Cathedral Choir's Tour of our Diocese: Fundraiser
On Friday 13 January at 7pm, Salisbury Cathedral will be holding a 'Quiz and Curry Night' to raise money for the Cathedral Choir's Tour of our diocese's latest addition, the Channel Islands.
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Ride and stride announce the result of its annual fundraising event
The Dorset Historic Churches Trust is delighted to announce the result of its annual fundraising Rise and Stride event that took place back in September.
Reaching out to congregations in Russia
Like many other congregations across the UK, St Aldhelm Benefice, in the Isle of Purbeck, sent clothes to Ukraine when the Russian invasion started. They raised money and prayed faithfully, but as the fighting continued and the suffering on both sides increased, they've been weighed by the conviction that there is more that we, as a Church, could do.
2022 Christmas round-up and a Happy New Year!
This Christmas was a very busy – and very joyful – time for the Church, with a whole host of events, services, and performances to celebrate the good news of Jesus’ birth and to bring in the New Year.
Bishop Stephen's New Year Message
Bishop Stephen's New Year Message shares prayers of encouragement for the New Year ahead, particularly for those working in our public services at a time of great challenge. Watch the video message here.
‘Look at your hands – God is placed there’ Bishop of Salisbury urges us to act
Bishop Stephen Lake urged all Christians to use their talent to act this year to support others, as he gave everyone in the congregation at Salisbury Cathedral a Christmas card designed by a six year old.
Bishop Karen's Christmas Eve Thought
What do we do when we are bursting with happiness, overwhelmed by something wonderful that has happened to us? At first we might jump up and down, or shout, or even burst into tears, but as what has happened begins to sink in, many of us feel like singing or find ourselves expressing our joy with words that hardly seem our own.
Dean of Jersey on Christian presence through tragedies of the past week
The Dean of Jersey, Mike Keirle, writes: "Jersey has endured two terrible tragedies in this last week, with the death of twelve Islanders, in two separate incidents, one at sea and one on land, and the community is in shock as we approach the Christmas season. Read more here...
Advent roundup - Part three
Amidst the snow and cold of this Advent season, the Diocese has been enjoying a whole heap of Advent celebrations and services as we prepare for Christmas Day, and remember that Jesus died for us and then came back to life. We’ve rounded up a few of our favourite highlights from the past week below!
Bishop Stephen's Christmas message
You can watch Bishop Stephen's Christmas message here, or download it to play it at your Christmas service here.
