{"id":29922,"date":"2026-01-11T13:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?p=29922"},"modified":"2026-01-11T13:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:14:48","slug":"from-mark-humphriss-diocesan-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?p=29922","title":{"rendered":"From Mark Humphriss, Diocesan Secretary&#8230;. we want to hear from you"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>This year will involve significant change for the diocese in view of Bishop Steven\u2019s retirement this summer.&nbsp;&nbsp;I would urge you to <a href=\"https:\/\/anglican.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=14501d5eebc3e98fa3015a290&amp;id=196c68be57&amp;e=2732fe43d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">participate in the consultation<\/a>, which launched yesterday,&nbsp;and encourage others to do so, as we want to hear from as many people as possible. Your views really matter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1>Consultation<\/h1>\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<h3>We want to hear from you<\/h3>\n<p>We are currently discerning who might be our new Diocesan Bishop for Oxford. Anyone living, working or worshipping in the diocese can contribute their views via the form below. You can also download the questions to view in advance or discuss with a small group.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/oxforddiocese.typeform.com\/to\/MXE1oycP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open the form in a new tab<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/oxford.anglican.org\/content\/pages\/documents\/consultation-questions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the questions<\/a> (PDF) | <a href=\"https:\/\/oxford.anglican.org\/content\/pages\/documents\/consultation-questions22022659834.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the questions<\/a> (Word)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<div data-tf-live=\"01KE9APCFQ02GF6NA6MPKBF13R\" data-tf-loaded=\"true\">\n<div data-tf-widget=\"MXE1oycP\" data-tf-opacity=\"100\" data-tf-iframe-props=\"title=Vacancy in See consultation\" data-tf-transitive-search-params=\"\" data-tf-medium=\"snippet\" data-tf-hidden=\"email=,name=\" data-tf-loaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"tf-v1-widget\" data-testid=\"tf-v1-widget\"><iframe title=\"Vacancy in See consultation\" src=\"https:\/\/form.typeform.com\/to\/MXE1oycP?typeform-embed-id=9925904270759491&amp;typeform-embed=embed-widget&amp;typeform-source=oxford.anglican.org&amp;typeform-medium=snippet&amp;typeform-medium-version=next&amp;embed-opacity=100&amp;typeform-embed-handles-redirect=1&amp;typeform-embed-no-heading=true&amp;utm_source=Diocese+of+Oxford+Mailing+Lists&amp;utm_campaign=d86253e36b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_10_24_09_37_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-51a9aae805-339887768\" data-testid=\"iframe\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Privacy notice<\/h4>\n<p>This information will not be used for any purpose outside of the Vacancy in See discernment. Answers to the optional demographic questions will not be shared with anyone. We ask for it to ensure we are representing the wide range of communities across the diocese, and the information will only be retained in an anonymised format until the Vacancy In See process concludes, i.e. a maximum of two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year will involve significant change for the diocese in view of Bishop Steven\u2019s retirement this summer.&nbsp;&nbsp;I would urge you to participate in the consultation, which launched yesterday,&nbsp;and encourage others to do so, as we want to hear from as many people as possible. Your views really matter. 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