The Anglican Communion News Service reports that the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd John Pritchard, is tweeting his pilgrimage of holy sites in his area.
His progress – along with inspirational prayers taken from the new book Pocket Prayers for Pilgrims and useful links to information on his chosen destinations – will be read on mobile phones and computers free of charge by all who follow the Church of England’s national Twitter identity.
The bishop … begins his tour of 15 Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire churches of interest today, Monday, 8th August; leaflets detailing his route and worshipfully bringing alive the chosen churches can be downloaded at www.oxford.anglican.org/the-door/features/thinking-about-pilgrimage-in-2011.html.
“I’m inviting everyone on Twitter to join me for a refreshing time of prayer and reflection,” said … Pritchard, “and I’m really looking forward to leading people on this pilgrimage wherever they may be.”