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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.
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The Rt Revd Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin Bishop of Dover |
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The Archbishop of Canterbury
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Today's Prayer
Each day we pray for members of our diocese. Below you can find details of who we are praying for today, which we invite you to use in your own prayers.
Loving God,
We pray for our diocese and all those who make it a wondrous place in your glorious name.
Knowing you are with us all at all times, we ask you graciously give everyone the knowledge they are held in your loving embrace.
As many challenges are faced, please gift us with strength and guidance to follow your lead.
Please grant each of us understanding, patience, gratitude and courage to do your work so that we can spread your message of love, hope and joy.
Amongst the reawakening of spring into summer, please help us see and share the signs of light-filled growth in your world of loving Grace.
Prayer written by Jacquie Town CIPD - PA to Head of Vocations & Diocesan Director of Ordinands
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