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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,...
Mapping your community for signs of Modern Slavery – how your church can support the campaign to ‘Make it Slavery Free’
Did you know that there are around 136,000 victims living in slavery in the UK (according to the Global Slavery Index)? The term ‘modern slavery’ includes both trafficking (the...
Images from the Licensing Service at Winchester Cathedral on the 8th October 2022