t have to. This one - in Orio Litta - is especially creamy
After an unexpected evening in Paris - blessed by Mass in the newly resurrected Notre Dame - the journey to rejoin the #ViaFrancigena continues. En route to Milan - 16 hours late but it’s a new day!
September 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
After an unexpected evening in Paris - blessed by Mass in the newly resurrected Notre Dame - the journey to rejoin the #ViaFrancigena continues. En route to Milan - 16 hours late but it’s a new day!
Thankyou to @seatsixtyone.bsky.social for flawless directions as to how to get from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon. However an 85 min delay on Eurostar due to broken window means will still miss connection
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Thankyou to @seatsixtyone.bsky.social for flawless directions as to how to get from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon. However an 85 min delay on Eurostar due to broken window means will still miss connection
Adventure to rejoin #ViaFrancigena sustainably started well with a prompt Eurostar departure. However a broken window means we’re progressing at a leisurely pace and will miss connection to Milan. On the upside I might have a night in Paris on the train company!
September 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Adventure to rejoin #ViaFrancigena sustainably started well with a prompt Eurostar departure. However a broken window means we’re progressing at a leisurely pace and will miss connection to Milan. On the upside I might have a night in Paris on the train company!
Always love arriving at St Pancras - such a beautiful building. But have love/hate relationship with passport stamps. Not least that I have only 90 days to get to Sicily and then leave Schengen
September 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Always love arriving at St Pancras - such a beautiful building. But have love/hate relationship with passport stamps. Not least that I have only 90 days to get to Sicily and then leave Schengen
Setting off to rejoin #ViaFrancigena. Trying to travel as sustainably and cheaply as possible. Good start was night in Clink261 hostel near St Pancras. Quiet as the grave - which was appropriate since my pod felt like large comfortable coffin. Snip at £23 in Central London
September 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Setting off to rejoin #ViaFrancigena. Trying to travel as sustainably and cheaply as possible. Good start was night in Clink261 hostel near St Pancras. Quiet as the grave - which was appropriate since my pod felt like large comfortable coffin. Snip at £23 in Central London
Poem of the day is “Breakage” on what would have been Mary Oliver’s birthday. I love the line “the broken cupboard of the clam…”. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/poem-o...
September 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Poem of the day is “Breakage” on what would have been Mary Oliver’s birthday. I love the line “the broken cupboard of the clam…”. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/poem-o...
When you visit your offspring after they leave home, but they don’t “do” hot drinks and there are no mugs in the place
September 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
When you visit your offspring after they leave home, but they don’t “do” hot drinks and there are no mugs in the place
Very grateful to @christianaiduk.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to see what it would be like to live with tattoos for a week, and to make a stand to "Smash Colonialism" and to "Repay, Restore, Repair". @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Very grateful to @christianaiduk.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to see what it would be like to live with tattoos for a week, and to make a stand to "Smash Colonialism" and to "Repay, Restore, Repair". @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social
Love Greenbelt - but camping over August Bank Holiday doesn’t feel like it should be this chilly! Was warmer camping in the Outer Hebrides last week. Still more than worth it to be a Hope Maker in the Field of Dreams! #Greenbelt25
August 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Love Greenbelt - but camping over August Bank Holiday doesn’t feel like it should be this chilly! Was warmer camping in the Outer Hebrides last week. Still more than worth it to be a Hope Maker in the Field of Dreams! #Greenbelt25
Ecumenical Pilgrimage West Midlands leaders #trypilgrimage
July 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ecumenical Pilgrimage West Midlands leaders #trypilgrimage
Some of my favourite people are Parkrunners and some are Methodists. So Methodist Parkrunners are tops! Today - #MethodistConf at #TelfordParkrun
June 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Some of my favourite people are Parkrunners and some are Methodists. So Methodist Parkrunners are tops! Today - #MethodistConf at #TelfordParkrun
'tis season for cake & hospitality. And for discussing faith & state of world with retired Methodist Ministers. Always a joy. If you want insightful conversation about peace & conflict ask a 103 year old! Same again this afternoon - with leftovers going to my running club tonight
June 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
'tis season for cake & hospitality. And for discussing faith & state of world with retired Methodist Ministers. Always a joy. If you want insightful conversation about peace & conflict ask a 103 year old! Same again this afternoon - with leftovers going to my running club tonight
South West Coast Path complete! Ten glorious weeks. Didn’t even mean to embark upon it but the pandemic frustrated my sabbatical plans in 2020
May 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
South West Coast Path complete! Ten glorious weeks. Didn’t even mean to embark upon it but the pandemic frustrated my sabbatical plans in 2020
South West Coast Path: Portland. Beautiful coastline - prisons - quarries - tourists - and their interwoven histories. An interesting place #SWCP
May 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
South West Coast Path: Portland. Beautiful coastline - prisons - quarries - tourists - and their interwoven histories. An interesting place #SWCP
Back on the South West Coast Path - hopefully to finish it this time. Can’t believe we left the path at Abbotsbury nearly 4 years ago. Nature in all her glory (and a husband 😂)
May 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Back on the South West Coast Path - hopefully to finish it this time. Can’t believe we left the path at Abbotsbury nearly 4 years ago. Nature in all her glory (and a husband 😂)
I love the access to wildlife that the canal network brings to our doorstep
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I love the access to wildlife that the canal network brings to our doorstep
Easter Pilgrimage Day 4: Bishop’s Castle to Stiperstones. Another beautiful (though challenging) day’s walk concluded by delicious celebratory meal at Stiperstones Inn #methodist #pilgrimage #easter #shropshire #trypilgrimage
April 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Easter Pilgrimage Day 4: Bishop’s Castle to Stiperstones. Another beautiful (though challenging) day’s walk concluded by delicious celebratory meal at Stiperstones Inn #methodist #pilgrimage #easter #shropshire #trypilgrimage
Easter Pilgrimage day 3: Clun to Bishop’s Castle. Storm Damage led to an interesting obstacle course en route. Also enjoyed Holy Communion in a sun kissed field lit up by dandelions #pilgrimage #methodist #trypilgrimage #easter
April 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Easter Pilgrimage day 3: Clun to Bishop’s Castle. Storm Damage led to an interesting obstacle course en route. Also enjoyed Holy Communion in a sun kissed field lit up by dandelions #pilgrimage #methodist #trypilgrimage #easter
April 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Easter Pilgrimage Day 1: Ludlow to Craven Arms. Beautiful day. Met @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social team at Bromfield. #pilgrimage #methodist #easter #trypilgrimage
April 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Easter Pilgrimage Day 1: Ludlow to Craven Arms. Beautiful day. Met @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social team at Bromfield. #pilgrimage #methodist #easter #trypilgrimage
Easter Pilgrimage - the gathering. As usual our route starts & ends at places served by rail. 10 of us now gathered at Ludlow - well fed - and enjoyed creative evening prayer #pilgrimage #TryPilgrimage #prayer #methodist
April 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Easter Pilgrimage - the gathering. As usual our route starts & ends at places served by rail. 10 of us now gathered at Ludlow - well fed - and enjoyed creative evening prayer #pilgrimage #TryPilgrimage #prayer #methodist
Final Friday Prayer Pilgrimage in Lent in the Wolverhampton Circuit - witness walks, symbolic actions and powerful stories #GoodFriday #prayer #pilgrimage
April 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Final Friday Prayer Pilgrimage in Lent in the Wolverhampton Circuit - witness walks, symbolic actions and powerful stories #GoodFriday #prayer #pilgrimage