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A Collection of Crosses from Around the Diocese This Easter
As part of our Easter celebrations, we asked churches from across the diocese to share photos and stories of crosses in their contexts, as part of a wider reflection...
Rainbow Church Service for Bereaved Mums
St Swithun’s Church in Nately Scures has held its first Rainbow service to provide support and comfort to mothers who have experienced the profound grief of losing a child....
From Fire to Future: Fundraising Appeal Launched to Rebuild All Saints Mudeford
Many people in Mudeford can still remember what they were doing on the evening of 14th July 2022. That was the day a fire devastated All Saints Church, just...
Celebrating the Service of Consecration for Our New Bishop Rhiannon
The new Bishop of Southampton, the Rt Revd Rhiannon King, was consecrated as bishop at a service held at Canterbury Cathedral last Friday 18th October. Many representatives from our...
Celebrating the Licensing of Over 70 Lay Ministers
The annual diocesan Lay-Licensing service took place at Winchester Cathedral on Saturday 12th October. In a beautiful service of praise and worship, 8 people from across the diocese became...
PRESS RELEASE: New Bishop of Southampton Announced by Downing Street
It has been announced by Downing Street that the Venerable Rhiannon King, currently Archdeacon of Ipswich, is the bishop-designate of Southampton. The suffragan bishop of Southampton is a key...
St Luke’s with St Mark’s Church Inspired by Visitors from Christian Aid Burundi
The community at St Luke’s with St Mark’s, which serve the people of Stanmore, Badger Farm, Olivers Battery, and Winchester Village, were delighted to host a lunch last week...
Bishop Philip’s Address to Our Diocese: Heritage, Healing, Hope
Bishop Philip gave the sermon at his Service of Welcome on 13 January, speaking of heritage, healing and hope. Watch the video of his first public address with the...
Winchester Diocese Says Goodbye to Bishop Debbie
It was with both joy and sadness that many clergy, civic leaders, family and friends from across the diocese gathered at Winchester Cathedral on Sunday 26 November for a...