On 12 March, Bishop Karen held a confirmation service in the West Purbeck Benefice. She spoke about how important a marker in a person's faith journey confirmation is. She said: "I think it is more important than ever. Marking a decision individuals have taken on their faith journey, rather than an entry to Holy Communion. It's great to see so many making a decision to follow Christ."
13 young members of St Saviours Church and St Philippe de Torteval Church on the Island of Guernsey planned the Sunday service earlier this month. They chose the hymns and readings, wrote a sketch, the prayers of intercession and the sermon on the theme of “Teamwork makes the dream work”.
The deliberation for this year's DAC (Diocesean Advisory Committee) awards are almost underway, but there’s still time to apply! If you’re church has undertaken any impressive renovation projects, visit the DAC Awards page and nominate your church.
As the Diocesan Sudan’s Day on 18 March draws closer, we take a look at just a few of the activities our communities have been working on, from the Mothers Union to the Year Four pupils at St Mary's First School, West Moors.
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The Growing Faith Foundation has selected the Sherborne and Shaftesbury Schools Young Leaders project to be one of 12 national learning Hubs and will support & resource them to share their project in North Dorset and beyond in 2023 and 2024.
The National Giving Team and Parish Buying are looking for 30 churches to take part in an Electric Vehicle Charging Point Pilot, before expanding to a national offer. Do you know churches which might be suitable and want to take part?
The Church of England is hosting a webinar that is specifically targeted at parishes and explores ways in which you can take part in the Coronation Weekend programme, no matter the level of resource you may have, on Thursday 9 March, 11:00 – 12:00.
This CRE-ative, RE-inspiring Conference is hosted by Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education but created by a Working Party from Wiltshire, Dorset and Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole SACRES. Content is suitable for all teachers and leaders of RE no matter where you are teaching.
The Clewer Initiative are running free online awareness raising sessions on modern slavery and safeguarding for those hosting and volunteering with refugees. These will be delivered by Becca Faal and Helen Styles (safeguarding consultants for TCI).
How did you create the world? Is the Bible real or fiction? Why doesn’t God cure illnesses? How did you create me? How do you listen to everyone praying? If you are real, do atheists go to heaven? These are some of the big questions asked by pupils St Mary’s CE Middle School in Puddletown’s reflection day last week.
