Category Archives: Hayley Matthews

Does the Bible Really Say….that a Family Needs a “Mummy and a Daddy”?

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Diocese of Leeds We have a lot to thank the late Victorians for. Education for all, an end to Key Stage One chimney sweeps, women in paid work as well … Continue reading →

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Voices of Hope – April 20th 2019

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Jayne Ozanne

“God Will See Us Home” (Part 6) – “Coming Home” by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews At that time I will deal     with all who oppressed you. I will rescue the lame;     I will gather the exiles. I will give them … Continue reading →

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Trumped Up Charges That Have Shamed America.

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Diocese of Leeds As Refugee Week drew to a close Trump’s immigration policy precipitated the removal of children from their parents, caging them in concrete and wire holds with nothing … Continue reading →

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Royal Weddings & Lady Bishops – Time for Change?

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Diocese of Leeds Pictures: Meghan Markle (left); Very Revd Vivienne Faull, Dean of York (right) Dashing in for long shorts for my son, not wanting to miss a moment of … Continue reading →

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The Stonewalling of Sexual Abuse…

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Leeds Diocese As a young child this limerick amused me no end, but as an ordained minister in the Church of England I’ve been bemused at the ready use of … Continue reading →

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America is a Gun – A Reflection

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Leeds Diocese Currently doing the social media rounds, this poem manages to grasp in very simple terms the horror the ‘developed West’ feels at the recent shooting in yet another … Continue reading →

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Ever Felt Like Saying: “I Just Can’t Cope!”?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Leeds Diocese ‘I just can’t cope!”. Most of us, I’m sure, will have felt like this at some time or other.  Times when we just wanted everything and everyone to … Continue reading →

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Does “Othering” Exist in Our Church, and Does this Lead to Exclusion?

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Diocese of Leeds As Director of Lay Training for the Anglican Diocese of Leeds, my team will shortly be rolling out unconscious bias training throughout the Diocese which is likely … Continue reading →

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Primates Meetings – Who’d Be a Prophet?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Diocese of Leeds Today, as I write, the readings from my midday Eucharist included a message from a prophet and a couple of lines from a gospel where Herod hears … Continue reading →

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For Grenfell – Where Were You?

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Jayne Ozanne

by Rev Dr Hayley Matthews, Director of Lay Training, Diocese of Leeds It took some courage for the Prime Minister to make her apology on Tuesday, for the nation was truly shell-shocked by the Grenfell disaster, and Mrs May’s summary … Continue reading →

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