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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...
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...
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...
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...
Light Parties for All Hallows’ Eve – Pictures from around our Diocese
Whether it was glow-in-the-dark paint, decorated cookies, fancy dress outfits or decking the church hall with huge tissue paper creature, our churches sparkled on All Hallows this year with light...
Churches serve ‘trick or treaters’ with Supper Trails
St Toms, Fair Oak The team from St Toms set out to bless their local community out on the streets on All Hallows’ Eve, setting up three stations along...
Community Larder grows at St Mary’s Church, Kingsclere in response to rising cost of living
St Mary’s Kingsclere committed to delivering food to about 15 families each week during the national lockdown and this has since developed into the Community Larder. What started as a...
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...