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Lent Reflections 2024: Lent 6 – Hands in Holy Week
Gary Philbrick, Assistant Archdeacon, reflects on the ‘Hands throughout Holy Week’, for the Sixth Sunday of Lent. He particularly encourages us to reflect on the disciples’ Hands of Love,...
Celebration Service to Recognise Academic Awards of School of Mission Students
Last week a service of celebration was held to recognise the academic achievements of those who graduated from training last year from the School of Mission’s BPP, LLM and...
Bishop Geoff Represents the Diocese at Faith Action Event at the Houses of Parliament
Bishop Geoff Annas, Acting Bishop of Southampton, was recently delighted to represent Winchester Diocese at an All Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society held an event celebrating the...
Lent Reflections 2024: Lent 5 – As a Grain of Wheat Falls
The Very Reverend Catherine Ogle brings our reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, encouraging us to see in Jesus Christ the grain of wheat that falls in order...
St Luke’s with St Mark’s Church Inspired by Visitors from Christian Aid Burundi
The community at St Luke’s with St Mark’s, which serve the people of Stanmore, Badger Farm, Olivers Battery, and Winchester Village, were delighted to host a lunch last week...
School of Mission Welcomes Racial Justice Advisers for Practical Teaching Session
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! Amos 5 On Saturday 24 February, tutors and students training for Licensed Lay and Ordained Ministry joined together...
Lent Reflections 2024: Lent 4 – Habits of Looking at Jesus
Richard Brand, Archdeacon of Winchester, reflects on Lenten disciplines, and how we can, over time, get into good habits. He invites us to consider our habits of prayer, Bible...
Winchester Diocese Hosts National Online Service for the First Time
We were delighted that the Revd Dr Rob Rees recently led our diocese’s first ever offering to the National Online Service, gathering around the Lord’s Table for the Third Sunday...
Reflections Thirty Years After the First Ordinations of Women as Priests
To mark 30 years since the first services to ordain women as priests in the Church of England, we spoke to two women in our diocese who were ordained...