"On this day we hold before our heavenly Father those whose memory we cherish and those whose names we will never know. We ask for our Father’s strength to help lift our eyes above the torment of this broken world and that he may give us the grace to pray for those who wish us harm", writes the Archdeacon the Army, Stephen Dunwoody, who is based in Wiltshire and is a Canon of Salisbury Cathedral
A briefing with prayer points has been produced in this diocese to aid reflections, in support of the Church of England's pray your part campaign, to encourage prayer and participation this election season.
During Evensong on last Thursday, three non-residentiary canons and a lay canon will be installed into the College of Canons at Salisbury Cathedral, by invitation of the Right Reverend Stephen Lake, Bishop of Salisbury.
Since starting pre-Covid, St Thomas in Ensbury Park’s Welcome Wednesday, Friday (and monthly Saturday), has seen faith driven growth and new purpose.
As I look at the order of service for the first women to be ordained as a priest in the Diocese of London I notice something is wrong. On the cover there is the place, the date and the time of the service. It does not mention the ordaining bishop, which would normally appear on the cover, and the list of candidates does not include any parishes which is also very strange. Why? I will tell you why. This is what I recall of that day.
Led by Bishop Karen and Karen Hutchinson 25 April— 2 May 2025
On 15 June a celebratory service marking the 30th anniversary of women’s ordination in the Church of England is to be held at Salisbury Cathedral. Those first women ordained priest in 1994 in Salisbury, and women ordained elsewhere but now living in the diocese, are receiving personal invitations from the Bishop of Salisbury.
SML Youth took 47 youth away last weekend for a time of games, activities, worship and teaching
Geoff and Will Sherwood from St Luke's Church, Parkstone, are setting off in May on a 3,700-mile ‘reverse pilgrimage’ from Cyprus to Canterbury, in support of Christian Aid. The determined cyclists are taking on a mammoth challenge to help people recovering from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Update on crisis in Sudan from Ian Woodward
