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Living out the vision of Renewing Hope - Pray Serve Grow. Inspiring mission and transforming lives.
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Rural Hope
Finding, enthusing and equipping rural leaders of the future and resourcing all those involved right now in ministry and mission in our rural communities.
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The Show must go on
The Rural Hope tent has been out and about at this summer's Agricultural Shows.
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Tasting Ministry down on the Farm
An annual scheme to give Curates a "taste" of rural ministry took place this Summer. And it began down on the farm. Read More…
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Calendar Competition Continues
There is still time to enter our Rural Hope Photography Competition.
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Hope in Action
Inspiring and supporting as we respond to the needs of our local communities and the wider world.
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The Church at the Steam Fair
The Great Dorset Steam Fair is an institution but now so is the Church Tent.
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Baptism in a Pond Liner!
When it came to a father and daughter double baptism request, the lack of a baptistry due to building work, didn't deter the Breakfast@9 team from Christ Church, Creekmoor from saying "Yes!" Read More…
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A Pioneering Day
Salisbury Diocese has hosted its second annual In:Formation Day. Read More…
Good news after bad
Local military charity Alabaré is delighted to announce a grant of £1,000 from Tesco’s Bags of Help community scheme. This good news comes after the charity was devastated when thieves struck its charity shop in Wilton. Read More…
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Deepening Discipleship
Serving our parishes, communities and neighbours and enabling others to discover and deepen their faith, making Christ known through loving service.
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Could you be a Salisbury Hospital Chaplaincy Visitor?
Might God be calling you to a new venture in caring for others? Read More…
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Eco Church
Preaching and practising care for God’s creation.
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This Creationtide, take action to encourage biodiversity
Bishop Nicholas is encouraging us to use the time in the Church year dedicated to 'Creation' to encourage bio-diversity in our churches and communities. Read More…
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The Amazon Rainforest Fires
"There is a climate emergency which does not know international boundaries. The Amazon is a global resource as well as a national one." Read More…
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From the Sudans
The partnership between our Diocese and the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan is longstanding and deeply rooted in a broad range of relationships in the life of the Church here and there.
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Sudans Day 2019
The Salisbury-Sudans Partnership Link is holding its annual conference next month. Read More…
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Sharing our vision, the stories and the history that makes us the Diocese of Salisbury - Renewing Hope- Pray Serve Grow.
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From our Parishes
Renewing Hope through our mission and ministry and working together, praying, serving and growing, to sustain a thriving Christian presence in every one of our 437 parishes.
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A French Twin
The twining between a Dorset and a French parish has been successfully re-invigorated by the new incumbents in both areas. Read More…
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We say Yes to Stainless Steel
Our Archdeacon of Sarum has written to the editor of the Telegraph after an article in the newspaper wrongly suggested our Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) would only allow our churches to replace like for like after a lead theft. Read More…
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Finding God in Thin Places
What does a cowshed in Somerset, a tiny Dorset chapel and the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have in common? Read More…
Charming the Worms
The first Harnham Worm Charming Competition proved a great success and a real mission opportunity. Read More…
The bells are coming down
After just under a year of grant applications, fundraising events and talks, parishioners at St Mary’s Church Lytchett Matravers near Poole have raised just over £30,000 to begin the process of preparing their six bells for restoration. Read More…
The Running Rector is at it again
This time, after taking a wedding he plans to swap his robes for running gear and run around the 8 churches in his benefice. Read More…
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From our Schools
Living out God’s transforming presence in every aspect of our work: schools, classrooms and staff rooms, Sunday schools and youth groups, finance and buildings, parishes and communities.
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Welcome Back!
Canon Joy Tubbs, our Director of Education welcomes the staff, pupils and governors back after their summer break. Read More…
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From our Mothers' Union
Working with people of all faiths and none in 84 countries to promote stable marriage, family life and the protection of children. Prayer, resources, enabling, campaigning.
