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Welcome to Canterbury Diocese
Canterbury Diocese is the oldest diocese in England, stretching from Maidstone to Thanet, the Isle of Sheppey to the Romney Marsh. We have 350 miles of coastline with historic ports and seaside resorts, alongside rural communities, market towns and commuter-belt urban developments. Affluent areas often sit alongside pockets of major deprivation, offering an exciting and challenging mission context.
At the heart of all we do is a vision of transformation for ourselves and our communities: no one can encounter God and remain unchanged. In the Diocese of Canterbury, we want to increasingly become a Christian community transformed through encounter with Christ, growing and overflowing to transform and bless the families, homes and communities we serve: Changed Lives, Changing Lives.
The Most Revd & Rt Hon Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury |
The Rt Revd Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin Bishop of Dover |
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Easter Songs of Praise from Canterbury
ITV film at St Martin’s for women’s history month
Churches in diocese given access to grants database
Today's Prayer
Praying Together: Good Friday
Eternal God and Father,
In Jesus Christ you showed your sacrificial love for us and all creation.
On the day of his crucifixion Jesus opened wide his arms for us on the cross
to embrace death and all that is dark in our world,
and won for us and all your people eternal life.
We thank you. We praise you.
His pierced wounds have won for us the victory over sin and death.
That darkest day is our brightest light.
We kneel in silent penitence in awe of your wondrous love.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Amen.
Prayer written by The Venerable Peter Lock - PTO in the Ospringe Deanery
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