@RevThomasSander

Clergyman, Cyclist, Rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields. Army Padre. Owner of one wilful Schnauzer.

 London
Joined December 2012
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Madeleine Davies@MadsDavies10h
Letter to Times today from a retired priest leading growing churches. Among the factors listed: ‘a core of lay people who pray’
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Lovely evening preaching at @ASPavement York. Great Sunday evening congregation. If you’re in York, pop in for Evensong, every Sunday 6.30pm. A warm welcome awaits!
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The Telegraph
@TelegraphOct 26
"The Church has increased its administrative staff by nearly 80 per cent in 20 years while the number of parish priests has almost halved" says @emmasthomson "Where is the logic in running a charity which increases its administrative costs relentlessly while the donor base is shrinking?"
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Neil O'Brien
@NeilDotObrienOct 26
Whole country full of people making sacrifices like this - but the leadership want to give away £100m in slavery "reparations" so they can grandstand - very poor.
Madeleine Davies@MadsDaviesOct 25
Heroic churchwarden Judith Ayers at St Sampson’s, South Hill in diocese of Truro thetimes.com/uk/religion/art…
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Madeleine Davies@MadsDaviesOct 25
The Sunday Times looks at impact of the Govt replacing the VAT exemption scheme for church repairs with the new grant scheme for which 90% are turned down thetimes.com/uk/religion/art…
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Adrian Hilton
@Adrian_HiltonOct 26
‘The Church has increased its administrative staff by nearly 80 per cent in 20 years while the number of parish priests has almost halved..’ The administrators truly are plenteous, but the clergy are few; Pray ye therefore the Bishops will open their eyes. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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Making my way to York is proving a challenge… 🌲 🚂 💥
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All Saints Pavement@ASPavementOct 25
Sunday, 25th October 2026 The 21st Sunday after Trinity 9.00 Morning Prayer 10.30 Sung Eucharist 18.30 Evensong with guest preacher @RevThomasSander - “Faith and fighting the good fight” All most welcome!
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Daniel Inman@ddinmanOct 19
‘People want their lives to be changed. They don’t want a lightweight cultural Christianity with a lot of politics linked to it. They’re looking for the real thing. And if I have any impact on that for the rest of my days, I shall be pleased.’ @churchofengland
Andrew Davison@AP_DavisonOct 18
Sarah Coakley on cracking form in the New York Times nytimes.com/2026/10/18/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | ‘I Shall Be Very Surprised if There Isn’t a Next Chapter’: A Q&A With Sarah Coakley

Unless we can regenerate the depth of the theological tradition alongside the depth of spiritual transformation, our churches deserve to be empty.

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'Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord' Col. 4.17 End the weekend with our 6.30pm Choral Evensong as we welcome our neighbour Fr Christopher Trundle, Vicar of @HolyRedeemerEC1 , to preach. 📕BCP 📖KJV 🗣️@ctrundle 👤@RevThomasSander All most welcome!
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Well, that’s my day ruined. Another brick pulled from the wall.
The Standard
@theLDNstandardOct 14
London’s oldest restaurant given to National Trust to safeguard future trib.al/dhTqLg7
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Evensong at St Giles in the Fields: This Thursday at 6.30pm Every Sunday at 6.30pm 2 minute walk from Tottenham Court Road tube. A warm welcome awaits!
John Rutter@johnmrutterOct 13
For me, Choral Evensong is one of the crowning inventions of the Anglican Church, and one of the best free musical experiences to be had in this country. JR telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-t…

Choral Evensong is a beacon of hope in our disordered society

A pillar of the radio schedules for 100 years, the broadcasted service is one of the last few traces of a religious BBC

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Berliner Dom 🗣️
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One of the treasures of @churchofengland is Choral Evensong. 📍Sunday 11 October, 6.30pm 📕BCP & KJV 🗣️@EHJMcMillan 🎶Tallis | See What Love | McLin 'Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himslef, even as he is pure' 1 John 3. 3
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Fr Edward Hauschild
@edhauschildOct 5
Fully agree with Fr Marc! It’s an utterly shameful misuse of @durhamcathedral to turn it into a nightclub! As a Durham alumnus, I can say confidently that there are plenty of clubs in Durham already, without any need to profane the shrines of the northern saints! thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2…

'Not simply a medieval building' - Priest hits out at Durham Cathedral 90s disco plan

A priest has hit out at plans to turn Durham Cathedral into a 90s nightclub, saying there are “many places for dancing”.

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StJamesGarlickhythe@GarlickhytheOct 4
Blessings on this 18th Sunday after Trinity and Harvest Festival. Gifts of food have been taken back to the food bank in Hoxton. @RevThomasSander delivered a fine sermon, and the church was appropriately bedecked. Today our new choral scholars sang together for the first time.
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See you tomorrow for Evensong…
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StJamesGarlickhythe@GarlickhytheOct 1
Sunday 4 October TRINITY XVIII HARVEST FESTIVAL 9.00am Mattins 10.30am SUNG EUCHARIST Setting: Stanford in C Introit: Cantate Domino, Pitonni Gradual: For the beauty of the Earth, Rutter Motet: O taste and see, Vaughan Williams 🗣️@RevThomasSander CF, Rector @stgilesfields
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Herewith ‘a nostalgic picture of England that never existed’ (taken two weeks ago) ✅ Cricket on a green ✅ Ale on tap ✅ Wedding service according to the prayer book in the Norman parish church. There was, and is and always will be an England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Michaelmas light falling in the Vestry House.
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