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Renewing Hope with baby blankets
Our Mothers' Union members have been busy knitting over the summer.
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From the wider Church
Stories from the Church of England and our Archbishops.
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Bishop of Salisbury signs Brexit open letter
The Bishop of Salisbury is one of 25 Bishops who have signed an open letter that calls for "all voices in the Brexit debate to be heard." Read More…
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Messy Research
The Church of England is to fund new research to help deepen the faith of families and children attending ‘Messy Churches’. Read More…
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Bethlehem Priest calls for Action
The priest who founded a school helping children with special needs in Bethlehem, has been visiting the UK to raise awareness of his mission and encourage prayers for Christians in the Holy Land. Read More…
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Wholeness and Healing
The Revd Lucyann Ashdown has accepted the Bishop’s invitation to be his Adviser on Wholeness and Healing. Read More…
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The Upper Kennet Benefice has a new website!
Take a look
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Ride+Stride 2019
Saturday 14 September
Visit unique historic buildings, see beautiful countryside, get some exercise and have fun with the family!
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Ride+Stride is a sponsored bike ride or walk in which people all over England walk or cycle between churches. Sign up here; letter to Wiltshire parishes here.
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Let's Celebrate!
Saturday 28 September
Come along and celebrate our Licensed Lay Ministry- that's the invitation being issued across the Diocese. Read More…
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Click here for our latest event updates from Boscombe, Devizes, Edington, Lytchett Matravers, Salisbury, Sherborne, Snowdon, and Wimborne, plus the latest from Devizes Deanery and Poole and North Bournemouth.
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DAC Assistant Officer
A Church House vacancy for a diocesan role.
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September 2019 Creationtide: Earth, Climate & Sustainability
at St John’s Devizes
Free talks to help us all to become slightly better stewards of the planet we all share and for which we have a collective responsibility. Learn more about the resources that are available to us all locally in this mission.
4 September:
Working Towards Zero Waste
10 September:
How to measure and reduce your carbon footprint: a practical response to the climate emergency
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18 September: Biodiversity: what is it and why is it important?
24 September: A Great Agricultural Revolution
29 September: BBC Radio 4 Morning Service live from St John's, with Bishop Nicholas. Poster here
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‘Disruptive Changes, Losses, Ambiguity and Shattered Dreams: Responses that Promote Grieving, Resiliency and Hope’: a Ted Bowman Lecture and Workshop in Salisbury, Friday 4 October
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Perspectives and tools when working with individuals, families and ourselves facing developmental and unexpected life events will be presented, demonstrated and discussed. Emerging, tried and true models for grief and bereavement care will be used. £40 per person; £35 for a Cruse volunteer. Tea and coffee will be included but participants should bring their own lunch.
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REMINDER: The Praxis course on Inclusion in Worship still has spaces.
Southwark, 30 October. Book here
Upcoming courses at Ammerdown include an ‘I Am Sayings of Jesus’ Quiet Day (14 September), ‘Spiritual Gifts and the Enneagram’ (24-27 September), and ‘Finding Fulfilment’ (29 September- 4 October). More here
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Click here for diocesan courses.
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The Faces of Night in Chopin
Professor John Rink, one of the world’s leading experts on the life and music of Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin, will be giving an illustrated talk this evening as part of the South Transept Recital Series. During this performance, Rink will explore the role of light and darkness in Chopin’s works, particularly focussing on the Nocturnes. Tickets will be available on the door or you can book online here.
Captivating conversations on contemporary art within churches
Former director of the National Portrait Gallery, art curator and writer Sandy Nairne will be exploring the power of art commissioned for the centenary of World War One in an upcoming talk next week. Cathedrals and churches have always played a special and sacred role in celebrating and commemorating major occasions, but he will discuss how contemporary art can add new dimensions to collective remembrance and its ability to leave strong and lasting impressions. More information can be found here.
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For the latest Cathedral news, click here. Events and services are here.
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