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Local children invited for ‘Half Term Singing Day’ at St Michael & All Angels
The music team at St Michael & All Angels’ Church, Bassett, Southampton have welcomed local children for a successful ‘Half Term Singing Day’. Children in years 3 to 9...
St Mary’s Sholing offers lunch club to struggling families over half term
Over the half term break, St Mary’s Church in Sholing has opened its doors to struggling families, through its ‘Make Lunch’ initiative, offering free, hot and healthy meals, as...
Celebrating the work of Millbrook Market
Maybush Church, Southampton, has been working alongside Southampton City Mission to serve its local community with a much needed membership food club, open to anyone living within the postcodes...
Bishop Debbie opens the first all-through school in Winchester Diocese
On Thursday 13th October, Bishop Debbie opened St Mark’s CE School in Shirley, Southampton’s first all-through school for pupils aged 4-16. Bishop Debbie enjoyed a tour of the new...
Poppy cascade unveiled at St Mary’s Church Tadley
A beautiful poppy cascade was recently unveiled at St Mary’s Church Tadley, in anticipation of Remembrance Sunday and to mark the opening of the 2022 Tadley Autumn Arts Festival...
Learnings from the period of national mourning
Churches across our diocese played an essential part, and worked really hard, in supporting people in their grief and remembrance following the death of Her Majesty the Queen –...
Prayer Resource for the next Bishop of Winchester
Prayers for the one to come… …the new Bishop of Winchester… …. in the name of the one whose coming is certain, Jesus Christ our Lord The process...
Bournemouth Church responds to the cost of living crisis and challenges local MPs
In response to the cost of living crisis, the members of the Parish of Winton, Moordown and Charminster came up with an innovative idea to help local charity, Hope...
Celebrating the commissioning of 92 Lay Ministers
Last Saturday 8th October was a joyous occasion at which 92 people were licensed, commissioned and welcomed at Winchester Cathedral. The service was a time of celebration and commissioning,...