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Volunteers across Hampshire help the vulnerable through coronavirus lockdown
14th Apr 2020 / 2 Minute Read

Volunteers across Hampshire help the vulnerable through coronavirus lockdown

Local people are joining together to create a network of volunteers across Hampshire to help vulnerable people during the coronavirus lockdown. As vulnerable people across Hampshire are having to...

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More than 1,500 people watch Bishop of Winchester’s first online service
31st Mar 2020 / 2 Minute Read

More than 1,500 people watch Bishop of Winchester’s first online service

This Sunday more than 1,500 people watched the Bishop of Winchester’s first online service, meaning they were able to take part in Sunday worship despite church buildings across the...

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Bishop of Winchester offers a message of hope in the first online sermon
27th Mar 2020 / 2 Minute Read

Bishop of Winchester offers a message of hope in the first online sermon

For the first time this weekend the Bishop of Winchester is to broadcast a Sunday service from his home as church buildings across the country close due to coronavirus....

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Southampton Churches keep people connected during difficult times
26th Mar 2020 / 2 Minute Read

Southampton Churches keep people connected during difficult times

This Mothering Sunday, churches across Southampton found alternative ways to keep people worshipping and stay connected during isolating times brought on by the outbreak of Coronavirus. With the recent...

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Hampshire Churches help people stay connected despite social distancing measures
25th Mar 2020 / 2 Minute Read

Hampshire Churches help people stay connected despite social distancing measures

For the first time this weekend, churches across the Diocese of Winchester did not hold their traditional Mothering Sunday services. All churches are following guidance to help prevent the...

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Church of England launches Vision for Higher Education
18th Mar 2020 / 2 Minute Read

Church of England launches Vision for Higher Education

Speaking at the official launch of Faith in Higher Education, the Church of England’s lead bishop for Higher Education, Tim Dakin, who is the Bishop of Winchester, said:  “Higher...

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Getting our rural churches online
18th Mar 2020 / 2 Minute Read

Getting our rural churches online

How to get wi fi into your church, and what to do with it when you have Which of these is the odd one out? Your local café, the...

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The Diocese of Winchester to plant thousands of trees, starting in Lent
26th Feb 2020 / 2 Minute Read

The Diocese of Winchester to plant thousands of trees, starting in Lent

The Bishop of Winchester has called on Christians from churches across Hampshire and East Dorset to plant trees during the next 40 days of Lent, and to continue afterwards....

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Lent challenge is 40 small steps and prayers to protect creation
26th Feb 2020 / 2 Minute Read

Lent challenge is 40 small steps and prayers to protect creation

#LiveLent information and resources: https://winchester.anglican.org/livelent/ ‘Switch off the floodlights’, ‘turn down the heating’, and ‘plant a tree’ all calls to action as part of the Church of England’s first ever Green...

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