Grace Thomas

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Priest. Canon Missioner at Manchester Cathedral. Diocesan Environment Officer. Tutor at Luther King Centre. Researching Ecological Grief. Writes, reads occasionally on the radio. Manc/Cymraeg/Indian

Bag of monster munch pickled onion crisps
Selfie of me in green chasuble with a female colleague at either side in robes
Book cover of project hail mary
Two bars of chocolate - a Galaxy and a Tony's chocolony
Animation of our interrail journey through Northern Europe. Full journey: London-Brussels-Cologne-Hamburg-Stockholm-Uppsala (day trip)- Helsinki - Tampere (day trip) - Lund - Copenhagen - Berlin - Paris - London -Manchester
Photo of us on our wedding day
Selfie of me looking tired with window behind me showing Berlin skyline
In Tampere cathedral with Tina, our guide
Exterior brick church
Firepit where we had compline each night
Order of service for a special Choral Evensong to mark the 30th Anniversary of the 1996 Manchester Bomb
Wild overgrown field with trees in the background
Graphic for even these things. Two women sitting in front of the Arndale centre
Selfie with five others all on bikes
A selfie of me with a group of walkers
I am holding a red book with the title the Canterbury Preacher's companion 2027. On the front cover are a list of contributors, including me!
Large brass band in Manchester
TV screen with race across the world title on it
Selfie of me in a multicoloured striped jumper
Children's drawing on a prayer leaf. A person is smoking in a purple robe with arms wide open. Above is written 'god'
Tudor church building
A screen showing images of creation care action , in a church, with a speaker at a lectern to the left
Fence with sign for polling station
Paper saying self care, what's it all about. In front of a screen
Book entitled words for a Dying world in front of a screen with the title Sustaining the world
Thomas the tank engine steam train
Selfie of me with Kim Wasey and our chaplaincy book
View out of a restaurant window of Manchester Cathedral
Photo of the table I was sitting at with a copy of the new report 'How to continue talking:
Banksy artwork depicting a queue of people at a t shirt stall The t shirt says destroy capitalism, the price is £30
Selfie of me and Julie with the River Glaze behind us
Selfie of me with a blue dress on and my hand in my pocket
I am shaking hands with Pope Francis
View of Cologne from the train. River in foreground, bridge in background
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Photo of me standing outside the white cathedral wall of San Thome Cathedral, three large doors
Photo of earth set from Artemis ll
Upper floor of Gladstone's library. The mezzanine runs all around the upper floor. View of opposite mezzanine with desks and bookshelves.
A child's hand cut out in paper, with their writing in it, reading love it when Jesus....when he comes back alive
View of the earth from Artemis II
Poster for film project hail mary
Large stretch of water, blue skies, trees on either side reflected in water
Diane, our Racial Justice officers, standing in front of a screen with the words 'Racial Justice. Progress, learning and next steps'
Large screen in the cathedral nave with the words 'Praying by Heart: The Lord's Prayer for Everyone '. Archbishop Stephen is to the right of the screen at a lectern
Photo with my bike handlebars in foreground, road to left, high rise building in background, blue skies
Coffee cup
The magnificat window in the tower of the cathedral, with all the colours visible due to the light evening. Surrounded by blue and yellow light of the show
Screen shot of a report a problem page on council website
The laudato si centre grounds. Polytunnel in background to left, greenhouse in background middle
The Door by Paul Bayes
West end of Manchester cathedral with blue skies
Screen with title Sustaining the world.
Film poster for the Testament of Ann Lee
God by Andrew Rudd God doesn't have to knock uses the front door key doesn't check how clean the house is knows how to use the kettle and where the spoons go washes up is content to sit and chat about issues of no importance or just be quiet.
Ash Wednesday She held the dust and created me She breathed in life And set me free From the depths of earth she wove my frame One of so many Yet she knew my name I failed, I strayed, I went off track She carried, she guided She brought me back One day, into dust I shall once again be Held in her hands For eternity Grace Thomas