Charlbury vicar in the headlines

Wed 11 Dec, 18:28

He has my sympathy. It's strange because the church is certainly reliant on maintaining, if not building, its number of active churchgoers. So the centre is starving those upon whom it most certainly relies.

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Tue 10 Dec, 21:20

It's a great article. I like his style of writing!

Tue 10 Dec, 15:56

If you want to wind your vicar up this Christmas, then ask how fundraising is going. Given the current standard of morale amongst parish clergy it would take a Christmas miracle for them to smile sweetly and give a bland reply. Lots of people moan about being asked to put…

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Tue 10 Dec, 15:21

Behind a Paywall, alas. Perhaps a cut'n'paste of the text be nice for those of us nosey enough to read gossip from our local Rev (whom never met yet)?

Fri 6 Dec, 22:02

The vicar's fiancé, Madeline Grant, is a regular contributor to The Telegraph, as its Assistant Comment Editor & Parliamentary Sketchwriter. (Engagement announced, to the Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie, on 8 July 2024 in The Telegraph.)

Thu 5 Dec, 19:16 (last edited on Thu 5 Dec, 19:33)

HERE. Daily Telegraph. 5 December 2024, page 16.   Online he says “I’m dealing with the cold, dead hand of the central Church of England,”.