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We came to Iona… A photo story

LAST MONTH, our Co-Chair Alex Clare-Young and their wife Jo, who is also a minister, led a week’s retreat for LGBTQ+ people and allies on Iona, a small island off the west coast of Scotland. On their return from the retreat, Alex compiled this photo story about the week.

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God is not abusive - A song of lament and consolation for Holy Week

A YEAR AGO, on Maundy Thursday, the priest who leads our Open Table community in north London received news of a Clergy Disciplinary Measure following his advocacy for a young woman in her claim of homophobic abuse in another parish. Here he reflects on the impact of that experience, and how that young woman’s story is not an isolated case.

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