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Lighting the way for a shared future

Celebrating stronger communities and a shared commitment to peace this Interfaith Week.

Read Bishop Dave’s reflection

Pray today for…

13 November 2026

Ellesborough, The Kimbles and Stoke Mandeville: Matthew Routledge – Rector, Michael Hunt, Estelle Fourie, Ketih Justice, the lay team who lead our family services. For our schools and local care homes; our Advent course looking at Waiting Well; engagement with the wider community in the lead-up to Christmas; and our new pattern of services being introduced across the benefice in January.

Great Kimble CE School.

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Around the diocese

Two licensed lay ministers wait in the cloisters at Christ Church cathedral Oxford before the service.

Celebrating the ministry of our LLMs

On Saturday we celebrated the admission and licensing of five new licensed lay ministers (LLMs) and the ministry of all LLMs across the diocese at Christ Church in Oxford.
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New head of ministry training announced

The Revd Dr Jenni Williams joins from St Matthew’s with St Luke’s in Oxford to lead on ordained assistant, licensed and authorised lay ministry training.
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Remembering the fallen

Today, our three bishops gathered with people across the diocese to remember the fallen and all whose lives have been damaged by conflict.
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Poppies at St John the Baptist Church in Windsor.

Community create poppy cascade

More than 20,000 poppies, created by the local community, make up a striking display at Windsor Parish Church of St John the Baptist.
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A Diocesan Secretary on sabbatical

Mark Humphriss, Diocesan Secretary, looks back at his recent sabbatical, which included visits to dioceses across Canada and the UK.
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