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Bishop Debbie joins All Saints Mudeford for a seafaring Rogation Sunday
Bishop Debbie joined All Saints Mudeford for their annual Rogation service last Sunday, leading alongside the Revd Helen Griffiss and with significant help from RNLI Mudeford who enabled the...
Bishop Pontien from Burundi visits St Mary’s Andover
The congregation of St Mary’s Andover enjoyed a visit from Bishop Pontien Ribakare of Burundi last weekend, building on the mission partner link between the Andover deanery and the...
Clergy and licensed ministers gather for Chrism Eucharist
Clergy and licensed ministers from around the diocese gathered this morning at Winchester Cathedral to offer themselves afresh to God and renew their commitment to serving His people. Prayers were...
St Luke’s School going for gold!
St Luke’s Church of England Primary School in Sway, Lymington, have become a handful of schools in the country to achieve a Global Neighbours Gold Award, an accreditation from...
Rwanda Visit March 2023
Earlier this month, teams from the Winchester Diocese Education Team and the Winchester School of Mission visited our mission partner communities in Rwanda. Read a day-by-day account of all...
Many gather for ‘Love Southampton’ 10 year anniversary and pledge further support for the city
‘Love Southampton‘, the ecumenical gathering of churches and Christian charities which is committed to social action in the city, gathered representatives from churches at Central Hall, Southampton to mark...
PRESS STATEMENT: Stephen Sizer Penalty Judgment
30 January 2023 Statement from the Acting Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Debbie Sellin The Acting Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Debbie Sellin, has received the penalty...
The growing need for Anna Chaplains to offer spiritual support to older people
Debbie Thrower (pictured above), founder of Anna Chaplaincy writes… ‘What makes life worth living for you?’ It’s a good opening question when chatting to someone getting on in years....
Churches and schools around the Diocese celebrating Epiphany
Epiphany (6th January) was marked joyfully around our diocese, with churches, schools and communities celebrating the season in different ways. Here are some photos of what went on… Bishop...