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Celebrating Biodiversity and God’s Creation in Churchyards – A Case Study
We are called, as Christians, to care for the wondrous creation God has provided. For those responsible for churchyards and other shared spaces, this often means encouraging biodiversity, creating...
Diocesan Staff Coach Local Students in Interview Skills
Two members of our Diocesan Team volunteered at Barton Peveril Sixth Form College last week, to help students practice mock interviews. The aim was to help the students, particularly...
Visitors From Fleury Abbey Strengthen Centuries-Old Bond with Winchester Cathedral
Between 3 July and 5 July, the Abbot and two monks, Br Thomas and Br Theophan, from Fleury Abbey in France visited Winchester. The visit was the fruit of...
How Your Community Can Get Involved in Creationtide This Year
Is your community doing anything for Creationtide this autumn? Many churches across the country choose to hold special services during the Season of Creation. These services are an opportunity...
Bishop Philip Listens to the Stories of Seafarers at Southampton Docks
On his journey meeting representatives from the diocese on being announced as the next Bishop of Winchester, Philip Mounstephen visited Southampton docks. There he joined in the ministry of...
School Children Give Bishop Philip a Thumbs Up
The next Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, was announced on Thursday 6 July at St Mark’s Church of England School, with pupils from year 3 up...
Announcement: New Bishop of Winchester
The next Bishop of Winchester will be the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen, currently Bishop of Truro, Downing Street has announced today. Bishop Philip will serve as the 98th Bishop of...
Ordinations 2023
New Deacons Check out the rest of the new Deacon photos from 2 July on our Flickr account. New Priests You can find more photos of these Priests being...
PRESS RELEASE: 18 New ‘Revs’ to be Ordained at Winchester Cathedral This Weekend
This Saturday 1 July and Sunday 2 July, in four separate services at Winchester Cathedral, 18 people will be made deacons (new vicars), along with 16 being ordained as...