Last Sunday, Christ Church welcomed a new member, Aidan King, into the faith family through a riverside baptism at Heytesbury. Aidan, a recent addition to the church community, shared reflections on his personal faith journey during the service, expressing his commitment to Christ through the Baptism Liturgy.
St Aldhelm’s Cross recognizes dedication to Christian service by individuals in the diocese of Salisbury
Four sheep have been introduced to help maintain St Wolfrida’s churchyard in Dorset, in order to allow more funds to be put towards protecting the church building against death watch beetle.
A reflection from Revd Canon Jonathan Herbert, Chaplain to the Gypsy and Traveller Communities.
On Saturday 28 September, the LLMs of the Diocese gathered at Salisbury Cathedral for their annual service of celebration of their ministry and recommitment to serving God and their communities as Lay Ministers.
"An exciting new community building is opening at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Poole’s Herbert Avenue. Over the last twelve months, people passing by have seen the 1931 timber building demolished and a new church building (pictured above) emerging to take its place – a similar shape but larger and with top quality modern facilities.
The latest CMS certificate in pioneer mission has been completed with an awards ceremony and commissioning of three new lay pioneers in the Diocese. Eight completed the course, with two being from Jersey. These pioneers are work across housing estates, among the homeless and those recovering from addiction, children and young people, the houseboat community on the Kennet and Avon canal, and rural Dorset village.
During Evensong on Monday 23 September, four new canons were installed into the College of Canons. In a service held at Salisbury Cathedral, The Revd Kate McFarlane (Rector of the Benefice of St Bartholomew in Semley), The Revd Paul Brooks (Vicar of St Paul's in Jersey), Alan Smith (First Church Estates Commissioner for the Church of England) and Sue de Candole (Diocesan Registrar), were installed by Bishop Stephen.
Last Sunday, after a long journey of faith, Linda Bird-Davis decided to get baptised outside Bremhill Church (St Martin's).
As the partnership enters its 53rd year, Canon Ian Woodward writes of dire developments in Sudan and urgent need for food and prayer
