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Churches Across the Diocese Join Ride+Stride 2024
Saturday’s sunshine was perfect weather for this year’s Ride+Stride event. Many churches across the diocese opened their doors to visitors and parishioners also took the opportunity to walk or...
PRESS RELEASE: New Bishop of Southampton Announced by Downing Street
It has been announced by Downing Street that the Venerable Rhiannon King, currently Archdeacon of Ipswich, is the bishop-designate of Southampton. The suffragan bishop of Southampton is a key...
St Mary’s Church, Old Alresford, Celebrates Links to Mary Sumner and the Mothers’ Union
The Diocese of Winchester is privileged to have close links with the Mothers’ Union. Mary Sumner, the woman who founded the Mothers’ Union in 1876, started what was then...
Chilbolton Church Remembers Sacrifices Made 80 Years Ago in Operation Market Garden
Hundreds of people braved rain and thunder on Sunday 8th September for a service to remember the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden and the sacrifices made by the...
Students Training for Ministry in Our Diocese Welcomed Back After the Summer
The September Residential weekend (6-8 September), organised by the Diocese of Winchester Mission and Ministry Team, has welcomed new and returning students who are training with the Diocese of...
Prayers Offered for Seafarers on Merchant Navy Day in Southampton
A service to remember and pray for Merchant Navy seafarers has taken place in Southampton, a city with a long maritime history. The annual event was held last Sunday...
Churches Around the Diocese Getting Out and About Over the Summer
Many churches took a break from their normal service patterns during ‘Abiding Time’ this summer. Some have taken that opportunity to try something different as part of their outreach...
Tributes to the Revd Canon Gary Philbrick
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Special Baptisms at Headbourne Worthy Church
Multiple baptisms are quite common in our churches but a recent double baptism at St Swithun’s Church in Headbourne Worthy was unusual for the age range between those involved...