I, together with Bishop Karen and Bishop Andrew, respect the decision of Archbishop Justin to step aside from his role as Archbishop of Canterbury and will continue to pray for him and his family. Archbishop Justin has taken personal and institutional responsibility to enable deeper change.
The independent review by Keith Makin into the Church of England’s handling of allegations of serious abuse by the late John Smyth has been published.
Fifty candidates were confirmed in a moving service at Salisbury Cathedral on Saturday.
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.
