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Donna McDowell

@doninbc

London curate. Very amateur writer & photographer. Traveller. Hugger. Lover of poetry, chocolate & gin. In any order. Wannabe urban chicken keeper.

Joined August 2013
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Great to be at the celebration and renewal of commitment of Licensed Lay Ministers at ⁦⁦@StPaulsLondon⁩ and celebrate Martin’s ministry among us!⁩ ⁦⁦@area_two⁩ ⁦⁦@dioceseoflondon⁩
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BishopSarah@bishopSarahM27 Sep 2023
Great to meet with some of the female clergy ⁦@area_two⁩ ⁦@dioceseoflondon⁩
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On the Feast of St Barnabas giving thanks for the Barnabas Group, meeting at St Paul’s for over 20yrs. This group is all about encouragement, care for one another & radical welcome, each week ends with a time of prayer - it’s a beautiful thing! #barnabas @dioceseoflondon
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Wonderful to celebrate Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion with @bishopSarahM⁩ at St Paul’s Marylebone. What a joy to see these children growing in faith & adults coming to faith in our community ⁦@dioceseoflondon⁩ ⁦@area_two⁩ ⁦⁦@churchofengland⁩
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Please join us tomorrow Sunday 23 April St George’s Day at 10.30 when @bishopSarahM licenses @revdclare of @spmarylebone as our new priest in charge, working with @FullerMG
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Paul Cowan@PaulHCowan21 Apr 2023
During a @CClimateAction Q&A @stjohnswaterloo Piers Corbyn crashed in shouting climate change denial, after politely listening for a couple of minutes, this happened, 'was blind but now I see'
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A moving candlelit vigil on Lisson Green Estate gathered with families, community & faith leaders, our MP & Lord Mayor of Westminster. Praying for peace on our streets. @dioceseoflondon @LM_Westminster @KarenPBuckMP @aicha_less ⁦@mychurchstreet⁩ ⁦@area_two⁩
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BishopSarah@bishopSarahM29 Jun 2022
Prayer cards received from children @SMBSchool on my walk around the Deanery @area_two placed in front of the altar.
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Thanks to all who supported our crowdfunding campaign! Pleased to announce Westminster City Council have awarded £5000 towards greening, eco-care & biodiversity in our church garden! @Spacehive spacehive.com/greeningstpaul… @CofEEnvironment @ARochaUK #EcoChurch #Gold @churchofengland
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Sharing these #StoriesofWelcome in #RefugeeWeek2022 & giving thanks for the friendships in the Afghan Women's Sewing Group & families we've befriended in our community. Do share these stories as a much needed & powerful narrative of solidarity & hope. @WelcomeChurches
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Celebrating our Gold Award with colourful banners, a joyful recognition of our life together & an invitation to join us in this movement to cherish God’s earth ⁦@ARochaUK⁩ ⁦@dioceseoflondon ⁦@area_two⁩ ⁦@CofEEnvironment⁩ *ecofriendlynonpvcbanners
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Beginning our Platinum #Jubilee Celebrations with a community coffee morning. Thanks to all the fabulous volunteers, bakers, stall holders, minibus drivers, DJ & wonderful guests for a wonderful start to the #JubileeWeekend @dioceseoflondon @churchofengland @mychurchstreet
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Delighted to announce St Paul's has won a GOLD Eco Church Award in recognition of our care for God's earth! Join us in this movement for sustainability & climate justice across our churches, schools & estates. @ARochaUK @dioceseoflondon @churchofengland @area_two @estatechurches
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Wonderful to share in the Wellbeing morning with Penfold Hub ⁦@NHGhousing⁩ with #Fruitful smoothie making led by #PIP, head massages, healthy breakfast & great conversation! #wellbeingbreakfast ⁦@dioceseoflondon⁩ ⁦@churchofengland⁩
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Tom Daggett@tom_daggett10 Jul 2021
Excited about the #ChoirChurh open day led by @MollyBoot1 & @e_m_clark — a fun-filled musical morning, free to children. Today from 11AM in #BethnalGreen.
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May we present London’s deacons 2021! They gathered at St Paul’s cathedral yesterday to make their Declarations and Oaths- with the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Fulham and the Bishop of Maidstone- before heading off on retreat prior to their ordinations.
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Donna is being ordained as deacon next Saturday 3 July at St Paul's cathedral, after which she will join @spmarylebone as Assistant Curate. Please pray for her and all the candidates over the coming weeks #NewRevs #newrev
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'It is essential for us to relearn a #sabbath mindset, a hospitality which makes room for the ‘other’: for weeds and wild flowers, for other species' survival, for the homeless person on the pavement' Br Sam SSF Read more here stpaulsresources.co.uk/refle… @StPaulsLondon @paulargooder
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Welcome to #StPaulsBookClub! For the next hour we'll be sharing thoughts about #TheThingAroundYourNeck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, @doninbc's choice. We'll post questions here about every ten minutes - follow us and reply to join in. Looking forward to hearing what you think!
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Join us! Our last online winter book club is the wonderful, moving #TheThingAroundYourNeck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, chosen by @doninbc. Online meeting Mon 15 Feb 7-8pm: more info, register free and donate if you can here eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-wi… @StPaulsLondon @paulargooder
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