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Christmas Card Competition
30th Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

Christmas Card Competition

Each year our Bishop’s send out a Christmas card and this year we asked our Church of England school students to submit their designs of the Nativity Story. From...

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Churches and schools marking Advent in different ways
29th Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

Churches and schools marking Advent in different ways

St James Pokesdown Advent installation Inspired by Winchester Cathedral’s light of hope, St James Pokesdown have made their own version using some plastic tubes from Dorset Scrapstore! Light of...

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The Dinner Table
23rd Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

The Dinner Table

More to Life Church in Odiham and North Warnborough, Basingstoke, have set up a fantastic new initiative in collaboration with Basingstoke-based cyber security company, SonicWall, to bring people together...

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Winchester Churches come together to stage Mystery Play in Winchester’s Christmas Market
23rd Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

Winchester Churches come together to stage Mystery Play in Winchester’s Christmas Market

This month, churches in Winchester are coming together to present ‘Looking for a Star’, to be performed to the crowds at Winchester Cathedral’s bustling Christmas Market. The 30 minute...

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Stunning images from the Lantern Parade at Winchester Cathedral
22nd Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

Stunning images from the Lantern Parade at Winchester Cathedral

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Remembrance 2022 – Images and stories from around our diocese
16th Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

Remembrance 2022 – Images and stories from around our diocese

Avon Valley Churches Remembrance Sunday, 2022. People from Fordingbridge and the surrounding area honoured those who made the ultimate sacrifice. After a wreath-laying ceremony, over 200 people from local...

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Forest Church flourishes in Kings Worthy
11th Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

Forest Church flourishes in Kings Worthy

Forest Church at St Mary’s Church, Kings Worthy, started off during the national lockdown as series of nature and prayer trails that families and ‘bubbles’ could do together, when...

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St Peter’s Church, Shipton Bellinger Remembers
11th Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

St Peter’s Church, Shipton Bellinger Remembers

This week, in St Peter’s Church, the people of Shipton Bellinger remembered the men from their community that gave their lives in the two World Wars in an innovative...

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All Souls – Images from around our Diocese
10th Nov 2022 / 2 Minute Read

All Souls – Images from around our Diocese

All Souls services are an opportunity for people to remember loved ones who have died with thanksgiving – offering a chance to grieve, reflect, remember and say thank you...

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