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Thy Kingdom Come: Reflection from Archdeacon Jean Burgess
Over Thy Kingdom Come 2025, our senior team are sharing reflections on prayer. Today’s video was recorded by Archdeacon Jean Burgess, Archdeacon of Bournemouth – watch the video or...

Thy Kingdom Come: Reflection from Revd Jemima Lewis
Thy Kingdom Come is a global ecumenical prayer movement, between 29 May and 8 June 2025, during which members of our senior team are sharing reflections on prayer. Watch...

Thy Kingdom Come: Reflection from Interim Dean Roland Riem
Between 29 May and 8 June, the period of Thy Kingdom Come, our bishops and members of our senior team will be sharing reflections on prayer. Read a reflection...

St Bartholomew’s Church in Winchester Embraces Give to Go Green
Give to Go Green is a match funding project from the Church of England towards schemes which help churches to cut their carbon footprint. The project was first piloted...

Church, Civic and Charity Leaders Come Together to Pray for the City of Southampton
The first Lord Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in five years has been held in Southampton. It was held in the Mayor’s Parlour in the Civic Centre and brought together leaders...

Photos from Ascension Day Around the Diocese
Churches across our diocese celebrated Christ’s ascension on Ascension Day, as well as the following Sunday, with services, food, and even climbing church towers! We heard from a few...

Thy Kingdom Come: Reflection from Revd Theresa Parker
Thy Kingdom Come is a global ecumenical prayer movement, between 29 May and 8 June 2025, during which members of our senior team are sharing reflections on prayer. Find...

Thy Kingdom Come: Reflection from Revd Dr Amy Roche
Between 29 May and 8 June, the period of Thy Kingdom Come, our bishops and members of our senior team will be sharing reflections on prayer. Read a reflection...

Thy Kingdom Come: Reflection from Revd Canon Jeff Williams
Today’s reflection for Thy Kingdom Come, on the theme of prayer, is written by Revd Canon Jeff Williams, Director of Education. Thy Kingdom Come is a global ecumenical prayer...