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Comprehensive Safeguarding Review published
Winchester Diocese welcomes the publication of the PCR2 (Past Cases Review 2). Its aim was to identify both good practice and institutional failings in the Church of England in...
US Online Follower Visits UK Church Community in Person
Andrea Board hails from Winchester in Virginia, USA, and has been following the online content provided by Avon Valley Churches Facebook page since the beginning of the pandemic. Last...
St Luke’s Stanmore and the Diocese of Winchester
For a number of years, it has been apparent that St Luke’s Church, on Mildmay Street in Stanmore, is suffering from a number of major building defects. A report...
‘Rally for the Earth’ at Cathedral to culminate
Winchester Green Week
On Sunday 2nd October at 3.30pm, Winchester Cathedral will be holding a special event, ‘Cry for Creation: Rally for the Earth’, as part of its Harvest celebrations, which will...
Winchester Green Week post
Images from Services of Commemoration from across our Diocese on the death of Her Majesty the Queen
Winchester Cathedral © Harvey Mills 2022 St Mary’s, Southampton St Michaels, Basingstoke © Harvey Mills 2022
Letter of Condolence
The letter reads: Sir On behalf of the Diocese of Winchester, I wish to express my deep sadness at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our parishes,...
Condolence message on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from the Bishop of Kigeme
The image of the letter above reads: To our beloved friends in the United Kingdom and the extended family in the Commonwealth. Kigeme, the 09th September 2022 RE: CONDOLENCE...
Bishop Debbie’s Sermon from Evensong at Winchester Cathedral – 11 September 2022
In 2002, her late Majesty said the following words: ‘I know just how much I rely on my faith to guide me through the good times and the bad....
Images from Hampshire’s Proclamation reading to announce the start of the reign of King Charles III
Winchester Southampton