Diocesan News
Guidance on Weddings and Baptisms
Guidance on weddings and baptisms during the current period of restrictions on public gatherings to combat coronavirus has been updated by the Church of England.
Double Delight for Ringers
While our bells will now go silent for a while due to the present Coronavirus crisis, the Dorset County Association of Church Bell Ringers can look back on a succession of double delights from their 37th Annual General Meeting at Charminster at the start of March.
New RFO for Sherborne is Dorset native
The Rural Hope team welcomes on board its newest member, the Revd Margaret Preuss-Higham, as Rural Field Officer for the Sherborne area.
Foodbanks: the List
As churches work out how best to support people through the coronavirus outbreak, we thought it might be helpful to share some info about foodbanks and other organisations which provide food for churches to distribute where needed.
We are here to help!
Across the Diocese of Salisbury, parishes are taking the steps to care for those most in need.
Unprecedented Challenges
Alabaré, the Christian homeless charity, faces "unprecedented challenges" and is putting emergency procedures in place.
Can't get to your Lent Group? Then download the app
With many Lent Groups having to postpone or go virtual, you can still take part in this year's theme 'Care for Creation', with the thought-provoking Lent Book by Ruth Valerio, 'Saying Yes to Life', and the #LiveLent booklets, both of which contain readings and actions to live out at home.
An Hairy Man
In some cultures the wearing of a beard denotes a holy individual, but for one Dorset parish, they were willing to pay to get their vicar to shave.
Come with Marcus
The Story Keepers, a series of animated Christian videos is launching a new video based on the gospel of St Mark, called 'Come with Marcus' - an ideal resource as our discipleship and evangelism finds itself moving into the home.
To what really matters. To love.
Our Diocesan Secretary David Pain has shared a poem with the support staff at Church House and we thought we would share it on.
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