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Farewell and thank you at diocesan synod

The final diocesan synod of the current three year period met in Salisbury to worship together and thank those who are stepping down after – in some cases – decades of membership.

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Dorset Father and Son Pilgramage for Christian Aid!

In May, we wrote of Geoff and Will Sherwood (from St Luke's, Parkstone, Poole) fundraising challenge to complete a 3,400-mile ‘reverse pilgrimage’ from Cyprus to Canterbury. You can read all about this here.

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A royal visit to the Channel Islands!

A small glimpse into HM King Charles III and Queen Camilla's visit.

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Drawing clergy together

The annual clergy day invited clergy from across the diocese to come together

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Salisbury diocese part of pilot to launch new worshipping communities

40 pilot projects have been chosen to create new worshipping communities through partnerships between schools and churches

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Eleven deacons and eleven priests ordained this Petertide

Eleven new priests and eleven deacons were ordained in services over the weekend, with one priest who has waited 14 years after her diocese voted against ordination of women to be ordained in Jersey this evening

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Praying for New Deacons and Priests

With ordinations happening this weekend, we encourage the Diocese as a whole to pray together for those being ordained, as they start their new ministry

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Engaging the Next Generation

Rob Sallis, Youth Pastor at SML Poole, shares some of the amazing things going on with young people in Dorset as well as opportunities in July for church leaders and young people to get involved.

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Humanitarian crisis in Sudan

Rev Canon Ian Woodward shares an update from the terrible continuing crisis in Sudan, to which the Diocese of Salisbury is linked

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Celebration service for 30 years of women priests

Celebration service led by Bishop Karen and Bishop June Osborne, to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the ordination of women as priests in this diocese

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