News and Media - The Diocese of Salisbury

Training for Licensed Lay Ministry – busting the myths!

Karen Hutchinson, Lay Ministry Development Officer writes: When I’m out and about in my role I hear a lot of myths about LLM training. Sometimes these come from how things were in the past, sometimes they are projections of a person’s own experience of training at a difficult time. The sad thing is that some wildly inaccurate myths can prevent others from taking advantage of a fantastic training opportunity that Salisbury diocese has made available through Sarum College.

New Year's Honours - Sarah Brewis, Head Teacher of Woodborough CofE School

Having been Head Teacher during a devastating fire that destroyed most of the school back in September of 2021, Sarah led her team through some extremely tough times whilst never losing focus on delivering the highest educational standards for every single one of her pupils.

Archdeacon Alan - 20 years an Archdeacon

On the momentous anniversary of his role as the Archdeacon of Sarum, we asked The Ven Alan Jeans about some of the most notable moments from his past twenty years of service.

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.

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.